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Using Social Networking to
Promote Your Small Business




               Tin Cans Unlimited, LLC
What is marketing?

•The activities of a
business to establish
awareness.


•People need to know
you, like you and trust
you before they will buy
from you.
                                    Resourced from:
                           www.themarketingcamp.wordpress.com
Objective of Promotion
•   To move the
    consumer from
    “being aware” to
    “buying.”

•   To provide activities
    that will
    communicate merits
    and convince            http://www.ccswebline.net/img/advertising-
                                          print_pix.jpg


    customers to buy.
What is social media?
Social Networking
What are Social Networks?
•   Online communities of
    people who share
    common interests and
    activities.

•   Users create a profile of
    themselves.

•   Describes their
    interests, hobbies, age,
    schools, employers.

•   Used by businesses for
    marketing, branding,
    and customer relations.
Social Networking = Marketing
•   Remember, people buy
    from people they know,
    like and trust . . .

•   This type of marketing is
    relationship-building at
    its best.

•   So building relationships
    using social networking
    is a fantastic marketing
    tool!
Ways to Network Socially
   Blogging

  Podcasting
                  Facebook
   Webinars
                   Twitter
Social Websites
                  YouTube
Email Marketing   Linked In

Video (Youtube)   Pinterest

  Slideshare
http://www.smallfuel.com/blog/entry/small-business-
                      blogging
Advantages of Blogging                Disdvantages of Blogging
•   Improves your visibility.         •    You need to do quite a bit
                                           of writing.
•   Builds your brand.
                                      •    Must be consistent.
•   Keeps customers
    informed.                         •    It takes a lot of time.

•   Allows for Search Engine          •    Blog posts are
    Optimization (SEO).                    permanent.

•   Builds traffic to your            •    Nasty personal remarks,
    website.                               profanity.

•   Collaboration within the          •    Disgruntled employees.
    company.
                                      •    Competitors post
•   Easily receive feedback.               damaging content.
            Bottom Line: Blogging is a great tool if you have the
                time to tend it . . . if not, don’t create a blog!
•   845 million active users

•   Accounts for 1 out of
    every 5 page views on
    the internet worldwide.

•   250 million photos are
    uploaded to Facebook . .
    . daily.

•   57% of users are female;
    43% male

•   425 million mobile users

•   The average Facebook
    user spends 20 minutes
    on the site per visit.
•   140 characters is
    maximum length of a
    tweet.

•   55 million tweets per day
    (about 640 per second)

•   Twitter’s search engine
    gets 600 million queries
    every day.

•   Thursday and Friday are
    the most active days.

•   10-11 pm is the most
    active hour on Twitter.
•   YouTube exceeds 2
    billion views per day.

•   Average person spends
    15 minutes a day on
    YouTube.

•   More video is uploaded
    in 60 days than all 3
    major US networks have
    created in 60 years.

•   Over 3 million people are
    connected and auto-
    sharing to at least one
    social network from
    YouTube.

•   The first video uploaded
    to YouTube was 19
    seconds long.
•   150 million users around
    the world.

•   76% of all users have no
    kids between the ages 0
    and 17.

•   39% of all users make
    over $100K a year; 69%
    make at least $60K a
    year.

•   68% of users are over
    the age of 35.

•   74% of users have a
    college degree.
•   Pinterest referrals spend
    70% more money than
    visitors referred from
    non-social channels.

•   Shoppers referred by
    Pinterest are 10% more
    likely to make a purchase
    than those from
    Facebook and Twitter.

•   They will also spend 10%
    more.

•   What do they pin? Crafts,
    gifts, hobbies, interior
    design, fashion
    collections.

•   50% of Pinterest users
    have kids.

•   80% are women.
What now?
Create a hub, either through your blog or your
website.
Thank you for coming!
Marjorie Kirchner
     Tin Cans Unlimited

    facebook.com/marjie2
    pinterest.com/marjie2
      twitter.com/Marjie2
linkedin.com/marjoriekirchner
youtube.com/user/TheMarjieK
  www.marjoriekirchner.com
  www.tincansunlimited.com

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Social networking for small business

  • 1. Using Social Networking to Promote Your Small Business Tin Cans Unlimited, LLC
  • 2. What is marketing? •The activities of a business to establish awareness. •People need to know you, like you and trust you before they will buy from you. Resourced from: www.themarketingcamp.wordpress.com
  • 3. Objective of Promotion • To move the consumer from “being aware” to “buying.” • To provide activities that will communicate merits and convince http://www.ccswebline.net/img/advertising- print_pix.jpg customers to buy.
  • 4. What is social media?
  • 5.
  • 7. What are Social Networks? • Online communities of people who share common interests and activities. • Users create a profile of themselves. • Describes their interests, hobbies, age, schools, employers. • Used by businesses for marketing, branding, and customer relations.
  • 8. Social Networking = Marketing • Remember, people buy from people they know, like and trust . . . • This type of marketing is relationship-building at its best. • So building relationships using social networking is a fantastic marketing tool!
  • 9. Ways to Network Socially Blogging Podcasting Facebook Webinars Twitter Social Websites YouTube Email Marketing Linked In Video (Youtube) Pinterest Slideshare
  • 11. Advantages of Blogging Disdvantages of Blogging • Improves your visibility. • You need to do quite a bit of writing. • Builds your brand. • Must be consistent. • Keeps customers informed. • It takes a lot of time. • Allows for Search Engine • Blog posts are Optimization (SEO). permanent. • Builds traffic to your • Nasty personal remarks, website. profanity. • Collaboration within the • Disgruntled employees. company. • Competitors post • Easily receive feedback. damaging content. Bottom Line: Blogging is a great tool if you have the time to tend it . . . if not, don’t create a blog!
  • 12. 845 million active users • Accounts for 1 out of every 5 page views on the internet worldwide. • 250 million photos are uploaded to Facebook . . . daily. • 57% of users are female; 43% male • 425 million mobile users • The average Facebook user spends 20 minutes on the site per visit.
  • 13.
  • 14.
  • 15. 140 characters is maximum length of a tweet. • 55 million tweets per day (about 640 per second) • Twitter’s search engine gets 600 million queries every day. • Thursday and Friday are the most active days. • 10-11 pm is the most active hour on Twitter.
  • 16.
  • 17. YouTube exceeds 2 billion views per day. • Average person spends 15 minutes a day on YouTube. • More video is uploaded in 60 days than all 3 major US networks have created in 60 years. • Over 3 million people are connected and auto- sharing to at least one social network from YouTube. • The first video uploaded to YouTube was 19 seconds long.
  • 18.
  • 19. 150 million users around the world. • 76% of all users have no kids between the ages 0 and 17. • 39% of all users make over $100K a year; 69% make at least $60K a year. • 68% of users are over the age of 35. • 74% of users have a college degree.
  • 20.
  • 21. Pinterest referrals spend 70% more money than visitors referred from non-social channels. • Shoppers referred by Pinterest are 10% more likely to make a purchase than those from Facebook and Twitter. • They will also spend 10% more. • What do they pin? Crafts, gifts, hobbies, interior design, fashion collections. • 50% of Pinterest users have kids. • 80% are women.
  • 22.
  • 23.
  • 24. What now? Create a hub, either through your blog or your website.
  • 25. Thank you for coming!
  • 26. Marjorie Kirchner Tin Cans Unlimited facebook.com/marjie2 pinterest.com/marjie2 twitter.com/Marjie2 linkedin.com/marjoriekirchner youtube.com/user/TheMarjieK www.marjoriekirchner.com www.tincansunlimited.com