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1. Social Media Marketing Fundamentals with Brian Honigman
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Social Media Marketing Fundamentals
with Brian Honigman
Checklist for Choosing a Social Channel
Selecting the right social networks for your organization isn’t
an easy decision with the numerous options
available and the variety of considerations to account for.
Here’s a checklist to help remember what to
keep top of mind when choosing where to be active on social
media. A majority of the questions below
should be marked “yes” to indicate a social network is right for
your business.
YES NO Is your audience using this social network?
YES NO Does this channel have a large, active audience?
YES NO Do you have the necessary resources to maintain this
channel?
YES NO Does your organization have the expertise to succeed
here?
YES NO Are your competitors active on this channel?
YES NO Is it possible to achieve your marketing goals on this
platform?

2. YES NO Are you able to invest in the types of content typically
shared here?
YES NO Does your team grasp the unique features and nuances
of this channel?
YES NO Can your company afford to pay for advertising on this
social network?
YES NO Does the context of this platform’s use align with your
company’s offerings?
YES NO Can you reasonably measure and report results for this
channel?
YES NO Have you personally tested this network to understand
how it’s used?
YES NO Will your team enjoy using this channel to reach your
customers?
YES NO Does this channel facilitate customer service requests
for your customers?
YES NO Are you willing to innovate on this network, moving
beyond best practices?
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Social Media Marketing Fundamentals with Brian Honigman
1 of 1
Social Media Marketing Fundamentals
with Brian Honigman
Checklist for Choosing a Social Channel
Selecting the right social networks for your organization isn’t
an easy decision with the numerous options
available and the variety of considerations to account for.
Here’s a checklist to help remember what to
keep top of mind when choosing where to be active on social
media. A majority of the questions below
should be marked “yes” to indicate a social network is right for
your business.
YES NO Is your audience using this social network?
YES NO Does this channel have a large, active audience?
YES NO Do you have the necessary resources to maintain this
channel?
YES NO Does your organization have the expertise to succeed
here?
YES NO Are your competitors active on this channel?
YES NO Is it possible to achieve your marketing goals on this
platform?

5. YES NO Are you able to invest in the types of content typically
shared here?
YES NO Does your team grasp the unique features and nuances
of this channel?
YES NO Can your company afford to pay for advertising on this
social network?
YES NO Does the context of this platform’s use align with your
company’s offerings?
YES NO Can you reasonably measure and report results for this
channel?
YES NO Have you personally tested this network to understand
how it’s used?
YES NO Will your team enjoy using this channel to reach your
customers?
YES NO Does this channel facilitate customer service requests
for your customers?
YES NO Are you willing to innovate on this network, moving
beyond best practices?
Week 9 Discussion
Read theOmni-channel Integrationand answer the following
questions:
- Social media is often over-hyped. Yes, as a method of
communication, social media has altered the way information is
shared by consumers, businesses, and governments alike. But it
is not the end all be all for marketers. There are many other

6. marketing channels available today that provide value to
advertisers in ways that social media cannot. It's not to say one
marketing discipline is better than the other. But instead, let's
learn how to integrate your useof social media with other
marketing channels as well.
This is known as Omnichannel Integration. When your
organization has successfully coordinated the use of your
marketing channels to achieve the same objectives. The goal of
omnichannel integration is to provide tailored messaging
coordinated across different mediums to engage your target
audience at all possible touch-points. For example, a consumer
goes to Disney's website to read a blog about the most kid-
friendly hotels at their parks. Then the next day they see a
sponsored video on Facebook about a past customer's
experience; further highlighting what it's like to visit their
theme park.
And then finally, the same person is browsing a different site
two weeks later and sees a display add about discounted tickets
to Disney World. This is omnichannel marketing. Each channel
further supported the experience the consumer was having on
the previous channel,eventually leading to a ticket sale. Notice
that the same exact messaging isn't repeated.Instead, each
channel acts as a different touchpoint for consumers that
provides a consistent experience.
Social media should compliment your email marketing, events,
direct mail, paper click-adds, and vice versa. An omnichannel
approach is effective because it delivers one unified experience
for customers. Since consumers are active across many
platforms and devices, an omnichannel approach is required to
reach them on each touchpoint where they spend time online
and offline. As you begin to plan a marketing campaign for your
organization, start with your goals.

