2. LET ME TELL YOU…
Business Today
Social Media Importance
What is Social Media
Social Media Platforms
Facebook & Twitter Accounts
3. EBUSINESS
BUSINESS
Business Name
Office
Décor
Sales Copy
Marketing Activities
Business & Marketing
Plans
Domain Name
Web Hosting
Web Design
Content Copywriting
Digital Marketing
eBusiness & Digital Marketing
Plans
E-BUSINESS
6. SOCIAL MEDIA IMPORTANCE
What is the response rate of direct marketing (Mail
Drops)?
What is the response rate of telemarketing?
What is the response rate of newspaper ads?
How many people still use the YellowPages?
How many people watch TV ads?
How many people react to an ad?
How many people can you reach using such channels?
7. SOCIAL MEDIA IMPORTANCE
90% of people skip TV ads
14% of people trust ads vs. 78% of people trust recommendations
#1 Activity on the Internet is Social Media
Social Media gives customers power! Customers have a voice!
Adults spend 45+ hours a week on the Internet
93% of B2B buyers use Search Engines as their first step of the buying
process
The average Internet user watches 12 hours of video online
8. SOCIAL MEDIA IMPORTANCE
YouTube is the 2nd biggest search engine and 4th most visited site on the
Internet
88% of Non Profit Executives use Social Media for their organisation
If Facebook was a country it would be the 3rd largest in the world
94% of the world’s population under 40 has joined a Social Media Platform
93% or the world’s population believe that companies MUST have a Social
Media presence
Twitter averages 50 Million status updates per day out of which 20% reference
a product or service vs. 60 Million on Facebook
9. SOCIAL MEDIA IMPORTANCE
68% of Twitter users tweeted about a brand experience.
68% of B2B buyers follow industry topics online, 59% engage with
peers, 57% post questions on Social Media.
80% of Facebook users become fans/followers of a brand or
service.
50% of Facebook users login everyday and spend an average of
150 minutes online.
350 Million Professionals are on Linkedin.
45% of search results of the top 20 brands link to a user generated
content.
74% of people trust bloggers’ opinion on products and services.
10. WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA?
Cup of Coffee vs.. Facebook
SMS vs.. Twitter
Networking vs.. Linkedin
Workshop vs.. YouTube
PowerPoint vs.. SlideShare
Bookmarking vs.. Social Bookmarking
11.
12. LINKEDIN
Find Employees
Find Customers
Find Jobs
Find Business Ventures
Get in touch with ex-colleagues
Keep track of people movement from company to another
Be found on the search engines
Discuss issues related to your industry
Use groups to attract others interested in your field
Market your products and services 24/7 on autopilot!
13. YOUTUBE
Be found on the second biggest search engine in the world
Be found on the search engines
Utilise the power of video to attract customers
Build rapport by tone of voice and visual body language cues
Increase traffic to your website
Gain trust of your potential customers
Show testimonials that are genuine captures of real clients
Generate ongoing leads utilising the subscription to channel
feature
Market your products and services 24/7
14. TWITTER
Post short updates in seconds
Find information that interests you
Follow people that you will learn from
Monitor your competitors and what they are saying
Monitor what is being said about your brand
Interact with your customers
Increase your website traffic
Market your products and services 24/7 on autopilot!
15. Connect with your friends/colleagues
Network online and increase your business connections
Share information and hold discussions
Ask questions and conduct research
Utilise the power of word of mouth
Understand your potential employees before you hire them
Interact with your customers
Build your community
Run product/service launches via your Facebook
Provide special content or customer support to your fans
Market your products and services 24/7 on autopilot!