This information-packed seminar reviews the essential strategies and best practices you should understand to successfully get started with social media marketing.
For the Boyette Strategic Advisors ThinkIn conference, this presentation focuses on how executives and company leaders can use social media to build their personal brand and the reputation of their companies.
Ebriks-Social media to achieve SEO success ebriksinfotech
Here we share a presentation on the social media to achieve SEO scuccess.Social media activities leads to the better search results and hence good page rank.Ebriks seo company provides the best SEO services in the social media.if you know more about this please visit @www.ebriks.com
This presentation was specifically created for participants in the Nashville Business Incubation Center's Social Media 101 class. The purpose of the class is to expose small business owners to social media so that they may use it to leverage their businesses.
The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Social Media MarketingPlacester
It’s easy to think of social media as a craze that has no value for your business. With all of the noise out there, many businesses underestimate social media’s business power, but social is so much more than tweets and cat photos: It’s now where customers go to search for products and content, follow and engage with their favorite brands, crowdsource opinions to get recommendations and referrals, and share content. The social universe is enormous, Twitter has 255 million active sending 500 million tweets each and every day,
there are more than 50 million Facebook Pages and 20 billion photos on Instagram. This infographic created in collaboration with our friend Barry Feldman is your guide to building a strategy that works for your business. Take a look and let us know what you think. Say hi @placester and @feldmancreative, we'd love to hear from you.
Multichannel SEO - Social Media Optimization and Marketing PlanSEARZILLA
Searzilla offers multichannel SEO and eCommerce solution to the best value of social media marketing and other activities. See more on www.searzilla.co.uk
Guys, hope for you a successful year.
We are so excited to gain new friends in 2017 through our different educational programs.
Pleased to share with our Digital Marketing Diploma which will Start in February.
HighRoad's Campaign eMail includes a new feature to share content on social media. This webinar highlights why social share features are so important to today's users and how you can take advantage of it in the Campaign eMail product by BlueHornet. High
The Potential of Social Media for Business Development in Higher EducationSue Beckingham
During this workshop we will consider:
Who are your key audiences?
Identify the most appropriate platforms (e.g. LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook) to engage with your target audiences
Explore how social media can increase efficiency and effectiveness without increasing workload
Agree an overall approach to harness the excellent work that is already undertaken by individuals across the Faculty
Developing Engaging Content for Content MarketingBrian Huonker
Traditional marketing channels have become ineffective in capturing and engaging the attention of today’s perpetually connected consumers. Today's businesses must adapt their marketing strategies in an effort to build a brand advantage in the face of the consumers’ rapidly changing media consumption landscape. Additionally, today’s millennial generation does not trust traditional advertisements, only 6% of millennials consider advertising even to be credible. In this class, you will learn how to develop, promote and take advantage of branded content delivered through a strategic social media plan that will allow your business to engage today's generation, building a trusted relationship, and become unmistakable and essential in their eyes.
In this session, you will learn how to create content based on your strategic plan for your content marketing and social media efforts.
IWU Small Business Development Center and YouthBuild McLean County Marketing Series.
Social Marketing 2.0 & Social Commerce 2.0 - 2014 New Business Development Co...Dream Local Digital
Shannon Kinney joins Inland Press Association and Creative Circle Media Solutions for the 2014 New Business Development Conference, August 7-8 in Chicago.
She will be presenting in two sessions, covering what's next with mobile marketing and social marketing 2.0.
Schedule Shannon to speak with your group >> http://dreamlocal.com/seminar-request/
Social Media Marketing: Success Stories & Case Studies Vanessa CEO
This seminar analyzes examples of how companies and brands have been able to successfully put the power of social media marketing to advance their business success. The plan for this class is to analyze between 4 and 6 difference cases. Social media sites discussed include: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter & YouTube. The goal is also to attempt to help attendees convert their own social media business activity into a potential success stories.
You know your prospects are on LinkedIn, and you've heard the success stories, but how do YOU reap the benefits of LinkedIn to get more leads, more business, and more referrals?
In this seminar you will learn:
How to create a LinkedIn profile that attracts quality prospects
How to reach out on LinkedIn to make connections, generate leads, create opportunities, and win more business more consistently
How to build your online reputation as the "GO-TO" person in your field
How to combine it all with an effective email marketing plan
For the Boyette Strategic Advisors ThinkIn conference, this presentation focuses on how executives and company leaders can use social media to build their personal brand and the reputation of their companies.
Ebriks-Social media to achieve SEO success ebriksinfotech
Here we share a presentation on the social media to achieve SEO scuccess.Social media activities leads to the better search results and hence good page rank.Ebriks seo company provides the best SEO services in the social media.if you know more about this please visit @www.ebriks.com
This presentation was specifically created for participants in the Nashville Business Incubation Center's Social Media 101 class. The purpose of the class is to expose small business owners to social media so that they may use it to leverage their businesses.
The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Social Media MarketingPlacester
It’s easy to think of social media as a craze that has no value for your business. With all of the noise out there, many businesses underestimate social media’s business power, but social is so much more than tweets and cat photos: It’s now where customers go to search for products and content, follow and engage with their favorite brands, crowdsource opinions to get recommendations and referrals, and share content. The social universe is enormous, Twitter has 255 million active sending 500 million tweets each and every day,
there are more than 50 million Facebook Pages and 20 billion photos on Instagram. This infographic created in collaboration with our friend Barry Feldman is your guide to building a strategy that works for your business. Take a look and let us know what you think. Say hi @placester and @feldmancreative, we'd love to hear from you.
Multichannel SEO - Social Media Optimization and Marketing PlanSEARZILLA
Searzilla offers multichannel SEO and eCommerce solution to the best value of social media marketing and other activities. See more on www.searzilla.co.uk
Guys, hope for you a successful year.
We are so excited to gain new friends in 2017 through our different educational programs.
Pleased to share with our Digital Marketing Diploma which will Start in February.
HighRoad's Campaign eMail includes a new feature to share content on social media. This webinar highlights why social share features are so important to today's users and how you can take advantage of it in the Campaign eMail product by BlueHornet. High
The Potential of Social Media for Business Development in Higher EducationSue Beckingham
During this workshop we will consider:
Who are your key audiences?
Identify the most appropriate platforms (e.g. LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook) to engage with your target audiences
Explore how social media can increase efficiency and effectiveness without increasing workload
Agree an overall approach to harness the excellent work that is already undertaken by individuals across the Faculty
Developing Engaging Content for Content MarketingBrian Huonker
Traditional marketing channels have become ineffective in capturing and engaging the attention of today’s perpetually connected consumers. Today's businesses must adapt their marketing strategies in an effort to build a brand advantage in the face of the consumers’ rapidly changing media consumption landscape. Additionally, today’s millennial generation does not trust traditional advertisements, only 6% of millennials consider advertising even to be credible. In this class, you will learn how to develop, promote and take advantage of branded content delivered through a strategic social media plan that will allow your business to engage today's generation, building a trusted relationship, and become unmistakable and essential in their eyes.
In this session, you will learn how to create content based on your strategic plan for your content marketing and social media efforts.
IWU Small Business Development Center and YouthBuild McLean County Marketing Series.
Social Marketing 2.0 & Social Commerce 2.0 - 2014 New Business Development Co...Dream Local Digital
Shannon Kinney joins Inland Press Association and Creative Circle Media Solutions for the 2014 New Business Development Conference, August 7-8 in Chicago.
She will be presenting in two sessions, covering what's next with mobile marketing and social marketing 2.0.
