This document discusses strategies for time-strapped entrepreneurs to effectively use social media. It provides statistics on social media usage and notes that most CEOs are now using LinkedIn. The document then offers steps to define target customers, choose appropriate networks like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter, create goals and a content plan, and post at optimal times. It emphasizes the importance of automation, engaging with followers, and tracking results. The overall message is that social media can be worthwhile for businesses despite not being a full-time job, through strategic planning and efficient use of available tools.
9. 68%
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OF CEOs HAD NO SOCIAL PRESENCE ON
THE FIVE SOCIAL NETWORKS
OF CEOs WHO HAD TWITTER ACCOUNTS
WERE ACTUALLY TWEETING
69%
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16. STEP 1 DEFINE YOUR TARGET MARKET
• DO YOUR CUSTOMERS FALL INTO A CERTAIN INCOME
CLASS TO AFFORD YOUR PRODUCTS, SERVICES?
• IS YOUR PRODUCT OR SERVICE SPECIFICALLY FOR MEN OR WOMEN?
• WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL CUSTOMER’S AGE? MARITAL AND FAMILY STATUS?
WHO MAKES THE PURCHASING DECISIONS?
• WHERE IS YOUR TARGET CUSTOMER PHYSICALLY LOCATED? LOCAL?
ONLINE?
• DOES YOUR PRODUCT OR SERVICE APPEAR TO A CERTAIN CULTURE?
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STEP 2 WHAT MAKES YOUR CUSTOMERS TICK?
• WHAT ARE YOUR CUSTOMERS LIKES & DISLIKES?
• WHAT TYPES OF TELEVISION SHOWS DO THEY WATCH?
WHAT KINDS
OF MAGAZINES, WEBSITES, ETC., DO THEY READ?
• WHAT ARE THEIR VALUES?
• WHAT KIND OF LIFESTYLE DO THEY LEAD? HOW DOES
YOUR PRODUCT OR SERVICE FIT INTO THEIR LIFESTYLE?
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CHOOSING YOUR TARGET NETWORKS
• FAST-MOVING CONSUMER GOODS WILL PERFOMR BETTER ON FACEBOOK
• TWITTER IS PRIMARILY A NEWS SOURCE FOR ITS USERS.
• PINTEREST IS THE PLACE TO BE FOR FOOD- AND DRINK-RELATED
PRODUCTS OR CONTENT AS WELL AS FAMILY OR PARENTING CONTENT.
• INSTAGRAM’S AUDIENCE PRIMARILY FEMALE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18
AND 44. CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES AND ENTERTAINMENT-RELATED BRANDS
DO WELL HERE.
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STEP 1 CREATE SOCIAL MEDIA GOALS
• WRITE DOWN 3 SOCIAL MEDIA GOALS: WHAT SUCCESS
LOOKS LIKE AND HOW YOU’LL TRACK THEM.
• WHAT TYPES OF CONTENT WILL YOU POST AND HOW
OFTEN?
• WHO WILL CREATE THE CONTENT?
• YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS SHOULD BE DRIVEN BY
BUSINESS OBJECTIVES.
• GO BEYOND SOCIAL; CONSIDER LEADS, SENTIMENT OR
WEBSITE TRAFFIC.