Jan Minihane provides social media consulting services to clients in four main ways: 1) one-off strategy sessions, 2) in-person training workshops, 3) bespoke in-house training, and 4) comprehensive ongoing support including strategy, training, and mentoring. She helps clients determine the best social media sites for their business, provides training to confidently use those sites, and ensures the strategy is properly implemented. Minihane does this work because she wants to help people effectively leverage social media and sees many ineffective attempts.

1. Social Media – top questions
Jan Minihane
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2. How I work with clients
4 main ways:
1.One-off Social Media sounding board sessions
2.Training workshops at my offices in Shrewsbury – groups of 4
3.Bespoke training in-house
4.Comprehensive service:
1. Strategy
2. Training
3. Mentoring & review
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3. A selection of my past and current clients….
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4. What I do
–Cut through the noise of social media
–Look at how social media fits strategically within the business
–Advise on the ‘best’ sites for your business
–Train you/your staff to be confident to use the sites identified
–Provide ongoing support to ensure the strategy is carried out
–Keep you up to date with any big changes
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5. Why I do what I do
Fed up of seeing half hearted efforts on social media
Fed up of the oversell on social media
I have a (very) analytical brain – I question EVERYTHING
I had time to get under the skin of the social media sites to see what works
I love it
Ultimately, I want to help people!
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6. Q: Is Google+ the next big thing?
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7. Social Media: Is Google+ the next big thing?
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8. Is Google+ the next big thing?
It’s HUGE now … and growing rapidly still:
•560m Google+ accounts
•130m ‘active’ users
•SEO and Google Authorship
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9. Q: Is Pinterest the next big thing?
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10. Social Media: is Pinterest the next big thing?
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11. Q: Does my business have to be everywhere
online?
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12. Does my business need to be everywhere on line?
NO!
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13. Q: How can I get more engagement?
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14. What can you offer that’s a little bit different?
An exclusive/meet and greet event for your
faithful social media followers….
Why?
•Compelling reason to follow you
•Makes followers feel ‘special’ – stronger brand advocates
•More likely to remain a fan
How?
•For Facebook only
•Use Facebook events & advertising to followers only
•Once or twice a year
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15. What can you offer that’s a little bit different?
Never underestimate the power of the call to action….
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16. What can you offer that’s a little bit different?
Never underestimate the power of the call to action….
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17. What can you offer that’s a little bit different?
Create your own hash tag on Twitter…
Why?
•Makes your best content easy to find
•Shows a more ‘giving’ side to the brand
•Demonstrates expertise
How?
•Works for Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest
•One tip/piece of advice/picture per day with the hashtag – 7 days
a week
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18. What can you offer that’s a little bit different?
Think conversion – to email or actual visits
Why?
•Email marketing is still more effective than social media
•Social Media will not be the main source of visitors
How?
•Twitter – Funnel potential fans into Facebook
•Nurture community on Facebook
•Use a Facebook app e.g. Splashpost for email
conversion
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19. What can you offer that’s a little bit different?
Use Google+ hangouts to give your
audience access to key figures
Why?
•Gives followers access to their influencers
•Up to 20 will be able to talk to the host directly
•Streams to YouTube for others to view after the event
How?
•Either regular or adhoc hangouts
•Invite circles, individuals or make it public
•Promote on other social media presence
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20. What can you offer that’s a little bit different?
Give your audience exclusive content -
behind the scenes, day in the life of…
Why:
•Compelling reason to follow you
•Makes them feel more part of what you offer
•Easy content fillers
How:
•Engage members of staff from around the museum to contribute
•Post regularly so followers learn to expect it
•Video tour behind the scenes
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21. Q: What’s the ‘best’ social networking site?
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22. What’s the best social networking site?
Answer = IT DEPENDS!
–Where are your audience online?
–Where do they want to talk to you online?
–Where are you competitors doing ‘well’?
–How much time do you have available?
–Are your target audience B2B/B2C or both?
–How much willingness is there in your business?
–What resources do you have to throw at it?
–What kind of content can you generate?
REMEMBER = BIGGEST DOESN’T ALWAYS MEAN BEST ;-)
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23. Any questions?
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