Schedule Shannon to speak with your group >> http://dreamlocal.com/seminar-request/
Social Media Marketing: Success Stories & Case Studies Vanessa CEO
This seminar analyzes examples of how companies and brands have been able to successfully put the power of social media marketing to advance their business success. The plan for this class is to analyze between 4 and 6 difference cases. Social media sites discussed include: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter & YouTube. The goal is also to attempt to help attendees convert their own social media business activity into a potential success stories.
You know your prospects are on LinkedIn, and you've heard the success stories, but how do YOU reap the benefits of LinkedIn to get more leads, more business, and more referrals?
In this seminar you will learn:
How to create a LinkedIn profile that attracts quality prospects
How to reach out on LinkedIn to make connections, generate leads, create opportunities, and win more business more consistently
How to build your online reputation as the "GO-TO" person in your field
How to combine it all with an effective email marketing plan
How to Run a Successful Event Using Email & Social MediaVanessa CEO
Make no mistake, running an event is marketing. One important campaign type that many nonprofits and small businesses have used, but would like to learn more about, revolves around Events.
When you run an event you want to make sure that you leave ample time for the promotional activities that will drive your registrations, and you want to create and provide an optimal online registration experience.
You'll learn:
• The different types of events you might run
• Setting a goal for your event
• Promotion of your event (including a sample promotional timeline and activities)
Using social media to promote your event
• Set up an effective online registration process
• Post-event activities you can’t forget
How Small Businesses Are Using Facebook to Get BIG ResultsVanessa CEO
Facebook is where people are these days. And for most brands, establishing a presence on Facebook is a must. In this jam-packed seminar learn how to run a killer Facebook marketing campaign that not only drives engagement, action and social sharing but also increases your Facebook fans and sales lead!
Grow Your Business with Email and Social MediaVanessa CEO
This session will teach you how to make the most of the combination of email and social media for your business and gain a greater understanding of marketing basics like goals and objectives. You’ll learn what a “campaign” is and you’ll walk away with simple yet powerful tips to get your messages opened and read, shared and socially visible.
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Campaigns That Drive Action: Email Marketing for Success!Vanessa CEO
At the heart of small business marketing are the campaigns that drive action – collections of marketing activities that help a small business or organization to achieve its goals and objectives. Newsletters and Announcements have become a core component of those campaign choices. Email is more important than ever – to the communication efforts of businesses and nonprofits everywhere; and to the customer, donor, client or supporter of those organizations. This session will reveal some simple but effective best practices and considerations for the small business or nonprofit seeking to make their email newsletters more effective. Attendees of this presentation will learn:
The different types of newsletters
What to write about in your newsletter or announcement and how to consider using images
Subject line best practices, and when to send your newsletter
The importance of understanding how connected email and social media are…they have to be done together
What types of additional tools might be useful
Learn some great new strategies to help your email and social media efforts be more effective components of one of the core campaign types, newsletters and announcements.
Making the Case for Mobile Marketing - Beyond Text Messaging!Vanessa CEO
Whether you know it or not, mobile is already having an influence on the way people interact with your small business or nonprofit organization.
Customers are using mobile devices. A lot. There are now more mobile phones than humans. It's time to start thinking about how your business has to build mobile into its marketing strategy. In this seminar, you will learn:
Five tips for what you can do today to start taking advantage of mobile marketing.
How to better understand and apply the spread of mobile behavior.
How to build your own mobile strategy.
How to make the most of your mobile email, website, and social media campaigns.
And more...
Embracing mobile marketing is about the success of your efforts to communicate with your customers, and the success to connect with them where they are now: on their phone.
The case for mobile is getting stronger every click and call.
The ups and downs of Twitter. Did you know that 60% of new Twitter users quit using this social platform within the first week! That's because once you set-up your account, people ask Now What? Twitter for Business will show you how to connect and start creating meaningful business and personal benefits right away! You'll learn secrets to building influence on Twitter and ways to build an audience that wants to connect to you. Get on the road to social media influence and business success!
Standout Subject Lines: Get Opened, Get Read, Get Results!Vanessa CEO
Ignored or Engaging? How are your subject lines working, or NOT working to capture the attention and interest of your audience?
This fast-paced seminar will take a deeper dive into the mechanics of truly effective subject lines. I'll cover the three keys that make or break your subject line (and how short your window really is..). What works, and what does NOT work in capturing your readers’ attention. Length, brand, urgency and offers. How to make them work for your subject lines. Before and after examples that make it crystal clear how to improve your results. Get their attention, get in the door, and get the response you desire. Whether you are trying to get read, realize revenue, increase your reach or inspire referrals, your subject lines are a key to your success!
Learn how to create an automated email series that welcomes, nurtures and CONVERTS any new lead that joins your list!
What You'll Walk Away With
Learn what an automated email is and how easy it is to create one.
Learn what an autoresponder is and how it can SAVE YOU TIME and generate AUTOMATED INCOME.
Learn why having an automated system in place is an absolute MUST for anyone looking to have a profitable business in 2017.
View real-world examples of how other small businesses are killing it with their automated systems.
Learn how to RE-CREATE the 5-day welcome series I use to bring in recurring revenue every single month. I'm revealing EXACTLY WHAT I SAY in each email to welcome, nurture and CONVERT every new lead that joins my list.
Email automation can be a confusing and overwhelming concept for any small business/solopreneur to master. Perhaps you don't know what to say in these emails or you just never found the time to get these automated systems set up. That's exactly what I went through when I started learning about email automation. But in this free training, I keep email automation simple. By the end of this session, you'll not only have a clear understanding of how email automation works, you'll also be given EVERYTHING YOU NEED to finally create that automated welcome email series you always wanted to!
Event Marketing - Simple Strategies to Better Your Events Vanessa CEO
Event marketing can be a powerful way to generate exposure for your business or organization and foster meaningful face-to-face interactions that drive new opportunities for building sales. Whether you are a business owner, a non-profit, an entrepreneur, an online marketer, or simply an individual – this presentation will help you to grasp the Best Practices needed to utilize and maximize attendance at your event using the growing trend of Online Event Marketing.
Looking for ways to grow your email list? I've got 60!
Get ideas and strategies to capture new contacts, grow your list and take action to help move your business forward.
Having an interested and qualified list of contacts, that you can stay top of mind with, is vital to every business. Continuing to grow that list is just as important. In this webinar I will show you 60 easy ways to grow your contact list.
Here's what I will cover:
* Why someone should join your contact list and what's in it for them
* How to ask people to join your list "face-to-face"
* How to use social media to grow your list
* How to grow your list on your website or blog
* How to use print material to get people to sign up
* How to use events to help grow your list
* How to use incentives and giveaways to grow your list
Best Practices in Social Media for NGO's [Report]Social Samosa
As an NGO, your social media activities should aim at creating awareness, generating interest, encouraging sharing, and enlisting support and participationfor your initiatives.
Marketing Agency Secrets: Creating Powerful Social Media Marketing CampaignsCindy Kelly
Social media can be a very powerful marketing tool. Media Fusion shares some of our marketing agency secrets that can help you create a powerful social media marketing campaign.
Building a WordPress website is not like building the Field of Dreams. Just because you build it, does not necessarily mean that “they” will come. In order to build a following for your brand or business, you must engage your audience or target market. This stands true across the board for the average WordPress user as well as the developer. We’ll take a look at the importance of proper and timely engagement, as well as what the average WordPress user can utilize in order to create seamless and streamlined avenues for engagement, right now. We’ll also take it a step further and discuss what the average developer can implement in order to make engagement much easier for the users having the websites developed.
Theory on social media management, from the marketing plan to Facebook workplace. Theory, examples, exercises and basic concepts useful while working with social networks.
