3 STEPS FOR BRANDING AND
BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS
presented by
Rebecca Lombardo
ON
INTRODUCTIONS
• Journalism Major, M.A. in Liberal Studies
• 13 years of magazine industry
experience
• Launched largest services division at
Vocus (now Cision) of marketing
consultants
• Created “The State of the Media Report”
• Freelancer for Huffington Post
• Helped clients bring in more than
$2 million in leads
I. Social Proof
II. Choosing Social Media Channels
III. Social Media Marketing in Under 10 minutes/day
a. Apps
b. Sources
c. Content
IV. Tracking & Attribution for Social Media ROI
OUTLINE
• Before social media existed, how did small businesses get
more clients/customers?
• What was that called? Where / how did that happen?
SOCIAL PROOF
Social content shows up in search
SOCIAL PROOF
Social content shows up in search
SOCIAL PROOF
CHOOSE THE RIGHT
SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNEL
• Choose 2 core platforms, maybe 2 or 3 “accent pieces”
• Reformat your logo, value proposition, marketing
campaigns to fit their specs
• Write and distribute your social media usage guidelines
among employees
BRANDING YOUR BUSINESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
SELECTING THE RIGHT SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS
Among online adults, the % who use Instagram
INSTAGRAM USERS
18 – 29 30 – 49 50 – 64 65+
WomenMen $30k – $49.9k
Among online adults, the % who use Pinterest
PINTEREST USERS
18 – 29 30 – 49 50 – 64 65+
WomenMen $75k+
Among online adults, the % who use Facebook
FACEBOOK USERS
18 – 29 30 – 49 50 – 64 65+
WomenMen $30k – $49.9k
REVIEWING SOCIAL SHARING & CHANNELS
MOBILE APPS FOR MANAGEMENT
Don’t stretch or abbreviate your logo, name, or elevator pitch.
Recreate it to fit appropriately!
REFORMATTING YOUR BRAND ON SOCIAL
SOCIAL MEDIA IN UNDER
10 MINUTES A DAY
DON’T SELL…PUBLISH
Your Business Type Your Social Content
Restaurant Food / Recipes / Dining
Event Planner Party décor / Planning tips
Life Coach Advice columnist
Photographer Photography / shooting tips
DON’T SELL…PUBLISH
DON’T SELL…PUBLISH
“Ramp Up” Mode
100% of Posts
• 50% – original content
–50%: links to your original content (blogs, etc.)
–25%: discounts, deals, offers from your business
–25%: real time engagement
• 35% – sharing other people’s content (blogs, etc.)
• 15% – sharing news
DON’T SELL…PUBLISH
“Guru” Mode
100% of Posts
• 85% – original content
–50%: links to your original content (blogs, etc.)
–20%: discounts, deals, offers from your business
–30%: real time engagement
• 5% – replies
• 10% – sharing news
DON’T SELL…PUBLISH
Sources for Your Original Content:
• Your Website (blog is best)
• Your Google Adwords
• Your clients
• Your sales team
CONTENT PLANNING
Sources for Your Discounts, Deals:
• Current Events / National Holidays
• Your customers / ideal clients
• Your competitors
CONTENT PLANNING
Saturday
15 minutes
• Study analytics & learn something
• Review posts with most engagement
• Look at new fans/followers
CONTENT PLANNING
Sunday
1 hour
• Find holidays, events, anniversaries
• Make a routine out of days of the week
(Throwback Thursday)
• Schedule 1 post/day on main 2 channels
CONTENT PLANNING
Monday
2 minutes
• read, read, read
• respond
• share the moment (use a hashtag)
CONTENT PLANNING
Amy’s Baking Company
Lesson: Don’t live post when emotional
SOCIAL MEDIA FAILS
Entenmann’s
Lesson: Inappropriate Hashtag Hijacking
“Who’s #notguilty about eating all the tasty treats they want.”
SOCIAL MEDIA FAILS
Progressive Insurance
Lesson: Autoresponders Gone Wrong
SOCIAL MEDIA FAILS
SOCIAL MEDIA DO’S
SOCIAL MEDIA DO’S
Maes Beer
• Over 7,000 people changed their Facebook name to
Maes
• Facebook App attracted over 500,000 people in 6 weeks
• +75,000 Facebook likes in 1 day
• The Facebook fanpage made it into the 6% most active
pages worldwide
• 1 out of 20 Belgians visited the website and the amount
of fans tripled in 1 day
KNOW HOW TO TRACK AND
ATTRIBUTE SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY
Alerts!
• Google News Alert
• Tweetdeck Search Columns
• TweetReach
• SocialMention
• Hootsuite
• Tailwind (Pinterest Only)
• Bitly
TRACK IT…MEASURE IT…LOVE IT
Metrics
• Retweets / Repins
• Shares
• Favorites
• Comments
• Email / Blog Sign Ups
TRACK IT…MEASURE IT…LOVE IT
Easy:
• Coupon Codes exclusive to Facebook Fans
• Email Marketing Only offers
• Rewards Programs (current clientele)
TRACK IT…MEASURE IT…LOVE IT
Hard:
• Google Analytics:
–Social media referral traffic
–Conversion tracking ($ value)
–Shopping cart value per purchase
• Google Adwords:
–View through rates
–Click to call conversions
–Landing page conversions
TRACK IT…MEASURE IT…LOVE IT
Conversion Tracking:
TRACK IT…MEASURE IT…LOVE IT
Conversion Tracking:
TRACK IT…MEASURE IT…LOVE IT
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Branding and Building a Business Using Social Media Marketing by The Sutter Group

  • 1.
