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Social Media Camp Workshop Series 2012: Victoria

Advanced Twitter Strategies

for Business!

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Today we will cover:• The magic formula for getting business on Twitter

• How to get more followers!

• How to find & gently target relevant people & influencers

• Top 5 mistakes people make on Twitter

• Whats NEW on Twitter for 2012

• Important time management tips & how to measure success

• What to tweet & follow-up resources @JUHLiSELBy

Where are you on your

Twitter Journey?

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Where are you on your

Twitter Journey?

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Exponential Growth Continues

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“It took Twitter three years, two months and one day to reach our first billion Tweets. Today, there are over a billion Tweets sent every three days.”

Some Twitter Stats for 2012

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•500+ million users [140 million active]

•15% of internet users are on Twitter

•55% are 35+ years

• Average age is 37

•60% women, 40% men

People love Twitter because…• It’s a great platform for :

– Sharing info– Getting real-time news – Meeting new people– Staying in touch with people you know – Customer service

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How will this help my business?

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Twitter is an open channel

•Research & monitoring

•Platform to share, entertain, inform & show some personality!

•Being responsive helps your know, like & trust factor

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Look for opportunity…

What’s the magic formula for getting business from Twitter?

• Find your target audience• Find strategic alliances• Answer questions on your area of expertise• Make recommendations• Connect people!• Be yourself• Be human• Be patient & consistent• Do unto others…

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Why do people connect with brands/businesses on Twitter?

• To show affiliation or support

• To see interesting content

• To get freebies, discounts, or samples – or may have followed to enter a contest

• To receive insider information about products & services or upcoming events

• Behind the scenes perspectives

• To see how brands respond to the negative

• Customer service

Why do people connect with brands/businesses on Twitter?

1. Complete your profile so you look real!

2. Consistently share content relevant to the target audience you want to attract

Top 12 tips to get more followers

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3. Use relevant hashtags for more exposure

4. Import your email contacts & follow relevant people you know

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5. Follow people who could be a good fit for your product/service

6. Follow relevant keywords and talk to people!

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Twitter.com/search-advanced

search.twitter.com

7. Participate in Twitter chats

8.Share great content you have created

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9. Put your Twitter handle on everything (@yourname) – biz cards, email signature, etc.

10. Run a contest or use Twitter ads (coming soon)

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11. Report live from events like #SMCampyyj

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12. Create a Storify story and notify people

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How to Find Your Target Audience

How to Find Influencers…

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And gently target them to build relationships

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Top 5 Mistakes People Make on Twitter

1. Being too ‘salesy’ too soon2. Being boring or too repetitive3. Too much chit chat without a purpose4. Too much automation5. Being negative without a purpose

→Improved Search & Filtering

What’s NEW on Twitter?

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→Enhanced #Discover section

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→Email notifications

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→Embedding tweets

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→Embedding streams

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→Self-serve ads for small biz

[coming soon]

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Promoted Accounts

→Self-serve ads for small biz

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Promoted Tweets

Twitter Time Management

→Organize by List!

→Give yourself a time limit!

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Twitter Time Management

Twitter Time Management

Monitoring & Measuring

Measuring

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Final Tips

•Invest in a smartphone

•Go to a Tweet up

Questions?

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