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Social Media for B2B
EVERYTHING I KNOW IN 60 MINUTES
Outline
• Why should businesses be using social media?
• What’s in it for your business?
• The Big Three Four
– How they’re different
– How to use them appropriately
• “What should I say?”
• Setting guidelines
• Defining and measuring success
Why?
Why?
• 93% of B2B marketers use social marketing to
market their business
• 85% of marketers reported that the number one
benefit of social marketing is generating more
business exposure
• 74% of marketers reported that social marketing
has increased their site traffic
• 59% of marketers are using social marketing for 6
hours or more per week
Source: Marketo
Why?
21
17
15
11
11
0 5 10 15 20 25
Social Media
Lead Gen Sites
Online Mkt Services
Online Pubs
Online Ads
Compound annual growth of B2B marketing spending
Source: AMR International
Why?
Source of leads for B2B websites:
Email
11%
Organic
search
27%
Other
3%Social
5%
Referral
13%
Direct URL
32%
Paid
search
9%
Source: AMR International
Why?
• 70 percent of the buying process in a complex sale is already
complete before clients are willing to talk with a sales person.
• Along with Google searches for product information, buyers
and prospective clients are also searching for and
encountering information inside of social networks.
• In addition they are increasingly asking their peers for
recommendations and advice across social media.
• Social media has changed negative and positive impact to the
brand and the speed at which that impact can spread to
others, including media outlets.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOUR
BUSINESS?
What’s in it for your business?
• Find new customers and partners
• Build relationships with existing customers
• Recruit new employees
• Stay informed
• Discover and respond to issues
• Humanize your brand
THE BIG THREE
THE BIG THREE FOUR
• The #1 platform for B2B networking
• 238 million users
• 2.1 million groups
• 3 million company pages
What to do – Personal account:
• Complete your personal profile
• Join groups (max. 50)
– Not just with your competitors
• Recommend colleagues
• Share work-related status reports
• Share examples of your work
• Engage in discussions
• Introduce people in your network
• Be professional
• What NOT to do:
– Share non-work-related content
– Connect with people you don’t know
• Unless you want to
– Connect with your competitors
• Unless you want to
Don’t be this guy!
What to do – Company Page:
• Set up Products and Services
What to do – Company Page:
• Set up Products and Services
• Use the banner for more than just a logo
What to do – Company Page:
• Set up Products and Services
• Use the banner for more than just a logo
• Request recommendations
What to do – Company Page:
• Set up Products and Services
• Use the banner for more than just a logo
• Request recommendations
• Post company-related status reports
• Share industry-related news
Pro tip:
Searching your connections’
connections
• The biggest social network
• 1.15 billion users
• 42 million pages
What to do:
• Let followers see “inside” the company
What to do:
• Let followers see “inside” the company
• “Share” company status updates through
your personal account.
What to do:
• Let followers see “inside” the company
• “Share” company status updates through
your personal account.
• Reply graciously when people post on
your page, even if it’s negative.
What to do:
• Let followers see “inside” the company
• “Share” company status updates through
your personal account.
• Reply graciously when people post on
your page, even if it’s negative.
• Be personal.*
What NOT to do:
• Sell, sell, sell!
• Post anything you don’t want your customers to
see.
– Or your boss
– Or your mom
– Or your kids
• Beg for likes and shares.
Maximizing your reach
• 500 million users
• 13 million monthly users
What to do:
• Follow influencers
• Establish credibility
• Get in conversations
• Create lists
What to do:
• Follow influencers
• Establish credibility
• Get in conversations
• Create lists
• Be interesting.
What not to do…
What NOT to do:
• Post links with no description
• 500+ million users
– If you have a Gmail account, you’re a
Google+ user
• Likely to have a significant impact on
search ranking
What to do:
• Create your company page
• Experiment
• Encourage +1s from your connections
• Be patient
“SO WHAT SHOULD I SAY?”
Why do people follow brands?
33%
24%
37%
44%
6% 6%
18% 23%
5% 4%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Facebook Twitter
Service, support, or
product news
Interesting or
Entertaining content
Friends are fans of the
brand
Special offers/deals
Current Customer
What is “good content”?
