Options for
Social Media
Marketing
How many
of you use

Facebook?
Twitter?

Foursquare?
Pinterest?
LinkedIn?

Instagram?
Social Media in the World
1.1 billion
Monthly Average Facebook Users Worldwide
Source: newsroom.facebook.com

93%
of Marketers use social media for business
Source: BtoB Magazine, 2011

25%
of smartphone owners can’t
recall the last time their
phone wasn’t next to them
Source: FastCompany, Nov. 2013

400 million
Average number of tweets per day
Source: “Twitter Turns 7,” The Washington Post, May 2013

1 in 6
Facebook users are “mobile only”
Source: Shift Communications 2013

2
New users join LinkedIn every second
Source: FastCompany, Nov. 2013

80%
Prefer to connect with
brands via Facebook
Source: State of Inbound Marketing 2012
Social Media in Bangladesh
Facebook adds one new user in Bangladesh
every 20 seconds
One new mobile subscription
every 2 seconds
17% of mobile internet users access
social networking sites on their
phones
34%
Facebook growth from May - Oct
2012
Source: We Are Social’s Guide to Social, Digital and Mobile in Bangladesh, Dec 2011

3,282,600 Social Media Users
Facebook in BD
Social Media Marketing is EASY
It takes only a few minutes a day
and you already already using it!
Facebook

To Do:
- Create a company page
- Assign a social media
manager to update the page
Find Companies similar
to yours on Facebook
and figure out what they
are doing RIGHT
Facebook Success Story:
ELITE FORCE
How did they get over 220,000 likes?
Update creatives OFTEN

Put their logo on shareable,
popular material

Give constant updates on
things people WANT to know
LinkedIn

To Do:
- Create a company page
- Ask company employees
to link to it by saying they
work at that company
LinkedIn Success Story:
KASPERSKY LAB
How did they get so many active
followers?
List Products and Services
and allow users to give
recommendations

Interact with followers
promptly

Interact with followers
List multiple jobs and notify
followers when new jobs
come online
Twitter

To Do:
- Create a company page
- “Follow” companies that
are similar to you or that you
want to emulate
Twitter Success Story:
In April 2013, only 19 out of the 100
top twitter pages in BD were company
pages (including news aggregators)

In December 2013, the number was 43
Data Source: Twitaholic & Social Bakers
Translation:
Don’t Forget About Twitter

Reaching twitter users is easy if you sync your
Facebook & Twitter so that they post at the same time
But there are even MORE social media
sites you may not have heard of!
150 million - Instagram monthly average users
(Instagram Blog, Sep 2013)

31% of mobile social media users use Foursquare
(Social Consumers & Smartphones 2011)

Pinterest is the fastest growing social site ever
(SAP/Netbase)
Instagram

To Do:
- Download the app
- Take pictures of things
you want to share
What: a mobile photo sharing app
Camera

Phone

Social
Media

Has been called “The Next Facebook”
Making Instagram Work for You
Turn boring workplace photos into share-able
content
Pinterest

To Do:
- Find “boards” for content
you want to share
- “Pin” interesting images,
articles, infographics
Ever posted a note or
picture on the wall?

Pinterest is that online. But
you can share with the rest of
the world.
Using Pinterest for Marketing
- Create topic boards to help YOU manage
content you like
- Reshare popular “pins” from other
companies across social media channels
(Facebook, etc.)
Foursquare

To Do:
- Claim ownership of your
company location and fill out
your correct hours, phone
number, etc.
Foursquare is:

A gamified check-in app / website
Making your business “findable”
Don’t lose customers because they can’t
figure out where you are located or how to
contact you!
Social Media in Action:
1. Create a posting schedule
2. Decide if you want to use a post
scheduling site (Hootsuite, etc.)
3. Figure out how you will monitor results
(likes, comments, followers, etc.)
Tips for Scheduling Posts:
MONDAY = day for most internet traffic in
Bangladesh
WEDNESDAY = day for most active social
media in Bangladesh