Digital Media Dinners- How to Build Your Social Media Community Melodie Tao
Marketing Melodie presents the 3rd event in the DIGITAL MEDIA DINNERS series: How to Build Your Social Media Community
You already know your business “needs” to be on Social Media. You have accounts on all the major social networks. Now what? Now it’s time be social, connect with your customers, interact and get them engaged with your brand. But how? First you’ll need a community to drive your brand. Your community is your most important asset when it comes growing your business. At the 3rd Digital Media Dinners you’ll learn how to immediately begin building a community with your target customers on Social Media.
4-Step process to creating your own social media strategy for selling, including a look at specific ways to use popular social media sites to increase leads and sales.
Here is a brief overview of social media and how it can be leveraged to grow your business. This presentation was developed specifically for my Social Media 101 class at the Nashville Business Incubation Center.
Understanding Social Media Marketing | 30 Top Tips | Hammad SiddiquiHammad Siddiqui
Market for social media management tools grow over 100% to $970 million in 2016, from $389 million this year.
Companies that are still waiting to enter in the ever growing arena of social media will soon find alienated from the rest of the corporate sector
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Get your 2020 marketing, visibility and sales plan mapped out! Struggling on where to even start? Are you trying to figure out how to get things out of your head and into something engaging? Still questioning which social media platforms you should focus on? In this impact-full training, award winning marketing consultant Vanessa Cabrera will walk you through 6 steps that will help map out your entire 2020 online social media marketing strategy.
Email Marketing Masterclass: Email Automation DominationVanessa CEO
Email automation can be a confusing and overwhelming concept for any small business/solopreneur to master. Perhaps you don't know what to say in these emails or you just never found the time to get these automated systems set up.
In this cannot miss session, award winning email marketing strategist & marketing consultant, Vanessa Cabrera will provide you with a clear understanding of how email automation works, you'll also be given EVERYTHING YOU NEED to finally create that automated indoctrination email series you've always wanted to create.
Email Marketing Masterclass: How to Create Killer Content ConsistentlyVanessa CEO
Ever ask yourself, what the heck am I going to email my list this week?
In this cannot miss session, award winning online marketing consultant and email/social media strategist, Vanessa Cabrera will inspire you on all the ways you can absolutely create killer content on a consistent basis where your list will be on their edge of their seat to get your next email!
And if you've never attended one of Vanessa's LIVE training's, you're in for quite a show! She's real, raw, and she keeps things simple.. She believes in having fun while you learn, which is why so many of her online training's sell out FAST!
7 Ways To Grow Your Instagram Following OrganicallyVanessa CEO
Is Instagram the new Facebook? With over 1 billion monthly active users, this social media platform can no longer be ignored as an incredible way to connect with your prospects.
Instagram is THE fastest growing social media platform bar none. If you're ready to learn how to use Instagram to increase your visibility to take your business to new heights, then this is a cannot miss event!
Vanessa Cabrera is an award winning online marketing consultant, social media strategist and speaker who travels the country helping small businesses really understand how to grow their business using social media together with an email marketing program.
Vanessa will reveal 7 very simple ways to grow your Instagram following for FREE, plus she reveal one BONUS #protip! Make sure you bring something to take lots of notes with, cause this is going to be an epic Instagram training!
Is Instagram the new Facebook? With over 1 billion monthly active users, this social media platform can no longer be ignored as an incredible way to connect with your prospects.
Instagram is THE fastest growing social media platform bar none. If you're ready to learn how to use Instagram to increase your visibility to take your business to new heights, then this is a cannot miss event!
In this training you'll learn:
Why you should be on Instagram
Why #Hashtags #Matter
Business profile vs a Personal Profile
Instagram stories, what they are and how to use them for your business
How to optimize your profile to make a great first impression
#PROTIP revealed
How to grow your email list using Instagram
Plus you'll get LIVE Q&A time with your host
Is Instagram the new Facebook? With over 1 billion monthly active users, this social media platform can no longer be ignored as an incredible way to connect with your prospects.
In this session, Vanessa will introduce you to:
The basics of Instagram
The difference between a Business profile and a Personal profile and which to use
How to grow your email list FAST on Instagram
How #Hashtags #Matter
And a bonus #PROTIP
How to Livestream to Engage with Your Customers & Increase Business
Facebook, the #1 social media platform on the planet, has now made it even easier and more fun to authentically connect with your customers. Facebook LIVE is all about interacting with your audience in REAL TIME. It breaks down the barriers and creates a connection that transcends traditional marketing limitations.
Just think: what would you remember more? Reading an interesting article or watching a video that leds you become a part of the action!
In this cannot miss session, Vanessa will introduce you to the world of Facebook LIVE and the different ways your business can benefit from using this exciting new platform.
In this LIVE training you'll learn:
How to go live on Facebook
What do do BEFORE you go Live (most people miss this part)
What do to DURING your livestreams to make them as engaging and as effective as possible
What do to AFTER your livestreams. Follow up is EVERYTHING! I'll show you how to do it well!
The different types of broadcasts you can do. We're going to get creative here!
How to repurpose your livestreams
The differences/benefits of going live via your Personal Profile vs your Business Page. This is important!
Many small businesses and organizations find themselves seeking the right strategies, tools and tactics to make their marketing efforts as effective as possible. But between Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Email, Mobile and whatever new social network is rolling out that month—there’s a lot to keep up with. And there are only so many hours in each day.
The number of possibilities can feel overwhelming. This session will help make sense of the noise. Vanessa will show you how to make the most of the combination of email and social media for your business. By the time you leave, you’ll have a greater understanding of marketing basics like goals and objectives. You’ll learn what a “campaign” is and what to write about and offer in that campaign. You’ll be given some simple but powerful tips for how to get your messages opened and read, shared and socially visible. And you’ll see that there are some great tools you can use to help engage with your existing customers as well as expand your reach to new prospects.
Throughout the session you’ll be given opportunities to capture your own ideas and build out the framework of your own “next great campaign.” So, join us and start to build a plan that will help you grow your business by eliciting the responses you want from your customers!
Email automation can be a confusing and overwhelming concept for any small business/solopreneur to master. Perhaps you don't know what to say in these emails or you just never found the time to get these automated systems set up. By the end of this session, you'll not only have a clear understanding of how email automation works, you'll also be given EVERYTHING YOU NEED to finally create that automated welcome email series you always wanted to!
Facebook LIVE for Business: The How, What and WhyVanessa CEO
Facebook, the #1 social media platform on the planet, has now made it even easier and more fun to authentically connect with your customers. Facebook LIVE breaks down the barriers and creates a connection that transcends traditional marketing limitations.
In this cannot miss session, Vanessa will introduce you to the world of Facebook LIVE and the different ways your business can benefit from using this exciting new platform. And if you've never attended one of Vanessa's LIVE training's, you're in for quite a show! She's real, raw, she keeps things simple and she's quite the, shall we say, colorful entertainer. She believes in having fun while you learn, which is why so many of her online training's fill up fast!
In this LIVE training you'll learn:
✔How to go live on Facebook.
✔Your promotional plan
✔How to engage your audience
✔The different types of broadcasts you can do. We're going to get creative here!
✔How to repurpose your livestreams so you can reach a wider audience.
✔The differences/benefits of going live via your Personal Profile vs a Business Page. This is important to know!
Email Marketing Masterclass: Standout Subject LinesVanessa CEO
We'll take a deeper dive into the mechanics of truly effective subject lines and cover the three keys that make or break your subject line (and how short your window really is...). What works, and what does NOT work in capturing your readers’ attention. Length, brand, urgency and offers. How to make them work for your subject lines. Before and after examples that make it crystal clear how to improve your results. Get their attention, get in the door, and get the response you desire. Whether you are trying to get read, realize revenue, increase your reach or inspire referrals, your subject lines are a key to your success!
