Learn the basics for social marketing. This presentation focuses on Linkedin. How to set up your profile and start building connections to market your business.
Introduction to social marketing - Linkedin, Facebook, and Pinterest
1. Introduction to Linkedin
Coryon Redd
The Accessible Expert at
Coryon.com Internet Marketing
530-277-2940
Linkedin.com/in/coryonredd
Facebook.com/CoryonMarketing
Go to Coryon.com/social-marketing-2015 to view this presentation.
4. Here’s What!
Marketing 101 (in 1 slide)
Who is your Market?
Branding
What is your Mission? - Why Are You in Business?
Manage your Message – Takes Time and Effort
Features vs. Benefits
Marketing is Not Selling!
6. Why do social marketing?
• Find business leads and advice
• Look Professional, Look Good
• Build prestige – Content is King
• Tie social media together
• Participate in Groups, Blogs & Forms
• Ask questions, answer questions
• Build your business network
• Ask your connections to introduce you
Social Media
Marketing and your Business
7. 7
• Hashtags connect your posts to a topic
• #organic, #grassvalley, #etc
• Democratic Organization System of Content
• Well Established on Twitter and Growing on
Facebook
• Tagging – Link to Pages and Friends
• @Coryon Redd – Links to a Friend
• @Grass Valley, California – Links to Any Public Page
Hashtags and Tagging
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• Linkedin is Facebook for business
• Social interactions and networking
• Key Parts – Profile, Messages, Updates, Groups
• Over 300 million members worldwide… and growing
• Linkedin profiles act as resumes in the digital age
• Free for most features and paid membership adds features
• Learn more: learn.linkedin.com/what-is-linkedin/
What is ?
9. Why do social marketing?
• Find business leads and advice
• Look Professional, Look Good
• Build prestige – Content is King
• Find a job and get found for a job
• Tie social media together
• Participate in Groups – Ask questions, answer questions
• Build your business network
• Ask your connections to introduce you
Linkedin is Social Media
Marketing for Business
10. 10
• Easy to do
• Find expert advice and build your tribe
• Very large network of prospects, experts and employers
• Generate leads and business by sharing your expertise
• Answer questions to show your expertise
• Improve SEO – Google is paying attention
Why do ?
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• Sign up for a free account
• Optimize your profile
• Import connections from email
• Search for your business interest in groups
• Set up a Company page
• Review Linkedin help – and support groups
Getting Started
12. 12
• A Linkedin Profile is like a resume!
• Good profile picture
• Head should fill most of frame
• Include past job and education history
• Use headline to sell yourself – 120 char
• Fill out profile completely
• Use keywords and get FOUND
• Ask for recommendations and
endorsements
Setting Up & Optimizing Your Profile
• Set your public profile to show everything
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• Import contacts – Email & Facebook
• Don’t invite non-users to join Linkedin
• Look through Linkedin recommendations
• Connect with people you meet in
business and events
• Use Linked Groups to meet people
• Thank new connections with a brief message
• Learn more: www.socialmediaexaminer.com/linkedin-
tips-business-building/
Building Connections
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• Linkedin Groups can be set up
by any member
• Easier to find groups than to
start a new one
• Look at Group Statistics
• Members, Demographics & Activity
• Ask to join all relevant groups
• Contract Group owner – Nicely!
• Ask about group and usage
Find Groups and Participate
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• Go to www.linkedin.com/company/add/show to add a
company page
• Add Admin users to help
• Add Products & Services – Name, category, image,
and description
• Request recommendations for products or services
• Learn more: learn.linkedin.com/company-pages/ or
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLVZ2fselyo
Set up a Company Page
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Linkedin References
The Basics – Linkedin Help from Linkedin
http://help.linkedin.com/app/home/
Hubspot – Lots and lots of Linkedin resources
http://www.hubspot.com/linkedin-for-business-marketing-hub/
Marketingprofs – Another big list including articles, webinars and blog posts
http://www.marketingprofs.com/topic/all/linkedin
B2B Marketing on Linkedin vs. Facebook
http://unbounce.com/social-media/facebook-vs-linkedin-10-b2b-marketing-
resources/
Local Linkedin Consultant, Christine Hueber -
http://christinehueber.com/category/linkedin/
Character limits in Linkedin Profile
linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140319195712-109230363-linkedin-maximum-
character-counts-for-2014
Why LinkedIn Is the Most Powerful Marketing Tool of the 21st Century
huffingtonpost.com/anfernee-chansamooth/why-linkedin-is-the-most-_b_5706017.html
Editor's Notes
1
Let’s stop here a moment and make sure we are clear on what I mean by Internet marketing.
Blogs, social media or videos. Create compelling marketing so that people subscribe to your content and share it with their friends.