Jonathon Perrelli of Fortify Ventures - tech tools for startups and small shops.
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Tech Tools for SMALL BUSINESS
the evolution of human interaction
Jonathon @Perrelli
FortifyVentures.com
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Business Evolved TOOLS, TIPS, & TRICKS
manage your operation from anywhere
SOCIAL
ANALYTICS
SERVICES MOBILE
MARKETING
TIME IS
MONEY
seriously, it is
OPERATIONS
automate everything
ANYWHERE
run your business from
outer space
FINANCE
SALES
STRATEGY
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Social Media LANDSCAPE
the new frontier of marketing – leverage their reach
Source: Global Web Index
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Interconnected SOCIAL CHANNELS
increase your footprint
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Goals, Measured and Modified EXECUTION
BUSINESS OPS
Spend the time up-front to
set it up and manage it
well
MARKETING
Failure to plan = planning to
fail
SOCIAL
Know it, leverage it, love it.
Social platforms pay off
these days for sure
SALES
Know your ABC’s via CRM
know what works and do more of it
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Measure DATA IS THE STORY
nothing matters more than the truth!
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• KNOW THY DATA
• TRENDING
• GOAL SETTING
• EXPECTATION MATCHING
• MANAGING
• HIRING & FIRING
• ADVERTISING
• M&A, FUNDRAISING
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Test and Modify BIG DATA IN SMALL CHUNKS
learn and love A/B Testing
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COST FOR 1 COST FOR 2 COST FOR 3 COST FOR 4 COST FOR 5
PRODUCT “A” 101.423 111.242 80.234 98.908 210.390
PRODUCT “B” 123.456 90.132 76.204 73.479 31.432
PRODUCT “C” 120.589 12.223 321.322 63.201 95.643
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Which Services? WHEN? HOW?
some should be human and others digital
HOLD DOWN THE
FORT
Lead, manage, and grow
$
BUDGET
Cash is king, manage it well
and use it wisely
GOOGLE ADS
If they did not work, would
GOOG be GOOG?
CUSTOMER
SERVICE
Connect with your clients
when they need you
WEBSITE
WordPress template built and
launched in one day
BUSINESS PLAN
PowerPoint slides or Keynote
Presentation
BLOG
Sharing knowledge bears fruit
FACEBOOK PAGE
Friends, even FB “Friends”
and “Likes” help
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Website ANALYTICS
Track Views Track Clicks Track Actions
Track Individual
Customers
Mobile A/B Test
know your data
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Social Media MONITORING
Free Enterprise
• Social Campaigns:
• Events:
• Alerts:
• Social Networks/Blogs:
• Social Search:
• Twitter + Facebook:
• Twitter Only:
Track Workforce
Monitor Brand
Engage Followers
Change Strategy
Measure Results
know what people are saying and what is clicking
Source: KISS Metrics Blog
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Spread THE WORD
word of mouth and word of mouse
early adopters
100%
evangelists
3 x 100%
scale
9 x 100%
critical mass
18 x 100%
Either growth happens, or nothing happens
3 months
- 0.05%
Sometimes, explosive growth
happens
12 months
+ 20,000%
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Run Your Business FROM ANYWHERE
onward and upward and on the go
9%
174%
109%
DESKTOP
PC
Desktop PCs are
expected to shrink
from 148 million
units in 2012 to 141
million in 2017
SMARTPHON
E
Smartphones are
expected to grow
from 722 million
units in 2012 to 1.5
billion in 2017
TABLET
Tablets are expected
to grow from 128
million units in 2012
to 352 million in 2017
PORTABLE
PC
Portable PCs are
expected to grow
from 202 million units
in 2012 to 241 million
in 2017Source: IDC, TechCrunch
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Top iPad BUSINESS APPS
leverage them all
Evernote Dropbox CardMunch
Skype Dragon SproutSocial
Base CRM FreshBooks Pages
Numbers Keynote TweetDeck
Source: PC Mag
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Social Media MARKETING
• PAY PER CLICK
Run an ad campaign
and get charged only
when a user clicks on
the ad
• PAY PER
IMPRESSION
Run an ad campaign
and only pay when
people view your ad
• COMPETITION
Compete in bidding
war against other
companies showing
ads to same audience
• CHANGE YOUR
MESSAGE
Video advertising
gives you a different
channel to reach
your audience
• PAY PER VIEW
Pay only when
someone watches
your video
• CREATE A
CHANNEL
Set up video home
base for your
company
• PAY PER CLICK
Run an ad campaign
and get charged only
when a user clicks on
the ad
• PAY PER
IMPRESSION
Run an ad campaign
and only pay when
people view your ad
• LESS
CUSTOMIZABLE
Only one format for ad
campaigns – limits
message
• PROMOTED
ACCOUNT
Show up at the top
of the list of “Who To
Follow.” Pay only
when people follow
your account.
• PROMOTED
TWEET
Ads show up in a
user’s timeline. Pay
only when people
click on, favorite,
reply or retweet.
Hashtags are key.
Beware: Very viral
tweet can be very
expensive.
target your message
Source: Company
Websites
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Marketing Your Business STEP 1 FOR SALES
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understand the channels
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Selling on the Web LEVERAGE STORES
turnkey solutions for tracking the process
Source: Company
Websites
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Using CRM Tools ABC
customer relationship management
Source: Company Websites,
SteamFeed
The innovative age is evolving human interaction and digitizing everythingIt’s a small world after all, and it is the simple tools that are all you need to succeedAddquora, G+, others
Size of logo correlates to size of active monthly user base (user has used or contributed to site in past month):Facebook: 1.1b active monthly users – 35% increase in 2012Youtube: 1bGoogle +: 359m – 30% increase in 2012Twitter: 290m – growing fastest with 40% increase in active users in 2012Linkedin: 110m – 21% increase in 2012Instagram: 100mMyspace: 80mPinterest: 20m – 10% increase in 2012Foursquare: 25mTumblr: 10m – 5% increase in 2012Flickr:?http://www.globalwebindex.net/social-platforms-gwi-8-update-decline-of-local-social-media-platforms/
The more users that you or your business have on a variety of channels, the more users you will continue to have. Treat users well and focus on them in the various channels.
BUDGET - Set a budget on each network. Only pay when you reach usersGOALS - Set your conversion goals before you start the campaign to make sure your ads are making a difference.ANALYTICS - Each service has an analytics platform built in that will show you which message is working best.
The innovative age is evolving human interaction and digitizing everythingIt’s a small world after all, and it is the simple tools that are all you need to succeedAddquora, G+, others