How to Leverage the Power of LinkedIn to Grow Your BusinessVanessa CEO
You know your prospects are on LinkedIn, and you've heard the success stories, but how do YOU reap the benefits of LinkedIn to get more leads, more business, and more referrals?
In this seminar you will learn:
How to create a LinkedIn profile that attracts quality prospects
How to reach out on LinkedIn to make connections, generate leads, create opportunities, and win more business more consistently
How to build your online reputation as the "GO-TO" person in your field
How to combine it all with an effective email marketing plan
Facebook LIVE How to Livestream to Engage with Your Customers & Increase Busi...Vanessa CEO
Facebook, the #1 social media platform on the planet, has now made it even easier and more fun to authentically connect with your customers. Facebook LIVE is all about interacting with your audience in REAL TIME. It breaks down the barriers and creates a connection that transcends traditional marketing limitations.
In this cannot miss session, Vanessa will introduce you to the world of Facebook LIVE and the different ways your business can benefit from using this exciting new platform. And if you've never attended one of Vanessa's LIVE training's, you're in for quite a show! She's real, raw, she keeps things simple and she's quite the, shall we say, colorful entertainer. She believes in having fun while you learn, which is why so many of her online training's fill up fast!
In this LIVE training you'll learn:
✔How to go live on Facebook.
✔What to do BEFORE you go Live (most people miss this part)
✔What to do DURING your livestreams to make them as engaging and as effective as possible.
✔What to do AFTER your livestreams. Follow up is EVERYTING! I'll show you how to do it well!
✔The different types of broadcasts you can do. We're going to get creative here!
✔How to repurpose your livestreams so you can reach a wider audience.
✔The differences/benefits of going live via your Personal Profile vs a Business Page. This is important to know!
Email Marketing Master Class: How to Create an Opt-In Your Ideal Clients Find...Vanessa CEO
In this session I am going to help you connect the dots on how to monetize your social media efforts. And it begins with creating the perfect opt-in your potential client's are WAITING FOR YOU TO OFFER!
The Power of the Inbox! Tips and Tricks for Successful Email MarketingVanessa CEO
What is the first impression you give when they see you in their email inbox? And when they see you there, what do they do? This powerful seminar takes you step-by-step through the keys to effective email marketing:
What it really is (and isn’t)
What it can do for your business
And the five easy steps you must take to harness the power of the inbox to make SALES!
o Grow a healthy list
o Create great content
o Customize a beautiful, mobile-friendly template that matches your brand
o How to get your emails opened
o Tracking your results
From revealing why regular email doesn't work, to insider tips and techniques like automated list building tools and the design elements that work (and those that don't!), this seminar will give you the keys to the most effective marketing you can do: email marketing
Many small businesses and organizations find themselves seeking the right strategies, tools and tactics to make their marketing efforts as effective as possible. But between Facebook and Twitter, email and mobile, and whatever new social network is rolling out that month—there’s a lot to keep up with. And there are only so many hours in each day. The number of possibilities can feel overwhelming. This session will help make sense of the noise. In this session I show you how to make the most of the combination of email and social media for your business. When the session is done you’ll have a greater understanding of marketing basics like goals and objectives. You’ll learn what a “campaign” is and what to write about and offer in that campaign. You’ll be given some simple but powerful tips for how to get your messages opened and read, shared and socially visible. And you’ll see that there are some great tools you can use to help engage with your existing customers and supporters as well as expand your reach to new prospects. Throughout the session you’ll be given opportunities to capture your own ideas and build out the framework of your own “next great campaign.”
Learn to welcome, nurture and CONVERT any new prospect that joins your list. Email marketing expert and speaker Vanessa Cabrera will demonstrate how easy it is to create a repeatable, automated email marketing campaign that will build your business, she includes successful real world examples of businesses kill'n it with their welcome funnels and she includes the 5 emails she uses to welcome her new prospects!
Tips and Tricks for Successful Email Marketing What is the first impression you give when they see you in their email inbox? And when they see you there, what do they do? This powerful seminar takes you step-by-step through the keys to effective email marketing:
What it really is (and isn’t)
What it can do for your business
And the five easy steps you must take to harness the power of the inbox!
1. Grow a healthy list
2. Create great content
3. Customize a beautiful, mobile-friendly template that matches your brand
4. How to get your emails opened
5. Tracking your results
From revealing why regular email doesn't work, to insider tips and techniques like automated list building tools and the design elements that work (and those that don't!), this seminar will give you the keys to the most effective marketing you can do: email marketing.
Build Your Marketing Toolkit with Email and Social MediaVanessa CEO
Many small businesses and organizations find themselves seeking the right strategies to make their marketing efforts as effective as possible. But, with so many different marketing activities that they could focus on, they often miss some of the important marketing concepts that will help them understand why those activities are so important. This presentation is designed to uncover some of those core concepts and show that a little bit of marketing knowledge can go a long way.
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Occurrence of technical errors on QuickBooks is common but it can be resolved with the use of QuickBooks Sync Manager Tool . With the help of this too, users can sync the QuickBooks Desktop company file with the Intuit online server. It is compatible with versions QuickBooks Pro, Premier, or Enterprise. In case a user faces sync-related errors then they simply need this repair tool.
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First Things First: Building and Effective Marketing Strategy
Too many companies (and marketers) jump straight into activation planning without formalizing a marketing strategy. It may seem tedious, but analyzing the mindset of your targeted audiences and identifying the messaging points most likely to resonate with them is time well spent. That process is also a great opportunity for marketers to collaborate with sales leaders and account managers on a galvanized go-to-market approach. I’ll walk you through the methods and tools we use with our clients to ensure campaign success.
Key Takeaways:
-Recognize the critical role of strategy in marketing
-Learn our approach for building an actionable, effective marketing strategy
-Receive templates and guides for developing a marketing strategy
Elevate your trade show game with our comprehensive guide on creating an interactive booth that captures attention and drives engagement! In this presentation, Blue Atlas Marketing shares practical tips and creative strategies to transform your trade show presence. Learn how to use digital displays, interactive demos, and engaging activities to attract visitors and make lasting impressions. Whether you're a trade show veteran or a newcomer, these insights will help you stand out from the crowd and maximize your event success. Dive into our slides to discover how to turn your booth into a dynamic and interactive experience!
Google Ads Vs Social Media Ads-A comparative analysisakashrawdot
Explore the differences, advantages, and strategies of using Google Ads vs Social Media Ads for online advertising. This presentation will provide insights into how each platform operates, their unique features, and how they can be leveraged to achieve marketing goals.
Mastering Dynamic Web Designing A Comprehensive Guide.pdfIbrandizer
Dynamic Web Designing involves creating interactive and adaptable web pages that respond to user input and change dynamically, enhancing user experience with real-time data, animations, and personalized content tailored to individual preferences.
Mastering Local SEO for Service Businesses in the AI Era is tailored specifically for local service providers like plumbers, dentists, and others seeking to dominate their local search landscape. This session delves into leveraging AI advancements to enhance your online visibility and search rankings through the Content Factory model, designed for creating high-impact, SEO-driven content. Discover the Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy, a cost-effective approach to boost your local SEO efforts and attract more customers with minimal investment. Gain practical insights on optimizing your online presence to meet the specific needs of local service seekers, ensuring your business not only appears but stands out in local searches. This concise, action-oriented workshop is your roadmap to navigating the complexities of digital marketing in the AI age, driving more leads, conversions, and ultimately, success for your local service business.