    3 STEPS FORBRANDING AND BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS presented by Rebecca Lombardo ON
  • 2.
    INTRODUCTIONS • Journalism Major,M.A. in Liberal Studies • 13 years of magazine industry experience • Launched largest services division at Vocus (now Cision) of marketing consultants • Created “The State of the Media Report” • Freelancer for Huffington Post • Helped clients bring in more than $2 million in leads
  • 3.
    I. Social Proof II.Choosing Social Media Channels III. Social Media Marketing in Under 10 minutes/day a. Apps b. Sources c. Content IV. Tracking & Attribution for Social Media ROI OUTLINE
  • 4.
    • Before socialmedia existed, how did small businesses get more clients/customers? • What was that called? Where / how did that happen? SOCIAL PROOF
  • 5.
    Social content showsup in search SOCIAL PROOF
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    Social content showsup in search SOCIAL PROOF
  • 7.
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    • Choose 2core platforms, maybe 2 or 3 “accent pieces” • Reformat your logo, value proposition, marketing campaigns to fit their specs • Write and distribute your social media usage guidelines among employees BRANDING YOUR BUSINESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
  • 9.
    SELECTING THE RIGHTSOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS
  • 10.
    Among online adults,the % who use Instagram INSTAGRAM USERS 18 – 29 30 – 49 50 – 64 65+ WomenMen $30k – $49.9k
  • 11.
    Among online adults,the % who use Pinterest PINTEREST USERS 18 – 29 30 – 49 50 – 64 65+ WomenMen $75k+
  • 12.
    Among online adults,the % who use Facebook FACEBOOK USERS 18 – 29 30 – 49 50 – 64 65+ WomenMen $30k – $49.9k
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    MOBILE APPS FORMANAGEMENT
  • 15.
    Don’t stretch orabbreviate your logo, name, or elevator pitch. Recreate it to fit appropriately! REFORMATTING YOUR BRAND ON SOCIAL
  • 16.
    SOCIAL MEDIA INUNDER 10 MINUTES A DAY
  • 17.
    DON’T SELL…PUBLISH Your BusinessType Your Social Content Restaurant Food / Recipes / Dining Event Planner Party décor / Planning tips Life Coach Advice columnist Photographer Photography / shooting tips
  • 18.
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    “Ramp Up” Mode 100%of Posts • 50% – original content –50%: links to your original content (blogs, etc.) –25%: discounts, deals, offers from your business –25%: real time engagement • 35% – sharing other people’s content (blogs, etc.) • 15% – sharing news DON’T SELL…PUBLISH
  • 21.
    “Guru” Mode 100% ofPosts • 85% – original content –50%: links to your original content (blogs, etc.) –20%: discounts, deals, offers from your business –30%: real time engagement • 5% – replies • 10% – sharing news DON’T SELL…PUBLISH
  • 22.
    Sources for YourOriginal Content: • Your Website (blog is best) • Your Google Adwords • Your clients • Your sales team CONTENT PLANNING
  • 23.
    Sources for YourDiscounts, Deals: • Current Events / National Holidays • Your customers / ideal clients • Your competitors CONTENT PLANNING
  • 24.
    Saturday 15 minutes • Studyanalytics & learn something • Review posts with most engagement • Look at new fans/followers CONTENT PLANNING
  • 25.
    Sunday 1 hour • Findholidays, events, anniversaries • Make a routine out of days of the week (Throwback Thursday) • Schedule 1 post/day on main 2 channels CONTENT PLANNING
  • 26.
    Monday 2 minutes • read,read, read • respond • share the moment (use a hashtag) CONTENT PLANNING
  • 27.
    Amy’s Baking Company Lesson:Don’t live post when emotional SOCIAL MEDIA FAILS
  • 28.
    Entenmann’s Lesson: Inappropriate HashtagHijacking “Who’s #notguilty about eating all the tasty treats they want.” SOCIAL MEDIA FAILS
  • 29.
    Progressive Insurance Lesson: AutorespondersGone Wrong SOCIAL MEDIA FAILS
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    SOCIAL MEDIA DO’S MaesBeer • Over 7,000 people changed their Facebook name to Maes • Facebook App attracted over 500,000 people in 6 weeks • +75,000 Facebook likes in 1 day • The Facebook fanpage made it into the 6% most active pages worldwide • 1 out of 20 Belgians visited the website and the amount of fans tripled in 1 day
  • 32.
    KNOW HOW TOTRACK AND ATTRIBUTE SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY
  • 33.
    Alerts! • Google NewsAlert • Tweetdeck Search Columns • TweetReach • SocialMention • Hootsuite • Tailwind (Pinterest Only) • Bitly TRACK IT…MEASURE IT…LOVE IT
  • 34.
    Metrics • Retweets /Repins • Shares • Favorites • Comments • Email / Blog Sign Ups TRACK IT…MEASURE IT…LOVE IT
  • 35.
    Easy: • Coupon Codesexclusive to Facebook Fans • Email Marketing Only offers • Rewards Programs (current clientele) TRACK IT…MEASURE IT…LOVE IT
  • 36.
    Hard: • Google Analytics: –Socialmedia referral traffic –Conversion tracking ($ value) –Shopping cart value per purchase • Google Adwords: –View through rates –Click to call conversions –Landing page conversions TRACK IT…MEASURE IT…LOVE IT
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Editor's Notes

  • #2 Good Afternoon. My name is Karen Sutter and I am President of The Sutter Group, an interactive, marketing agency. And joining me here on the dais is Rebecca Lombardo, TSG’s Social Media Marketing Guru.