• Sales promotions
• New product announcements
• New employee announcements
• Job postings
• Invitations to company events
• Shout-outs to customers and suppliers
• Industry news
• Examples of your work
• Questions
Social Media 4-1-1
Have an “editorial calendar”
• A schedule of content and sales posts
• Weekly/monthly
• Key strategic messages
• Get input from multiple sources
• Central approval
Have an “editorial calendar”
SETTING GUIDELINES
Setting Company Guidelines
• Varies from business to business
• Be aware of regulatory issues
• Set boundaries between work and personal use
• Establish consequences for violations
• Have an editorial review process
• Respond promptly but prudently
• View other companies’ policies at
http://socialmediagovernance.com/policies.php
Basic Guidelines
Don’t:
• Talk at people
• Blurt
• Discuss competitors
• Get into fights
Do:
• Listen and converse
• Plan and strategize
• Be your(company’s)self
• Be nice
• Be interesting
• Be generous
• Provide value
Remember: the Internet is forever!
MEASURING SUCCESS
What matters?
• Followers
• Retweets/shares
What matters?
• Followers
• Retweets/shares
• Web traffic
What matters?
• Followers
• Retweets/shares
• Web traffic
• SALES!
• LEADS!
What should we measure?
Engagement
• New followers
• Likes, +1s
• Comments, replies
• Shares, retweets
• Clicks
Conversion
• Email signup
• Contact forms
• RFQs
• Sales
Interesting Effective
How should we measure?
How should we measure?
How should we measure?
• Hootsuite
• Radian6
• Facebook Insights
• LinkedIn Company Page Analytics
• Google Analytics
A WORD OF CAUTION
#oops #yourefired
To Summarize
• Don’t treat all the networks the same.
• Have a strategy.
• Establish guidelines.
• Follow the 4-1-1 rule.
• Listen and engage.
• Measure success.
• Learn and adapt.
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Social media marketing 8 22-13

  • 1. Social Media for B2B EVERYTHING I KNOW IN 60 MINUTES
  • 2. Outline • Why should businesses be using social media? • What’s in it for your business? • The Big Three Four – How they’re different – How to use them appropriately • “What should I say?” • Setting guidelines • Defining and measuring success
  • 4. Why? • 93% of B2B marketers use social marketing to market their business • 85% of marketers reported that the number one benefit of social marketing is generating more business exposure • 74% of marketers reported that social marketing has increased their site traffic • 59% of marketers are using social marketing for 6 hours or more per week Source: Marketo
  • 5. Why? 21 17 15 11 11 0 5 10 15 20 25 Social Media Lead Gen Sites Online Mkt Services Online Pubs Online Ads Compound annual growth of B2B marketing spending Source: AMR International
  • 6. Why? Source of leads for B2B websites: Email 11% Organic search 27% Other 3%Social 5% Referral 13% Direct URL 32% Paid search 9% Source: AMR International
  • 7. Why? • 70 percent of the buying process in a complex sale is already complete before clients are willing to talk with a sales person. • Along with Google searches for product information, buyers and prospective clients are also searching for and encountering information inside of social networks. • In addition they are increasingly asking their peers for recommendations and advice across social media. • Social media has changed negative and positive impact to the brand and the speed at which that impact can spread to others, including media outlets.
  • 8. WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOUR BUSINESS?
  • 9. What’s in it for your business? • Find new customers and partners • Build relationships with existing customers • Recruit new employees • Stay informed • Discover and respond to issues • Humanize your brand
  • 12.
  • 13. • The #1 platform for B2B networking • 238 million users • 2.1 million groups • 3 million company pages
  • 14. What to do – Personal account: • Complete your personal profile • Join groups (max. 50) – Not just with your competitors • Recommend colleagues • Share work-related status reports • Share examples of your work • Engage in discussions • Introduce people in your network • Be professional
  • 15. • What NOT to do: – Share non-work-related content – Connect with people you don’t know • Unless you want to – Connect with your competitors • Unless you want to
  • 17. What to do – Company Page: • Set up Products and Services
  • 18.
  • 19. What to do – Company Page: • Set up Products and Services • Use the banner for more than just a logo
  • 20.
  • 21. What to do – Company Page: • Set up Products and Services • Use the banner for more than just a logo • Request recommendations
  • 22.