Key Takeaways:
Embrace AI for Local SEO: Learn to harness the power of AI technologies to optimize your website and content for local search. Understand the pivotal role AI plays in analyzing search trends and consumer behavior, enabling you to tailor your SEO strategies to meet the specific demands of your target local audience. Leverage the Content Factory Model: Discover the step-by-step process of creating SEO-optimized content at scale. This approach ensures a steady stream of high-quality content that engages local customers and boosts your search rankings. Get an action guide on implementing this model, complete with templates and scheduling strategies to maintain a consistent online presence. Maximize ROI with Dollar-a-Day Advertising: Dive into the cost-effective Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy that amplifies your visibility in local searches without breaking the bank. Learn how to strategically allocate your budget across platforms to target potential local customers effectively. The session includes an action guide on setting up, monitoring, and optimizing your ad campaigns to ensure maximum impact with minimal investment.
In this presentation, Danny Leibrandt explains the impact of AI on SEO and what Google has been doing about it. Learn how to take your SEO game to the next level and win over Google with his new strategy anyone can use. Get actionable steps to rank your name, your business, and your clients on Google - the right way.
Key Takeaways:
1. Real content is king
2. Find ways to show EEAT
3. Repurpose across all platforms
This session will aim to comprehensively review the current state of artificial intelligence techniques for emotional recognition and their potential applications in optimizing digital advertising strategies. Key studies developing AI models for multimodal emotion recognition from videos, images, and neurophysiological signals were analyzed to build content for this session. The session delves deeper into the current challenges, opportunities to help realize the full benefits of emotion AI for personalized digital marketing.
What is digital marketing And why is it used?125albina
Digital marketing refers to the use of digital channels, platforms, and technologies to promote products, services, or brands to a target audience. It encompasses a wide range of activities, including search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing, email marketing, content marketing, pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, and more. The primary goal of digital marketing is to connect with potential customers where they spend much of their time: online. My Website: https://dev-topdigitalmarketingagency.pantheonsite.io/
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Capstone Project: Luxury Handloom Saree Brand
As part of my college project, I applied my learning in brand strategy to create a comprehensive project for a luxury handloom saree brand. Key aspects of this project included:
- *Competitor Analysis:* Conducted in-depth competitor analysis to identify market position and differentiation opportunities.
- *Target Audience:* Defined and segmented the target audience to tailor brand messages effectively.
- *Brand Strategy:* Developed a detailed brand strategy to enhance market presence and appeal.
- *Brand Perception:* Analyzed and shaped the brand perception to align with luxury and heritage values.
- *Brand Ladder:* Created a brand ladder to outline the brand's core values, benefits, and attributes.
- *Brand Architecture:* Established a cohesive brand architecture to ensure consistency across all brand touchpoints.
This project helped me gain practical experience in brand strategy, from research and analysis to strategic planning and implementation.
I’m Julie Niehoff, Director of Field Education & Development for Constant Contact. Thanks for taking the time today to learn more about using email marketing and social media to grow your business. We hope you will gain insight into some if the key strategies for using Constant Contact tools – both for your own business and also for your clients.
Now, let’s focus on what goes into a social campaign
Marketing has changed….maybe you’ve noticed? How many of you use [click to build] Facebook for business? How many are on Linked In? Twitter? Anyone tweetingright now? (remind of twitter handle) [click to build] Who uses Pinterest? Instagram? YouTube?[click to build] And how many have checked your email today? (all hands up) …. We used to tell people over the back fence, nowWe tell everyone – our family, our friends, our colleagues, our clients, old highschool boyfriends/girlfriends, grandparents, teens.We have flipped the funnel – it’s less about spending all of your time/money and energy finding new customers and more about fully engaging your existing happy customers and making it easy for them to tell others. The changes have leveled the playing field for smaller organizations to compete with the big boys….[click to next slide]Mobile stat from: research from:email open by platform: https://litmus.com/blog/email-client-market-share-stats-infographic-june-2012
Having a great CTA. A Social Campaign is only as good as what you’re offering. Is it compelling? Is it useful? Is it something your customers will want? CTAs in original slide…traded out to match the CTAs in the SC templates per S.S.Visit your retail locationPlace orders onlineCall you to purchase or book your servicesWrite a positive reviewTell their friendsDownload more informationRegister for an eventoffer a couponrun a sweepstakessell with e-commerceshare exclusive contentget donationsshare a videosign up for your email newsletter
71%of consumers are more likely to purchase a product based on social media referralsSource: http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/30239/71-More-Likely-to-Purchase-Based-on-Social-Media-Referrals-Infographic.aspx
If you have concerns, you’re not alone. Many small businesses think:(Click) Social Media Marketing looks interesting, but… I will never have a million customers or even 5,000….(Click) Using new, inbound marketing tools sound great, but… I will never write Thought Leadership articles….(Click) Paying close attention to what’s being said on social media sounds useful, but… I’ll never have a dedicated staff to do it right…(Click) I hear about new networks everyday, but… I just don’t have the time to stay current
There are easy ways to discover which social media channels are your customers’ preferred channels. (Click) Remember: your contacts, customers, and prospective customers want to keep in touch with you on their terms, so dive in and learn the nuances of the more popular social media tools like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Your audience, marketing objectives, and available resources will dictate which social media is right for your business or organization. Another easy idea? (Click) Add social media icons to your next email marketing campaign or website and measure the number of new fans, followers, comments, etc. You will quickly be able to assess which channels are the most popular using click-through information available within Email Marketing reports or website analytics .
As you get to know what channels your audience likes, also consider what you should be using for your business. Let’s talk about each social media channel, how to use them, and how you might use them for your business or organization.
UPDATED 10/2012- CHWhy are businesses and organizations using Facebook? It’s because the majority of people who use social media are on Facebook, which means your customers or members are there too. There are now over 1 billion active users, and more than 500 million of them log on to Facebook in any given day.They’re spending a lot of time on Facebook and it’s not just about connecting with their friends and family. Users are also connecting with the brands and businesses they like.Let’s meet one of those businesses, who we’ll use to illustrate how Facebook can be a key part of driving your strategy.[click to next slide]Source: http://newsroom.fb.com/content/default.aspx?NewsAreaId=22ADDITIONAL STATS: People Interact With their Favorite Brands on Facebook More than other Social NetworksFacebook – 34%, Twitter – 4%, LinkedIn 1%2011 Chadwick Martin Bailey and Constant Contact Consumer Pulse
Create a Business PageFill with content that is relevant to them – comments, photos, videosA Facebook page is a great customer service tool – invite your fans to ask questions, and make sure you get back to them as soon as possibleHave fun too – add some humor to engage your fansMake settings public so your customers and prospects can find youUse as an alternate landing page for your email Add a “Join My Mailing List” form to invite people to join your listA few important things to know about Facebook’s functionality include:Like – let’s the Business Page administrator know that you are a fan of their business, association, or brand. Upon “Liking”, a user can engage with the business page.Post – text, pictures, videos, etc. – the action of putting up content to your pageComment – Leaving a written response for all to see, be it positive or negativeShare – extending the reach of any content object within that user’s network. The content will reference it’s source. ‘Share’ also gives you the ability to send content as an inter-Facebook message to a unique userGroups – Administrated discussion groups within Facebook on varied topics(Click) Applications – Join My Mailing List! As with any marketing outpost, you will always strive to collect the contact information of a prospect in order to engage more deeply with them, in more targeted ways. Constant Contact provides you the ability to do this by adding it’s JMML Application to your Business Page on Facebook. As you learn more about applications, you can seartch for an add those that are right for your business.
