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Social Media and Your Business
1. Social Media & Your Business Leah D. Gordon Strategist Branding the Link 2011 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney SE Region Women’s Symposium September 30, 2011
2. Overview User statistics How social media is used Using social media for business www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
3. Social Media The use of web- and mobile-based technologies to turn communication into interactive dialogue www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
4. 5 things Social Media is not 5. Just for kids. www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
5. 5 things Social Media is not 5. Just for kids. 4. Just for experts. www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
6. 5 things Social Media is not 5. Just for kids. 4. Just for experts. 3. Static. www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
7. 5 things Social Media is not 5. Just for kids. 4. Just for experts. 3. Static. 2. Popularity and numbers contest. www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
8. 5 things Social Media is not 5. Just for kids. 4. Just for experts. 3. Static. 2. Popularity and numbers contest. 1. Marketing. Its about connections. www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
9. 5 things Social Media is 5. Integration of technology, social interaction and construction of words, pictures, video and audio. www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
10. 5 things Social Media is 5. Integration of technology, social interaction and construction of words, pictures, video and audio. 4. Zillions of conversations people are having online. www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
11. 5 things Social Media is 5. Integration of technology, social interaction and construction of words, pictures, video and audio. 4. Zillions of conversations people are having online. 3. A force to be reckoned with. www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
12. 5 things Social Media is 5. Integration of technology, social interaction and construction of words, pictures, video and audio. 4. Zillions of conversations people are having online. 3. A force to be reckoned with. 2. A dialogue, not a monologue. www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
13. 5 things Social Media is What is the most credible form of advertising? www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
15. 5 things Social Media is 5. Integration of technology, social interaction and construction of words, pictures, video and audio. 4. Zillions of conversations people are having online. 3. A force to be reckoned with. 2. A dialogue, not a monologue. 1. Word of mouth on steroids. www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
16. Why Should I Care? www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
17. Social Media 3 out of 4 www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee Americans use social technology. Source: Forrester, The Growth of Social Technology, 2008
18. Internet Use 95,354,000 www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee Internet users in the United States. Source: Nielsen Online
19. Internet Use 94,013,200 www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee Population of Philippines Source: National Statistics Office
20. Social Media & Business 70% www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee of small businesses promote on Facebook. Source: Regus
21. Social Media & Business $26B www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee spent on Internet advertising in 2011. Source: Internet Advertising Bureau
27. To provide customer service Product issues Suggestions for product or service improvements Better ways to communicate with customers www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee Source: SocialMediaToday.com
29. To manage reputations Most cost-conscious way for businesses to tweak brands in any direction they like. Monitor what people are saying. Share useful content and build friendly networks. www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
30. To manage reputations $20M www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee Amount spent by PepsiCo on social media in 2010. Source: PR Week
31. To manage reputations www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee $1M Monthly spending by BP on search marketing campaign Source: SearchEngineWatch.com
32. To provide thought leadership Advocate ideas Demonstrates the value of ideas Thought leadership ends when the target audience accepts the idea www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
33. To provide thought leadership $948 www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee IBM’s quantifiable value of social relationships in annualized new revenue for every new contact Source: Telegraph.co.uk
35. To connect with friends & family Families live further apart More children leaving for college Refer each other to products and services www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
36. To connect with friends & family 1 in 7 www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee Grandparents are on Facebook. Source: Telegraph.co.uk
37. To connect with friends & family 6 billion www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee Number of photos uploaded to Facebook a month Source: Pixable
38. To connect with friends & family “Keeping in touch with friends.” www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee Most popular use for social media Source: NM Incite
39. What does this mean for me and my business? www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee
40. Social media & my business Join conversations. Reinforce your interpersonal networks. Build your web presence. Offer your expertise and solve problems. Stay relevant. www.LeahDGordon.com | @simpleelovlee