2. SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES
● 4 of the top 7 highest-traffic websites (Facebook, YouTube,
Wikipedia, and Blogger) are social media websites
● With over 400 million users, if Facebook were a country, it would be
the 3rd largest country in the world
● Two-thirds of the global internet population visit social networks
3. WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA?
● SOCIAL = Sharing; MEDIA = information
● Social Media is a new way for people to
interact and share information with
eachother
4. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
● Build awareness
● Strengthen relationships with clients, prospects, and influencers
● Better understand your buyers
● Improve customer service
● Identify new product ideas
● GENERATE LEADS = SALES = BUSINESS
5. NEXT STEPS
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Set up Social Media Accounts - Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin
Define your online voice
Determine who your target audience is
Create a plan:
○ blog once a week
○ Two Facebook posts a week
○ One Tweet a day
○ Visit Linkedin once a week
6. DO’s and DO NOT’s
DO:
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Develop relationships
Share information
Measure effectiveness
Try, try, and try again!
DO NOT:
● Think this is a way to advertise or sell your product
● Assume that people will talk to you - make connections!
● Think that social media will generate leads instantly