For more Facebook page vs. profile info, here’s a great blog post that Dave Charest wrote for the blog: http://blogs.constantcontact.com/product-blogs/social-media-marketing/facebook-page-vs-profile-championship/Before we get started, let’s talk about setting up your Facebook business page. You want to make sure you create a business page and not a profile for your business. What’s the difference? A profile is for people – with a profile displays limited information, and it’s not set up to help you promote a business. A page has features and tools designed to market your business on Facebook. A page can also share statistics – Facebook calls these Insights – on your page’s growth, what content your fans interacted with the most, and how many people you’re actually reaching. If you’re not sure, what you’re using, take a look – if you have friends, you’ve set up a profile; if you have Likes, you have a business page. (If you want to convert a profile to a page: http://www.socialquickstarter.com/content/110-convert_your_facebook_profile_to_a_page) Let’s look at the anatomy of a Facebook business page – some of these are similar to a profile, but the way you use them is different:[CLICK TO BUILD] You have a cover photo on the top – use this image to promote your business. It could be products or services. It could be customers using those products or services. You can also spotlight your staff. It’s OK to have text on any images you upload as a cover photo, but make sure there’s not more than 20% on your cover photo, per Facebook policy. http://socialfresh.com/facebook-cover-photo-restrictions/[CLICK TO BUILD] Your business’ profile photo is here – this can be your logo; make sure that whatever you use fits that space and is not cut off. It’s 180 pixels by 180 pixels (resources: http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/social-sizing-cheat-sheet_b31732; if they don’t have photo editing software, use partner PicMonkey – it’s FREE!)[CLICK TO BUILD] Here’s where the page displays information about your business – your name, how many Likes you have (also referred to as fans), the type of business you are, address, phone number and business hours. If someone clicks the about link, they will see a map with your location and contact information, a link to your website, and a description where you’ll briefly share what your business does.[CLICK TO BUILD] Below your cover photo are tabs that link to your photos, video, events, and a map of your location. Facebook allows you to add more tabs to this section, and they are called apps – they’re developed by companies outside of Facebook, and businesses use them to promote different things. Constant Contact has an app that you can add that allows fans to join your email list. [CLICK TO BUILD] This section is what’s known as the Facebook timeline – it displays your posts; the most recent thing you shared appears at the top. It also includes any comments that fans have shared on your page, as well as reviews/recommendations they’ve written.[CLICK TO BUILD] Here’s an example of a Facebook post. You can share an update that’s just text, link to pages on the web, or share photos or share videos.
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If you have highly visual content or great photos of products or your events or whatever you are marketing, you will want share that visual content on Facebook – and your other channels as well. Here’s why: According to Facebook itself, a post that includes a video sees 100% more engagement than a post alone. But wait, there’s more – a post plus a picture sees 120% more engagement (we felt that one first hand – we actually got 127%, but I’m not bragging). AND – if you include a whole photo album, you are looking at 180% more engagement.(Now, we’re all aware that Facebook likes to make changes to how it works…and that applies to the algorithm that they use which determines what posts get delivered to friends and fans. So…be aware of when Facebook mentions changes to their algorithm…and be aware of whether or not you can make adjustments to your approach to optimize the visibility and engagement of your posts.)Not to mention the social sites that are entirely visually based - Pinterest has changed everything. Instagram makes your pictures social, instantly. Mobile is your best friend here.
So how can Facebook help your business? This is the Facebook page for the Belleville Farmers Market in Belleville, IL, and they do a great job with their Facebook page. It’s full of relevant content. [CLICK TO BUILD] There are many posts keeping customers up-to-date about current happenings and promotions within its feed – those posts link back to the farmer’s market website, making it easy for fans to purchase items.[CLICK TO BUILD] Notice that the tone of these posts are friendly! One states: “It’s 2AM: do you know where your fruit is?” with a picture of fresh fruit arriving in crates at the market.[CLICK TO BUILD]They’re also helpful – lots of fans ask questions about products and services on the page, and the farmers market answers right away[CLICK TO BUILD] They also do a great job sharing engaging content – their page is full of funny photos like this [CLICK TO BUILD] They’ve built a great relationship with their fans, and every post has likes and comments – [CLICK TO BUILD] notice that this photo got 260 likes, 63 shares and 6 comments. [CLICK TO BUILD] Because of this great relationship with their fans, the farmers market gets a lot of praise from them – their fans regularly post reviews, photos, and thank yous, which help continue that social word of mouth.
Facebook marketing for your business is really easy to do, and the Belleville Farmers Market is great at it. This is anexample of a simple-yet-engaging piece of content that is easy to post on a business page. The BFM noticed a quirky watermelon and snapped an imromptu picture… the Likers and comments were plentiful. This example proves that social media marketing need not be planned or formal; the beauty of social media is that pictures, video, and other media can be spontaneous and fun. The act of posting a photo like this shows that BFM is friendly and inviting = relating to their customer base in an approachable way, inviting engagement.
UPDATED 4/2013- ACActive users on Twitter: 288,000,000http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/twitter-growth_b36955 February 2013 Source: Global Web Index88% of users follow at least one Brand on TwitterMore than half of all users follow 6 or more brandshttp://techcrunch.com/2012/10/02/twitter-follow-brands/Tech Crunch, 10/2012If you ask the folks at Twitter if they are a social media network, they will correct you and identify themselves as an “Information Sharing Tool”. In essence, Twitter allows you to listen to global conversations about anything and everything in real time, as they are happening. This is important to any Small Business Owner for many reasons, including:
It gives you an easy way to listen to what is being said: about you and your industry; and about your domain of expertise and your competitors;You can become part of the “conversation”, engaging and adding value to the many-to-many dialogue. Cultivating an approachable online personality will increase your visibility and network-effect over time.Using Twitter, you can:Share links to interesting content & ask for feedbackTweet a survey or pollSend Direct Messages (DMs)Retweet content from people you are following
So what can Twitter do for you? This is the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH. They have a great dialogue on Twitter, a good mix of messages – [CLICK TO BUILD] they promote their exhibits and classes, live tweet during events, share photos, [CLICK TO BUILD] link to news coverage of their exhibits and museum, [CLICK TO BUILD] provide customer services by announcing hours and cancellations during weather emergencies, and [CLICK TO BUILD] they build relationships by promoting others’ content when they retweet their followers’ content and retweet comments from visitors, and when they share information about events happening at other local cultural venues.
UPDATED 10/2012 CH83% of marketers are using LinkedInContent Marketing Institute B2B Content Marketing: 2013 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends- North America, October 2012http://www.slideshare.net/CMI/b2b-content-marketing-2013-benchmarks-budgets-and-trendsnorth-america-1485577033% of Non-profits and 52% ofAssociations using LinkedInNonprofit Social Network Survey Report, 2009
Manage your professional contacts and relationshipsFind individuals you know in a professional capacityJoin networks or groups by industry, geography, or work historyParticipate in discussionsRecruit attendees to your eventsInvite people to join your mailing list
So how can LinkedIn help your business? This is PropertyMinder of San Jose, CA – they are a real estate software company. [CLICK TO BUILD]Their LinkedIn profile has a full description of who they are, what they do, company website and history. [CLICK TO BUILD]They show their expertise by sharing updates about the real estate industry – they post links to infographics they’ve created, related articles from industry blogs and major news sources like Forbes magazine. [CLICK TO BUILD]They have information on their products in the products section – filled out the product overview for each. [CLICK TO BUILD]And they build relationships on LinkedIn – they post engaging content, ask their followers questions about the industry, and they promote other products and services from industry businesses.
http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/online-users-social-media-infographic_b22882http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/pinfluence-book-review/http://therealtimereport.com/2012/04/02/pin-commerce-21-of-pinterest-users-have-purchased-a-product-they-found-on-the-site/If you are not using Pinterest, you might have heard of it. Pinterest is a virtual bulletin board where users pin images or videos to boards they create based on different categories. The top categories are home, arts and crafts, style/fashion, and food (http://mashable.com/2012/03/12/pinterest-most-popular-categories-boards/) Many of these pins are things they want to purchase, and are linked to e-retail sites.How do you pin something? You can add tools to your Internet browser that allow you to press a button or right click and pin. Many websites also have Pinterest buttons – just click from there and select which board to pin to.[click to build]Pinterest now has 10.4 million active users[click to build] 21% of those users have purchased something they saw on Pinterest
[click to build]Pinterest now has business pages – you can create a business account – different from a personal account.You can have your business verified by Pinterest – there will be a check mark that shows up in your about information.Pinterest has business resources at business.pinterest.com[click to build] Do you have visual content to share? It could be products that you sell, but you can pin anything that has images on a website – your blog posts, newsletters, photo albums, etc. Pin those images and link them to your website. [click to build] You can pin other Pinterest users’ content (which is also called re-pinning) to your profile – it’s easy to do. All pins have a red Pin It button that allow you to save to your boards.[click to build] Not everything has to be about buying and selling – create boards that are related to your business or are just for fun. For instance – if you’re a sporting goods store, you could also have a board for your staff’s favorite hiking and biking trails. [click to build] You can write captions and descriptions on your pins – ask people to share your pins. Share them on your other social sites and ask your followers to re-pin.
