Using Twitter (and other social media tools) for Networking

Using Twitter (and other social media tools) for Networking Presented by: Melissa Harrison Principal, Allée @alleecreative www.facebook.com/alleecreative Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

About Melissa • Business owner • Mother of four • Certified fitness instructor • Reader/learner • Avid social media user (both personal andPhoto credit: HJS Photo Gallery business) Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

Concentration for today: Twitter! Other areas we’ll touch on: Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

“Social media is like a cocktail partywhere you’re meeting people.Ultimately, you want them to takeyou home and share you with theirfriends.” -Leo Dimilo, Internet Marketer Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

My top three social media networks and why/how I use them: Personal relationships and local news News and industry events, professional contacts, media research Everyone uses them differently. Business leads, jobs, employees Find out what’s important and what works best for you. Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

Why should we consider networking through social media?•To reach your audience in other ways (fish where fish are)• To reach a goal (fundraising, membership, revenue)• To learn about new topics/events/opportunities• To job search• To offer expertise/information/support to others• To find vendors, consultants or other services• To have fun! Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

Let’s check out the source! Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

Twitter toolsClients Hashtags • Hootsuite • What The Trend • CoTweet • Twubs • TweetDeck • Hashtags.orgFollowing/Follower • TagalusManagement Twitter chat platforms • Tweetspinner • TweetChat • Tweepi SEOLists • Twylah • Influencers • Topic/Subject • Location • Media Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

Think of Twitter as a Networking Event• Personalization• Greetings yes; auto DMs no• Quality not quantity• Respond• Schedule follow-ups• Random acts of kindness Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

Fun resource: Cheryl Lawson @partyaficionado http://partyaficionado.com/2011/05/29/ho w-to-use-twitter-infographic/ Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

Where do I look? How do I start?• Search for bloggers connected to • Check out Twitterviews or conduct your cause, industry or one of your own (@JoelECarlson) organization • Listen in or participate in Twitter• Use your contacts to help curate chats about topics that interest you information, use topics for your (many times you can find them by blog, learn about hot topics searching hashtags and key words)• Retweet content regularly (make • Recommend your networks and sure you read it, first!) contacts to others Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

Where do I look? How do I start?• Use @replies/mentions or • Consider hashtags (#) your DMs; figure out how friends and use them in your potential connections prefer searches and tweets to communicate • Track trends and key words• Don’t spam by using Monitter.com• Use twitter.com/search- • Integrate your efforts by advanced for location-based tweeting links to posts on searches, key words, etc. Facebook or your blog (sparingly) to show where• Keep tabs on competition else you hang out in the social space Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

Facebook • Great opportunity for personal networking • Easy to share pictures, links, surveys, gather comments/responses all in one place • Search capability (though filters/privacy play a role)Sources:Hitwise, Buddy Media, Constant Contact and Nielsen’s State of the Media SM Report Q3 2011 Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

LinkedInPurpose Ways to use• More focused than Twitter • Market research (questions on your status or utilizing LinkedIn or Facebook Q&A)• Business connections • Spot Industry Trends (Skills & Expertise search function)• Vendors, industry • Join #LinkedInChat (Tuesday connections nights on Twitter), moderated by VivekaVonrosen of Smart Blonde Media • Ask connections to submit a review (and review others!) • Connect to potential mentors • Share your knowledge to strategic audiences/groups Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

Successes and Failures#Yay! #FailCongratulating, thanking, Taking credit formentioning something that isn’t yoursRT/passing info that may No follow-back,not pertain to you but reciprocation or responseswould be helpful to your What are somefriends/fans/followers examples you can share? Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

Rome wasn’t built in a day.• Develop a routine• Don’t expect results over night• You get out of it what you put in to it Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

Resources and ArticlesCheck the blog:www.alleecreative.com/blog Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

Thank you! Melissa Harrison Email: melissa@alleecreative.com Twitter: @alleecreative Facebook:www.facebook.com/alleecreative Phone: 612.946.7144 Think. Create. Communicate. alleecreative.com

Using Twitter (and other social media tools) for Networking

by Melissa Harrison on Nov 11, 2011

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