Why Before How:The Keys to Developing a Social Media Strategy in 7 StepsSocial Media AZAugust 20, 2009
This is the Tip of the Iceberg#SMAZSocialmediaaz.orgSocial Media AZ on LinkedInwww.convinceandconvert.com@jaybaer
Old Marketing is Archery. New Marketing is Ping Pong.Use Targeting and Interruption to ConvinceUse Human Engagement and Dialog to Drive Preference and Loyalty
A Successful Social media Program:Uses Humanization and Approachability to Influence How the Company Is Perceived by Customers and Prospects
Social media Isn’t a Conversation. It’s Where the Conversation Takes Place
Worry about the tools last, not firstwww.theconversationprism.com
Tools Change. Always..Share of Search, 1999
Step 1: What’s Your Pitch?
The Elevator is Dead
What Does Your Company Do? In 120 Characters
Step 2: What’s the Point?
What type of program is this? Awareness?Sales? Loyalty?
Pick One
Step 3: Current Relationship
What Does The Audience Know About You?
Pick Up to Two, Adjacent
Step 4: How Does the Audience Use Social Media?
The World According to Social MediaChinaIndiaUnited States
We’re Not All Spielberg
1961 Entries300 Entries
Map Demographics To Social Media Usagehttp://www.forrester.com/Groundswell/profile_tool.html
Determine Who You’re Going to Reach. Select 1 to 3.
Step 5: What’s Your One Thing?
Your carefully crafted
 brochure copy
 filled with
 bullet points
 about
 product
 features and
 benefits
 Does NOT Make This Happen…Social media Hinges on PassionFind Your One Thing              And Build Around It
It’s Not About Ketchup.It’s About Where Ketchup Comes From.
It’s Not About Scissors.It’s About How You Use Them.
Brand Anthropology Don’t Think – Listen and Observe
 Ask Your Customers
 Ask Your AgencyStep 6: How Will You Be Human?
It’s About People, Not Logos
Sometimes It’s Better If the Employees Are the Star
Is it About Shoes, Or About People?
Step 7: Identify Success
Know What Success Looks Like Before You Start
If Point = AwarenessWeb TrafficWeb Traffic ReferralsSearch Volume TrendsFollowers, Fans, FriendsSocial MentionsShare of Voice

Developing a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps

Editor's Notes

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  • #8 A year ago we didn’t have Twitter, now it’s a lynchpin of social media
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  • #16 5 places where audience can be on the action continuum. 6 places they can be on the ladder from yesterday
  • #17 5 places where audience can be on the action continuum. 6 places they can be on the ladder from yesterday
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  • #22 Different people online wield this consumer power differently. Forrestoertechnographics ladder.
  • #23 Clearly, some age groups are more prone to being creators than others. Here’s an example.
  • #24 Clearly, some age groups are more prone to being creators than others. Here’s an example.
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  • #27 A critical component of social media is to humanize the brand. A boring brand with a facebook page is still boring. You have to find the one thing that’s interesting about the company and focus on that. Sometimes it’s operational.
  • #28 A critical component of social media is to humanize the brand. A boring brand with a facebook page is still boring. You have to find the one thing that’s interesting about the company and focus on that. Sometimes it’s operational.
  • #29 A critical component of social media is to humanize the brand. A boring brand with a facebook page is still boring. You have to find the one thing that’s interesting about the company and focus on that. Sometimes it’s operational.
  • #30 A critical component of social media is to humanize the brand. A boring brand with a facebook page is still boring. You have to find the one thing that’s interesting about the company and focus on that. Sometimes it’s operational.
  • #31 A major part of convincing clients that social media works is by measuring success <:45>
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  • #33 A critical component of social media is to humanize the brand. A boring brand with a facebook page is still boring. You have to find the one thing that’s interesting about the company and focus on that. Sometimes it’s operational.
  • #34 A major part of convincing clients that social media works is by measuring success <:45>
  • #35 A major part of convincing clients that social media works is by measuring success <:45>
  • #36 A major part of convincing clients that social media works is by measuring success <:45>
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  • #40 A major part of convincing clients that social media works is by measuring success <:45>
  • #41 A major part of convincing clients that social media works is by measuring success <:45>
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