  • 23. What to do – Company Page: • Set up Products and Services • Use the banner for more than just a logo • Request recommendations • Post company-related status reports • Share industry-related news
  • 24. Pro tip: Searching your connections’ connections
  • 25.
  • 26.
  • 27.
  • 28.
  • 29.
  • 30. • The biggest social network • 1.15 billion users • 42 million pages
  • 31. What to do: • Let followers see “inside” the company
  • 32.
  • 33. What to do: • Let followers see “inside” the company • “Share” company status updates through your personal account.
  • 34.
  • 35. What to do: • Let followers see “inside” the company • “Share” company status updates through your personal account. • Reply graciously when people post on your page, even if it’s negative.
  • 36. What to do: • Let followers see “inside” the company • “Share” company status updates through your personal account. • Reply graciously when people post on your page, even if it’s negative. • Be personal.*
  • 37. What NOT to do: • Sell, sell, sell! • Post anything you don’t want your customers to see. – Or your boss – Or your mom – Or your kids • Beg for likes and shares.
  • 39.
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  • 41.
  • 42. • 500 million users • 13 million monthly users
  • 43. What to do: • Follow influencers • Establish credibility • Get in conversations • Create lists
  • 44.
  • 45. What to do: • Follow influencers • Establish credibility • Get in conversations • Create lists • Be interesting.
  • 46. What not to do…
  • 47.
  • 48. What NOT to do: • Post links with no description
  • 49.
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  • 52. • 500+ million users – If you have a Gmail account, you’re a Google+ user • Likely to have a significant impact on search ranking
  • 53. What to do: • Create your company page • Experiment • Encourage +1s from your connections • Be patient
  • 54. “SO WHAT SHOULD I SAY?”
  • 55.
  • 56. Why do people follow brands? 33% 24% 37% 44% 6% 6% 18% 23% 5% 4% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Facebook Twitter Service, support, or product news Interesting or Entertaining content Friends are fans of the brand Special offers/deals Current Customer
  • 57. What is “good content”? • Sales promotions • New product announcements • New employee announcements • Job postings • Invitations to company events • Shout-outs to customers and suppliers • Industry news • Examples of your work • Questions
  • 59. Have an “editorial calendar” • A schedule of content and sales posts • Weekly/monthly • Key strategic messages • Get input from multiple sources • Central approval
  • 60. Have an “editorial calendar”
  • 62. Setting Company Guidelines • Varies from business to business • Be aware of regulatory issues • Set boundaries between work and personal use • Establish consequences for violations • Have an editorial review process • Respond promptly but prudently • View other companies’ policies at http://socialmediagovernance.com/policies.php
  • 63. Basic Guidelines Don’t: • Talk at people • Blurt • Discuss competitors • Get into fights Do: • Listen and converse • Plan and strategize • Be your(company’s)self • Be nice • Be interesting • Be generous • Provide value Remember: the Internet is forever!
  • 66. What matters? • Followers • Retweets/shares • Web traffic
  • 67. What matters? • Followers • Retweets/shares • Web traffic • SALES! • LEADS!
  • 68. What should we measure? Engagement • New followers • Likes, +1s • Comments, replies • Shares, retweets • Clicks Conversion • Email signup • Contact forms • RFQs • Sales Interesting Effective
  • 69. How should we measure?
  • 70. How should we measure?
  • 71. How should we measure? • Hootsuite • Radian6 • Facebook Insights • LinkedIn Company Page Analytics • Google Analytics
  • 72. A WORD OF CAUTION
  • 74. To Summarize • Don’t treat all the networks the same. • Have a strategy. • Establish guidelines. • Follow the 4-1-1 rule. • Listen and engage. • Measure success. • Learn and adapt.
  • 77. NEXT SEMINAR: Responsive Web Design September 26, 1PM to 3:30PM

Editor's Notes

  1. AMR International, “Online B2B Marketing in the United States: Assessment and Forecast to 2013”
  2. http://blog.getsatisfaction.com/2011/06/29/what-makes-people-follow-brands/?view=socialstudieshttp://mashable.com/2011/06/29/why-people-follow-brands/
  3. http://unbounce.com/social-media/b2b-social-media/
  4. Maybe whiteboard this