Colm Hanratty, Managing Director, Sixtwo Digital
@colmhanratty | @sixtwodigital
14 Practical Social Media Tips
& Key Takeaways for 2016
Thursday, 24th
September 2015
About me
I like to travel
Why am I telling you this?
Think human, not
corporate...
...most of the time
MD of this company
What we do
 Proven track record of generating a Return On
Investment for businesses
What I’m here to talk about…
Content
Social media
1
How to calculate ROI?
How to calculate ROI?
Know what you’re using
social media for, then you’ll
be able to measure your
ROI (Return On Investment)
– set an objective
2
Have a content calendar
3
Take your social media seriously
Build a strategy
Take your social media seriously
Have an editor
4
Think before you retweet
Think before you retweet
1. Tweets can lack context
1. There’s a lack of engagement
1. The ‘look at me’ factor
1. Tweets can promote other /
competing brands
5
Have a blog
Why you should have a blog
1. They’re good for SEO
2. They personalise your brand
3. Help position you as an authorative voice
4. Can support marketing initiatives
5. They create content for other channels
6. They can address your customers’ needs
7. They improve conversions
8. They give you a platform to educate your
customers
6
Have a hashtag
Have a hashtag
 Keep it as short as possible
 Make your hashtag relevant
 Ensure nobody else is using it
 Is it for a one-off campaign or is it
ongoing?
 Try to make it conversational
 Keep your hashtags to a minimum
7
Create sticky content
8
Write sharable, discoverable content
Write content that is…
Discoverable, shareable content
Discoverable, shareable content
Discoverable, shareable content
Discoverable, shareable content
Evergreen content
9
Too many social networks…
Should you be on every social network?
Yes
Should you be on every social network?
SEO
Ownership
SEO
Ownership
Should you be on every social network?
10
Use the free tools
11
Don’t cross promote
Don’t cross promote
Don’t cross promote
12
Don’t do this…
Don’t do this…
1. Launch Facebook
2. Click into the search box
3. Enter the business name
4. Choose from the results
Find us on Facebook =
1. Launch a browser / Google
2. Click into the search box
3. Enter the business name
4. Choose from the results
Searching on the internet =
What I’m here to talk about…
Find us on the internet!
What I’m here to talk about…
FB.com/yourbusiness
13
What I’m here to talk about…
Provide value
What I’m here to talk about…
14
Analyse…
Thank you

14 practical social media tips and key takeaways for 2016