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Social Media Marketing, Ecommerce and the Opportunities for Women in Africa Rose Maghas Africa Women Linkages Forum. Search yourself. Africa – the Statistics. In the last 10 years, the number of Internet users in Africa increased 9 X faster than in Europe
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Social Media Marketing, Ecommerce and the Opportunities for Women in Africa Rose Maghas Africa Women Linkages Forum
Africa – the Statistics • In the last 10 years, the number of Internet users in Africa increased • 9 X faster than in Europe • 20 X faster than in North America. • Over 250 million people living in Africa regularly use the Internet, • with an anticipated 20 million new users online every year.
Where is Africa online • There are more Wikipedia articles written about Antarctica than all of the 54 countries in Africa. • In terms of information, Africa remains the least visible continent on the Internet.
Online Reputation Management • 1. Search yourself • 2. Buy your domain name. • 3. Put all your content in one place. • 4. Join social networks • 5. Optimize your presence on these sites. • 6. Keep private things private, while assuming nothing is truly private.
Successful E-commerce Strategies • Know your metrics • Traffic • Conversions • Visitor behaviour • Customize the experience • First time users, geographical location • Invest in mobile • Slow Costs Money • Design a service you’d want to use yourself
Successful E-commerce Strategies • Remove barriers to ordering - Strip down the cart • Clear terms and conditions • Refund policy & warranty • Prominent phone number • Show all costs early (shipping, tax, etc) • Build Trust / Provide social proof • Utilize social media – but don’t rely on it exclusively • Customers knows best – feedback is crucial • Survey real customers
Successful E-commerce Strategies • Strategically follow up & Incentivize Customers • Be Ever-Evolving – Test. Test. Test • Google testing tools • Worry about security and take measures • SSL Certificates • Users & passwords • Financial & customer information
What can you do online • Sell • Provide information • Recruit employees, suppliers, investors • Automate your processes • Knowledge & Document share • Build an audience – Social media • Manage your reputation • Provide Customer care
About GBC • Website Design & Maintenance • Website Maintenance • Intranets and Extranets • Management Information Systems (MIS) – Web M&E, Reporting tools • Web Hosting • Domain Registration • Search Engine Optimization • Online content development • E-Commerce • Online Marketing • Email Marketing • Social Media Marketing