How do you use Pinterest for your business?[click to build] Visual content is a great way to drive engagement – a post that includes an album or photo receives 120%-180% more engagement from fans than a text-based post http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/storytelling-with-images/[click to build] Pinterest is a great way to do some customer research – what pins are getting the most comments or repins? Those are products or topics that your audience is most interested in, so make sure you’re offering them more of what they want.[click to build]Pinterest can also drive users to your website. This is a pin from Constant Contact customer/online T-shirt shop TeeFury. They have a new T-shirt every day in their shop, and they pin each design to their Pinterest board. All the pins are linked to the product’s page on their website, so you can easily buy their merchandise.
[click to build] Art Impressions – a rubber stamp/craft store in Salem, Ore. – does a great job with their Pinterest marketing. [click to build] They pin offers like this free pumpkin stamp they gave away to people who made a $30 purchase. They also pin their customers’ work.[click to build] They ran a Social Campaign on their Facebook page – they gave away an owl stamp to their fans. Pinned the promotion on their Pinterest page. They also pin how-to videos, where their experts show you how to use their stamps.
Should you be on Instagram? You should if you have images to share – and if you have a smartphone.Instagram is a mobile app for the iPhone and Android – you can’t add images via your computer – it’s all done through your phone. You can see Instagram users’ profile pages and photos in your computer’s web browser, but all uploading and interaction take place through the app.[click to build] 100 million monthly active users http://allfacebook.com/instagram-reaches-100-million-monthly-active-users_b111646?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+allfacebook+%28Facebook+Blog%29[click to build] 40 million images uploaded every day (AllTwitter.com, Nov. 2012) http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/social-sharing-2013_b38339
http://blogs.constantcontact.com/fresh-insights/instagram-for-business/Here are six tips to help you get the most out of this powerful tool:[click to build] 1. Use images to tell a story, not blast your brandingIf you sell a product or service, make sure the images you use are about the experience of using the product or service, and not a product placement ad.Starbucks is an example of a big brand that does this well. Sure their photos show lots of Starbucks cups, but their photos also tell a story—the focus is always on what the person is doing while enjoying their coffee—on the beach, reading a book, etc.There’s not a lot of tolerance for marketing that’s obviously marketing. Keep it subtle and keep the focus on your customers.[click to build] 2. Most photos fall into two categories: beautiful imagery or humorMake sure your Instagram photos fall into one of these categories. Most users aren’t posting all their random party pics to their Instagram stream and brands should exercise similar constraint. Photo albums in that vein are for Facebook. Think of your Instagram photos as high value/low volume.[click to build] 3. Don’t post too oftenA general rule, don’t post more than three photos in a row or one every three hours. If you post more often than that, you run the risk of hogging your users’ feed.Anecdotally, I’ve noticed that most users follow between 50 and 250 users. I think this is a sign of social media maturity—folks are learning from their experiences on Facebook and Twitter that following too many accounts is overwhelming.Also, unlike Facebook, the commitment level to an account is low—”unfollows” can happen frequently. Don’t automatically share your Instagram photos—editorially select and customize each one for the appropriate platform.And remember, you can use apps like PicFrame to include several snaps in one Instagram. Just be sure the images are related and the impact is magnified (rather than splintered) when you use a collage.[click to build] 4. Choose an account name that’s the same as your Twitter handleHaving the same Instagram account name and Twitter handle serves two purposes. One—your profile will be easily recognizable and easy to find. And two—if you are tagged by another user in a caption and that photo is shared on Twitter, that tag will link to your Twitter profile. It ensures that tagging makes sense when an Instagram photo is shared on other networks.[click to build] 5. Use hashtagsLike on Twitter, hashtagging photos enables discovery of your profile by users outside of your primary connections. You can use the search functionality on the app to find out which hashtags are often used. Like on Twitter, hashtaggingInstagram photos by event, geolocation, or subject matter is a good idea.Other hashtags people tend to use on Instagram are filters and colors. Hashtags tend to be somewhat limited on Twitter due to the character length limitations. Because Instagram doesn’t have these limitations, this has encouraged some users and brands to stuff Instagram captions with every hashtag imaginable. Don’t do this—it looks like you’re trying too hard. Even worse, it makes you look like a spammer.[optional tip] 6. Set up an account on a web-based viewerInstagram’s focus continues to be all about the mobile experience, but the app recently added the ability to view individual photos on the web through a shareable link. This feature allows your Instagram stream to not only be seen by those not using the app, but allows those who do have an account to like and comment on a shared photo right from the web. However, using a separate web-based viewer can help you manage your presence and track your progress.Using Instagram’s API, these tools recreate your feed on a webpage, so you can view multiple photos at a time (without scrolling) on your computer. Most often you can make the same actions (liking, commenting, searching, tagging, etc.) on these web viewers that you can make on the mobile app. My favorite tool is Statigram—they even have a few basic metrics, comment notifications, and an Instagram campaign toolkit.
[click to build] Instagram is a great way to engage with your audience through multimedia – people love photos, and Instagram makes it easy for people to interact with your content. [click to build] It’s another avenue for customer service – you can easily interact with your followers and answer questions.[click to build] If your products or services can be told through photos – and they can be shared in an interesting way – Instagram is a great way to promoteCTCT customer: Vinatero Wine Shop in Whittier, Calif.Example photo from Vinatero Wine ShopUsed Instagram for over a yearThey already took a lot of photos for social media marketing, so Instagram was a good fitLisa Ceja, co-owner: “Instagram lets us share bits of our blessed life as wine shop owners. We aren’t just taking a picture of a bottle of wine and posting it—we’re telling the story behind it. I try to post once or twice a day.” They share behind-the-scenes photos of wine tastings, events and their day-to-day life as wine shop owners.[CLICK TO BUILD] Instagram has been very useful in their customer interactions – you can see that a comment on this post with their wine store monkey mascot asked if they host wine tastings.[CLICK TO BUILD]Vinatro was able to respond right away and direct the customer to the wine tasting info on Facebook.
CTCT customer Awesome Merchandise in Leeds, UK – promotional products businessThey use Instagram to promote their products and designs, but they’ve also started to create a community there by sharing more about their employees and their customers.[CLICK TO BUILD] Started on Instagram to show customers what goes on behind-the-scenes at their factory and with their employees – this images shows followers the company culture – artsy office, happy employees, checking out some new designs. They also take photos of their employees to promote their employee profiles on their blog.[CLICK TO BUILD] They do a great job of leveraging these images on other channels – their customers started to send them photos of Awesome Merchandise boxes and products with their cats. They shared a customer photo on Instagram. [CLICK TO BUILD] It was also featured in their newsletter as a way to ask people to send them more cat photos [CLICK TO BUILD] and they shared it on Facebook.[CLICK TO BUILD] They’ve used Instagram to offer discounts and hold contests/giveaways. The photos include info on prizes and how to enter.