Options for Social Media Marketing

  • 1.
  • 2.
    How many of youuse Facebook? Twitter? Foursquare? Pinterest? LinkedIn? Instagram?
  • 3.
    Social Media inthe World 1.1 billion Monthly Average Facebook Users Worldwide Source: newsroom.facebook.com 93% of Marketers use social media for business Source: BtoB Magazine, 2011 25% of smartphone owners can’t recall the last time their phone wasn’t next to them Source: FastCompany, Nov. 2013 400 million Average number of tweets per day Source: “Twitter Turns 7,” The Washington Post, May 2013 1 in 6 Facebook users are “mobile only” Source: Shift Communications 2013 2 New users join LinkedIn every second Source: FastCompany, Nov. 2013 80% Prefer to connect with brands via Facebook Source: State of Inbound Marketing 2012
  • 4.
    Social Media inBangladesh Facebook adds one new user in Bangladesh every 20 seconds One new mobile subscription every 2 seconds 17% of mobile internet users access social networking sites on their phones 34% Facebook growth from May - Oct 2012 Source: We Are Social’s Guide to Social, Digital and Mobile in Bangladesh, Dec 2011 3,282,600 Social Media Users Facebook in BD
  • 5.
    Social Media Marketingis EASY It takes only a few minutes a day and you already already using it!
  • 6.
    Facebook To Do: - Createa company page - Assign a social media manager to update the page
  • 7.
    Find Companies similar toyours on Facebook and figure out what they are doing RIGHT
  • 8.
  • 9.
    How did theyget over 220,000 likes? Update creatives OFTEN Put their logo on shareable, popular material Give constant updates on things people WANT to know
  • 10.
    LinkedIn To Do: - Createa company page - Ask company employees to link to it by saying they work at that company
  • 11.
  • 12.
    How did theyget so many active followers? List Products and Services and allow users to give recommendations Interact with followers promptly Interact with followers List multiple jobs and notify followers when new jobs come online
  • 13.
    Twitter To Do: - Createa company page - “Follow” companies that are similar to you or that you want to emulate
  • 14.
    Twitter Success Story: InApril 2013, only 19 out of the 100 top twitter pages in BD were company pages (including news aggregators) In December 2013, the number was 43 Data Source: Twitaholic & Social Bakers
  • 15.
    Translation: Don’t Forget AboutTwitter Reaching twitter users is easy if you sync your Facebook & Twitter so that they post at the same time
  • 16.
    But there areeven MORE social media sites you may not have heard of! 150 million - Instagram monthly average users (Instagram Blog, Sep 2013) 31% of mobile social media users use Foursquare (Social Consumers & Smartphones 2011) Pinterest is the fastest growing social site ever (SAP/Netbase)
  • 17.
    Instagram To Do: - Downloadthe app - Take pictures of things you want to share
  • 18.
    What: a mobilephoto sharing app Camera Phone Social Media Has been called “The Next Facebook”
  • 19.
    Making Instagram Workfor You Turn boring workplace photos into share-able content
  • 20.
    Pinterest To Do: - Find“boards” for content you want to share - “Pin” interesting images, articles, infographics
  • 21.
    Ever posted anote or picture on the wall? Pinterest is that online. But you can share with the rest of the world.
  • 22.
    Using Pinterest forMarketing - Create topic boards to help YOU manage content you like - Reshare popular “pins” from other companies across social media channels (Facebook, etc.)
  • 23.
    Foursquare To Do: - Claimownership of your company location and fill out your correct hours, phone number, etc.
  • 24.
    Foursquare is: A gamifiedcheck-in app / website
  • 25.
    Making your business“findable” Don’t lose customers because they can’t figure out where you are located or how to contact you!
  • 26.
    Social Media inAction: 1. Create a posting schedule 2. Decide if you want to use a post scheduling site (Hootsuite, etc.) 3. Figure out how you will monitor results (likes, comments, followers, etc.)
  • 27.
    Tips for SchedulingPosts: MONDAY = day for most internet traffic in Bangladesh WEDNESDAY = day for most active social media in Bangladesh