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Brand Advocates
How To Amplify Your Marketing With Social Media
Introductions
Alexandra Tursi (@tursita)
 Social Media Strategist,
Fletcher Allen Health Care
Sarah DeGray (@revindoorcyclin)
 Owner, REV Indoor Cycling
Tweet to win!
 Tweet one of your takeaways for a chance to win
REV Indoor Cycling swag!
 Tweet your takeaway with the hashtag
#SmallBizSummitVT
 Facebook: facebook.com/revindoor
 Twitter: twitter.com/revindoorcyclin
WhatWe’ll CoverToday
 Introduction to brand advocacy
 How to identify brand advocates
 How to work with brand advocates
 How to measure success
 Examples from Fletcher Allen Health Care and REV
Indoor Cycling
 Q&A
DifferentWords, Same Meaning
Who are brand advocates?
People who love your brand…and create and share
content with their social media following
92%
Trust recommendations from people they know over all
other forms of advertisement
Why do consumers share content?
 Remember, it’s human nature amplified by living in the
“Information Age”
 We share more, from more sources, with more people, more often,
more quickly
 To bring valuable & entertaining content to others
 To define ourselves to others
 To grow & nourish our relationships
 To get the word out about causes or brands
 Self-fulfillment
 Types: Altruists, Careerists, Connectors, Hipsters, Selectives
What 1,000 brand advocates can do
Your brand in their social feeds
Example: REV Indoor Cycling
Why work with brand advocates?
 Advocate content is less expensive
 Brands spend 25% of overall budget on professional
content creation
 Advocate content performs better
 10x more engagement than branded paid content
 Advocate content is a solution to your pain point:
the need for more content!
How to identify brand advocates
 Customers
 Bloggers
 Employees
 Social influencers
Examples of brand advocates
How to work with brand advocates
 Appeal to their motivation to connect with each
other – not just with your brand
 Trust is the cost of entry for getting shared
 Keep it simple…and it will get shared…and it won’t
get muddled
 Appeal to their sense of humor
 Embrace a sense of urgency
Customers
 Where to find them
 CRM and email databases
 Social networks
 Existing loyalty program
 Invite advocates in store
 How to engage with them
 Keep it fun and engaging
 Keep it always on
 Provide a variety of content
 Don’t be prescriptive
 Say “Thanks!” & recognize customers with shout-outs, samples and
brand goodies
 Surprise & delight customers
Example: REV Indoor Cycling
 Knowing our audience
 Our brand content: Keep it fun with pop culture references
 Make it exclusive: Facebook-only offers
 Making the social media experience interactive
 Playlist recommendations
 Encourage clients to share their experience online right after class
 Tagging people
 Timing is everything
 Posting right after class
 React quickly to social conversations
Pop culture, hyperlocal happenings
Facebook-only offers & information
Making it interactive & engaging
 Taking song
requests
from our
customers…a
nd using the
suggestions!
Timing: Posting before & after class
Thank yous
 Social media
 Emails
 In-person
Assessing what works…& what doesn’t
Assessing what works…& what doesn’t
Bloggers
 Where to find them
 Start with research:
 How large is their social reach?
 How engaged is their audience?
 Are the audience interests aligned with your brand
focus?
 How to engage with them
 Create a polished invitation
 Make is personal, offer something of value
 Allow for creative freedom
 Maintain the relationship
Example: REV Indoor Cycling
Seven Days
story instead
of a print ad!
Employees
 Where to find them
 Employee databases
 Internal social networks & intranets
 New hire on-boarding
 Offline: In-office and at events
 How to engage them
 Start with your most passionate employees
 Establish and communicate social media policies
 Provide light-weight social media training
 Make it easy!
 Relevant industry articles
 Company news, events, initiatives
 Give shout outs
Example: REV Indoor Cycling
 Shining a light on our
employees
 Tagging
 Geolocating
Social Influencers
 Where to find them
 Look beyond celebrities
 Focus on niches
 Search social networks for relevant conversations
 How to engage them
 Activate existing fans and followers
 Start small and build into a larger program
 Incentivize with content (exclusives, first access, events)
 Avoid one-offs: maintain a pattern of engagement
 Don’t forget to measure!
Example: REV Indoor Cycling
Student Ambassador Program
 Step #1: You must REV at least 5 times - at least 2 of those classes needs
to be with me.
 Step #2: Meet with me in person to discuss REV's community mission
and fitness goals. It's a chance for me to learn more about you and for
you to learn more about REV.
 Step #3: Receive free promotional materials - you will receive some
business cards and items to distribute at your school or with friends. You
will receive a free REV tee shirt and sick hat that you can wear as well.
 Step #4: Recruit your friends and classmates - share your experiences
with them and bring them to REV.
 Step #5: You earn free rides when others purchase ride packages!
Bringing it all together
 Don’t start and stop
 Keep it easy
 Provide a variety of content to create & share
 Don’t be too prescriptive
 Thank advocates and recognize them!
 Surprise and delight
 Repurpose advocate content on your brand channels
One final point: handling negativity
 Turn social complaints into a stronger reputation
 Be proactive!
 Thank complainer
 Explain why you appreciate feedback
 Apologize for the mistake
 Take responsibility and do the right thing
 Ask for necessary information
 Take swift action
 Prevent future mistakes
 Have a social media comment policy
 Know when to say “No”

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Vermont Small Business Summit Social Media Presentation

