10 REASONS WHY FACEBOOK MEANS BUSINESS With Nigel Morgan

Social Media? Really? The Facebook Dilemma 10 Reasons Why What Next? Questions WELCOME

Social Media? Really?

The Facebook Dilemma

10 Reasons Why

What Next?

Questions

Social networks are the future Social Media is the ‘How’ SOCIAL MEDIA? REALLY?

Social networks are the future

Social Media is the ‘How’

THE FACEBOOK DILEMMA

1. BIGGER THAN SWINE FLU! Viral 100-200 million – in eight months 200-250 million – in three months 1 billion forecast by 2013? 4 hours, 39 minutes Twitter?

Viral

100-200 million – in eight months

200-250 million – in three months

1 billion forecast by 2013?

4 hours, 39 minutes

Twitter?

2. IT WILL ONLY GET BETTER WITH AGE College market saturated Average age passed 30 Geography matters Applications

College market saturated

Average age passed 30

Geography matters

Applications

3. YOU PROBABLY THINK THIS SONG IS ABOUT YOU... Claim your vanity URL now! Mine? www.facebook.com/creatingreputations

Claim your vanity URL now!

Mine? www.facebook.com/creatingreputations

4. SPEAKING PERSONALLY Business pages limit interaction Personal means business too Single account only It is called social networking!

Business pages limit interaction

Personal means business too

Single account only

It is called social networking!

5. EARLY BIRDS, WORMS ETC Hype aside Your competitors? Exponential

Hype aside

Your competitors?

Exponential

6. IT IS FREE! Recession Time investment Objectives Test & Measure Exponential

Recession

Time investment

Objectives

Test & Measure

Exponential

7. FACEBOOK GETS YOU FOUND One word:

One word:

8. RAVING FANS AND GROUPIES Business Pages have fans You can send them fan mail Groups are dynamic, issue led Fans can become groupies...

Business Pages have fans

You can send them fan mail

Groups are dynamic, issue led

Fans can become groupies...

9. REMEMBER ORGANIC PR?

WHERE NEXT? Sign up to Facebook Claim vanity URL Add to email signature Tweet it! Blog it! Newsletter! Add me as a ‘friend’ www.facebook.com/creatingreputations Advanced Class: Draft your Social Media Strategy Ask Morgan PR to help

Sign up to Facebook

Claim vanity URL

Add to email signature

Tweet it! Blog it! Newsletter!

Add me as a ‘friend’

www.facebook.com/creatingreputations

Advanced Class:

Draft your Social Media Strategy

Ask Morgan PR to help

You can always wait for extinction!

You can always wait for extinction!

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