James Burnes, principal and founder of Project Brilliant, shares how to build a social media strategy with participants at an Indiana Small Business Development Center program in Elkhart, IN.
James BurnesPrincipal & Founder at PatentStatus, JB Consulting
Building A Social Media Strategy - And Executing It
1. Social Media
STRATEGY & EXECUTION
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Principal & Founder, Project Brilliant
CEO & Founder, Mobiltopia
@jamesburnes
@ProjBrilliant
@mobiltopia
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5. Social Media in Action
LET’S INTERACT RIGHT NOW
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6. Do you really want
to engage and
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7. A Few Social Media
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
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8. A Few Social Media
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Message
boards for
geeks
everywhere
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9. A Few Social Media
Personal ‘free’
web pages
debut
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Message
boards for
geeks
everywhere
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10. A Few Social Media
Personal ‘free’
web pages
debut
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Blogware
begins to take
Message off
boards for
geeks
everywhere
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11. A Few Social Media
MySpace.com
launches
Personal ‘free’
web pages
debut
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Blogware
begins to take
Message off
boards for
geeks
everywhere
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12. A Few Social Media
MySpace.com
launches
Personal ‘free’
web pages
debut
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Blogware
begins to take
Message off
boards for Mass media starts
geeks focusing on “User
everywhere Generated Content”
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13. A Few Social Media
MySpace.com
launches
Personal ‘free’
web pages
debut
Facebook
Launches
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Blogware
begins to take
Message off
boards for Mass media starts
geeks focusing on “User
everywhere Generated Content”
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14. A Few Social Media
MySpace.com
launches
Personal ‘free’
web pages
debut
Facebook
Launches
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Blogware
begins to take YouTube launches
Message off
boards for Mass media starts
geeks focusing on “User
everywhere Generated Content”
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15. A Few Social Media
MySpace.com
launches
Personal ‘free’
web pages
debut
Facebook
Launches
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Blogware Ning
begins to take YouTube launches Launches
Message off
boards for Mass media starts
geeks focusing on “User
everywhere Generated Content”
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16. A Few Social Media
MySpace.com Twitter
launches Launches
Personal ‘free’
web pages
debut
Facebook
Launches
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Blogware Ning
begins to take YouTube launches Launches
Message off
boards for Mass media starts
geeks focusing on “User
everywhere Generated Content”
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17. A Few Social Media
March
MySpace.com Twitter 2009,
launches Launches Nielsen
Personal ‘free’
web pages
study
debut Reveals
Facebook
Launches social
media more
popular
than email
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Blogware Ning
begins to take YouTube launches Launches
Message off
boards for Mass media starts
geeks focusing on “User
everywhere Generated Content”
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18. Do you have a strategy?
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19. Stand up if…
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20. Stand up if…
Your business has a presence on
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and/or….
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21. Stand up if…
Your business has a presence on
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and/or….
Your business has a designated
person or team responsible for social
media.
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22. Stand up if…
Your business has a presence on
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and/or….
Your business has a designated
person or team responsible for social
media.
Your staff understands how social
media is being used by the
organization.
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23. Do you have a strategy?
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24. Do you have a strategy?
(Or are you just executing
tactics?)
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25. Aligning the organization
WHY STRATEGY FIRST?
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27. Social Media Has Shifted Who People
Trust To Influence Their Decisions
Recommendations from people known 90%
Consumer opinions posted online 70%
Brand websites 70%
Editorial content (e.g. newspaper article) 69%
Brand sponsorships 64%
TV 62%
Newspaper 61%
Magazines 59%
Billboards / outdoor advertising 55%
Radio 55%
Emails signed up for 54%
Search engine results ads 41%
Source: Nielsen
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28. Social Media Has Shifted Who People
Trust To Influence Their Decisions
Recommendations from people known 90%
Consumer opinions posted online 70%
Brand websites 70%
Editorial content (e.g. newspaper article) 69%
Brand sponsorships 64%
TV 62%
Newspaper 61%
Magazines 59%
Billboards / outdoor advertising 55%
Radio 55%
Emails signed up for 54%
Search engine results ads 41%
Source: Nielsen
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29. Who Are We?
YOUR STRATEGY MUST ALIGN
WITH YOUR BRAND
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30. What is a brand?
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35. Brand = The
Experience
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44. What causes this
confusion?
We experiment.
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46. Segments that matter
HOW DO WE DEVELOP
STRATEGY?
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47. #1. What are our
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48. #2. Who is our
audience?
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49. #3. Who are the
segments within?
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50. Potential Customers
Past Customers
Current Customers
Loyal Customers
Angry Customers
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51. Don’t make me
tweet about this!
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53. #4. What do they
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54. #5. Where do they
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56. #6. Who is our
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59. #7. What are our
milestones & key events?
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60. #8. How will mobile
accessibility to social
media impact you?
