6. STUART ALLEN
2017 Worcestershire LEP
Outstanding Contribution Award
2018 Wonderful Worcestershire
Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award
7. STUART ALLEN
I’M NOT A SOCIAL MEDIA
MARKETING “EXPERT”. I AM JUST
A BUSINESSMAN THAT HAS USED
SOCIAL MEDIA (TWITTER &
LINKEDIN) TO EFFECTIVELY BUILD
MY PERSONAL AND BUSINESS
BRANDS & GENERATE LEADS…
…And I started
#WorcestershireHour in 2013!
11. #WorcestershireHour is an example of a
‘hashtag’…
“A hashtag is a type of tag used
on social media sites such as Twitter,
allowing users to apply a tag (or tags)
making it possible for others to easily find
messages with a specific theme or
content.”
12. #WorcestershireHour
A twice weekly* LIVE virtual
networking event bringing the
businesses, charities and
communities of Worcestershire
together. Our theme is..
Keep It Local
*Mondays 8-9pm & Wednesdays 12-1pm
13. #WorcestershireHour
Started on Bank Holiday Monday,
6th May 2013, so it is now 6 years
2 months old!
I’ve NEVER missed a Monday!
Keep It Local
*Mondays 8-9pm & Wednesdays 12-1pm
15. #WorcestershireHour
Last 30 days
#WorcestershireHour
5 million unique accounts reached
269 million page impressions
40,000 tweets
3,447 unique users
To provide context: The population of Worcestershire is 500,000 and not all of them are on Twitter!
16.
17. • If you only ever visit once in a blue moon you will never become one of the crowd!
• If you don’t engage with people you will always be drinking alone!
• If you wait for someone else to buy you a drink you will die of thirst, be proactive!
• Not everyone will be your ‘kind of person’, look for those that are!
• Best to avoid any conversations around politics and religion!
• Stick to the rules & don’t upset the Landlord or you might get banned! ;-)
26. Why are we on Twitter?
• To promote?
• To raise awareness?
• To engage?
• To be found?
• To build trust?
• To network?
• To generate leads?
WHAT DO ALL 5 PROFILES LACK?
27. Why are we on Twitter?
YOU MUST ADD CONTACT DETAILS TO
YOUR PROFILE BUT DON’T ADD THEM
TO YOUR WRITTEN BIO!
• Add email address/phone to
background image.
• Or add phone number to
location.
• Add a ‘call to action’ to invite
contact.
29. Twitter Search
• Does not recognise location
therefore you must add your
town/city to your written bio!
• Add as many ‘key words’ or
phrases to your bio as possible
(THINK GOOGLE).
• Don’t repeat your business name
if it is listed above.
31. What’s YOUR Twitter
Strategy?
It will depend upon your:
• Business Sector?
• Location of Target Customers?
• Product/Service?
• B2B (business services) or B2C (retail)?
• Time?
• Motivation?
32. What’s YOUR Twitter
Strategy?
It will depend on whether you want to:
• Sell directly?
• Drive traffic to web site?
• Show capability?
• Educate?
• Network?
• Promote specific events?
• GROW FOLLOWERS!
33. WHAT ABOUT OTHER
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS?
Success on social media is about results, NOT about being seen
everywhere!
Success is getting the results I need and want, using the LEAST
number of platforms!
My social media strategy revolves around Twitter, LinkedIn & Blog
Writing!
35. Think about your target
market, in terms of
demographic and location.
What Twitter accounts
would those people follow?
Visit those accounts and look
at their follower lists.
Proactively follow relevant
accounts
They will be notified by
Twitter of your follow and
will look at your profile. If
they see relevance and have
TRUST, they will follow back.
36. FOLLOWER TIPS
• Chose a small number of key accounts that
will target for relevant followers
• Visit those accounts once a week to follow
their new followers
• Build slowly but consistently – Twitter does
not like bulk follows
37. FOLLOWER TIPS
• If people haven’t followed you back after 4
weeks unfollow them!
• Following people during LIVE hours usually
gets an immediate follow back.
• You are not Lady Gaga!
43. In my experience blatant advertising
doesn’t work on social media & it’s very
easy to block or ignore.
Social Media
Marketing
44. • Subtle
• Informative
• Demonstrates expertise
• Human
• Interactive
• Demonstrates empathy
Social Selling
45. • Share useful information
• Before and after pictures
• Client testimonials
• Charity involvement
• Business and staff news
Social Selling
46. Over time people will:
• Learn who you are and what you do?
• Build trust/confidence in you and your
brand.
• See how other people interact with you.
• Use or recommend you.
Social Selling
47. DO NOT:
• Try to sell – Tweet to GIVE not to GET!
• Pretend to be there when you are NOT!
• Over automate!
• Tweet when highly emotional or drunk!
Social Selling