Social Media
Marketing Seminar
Dr. Patricia A. Hernandez
Director of Communication
Studies Program
&
Dr. Mary Ann Pearson
Director of Public Relations
Program
Overview
Social media platforms
Why social media matters
Success stories
ROPE
Logistics
Tips
Questions
How did we get here?
Social Media Defined…
“A group of Internet-based applications that
buildon the ideological and technological
foundations of web 2.0 and that allow the
creation and exchange of user-generated
content”
Social media provides a platform. Platforms have
evolved…
Newspapers…Radio…TV…Internet…Social Media
Many choices…
• Blogs/Forum/RSS (Wordpress, Blogger)
• Video and Image-sharing (YouTube, Pinterest,
• Instagram
• etc.)
• Social Networking (Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn,
• Twitter)
• Knowledge sharing (Wikipedia, Prezi, Slideshare...)
• Music, entertainment sites (Spotify, Pandora)
Reasons to get involved…
• Improve image/brand (reputation) – What about crisis?
• Create brand awareness
• Input for product development (even co-creation)
More reasons…
• Improve customer service
• Closer dialogue with customers
• Generate leads
Success stories…
http://www.thenorthface.com/en_US/index.html
http://socialmediastrategiessummit.com/blog/the-
top-10-social-media-success-stories-of-2012-
what-we-can-learn-from-them/
http://www.givebigriverside.org/
Northface.com
Top Ten Social Media Strategies-2012
Let’s look at the top two…
http://socialmediastrategiessummit.com/blog/the-
top-10-social-media-success-stories-of-2012-
what-we-can-learn-from-them/
Oreo
Top 10 Companies With Successful Social Media
Marketing Campaigns on Facebook
1. Oreo
Oreo took advantage of the blackout during the
2013 Super Bowl in an interesting, provocative
way. They posted a single image donned with
the words ―You can still dunk in the dark.‖ The
big black and white cookie. Likes: 12.6 million.
Oreo
They hit a home run. The post went viral. Turns
out, Oreo had a 15 person team on hand to take
advantage of a captive super bowl audience.
Now, that’s a strong social media marketing
campaign.
Nike
Like Oreo, Nike used a major sporting event to
surround their social media campaign. They
skipped the high profile athletes of the 2012
Olympics and instead featured the average
Olympic athletes. Nike gained 166,718
Facebook fans during the London Olympics.
FB Link: www.facebook.com/nike
Likes: 12.6
A local success story…
Key Statistics:
93 participating nonprofits
$207,450 (with added prizemoney:
$12,000 Leaderboard
Results:
$192,450 actual online giving (additional
$8,300 was raised offline, according to survey
respondents)
1,953 unique donors
2,701 donations
Donations from 33 states
More Information on Give Big…
More information available at-
http://www.givebigriverside.org/wp-
content/uploads/2013/04/GBR-Outgoing-
Report.pdf
Our Success Story…
Why begin a social media campaign?
Name recognition
Brand awareness
Inquiries
Customers
Sales
And if you are not present in
social media—your competition
will be.
Reminder: Social Media Matters
4/5 consumers more inclined to buy a brand more often in the future after being exposed
to a brand’s social media presence.
83% of consumers exposed to social media would trial a brand’s product.
For every £1 spent in social media, a potential value of £3.34 could be generated.
Rotterdam School of Management white paper which suggests that after seeing a
friend’s social
signal (like, re-tweet, comment), 7% of her acquaintances consider the brand in
conversation
42% of Close friends will want to buy!
Need A Plan?
ROPE
R – Audience
O – Objectives and goals
P – Plan
E – Evaluate
Social Media Goals
Increase brand awareness
Lead generation
Increase organic SEO results with an AuthorRank strategy
Increase credibility and thought leadership
Engage directly with your target audience
Market your content
Create relationships with your target audience
Save recruitment costs
Brand monitoring (ORM)
Improve customer service and experience
Support traditional marketing
Logistics
1. Login
2. Create - about, profile pic, cover photo, specify
pg. info
3. Like
4. Invite
5. Commit!
Use Space Wisely
Your Cover Should Talk
Post Regularly
Regularly!
Not random – Think about what you like to see
Not too frequently
Test frequency & watch numbers to optimize
engagement.
Create content calendar (have a plan).
Provide Value
80/20 rule
Relevant content
Facebook users Like pages to:
Receive discounts or promotions
Stay informed
Be entertained
Interact and connect - engage
Get educated
Show support
Respond to All Comments
Only around 30% of brands respond to comments
Respond to ALL comments
Check settings (under Manage Permissions)
Managing Negative Comments
Identify type of comment
Decide how to react
Always stay positive
Four Words
Thank You
I’m Sorry
What is OK to Delete?