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61. More Than Half of All Phone Sold
Will Be “Smart” By 2011
33%
1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011
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62. More Than Half of All Phone Sold
Will Be “Smart” By 2011
51%
33%
1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011
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63. #9. Do you need your
own social platform?
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64. A few ideas
WHAT MIGHT OUR STRATEGY
BE?
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73. Sales
Marketing
HR
Customer Service
Strategy
Product Development
Distribution
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74. A few ideas
HOW DO WE MOVE FROM PLAN
TO ACTION?
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76. Do we bring in an outside guru
to help our team move quickly?
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77. Develop the tactical plan with
those who will actually
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78. Your (WRITTEN) Plan Will
• Audience Definition and segmentation
• Clearly defined strategies
• Tactical approach (which platforms,
what we’ll do there, what tools we use,
etc.)
• A budget
• Defined goals and metrics
• Scheduled reviews.
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80. To succeed, make the mantra about
engaging and connecting, not selling.
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81. To succeed, you must lead it from the top and
build a culture of engaged, connected
employees.
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82. To succeed, you must commit.
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83. Let’s Take a Break
BE BACK IN 10 MINUTES
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103. SMS (txt) Marketing
Email Marketing Viral Video
Banner Advertising
Mobile Apps
Crowd sourcing
Lead Generation
104. SMS (txt) Marketing
Keyword (PPC) Advertising
Email Marketing Viral Video
Banner Advertising
Mobile Apps
Crowd sourcing
Lead Generation
105. SEO
SMS (txt) Marketing
Keyword (PPC) Advertising
Email Marketing Viral Video
Banner Advertising
Mobile Apps
Crowd sourcing
Lead Generation
106. SEO
SMS (txt) Marketing
Keyword (PPC) Advertising
Email Marketing Viral Video
Social media Banner Advertising
Mobile Apps
Crowd sourcing
Lead Generation
107. SEO blogging
SMS (txt) Marketing
Keyword (PPC) Advertising
Email Marketing Viral Video
Social media Banner Advertising
Mobile Apps
Crowd sourcing
Lead Generation
108. SEO blogging
SMS (txt) Marketing
Keyword (PPC) Advertising
Email Marketing Viral Video
Social media Banner Advertising
Mobile Apps
Crowd sourcing
microsites
Lead Generation
109. SEO blogging
SMS (txt) Marketing
Keyword (PPC) Advertising
Email Marketing Viral Video
Social media Banner Advertising
Mobile Apps
Crowd sourcingLanding pages
microsites
Lead Generation
148. How to maximize value of CRM
Keep separate fields for all data (first,
last, etc.)
149. How to maximize value of CRM
Keep separate fields for all data (first,
last, etc.)
Maintain data integrity (format of
information input into system)
150. How to maximize value of CRM
Keep separate fields for all data (first,
last, etc.)
Maintain data integrity (format of
information input into system)
Give all employees access to update/
modify records
151. How to maximize value of CRM
Keep separate fields for all data (first,
last, etc.)
Maintain data integrity (format of
information input into system)
Give all employees access to update/
modify records
Add fields for actionable data (industry
specific, relationship triggers, etc.)
152. How to maximize value of CRM
Keep separate fields for all data (first,
last, etc.)
Maintain data integrity (format of
information input into system)
Give all employees access to update/
modify records
Add fields for actionable data (industry
specific, relationship triggers, etc.)
Analyze data quarterly to identify trends
153. SEO blogging
SMS (txt) Marketing
Keyword (PPC) Advertising
Email Marketing Viral Video
Social media Banner Advertising
Mobile Apps
Crowd sourcingLanding pages
microsites
Lead Generation
154. Let’s Take a Break
BE BACK IN 10 MINUTES
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155. 7 Rules For Social
Media Success
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156. Rule #1
Define Your
Personal And
Business Brand
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157. Rule #2
Create
Accounts For
Your Business
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158. Rule #3
Speak to Your
Target
Audience
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159. Rule #4
Commit to 15
Minutes A Day
To ʻPearlʼ Dive
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160. Rule #5
Demonstrate
experience through
sharing knowledge,
ideas and insight
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161. Rule #6
Listen More Than
You Speak.
Respond
Frequently & Win!
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162. Rule #7
Reward your
customers who
connect to you
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164. James Burnes
Principal & Founder, Project
Brilliant
CEO & Founder, Mobiltopia
@jamesburnes
@ProjBrilliant
@mobiltopia
CELL: 317.512.3612
JAMES.BURNES@PROJECTBRILLIANT.
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Editor's Notes
Logos are not brands.®
Logos are not brands.®
Logos are not brands.®
Logos are not brands.®
You do not control your brand. Your brand is determined by those around you who know and experience you in their various interactions. You can only influence your brand.
We see ourselves clearly, but the collection of perceptions about who we are and what we stand for is muddled.
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We want to showcase the size of the network as being large