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This document discusses 5 truths about marketing to baby boomers using social media. It notes that baby boomers love social media and are ideal consumers due to their spending power. It also emphasizes that social media allows businesses to surprise and delight customers by engaging them across different platforms. Additionally, it highlights that every employee can be a storyteller for a brand by sharing photos and experiences on social media. Finally, it stresses that the "sweet spot" of social media is using it to make a positive difference and create meaning for customers.
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- 9. - More than25% of Australian businesses are on Facebook - 17 percent are on Twitter - 10 percent are on YouTube Source: May 2011 study by Nielsen and Community Engine
- 10. “They (baby boomers)are the ideal consumer. They have money, they consume loads of media and they remain optimistic.” New York Times, May 14, 2011 BEST CUSTOMER “In Shi(, Ads Try to En3ce Over-‐55 Set” U.S. baby boomers will spend $2 trillion annually BABY BOOMER Debbie Weil -‐ Friending Over 50 ©2011
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- 16. Great Truth You gotta surprise and delight. Debbie Weil -‐ Friending Over 50 ©2011
- 17. mobile apps email LinkedIn MySpace Twitter YOUR YouTube CUSTOMER Flickr Facebook Tweetdeck blogs
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- 20. Great Truth Every oneof you is a storyteller. Debbie Weil -‐ Friending Over 50 ©2011
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- 24. Great Truth Sweet spotis where you make meaning. Debbie Weil -‐ Friending Over 50 ©2011
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- 26. Social media is changing the world. -‐ Debbie Weil Debbie Weil -‐ Friending Over 50 ©2011
- 27. SPEAKER Named one of the Most Influen[al Women in Technology in 2010, Debbie Weil is an author, speaker, and corporate social media consultant based in Washington DC. EMAIL: debbie.weil@gmail.com MOBILE: 202.255.1467 WEBSITE: www.debbieweil.com TWITTER: @debbieweil Debbie Weil -‐ Friending Over 50 ©2011
- 28. RESOURCES Blogs For casestudies on how to use social media: Mashable www.mashable.com Problogger www.problogger.net CopyBlogger www.copyblogger.com Seth Godin http://sethgodin.typepad.com Books New Rules of Marketing and PR by David Meerman Scott (2nd ed.) Measure What Matters by Katie Delahaye Paine Poke the Box by Seth Godin The Corporate Blogging Book updated edition by Debbie Weil (Amazon Kindle)