Social Media Marketing  The Revolution AMCHAM 21 July, 2010 Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil
 
Are You Using Social Media?
does anybody really care?
95% of Social Media Users believe a company should have a presence is Social Media
85% say companies must INTERACT
But… that doesn’t mean talking AT your customers
It’s a dialogue NOT a MONOLOGUE
but what does social media really do?
PUBLIC RELATIONS
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
LOYALTY BUILDING
COLLABORATION
NETWORKING
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
RECRUITING
And YES, CUSTOMER ACQUISITION TOO
but how do I do it?
Have a Strategy
HOPE IS NOT A STRATEGY
Assign   Responsibility
Live by a  Process
Follow Don’t Lead
Decide What Channel to Use for What Purpose The Conversation Prism
Social Media Toolkit PICK YOUR TOOLS
Monitor your Brand and Your Competition LISTEN
ENGAGE Old Marketing is Archery Target & Interrupt New Marketing is Ping Pong Dialog and Relationship Building From “Trying to Sell” to “Making Connections”
Stop  Thinking:  Campaigns Start  Thinking:  CONVERSATIONS
Be Interesting
Talk When People are Listening
Humanize  Create Approachability   influence how your company is perceived
MEASURE
a few more things…
Social Media is  WORK
Social Media Isn’t the  answer to everything
If your product is garbage Social Media Won’t Fix it
C U S T O M E R S E R V I C E If your Customer Service needs fixing Social Media can help
Social Media Can Help… Repeat Visits
Social Media can help…  Word of Mouth
Social Media can be a little scary at first… If you need Help  ASK
The Basics… … Worth Repeating
Rule #1  HAVE A PLAN
Rule #2  LISTEN Google Alerts TweetDeck/HootSuite RSS (just for starters)
Rule #3  ENGAGE
Rule #4  MEASURE
what’s going on out there?
Excellent Example of Blogging
Great use of YouTube
Giving value on Twitter
Getting Started On Facebook
Excellent Example of Personal Branding & being the “face” of the company
Excellent use of Twitter to Promote
From “Controlling Our Image” to “Being Ourselves”   Let employees put a friendly face on the corporation
Exchanging Value
CAUSE MARKETING
Green Selling
QUESTIONS

Amcham 21 July2010 Maxine Mc Clellan