4. Agenda
• Social Media Benefits
• Social Media Readiness
• Overcoming Common Objections
• Planning with Purpose
• Content Development
• Promoting Engagement
• Questions and Answers
5. Social Media Benefits
• Amplify brand
• Cultivate and strengthen relationships
• Expand and build circles of influence
• Grow competitive edge
• Achieve growth goals
6. Social Media Readiness
• Tolerance for risk
• Familiarity with social media
• Exchange in public dialogue
• Identify biggest obstacles
• Adaptability
• Enthusiasm
• Response to diversity
7. Overcoming Objections
• ROI unknown
• Target audience doesn’t use it
• Negatively impact brand
• Time / resource consuming
• Overwhelming platforms
• Users have too much control
• Don’t have a good plan
8. Planning with Purpose – Project Brief
• Project description • Recommended social
• Target audience media platforms
• Marketing objectives • Mandatories
• Communication • Promotion
objectives • Timeline
• Prioritized message • Format
points • Budget
• Special / creative • Evaluation and
considerations measurement
9. Content Development
• Shared responsibility
– Editorial calendar
– Content library
• Develop a content strategy
– Assess current content
– Find new, relevant content
– Add video and photos
– Connect to appropriate apps
– Decide who has what responsibilities
– Have a plan for dealing with negative posts
10. Promoting Engagement
• Ask questions • Respond to every
• Cite startling statistics comment*
• Ask for opinions, reviews • Give shout-outs to others
• Post photos and video • Engage on other pages,
and tag people get ideas
• Encourage product / • Case studies, testimonials
service suggestions
• Ask for relevant stories,
photos
• Give compliments