7. Then the campaign's focus will come together to inform what
strategy, channels, and tacticsyou'll need to
implement. Orienting towards your goals will also help
you more quickly and efficiently coordinate social media with
the rest of your channels. Your social media activity should
support your other channels; but the opposite should also be
true. Say you're hosting a giveaway on your company's Youtube
channel and to increase participation you announce it within
your monthly newsletter and in a blog post.
This way the other marketing mediums you're active on support
a campaign living on social media to help increase the number
of entries. In the end, the goal is to integrate social mediaand
your channels together to deliver one concise experience for
your audience while achieving your goals.
Question One
Develop a digital and social marketing communications plan
using communications channels for your hypothetical business.
Question Two
Is social media right for your hypothetical business? Did you
mark yes to the majority of the questions in the checklist? If so,
what social media channels would you use and why? If not, why
is social media not right for your business? Complete and
upload the social media checklist. (Checklist as attach file
please.)
Question Three
How would you modify the messaging specific to digital/social
media and personal selling? Provide an example to illustrate
this point.
Respond to Peer(s)
Read and respond to at least two of your classmates' posts.
Respond to Peer 1 : Steven Bippus

8. The digital and social marketing that I will be using for my dog
grooming service will highlight the skills of our groomers via
photos of the dogs being groomed. A photo collage app will
allow our groomers to easily take before and after photos of the
dogs. With the client’s permission, these photos will be
uploaded to our facebook and instragram pages. These photos
can then be shared online which will raise awareness of our
brand. This will also allow potential customers an easy way to
access the business through both comments and direct messages.
Social media would be perfect for our business. The majority of
customers in the age range we are targeting are likely to have
social media accounts so reaching this way would be the most
cost effective strategy for my business.
YES Is your audience using this social network?
YES Does this channel have a large, active audience?
YES Do you have the necessary resources to maintain this
channel?
YES Does your organization have the expertise to succeed here?
NO Are your competitors active on this channel?
YES Is it possible to achieve your marketing goals on this
platform?
YES Are you able to invest in the types of content typically
shared here?
YES Does your team grasp the unique features and nuances of
this channel?
YES Can your company afford to pay for advertising on this

9. social network?
YES Does the context of this platform’s use align with your
company’s offerings?
YES Can you reasonably measure and report results for this
channel?
YES Have you personally tested this network to understand how
it’s used?
YES Will your team enjoy using this channel to reach your
customers?
YES Does this channel facilitate customer service requests for
your customers?
YES Are you willing to innovate on this network, moving
beyond best practices
The messaging that will be used for our digital media will be
one of showing the quality of the service provided. Many people
enjoy seeing pictures of cute dogs and sharing them with their
friends. Our photos will have the company name and logo on
them so that everyone will know where the work was done. This
will increase exposure to the brand and allow for a modern day
word of mouth advertising. Further, promotions will be
provided to those customers who chose to promote and share
how they feel about the work that was done so ad to further
encourage the awareness of our brand.
Respond to Peer 2 : Sherry Carroll
Question One
· Develop a digital and social marketing communications
plan using communications channels for your hypothetical
business.

10. My hypothetical business will utilize social media platforms
and a mobile app to connect with online audiences. Its ddigital
marketing plan will also include social media training, blogger
development and online community management allowing
organization to engage its audiences in a targeted, personalized
yet cost-effective manner (Worldcom, 2019).
Question Two
Is social media right for your hypothetical business? Did
you mark yes to the majority of the questions in the checklist?
If so, what social media channels would you use and why? If
not, why is social media not right for your business? Complete
and upload the social media checklist.
Yes, social media is right for my hypothetical business.
Yes, was marked for all but one question on the checklist (see
attached). Based on business target market and marketing goals
the company will use the following social media channels: Bing,
Discussion Boards and Forums, Facebook Live, Twitter,
Blogging platforms, Snap Chat and Instagram.
Question Three
How would you modify the messaging specific to
digital/social media and personal selling? Provide an example to
illustrate this point.
I would encourage company beauty consultants pursue
social media leads. For example, use Twitter to find
opportunities and LinkedIn to find names of the true buyers
inside organization (Smith, 2014).
References
Smith, J. (2014). How to Use Social Media to Make Sales.
Retrieved from

11. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2014/01/10/how-
to-use-social-media-to-make-sales-2014/#7c529ae77a5d
Worldcom. (2019). Digital and Social Communications.
Retrieved from https://worldcomgroup.com/our-
expertise/digital-and-social-communications
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