We've covered a lot of social media tools here, tips on what to do with them, and how some businesses are using them. But what do you do with all of it? After you’ve decided what you want to use for your business - set up your profile, spread the word, start sharing content, and don’t forget to monitor what people are saying online.
Make sure your presence looks good: make your profiles polished and professional-looking.Complete your business profile with a: description, clear contact information, your website URL, and a Join-My-Mailing-List tab/information;Include your website URLBrand the presence: add your business logo, pictures, and a backgroundAdd starter content! It’s important to populate your social media profiles with interesting, relevant content before you begin inviting folks to fan, follow, friend, and link to you.
Announce your new presence in your newsletterwith a clear Call-to-ActionInclude standard links in every email so subscribers can share your contentInclude social media sign up icons in every email so subscribers can join you on your social sitesAnnounce your new presence in your newsletter with a clear Call-to-ActionInclude standard links in every email campaignAlways include a share bar in every email. Make it effortless for your network to share your great content
Wondering what kind of starter content you can use to populate your profiles, today?Information, tips, and practical adviceQuestions asked by your customersOr links to:Archived Email Marketing newslettersPolls and SurveysEvent Homepages and registration pagesBlogs (yours and others)Websites (yours, and others in your area of expertise)Product or service reviewsThought-provoking discussions that inspires debate and dialogueRich media: relevant videos, photos, podcasts
This slide shows an example of the Manchester, NH Animal Shelter’s content reuse across multiple platforms. They had a story about 34 cats that had been living in an apartment building that were available for adoption. [click to build] They included it in their newsletter. [click to build] They also talked about the cats on their blog, on Facebook and on Twitter. The key takeaway? A little content can go a long way! Create content “sound bytes” for easier content reuse.
When getting started with social media marketing, be the expert!1. Focus on the content - share knowledge so people careIt’s not about youIt’s about what you know2. Trade useful information for attentionWill they talk about it when out with friends?Will they look forward to your next communication?Will they be inspired to share/tweet/comment on this information?3. Filter out the noise by narrowing focusing on creating a stream of relevant, interesting contentBe an expertClearly convey the mission. It’s OK to deviate at times, but stick to a 90/10 rule of thumb
Once you are actively monitoring for social media channels, you will encounter both positive and negative comments. Positive comments are a perfect opportunity to interact and help spread your messages and other content. Social networks are a convenient way for people to share interest and excitement, but more importantly… relationships. So what should you do?Comment back. A simple sentence to show you are interested in what they have to say demonstrates that you are listening to your customers, and those prospects that are lurking. Whenever someone says something positive about your business, simply say ‘Thank you!’ online – publically – to reinforce continued engagement and show prospective customers that you are listening.Answer questions. Clear and helpful answers to questions posed by your customers is a hallmark of excellent customer service. The benefit of answering them on your social media network is twofold: 1) odds are others have the same question and will be helped- or chime in for more information, and 2) you can then repurpose your answer (content!) by including it in your Email Marketing, Tweeting it, etc.This graph shows Yelp’s aggregate rankings of businesses as of September, 2009. Yelp is a ratings and review social site which allows consumers to share the experiences they've had with local businesses. This As you can see, the majority of online feedback is positive.
Negative comments are inevitable: social networks can be a convenient way for people to vent any frustrations. Remember that social media marketing is about creating positive relationships through many-to-many (not one-to-one or one-to-many) engagements. Rather than fear negative comments and a tarnished reputation, look at every negative review as an opportunity to engage with the dissatisfied customer, resolve their problem, and further delight them with an excellent customer experience. Study after study shows that if you can resolve a problem, a customer will be more likely to buy again and recommend you than someone who had a pleasant experience the first time around. And since most content that is shared on social networks can be seen by others, your engagement with both positive and negative commentary will inspire credibility and trust with both old – and new customers. [Note: see in-slide example. Boloco asks a complaintive customer to Direct Message them his Boloco member card number so that they can remedy a poor experience, a.k.a., give him a free burrito on-the-house. Notice that the interaction took place on Twitter, offline, in a Direct Message (DM), but Boloco publicly and graciously responded so that Boloco’s quick action to satisfy their customer is transparent to all Followers).1. Always reach out to the customer, ideally offline!Pick up the phone if possibleUse a private message, email, or DM2. Let your network know that you are addressing the issue. [See Boloco example above]Don’t be afraid of publically addressing a negative comment on social networks. Delight the customer to turn a negative experience into a positive one they’ll tell their friends about!
What should you monitor? Monitor the activity of all your social presences, including:Your Brand. Think about all it’s possible spellings / configurations. For example: Far And Away Bicycles, Far & Away, Bicycles, Bikes, etc.Your competitors. Spot successful tactics being used by others in your industry (and the not-so-successful!) For example: Does the pizzeria down the street tweet daily?Do the other consultants in your area of expertise have LinkedIn profiles? What do they look like?3. Categories, topics, and keywords of your business. For example:Pets, Dog Day Care, Cat, Dog, Pet sitting, Animals, Rescue etc.Take a few minutes to make a list of the main topics you’re monitoring, and then make a list of three or four subtopics. If you think about it, when you’re focused on your reader and your expertise, most of what you’re going to be monitoring falls under five to seven main topics. Set these topics up in Google Alerts or Twitter to begin to get a pulse on the conversations happening and content being distributed.4. The experts and influencers in your business. Watch not only what they’re saying, but what they’re sharing, which events they’re choosing to promote, who they’re following, etc.
When you’re just getting started monitoring and listening to what is being said about you, there are several easy and free tools at your avail:HootSuite: a social media dashboard for teams used to gather intelligence, search, etc.Last but note least: NutshellMail: (more in the next slides)Google Alerts: Google Alerts allows you to “save” keywords. Google Alerts will then send you an email anytime your keyword matches with new content found on the web.You could mention these as well…TweetDeck: a real-time browser, connecting you with your contacts across multiple social platforms such as: Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Foursquare, Google Buzz, etc.RSS: Real Simple Syndicate. Use a web reader (such as Google Reader) to “pull” new content to you in real time. You can apply an RSS feed from newspapers, blogs, and most content distribution channels.
When you’re just getting started monitoring and listening to what is being said about you, there are several easy and free tools at your avail:HootSuite: a social media dashboard for teams used to gather intelligence, search, etc.Last but note least: NutshellMail: (more in the next slides)Google Alerts: Google Alerts allows you to “save” keywords. Google Alerts will then send you an email anytime your keyword matches with new content found on the web.You could mention these as well…TweetDeck: a real-time browser, connecting you with your contacts across multiple social platforms such as: Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Foursquare, Google Buzz, etc.RSS: Real Simple Syndicate. Use a web reader (such as Google Reader) to “pull” new content to you in real time. You can apply an RSS feed from newspapers, blogs, and most content distribution channels.
When you’re just getting started monitoring and listening to what is being said about you, there are several easy and free tools at your avail:HootSuite: a social media dashboard for teams used to gather intelligence, search, etc.Last but note least: NutshellMail: (more in the next slides)Google Alerts: Google Alerts allows you to “save” keywords. Google Alerts will then send you an email anytime your keyword matches with new content found on the web.You could mention these as well…TweetDeck: a real-time browser, connecting you with your contacts across multiple social platforms such as: Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Foursquare, Google Buzz, etc.RSS: Real Simple Syndicate. Use a web reader (such as Google Reader) to “pull” new content to you in real time. You can apply an RSS feed from newspapers, blogs, and most content distribution channels.