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Promoting business through social media




                                 #fwdat4
What is social media?
 Any website designed to offer user-generated content.

                                                          Looking for a place to
 Back from the
                                                        take my wife to dinner for
beach- check out                  Fundraiser                her birthday. Any
    our pics!                 tonight at Legends!          recommendations?
                                  #citizengulf




             Soooo looking
              forward to a                              It’s
           relaxing weekend
                 in RVA.
                                                    hot...again.
Target a community
 through their passions,
not your perceived views
 of their demographics.




              #fwdat4
goal vs. tool
A Facebook Page is no more the end goal
   of a social media plan than a phone
    is the end goal of telemarketing.




                               #fwdat4
Rules of Engagement
• Listen, listen and listen some more.
• Set goals.
• Define your target community.
• Create a social media strategy and
  policy.
• Add valuable content.
• Be real!                             #fwdat4
The Triple Threat
Facebook Stats

• FB tops Google for weekly traffic in US
• Fastest growing population is 55-65
  year old woman
• At least 200 million people log in to FB
  each day

                                   #fwdat4
Connecting
Challenges
• Time.

• What do you say?!

• Measuring success.

• Technical skills.

• Time.

                         #fwdat4
Pros
Awareness            Manage
& Loyalty          Relationships




Referrals           Web Traffic


                       #fwdat4
Challenges

• Time.
• Technical skills.
• What do you say?!



                       #fwdat4
Pros
Awareness                    Create New
& Loyalty                   Relationships




Referrals
                             Web Traffic



Knowledge & Research Abilities
#fwdat4
Challenges

• Time.
• Completing the profile.
• Building connections.




                           #fwdat4
Pros
Awareness                    Create New
& Loyalty                   Relationships




Referrals
                             Web Traffic



Knowledge & Research Abilities
Take Aways

• Target a community based on passions.
• Start simple.
• Be yourself.
• Have fun.
• If you don’t know, ask.
                                  #fwdat4
Alicia Farrell    Elizabeth Howard
     @alicia_writes      @cordialcricket
    facebook.com/        facebook.com/
writingmorethanwords    thecordialcricket



      Brad Hale          Patrick Kane
   facebook.com/        @progressindex
themosaicmarketplace      @kane804



                                  #fwdat4

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Forward@Four: Promoting Your Business Through Social Media

  • 2. What is social media? Any website designed to offer user-generated content. Looking for a place to Back from the take my wife to dinner for beach- check out Fundraiser her birthday. Any our pics! tonight at Legends! recommendations? #citizengulf Soooo looking forward to a It’s relaxing weekend in RVA. hot...again.
  • 3. Target a community through their passions, not your perceived views of their demographics. #fwdat4
  • 5. A Facebook Page is no more the end goal of a social media plan than a phone is the end goal of telemarketing. #fwdat4
  • 6.
  • 7. Rules of Engagement • Listen, listen and listen some more. • Set goals. • Define your target community. • Create a social media strategy and policy. • Add valuable content. • Be real! #fwdat4
  • 9. Facebook Stats • FB tops Google for weekly traffic in US • Fastest growing population is 55-65 year old woman • At least 200 million people log in to FB each day #fwdat4
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 13. Challenges • Time. • What do you say?! • Measuring success. • Technical skills. • Time. #fwdat4
  • 14. Pros Awareness Manage & Loyalty Relationships Referrals Web Traffic #fwdat4
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 18. Challenges • Time. • Technical skills. • What do you say?! #fwdat4
  • 19. Pros Awareness Create New & Loyalty Relationships Referrals Web Traffic Knowledge & Research Abilities
  • 20.
  • 21.
  • 22.
  • 23.
  • 25. Challenges • Time. • Completing the profile. • Building connections. #fwdat4
  • 26. Pros Awareness Create New & Loyalty Relationships Referrals Web Traffic Knowledge & Research Abilities
  • 27. Take Aways • Target a community based on passions. • Start simple. • Be yourself. • Have fun. • If you don’t know, ask. #fwdat4
  • 28. Alicia Farrell Elizabeth Howard @alicia_writes @cordialcricket facebook.com/ facebook.com/ writingmorethanwords thecordialcricket Brad Hale Patrick Kane facebook.com/ @progressindex themosaicmarketplace @kane804 #fwdat4

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