Racism
Sexism
Verbal abuse
Inappropriate language
Pornographic content
Cross Promote
Increase your Page visibility
Promote your page on:
Your website
Business Cards
Marketing material
Events
Newsletters
Facebook’s Features
Highlighted Posts
Featured Likes
Custom Tabs
Events
Offers
Promoted Posts
Milestone
Questions
Understand the Platform EdgeRank
Less than 16% of your fans see your page posts!
Affinity: Measures the relationship. The closer the
relationship the higher the score.
Weight: Different posts carry different weights
Higher weight, higher score.
Time Decay: As a post ages it continually loses value.
Social Media DashBoard
Total views
Connections or subscribers, likes
Engagement – comments and interactions
Social media referrers – visits to site measured through web analytics
Social media conversions – conversion to goals or sales measured
through web analytics
My engagement – how the brand interacts through posts, videos,
comments, etc
Social Media Analytics
Measure
Website / blog traffic
Website registrations — email marketing campaign
subscribers, followers, fans,
engagement score
positive sentiment
Search rankings
sales
leads
cost savings
number of mentions
customer service inquiries
Tools to Measure
Do’s
Share valuable, educational, and engaging content
Share when traffic at its peak (nights/weekends) differ by audience?
Ask questions – to engage
Use for customer support and feedback
Choose appropriate tools for YOUR target audience
Use only sites you can do well
Photos trump
Take advantage of holidays
Announce sales and special promotions
Listen
To thine own self be true
Dont’s
Be negative
Expect to fully control the conversation
Use social media to only market or sell
Mix personal and business accounts
Recap
Social Media Matters – Not just Facebook
ROPE
Logistics
Commit
Not One Set Social Media Plan Fits All
Helpful Links
http://socialmediatoday.com/node/1454711
http://memeburn.com/2013/07/you-can-and-
should-measure-social-roi-heres-how/
http://www.ragan.com/Main/Articles/5_ways_to_ha
ndle_negative_Facebook_comments_44553.asp
x
http://www.outboundengine.com/blog/how-to-set-
up-a-small-business-facebook-page/

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Editor's Notes

  • #21 We’re reminded it’s a worthy mission from some fairly extensive new IAB research, where around 4,500 survey responses were collected, and supplemented with a further 800 research panel interviews.The research revealed that,
  • #23 Know who your audience is? Know what social media tools your target audience usesKnow what content they like, etc. Know the best time of day to post contentGoals and objectives are so very important. Without goals and objectives how can you measure? Be very specific setting goals. I want to increase likes on our page from 30 to 100 by December 1. etc.PLAN – How often will you post, when will you post, what time of content? Who will post? Who will respond? What campaigns, promotion will you run? How will you respond to postiive/negative feedback? Who will? Evaluate – Did you meet your goals and objectives? How do you know ? What did you use to measure? Are you satisfied? What changes need to be made?
  • #25 Cover image size: 851 pixels by 315 pixels Profile image size: Upload images 180 pixels by 180 The About section” Make sure to include your website addressYour Cover image is prime real estate on your Facebook Page and it’s the first thing your Page visitors will notice. Your Cover image should express who you are as a business and your Page visitors should understand what your business is about at a glance.Posting at random or not regularly enough can leave a negative impression on your page visitors and affect your reach. Also, posting too frequently can have an adverse effect on your Page engagement. Find your rhythm by testing your frequency and watching your numbers to optimize engagement.CreatingaContent calendar can help you stay on track and makes the process easier to manage.
  • #26 Cover image size: 851 pixels by 315 pixels Profile image size: Upload images 180 pixels by 180 The About section” Make sure to include your website address
  • #28 Nights and Weekends are the bestBest way to know how much and what to post is looking at facebook dashboard
  • #29 publish around 80% original and curated content that provides value to your followers. No more than 20% promotional contentProvide a mix of content related to your products or services.
  • #30 (source: Socialbakers.com). The purpose is to ENGAGE with customers or potential customers.
  • #31 Don’t worry about some negative comments from your community – but do remember to manage them in a timely and effective manner. You might be tempted to delete these posts but remember you are asking your customers to be open and honest by having a Facebook page. Transparency is an ever more important element for modern brands, so respond and show that you do really want to engage.  Most importantly respond as soon as possible, don’t be like  US wedding store, David’s Bridal shop which responded 1 week after an unhappy customer made a Facebook post that received 125,140 likes and 11,000 comments
  • #36 EdgeRank is an algorithm that determines what items will populate Facebook users news feed. There are an infinite amount of stories, friends, and users on Facebook, and this can be overwhelming. Therefore, Facebook assigns a value to every possible story that could end up in a feed. A lot of people don't know this, but if you have 1,000 fans but zero engagement on your Facebook page, then your fans are not seeing any of the content that you're sending out there. That means you're not getting out into the news feeds of your fans because Facebook has deemed your page not important enough to get out into the news feeds of your fans.
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