  • 1.  Brand Advocates How To Amplify Your Marketing With Social Media
  • 2. Introductions Alexandra Tursi (@tursita)  Social Media Strategist, Fletcher Allen Health Care Sarah DeGray (@revindoorcyclin)  Owner, REV Indoor Cycling
  • 3. Tweet to win!  Tweet one of your takeaways for a chance to win REV Indoor Cycling swag!  Tweet your takeaway with the hashtag #SmallBizSummitVT  Facebook: facebook.com/revindoor  Twitter: twitter.com/revindoorcyclin
  • 4. WhatWe’ll CoverToday  Introduction to brand advocacy  How to identify brand advocates  How to work with brand advocates  How to measure success  Examples from Fletcher Allen Health Care and REV Indoor Cycling  Q&A
  • 6. Who are brand advocates? People who love your brand…and create and share content with their social media following 92% Trust recommendations from people they know over all other forms of advertisement
  • 7. Why do consumers share content?  Remember, it’s human nature amplified by living in the “Information Age”  We share more, from more sources, with more people, more often, more quickly  To bring valuable & entertaining content to others  To define ourselves to others  To grow & nourish our relationships  To get the word out about causes or brands  Self-fulfillment  Types: Altruists, Careerists, Connectors, Hipsters, Selectives
  • 8. What 1,000 brand advocates can do
  • 9. Your brand in their social feeds
  • 11. Why work with brand advocates?  Advocate content is less expensive  Brands spend 25% of overall budget on professional content creation  Advocate content performs better  10x more engagement than branded paid content  Advocate content is a solution to your pain point: the need for more content!
  • 12. How to identify brand advocates  Customers  Bloggers  Employees  Social influencers
  • 13. Examples of brand advocates
  • 14. How to work with brand advocates  Appeal to their motivation to connect with each other – not just with your brand  Trust is the cost of entry for getting shared  Keep it simple…and it will get shared…and it won’t get muddled  Appeal to their sense of humor  Embrace a sense of urgency
  • 15. Customers  Where to find them  CRM and email databases  Social networks  Existing loyalty program  Invite advocates in store  How to engage with them  Keep it fun and engaging  Keep it always on  Provide a variety of content  Don’t be prescriptive  Say “Thanks!” & recognize customers with shout-outs, samples and brand goodies  Surprise & delight customers
  • 16. Example: REV Indoor Cycling  Knowing our audience  Our brand content: Keep it fun with pop culture references  Make it exclusive: Facebook-only offers  Making the social media experience interactive  Playlist recommendations  Encourage clients to share their experience online right after class  Tagging people  Timing is everything  Posting right after class  React quickly to social conversations
  • 18. Facebook-only offers & information
  • 19. Making it interactive & engaging  Taking song requests from our customers…a nd using the suggestions!
  • 20. Timing: Posting before & after class
  • 21. Thank yous  Social media  Emails  In-person
  • 22. Assessing what works…& what doesn’t
  • 23. Assessing what works…& what doesn’t
  • 24. Bloggers  Where to find them  Start with research:  How large is their social reach?  How engaged is their audience?  Are the audience interests aligned with your brand focus?  How to engage with them  Create a polished invitation  Make is personal, offer something of value  Allow for creative freedom  Maintain the relationship
  • 25. Example: REV Indoor Cycling Seven Days story instead of a print ad!
  • 26. Employees  Where to find them  Employee databases  Internal social networks & intranets  New hire on-boarding  Offline: In-office and at events  How to engage them  Start with your most passionate employees  Establish and communicate social media policies  Provide light-weight social media training  Make it easy!  Relevant industry articles  Company news, events, initiatives  Give shout outs
  • 27. Example: REV Indoor Cycling  Shining a light on our employees  Tagging  Geolocating
  • 28. Social Influencers  Where to find them  Look beyond celebrities  Focus on niches  Search social networks for relevant conversations  How to engage them  Activate existing fans and followers  Start small and build into a larger program  Incentivize with content (exclusives, first access, events)  Avoid one-offs: maintain a pattern of engagement  Don’t forget to measure!
  • 29. Example: REV Indoor Cycling Student Ambassador Program  Step #1: You must REV at least 5 times - at least 2 of those classes needs to be with me.  Step #2: Meet with me in person to discuss REV's community mission and fitness goals. It's a chance for me to learn more about you and for you to learn more about REV.  Step #3: Receive free promotional materials - you will receive some business cards and items to distribute at your school or with friends. You will receive a free REV tee shirt and sick hat that you can wear as well.  Step #4: Recruit your friends and classmates - share your experiences with them and bring them to REV.  Step #5: You earn free rides when others purchase ride packages!
  • 30. Bringing it all together  Don’t start and stop  Keep it easy  Provide a variety of content to create & share  Don’t be too prescriptive  Thank advocates and recognize them!  Surprise and delight  Repurpose advocate content on your brand channels
  • 31. One final point: handling negativity  Turn social complaints into a stronger reputation  Be proactive!  Thank complainer  Explain why you appreciate feedback  Apologize for the mistake  Take responsibility and do the right thing  Ask for necessary information  Take swift action  Prevent future mistakes  Have a social media comment policy  Know when to say “No”

Editor's Notes

  1. 77% of customers are more likely to buy a product when they hear about it from someone they trust
  2. 77% of Internet users read blogs87% of women use blogs to make purchasing decisions
  3. An everyday employee is 2x more trusted than a Chief Executive92% of employees’ audience is completely new to the brand
  4. 81% of people say that posts by their friends on social media influence their purchases