SAVVY SOCIAL MEDIA FOR NEWBIES
Mercedes Diane Griffin Forbes, Owner
DG Speaks
* Statistics provided by Leverage New Age Media!
Why Social Media Matters:
Today’s Focus:
• Increased traffic to your website
• More visibility in search engines
• Social proof for an increased sense of security in your brand/product
• Better relationship building opportunities with potential and current customers
• Shows the human side of your business
FACEBOOK
• 1.5 billion monthly active users
• Mobile is Facebook’s cash cow – 1.31 monthly active mobile
users
• Mobile ad revenue makes up 76% of all ad revenue ($2.9
billion in Q2 of 2015)
• Users share 1 million links every 20 minutes
TWITTER
• 289 million active users
• Micro blogging social site that limits posts to 140 characters
• Largest penetration in the US but spreading slowly and steadily
• 9,100 tweets happen every second
INSTAGRAM
• 300 million active users
• Social sharing site all around pictures and now 15 second videos
• Many brands are participating through the use of hashtags and
posting pictures consumers can relate to
• Most followed brand Nike
PINTEREST
• 70 million users
• Social site that is all about discovery
• Largest opportunities are in decor, crafts/DIY, cooking, health,
and fashion
• Users are 20% male and 80% female
GOOGLE +
• 300 million active users
• Social network built by Google that allows for brands and users
to build circles
• Not as many brands active but the ones that are tend to be a
good fit with a great following
• Hangouts and Photos have been separated from Google+ but
posts remain as ‘streams’
LINKEDIN
• 380 million users worldwide
• Business oriented social networking site
• Brands that are participating are corporate brands giving potential
and current associates a place to network and connect
• 79% of users are 35 or older
Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
2am
Instagram
10am
LinkedIn
2am
Instagram
12pm
Twitter
12pm
Twitter
12pm
Twitter
9:30am
Google+
12pm
Twitter
3pm
Facebook
8pm
Pinterest
12pm
Twitter
1pm
Facebook
5pm
Twitter
5pm
Twitter
5pm
Twitter
5pm
Twitter
5pm
Twitter
Sample Integrated Media Strategy Calendar
LET’S REVIEW:
• http://www.statista.com/statistics/272014/global-social-networks-ranked-by-number-of-users/
• https://blog.kissmetrics.com/brand-outreach-pinterest/
• http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/02/technology/google-plus-breakup/
• http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/
• http://www.cision.com/us/2015/01/25-pinterest-facts-and-pr-best-practices/
• https://press.linkedin.com/about-linkedin
• http://blog.iconosquare.com/top-14-brands-instagram/
• http://www.inkthemes.com/30-reasons-to-market-your-business-on-pinterest-in-2014/03/
• https://twitter.com/TwitterIR/status/431175668122935297
• https://blog.twitter.com/2013/new-tweets-per-second-record-and-how
• http://www.statisticbrain.com/facebook-statistics/
• http://instagram.com/press/
• http://50.nitrogr.am
• http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/15/technology/the-plus-in-google-plus-its-mostly-for-google.html
• http://blog.linkedin.com/2014/02/06/linkedins-q4-2013-earnings/
• https://www.quantcast.com/linkedin.com
• http://mashable.com/2014/04/18/linkedin-300-million-users
• https://www.quantcast.com/linkedin.com
SOURCES:

Savvy social media presentation

  • 3.
    SAVVY SOCIAL MEDIAFOR NEWBIES Mercedes Diane Griffin Forbes, Owner DG Speaks * Statistics provided by Leverage New Age Media!
  • 4.
    Why Social MediaMatters: Today’s Focus: • Increased traffic to your website • More visibility in search engines • Social proof for an increased sense of security in your brand/product • Better relationship building opportunities with potential and current customers • Shows the human side of your business
  • 5.
    FACEBOOK • 1.5 billionmonthly active users • Mobile is Facebook’s cash cow – 1.31 monthly active mobile users • Mobile ad revenue makes up 76% of all ad revenue ($2.9 billion in Q2 of 2015) • Users share 1 million links every 20 minutes
  • 6.
    TWITTER • 289 millionactive users • Micro blogging social site that limits posts to 140 characters • Largest penetration in the US but spreading slowly and steadily • 9,100 tweets happen every second
  • 7.
    INSTAGRAM • 300 millionactive users • Social sharing site all around pictures and now 15 second videos • Many brands are participating through the use of hashtags and posting pictures consumers can relate to • Most followed brand Nike
  • 8.
    PINTEREST • 70 millionusers • Social site that is all about discovery • Largest opportunities are in decor, crafts/DIY, cooking, health, and fashion • Users are 20% male and 80% female
  • 9.
    GOOGLE + • 300million active users • Social network built by Google that allows for brands and users to build circles • Not as many brands active but the ones that are tend to be a good fit with a great following • Hangouts and Photos have been separated from Google+ but posts remain as ‘streams’
  • 10.
    LINKEDIN • 380 millionusers worldwide • Business oriented social networking site • Brands that are participating are corporate brands giving potential and current associates a place to network and connect • 79% of users are 35 or older
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    Mon Tues WedThurs Fri Sat Sun 2am Instagram 10am LinkedIn 2am Instagram 12pm Twitter 12pm Twitter 12pm Twitter 9:30am Google+ 12pm Twitter 3pm Facebook 8pm Pinterest 12pm Twitter 1pm Facebook 5pm Twitter 5pm Twitter 5pm Twitter 5pm Twitter 5pm Twitter Sample Integrated Media Strategy Calendar
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    • http://www.statista.com/statistics/272014/global-social-networks-ranked-by-number-of-users/ • https://blog.kissmetrics.com/brand-outreach-pinterest/ •http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/02/technology/google-plus-breakup/ • http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/ • http://www.cision.com/us/2015/01/25-pinterest-facts-and-pr-best-practices/ • https://press.linkedin.com/about-linkedin • http://blog.iconosquare.com/top-14-brands-instagram/ • http://www.inkthemes.com/30-reasons-to-market-your-business-on-pinterest-in-2014/03/ • https://twitter.com/TwitterIR/status/431175668122935297 • https://blog.twitter.com/2013/new-tweets-per-second-record-and-how • http://www.statisticbrain.com/facebook-statistics/ • http://instagram.com/press/ • http://50.nitrogr.am • http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/15/technology/the-plus-in-google-plus-its-mostly-for-google.html • http://blog.linkedin.com/2014/02/06/linkedins-q4-2013-earnings/ • https://www.quantcast.com/linkedin.com • http://mashable.com/2014/04/18/linkedin-300-million-users • https://www.quantcast.com/linkedin.com SOURCES: