beyond the basics: 7 idea-sparking examples to jumpstart your facebook marketing

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JD Rucker

Director of New Media

December 8, 2011

Beyond the Basics: 7 Idea-Sparking Examples to

Jumpstart Your Facebook Marketing

Presenter

JD Rucker

Director of New Media

Office: (774) 538-9338

jrucker@tkcarsites.com

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What This Is

•Checklist•Brainstorming Tool•Living Document

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Prerequisites

•Engaged Followers•Basic Understanding of Facebook

•Small Budget•Willingness to Succeed

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Sharable Photos

• Charitable work• The over-allowed

trade• “Show your

support for…”• _______________• _______________

Move beyond the “like” or the comment. Get people to “share” your content. They must have a reason and nothing works better than photos.

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Best Comments Get a Free Oil Change

• “The best part about living in Houston is _____”

• “Who’s going to win the National Championship game and what’s the final score? Closest prediction gets AMC movie tickets.

• ______________________• ______________________• ______________________

Having local or general-interest questions is fine and most are doing it pretty well. Give them incentive to interact directly with your posts. Movie tickets, oil changes, etc. work very well.

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The Fresh Trade Page

• Post pictures of a trade as soon as it is received.

• Get pictures or videos of the previous owner “saying goodbye”.

• Ask for comments, even being so bold as to ask how much the car is worth.

• ______________________• ______________________

Liking and interacting with a Facebook page is about exclusivity and enjoyment. The enjoyment part is easy. Exclusivity is harder. Give them a reason to see something others will not.

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Local Business Involvement

• Create a coupon page for a local business that’s only accessible by those who like your page.

• Be sure to have an extra hoop to jump through… have them post a catchphrase such as “Getting $1 off my Java Chip Mocha at Howie’s Coffee thanks to Wilbur Chevy.

• _________________________• _________________________• _________________________

Some campaigns happen elsewhere. You can cross-promote with a local restaurant, specialty shop, or anyone who the dealership has (or will have) a relationship with.

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Instant Savings from the Service Bay

• Post signs for $2 off their oil change or other services for posting on the dealership wall or checking in.

• Special coffee? Massage chairs? Tie them into Facebook wall posts.

• ______________________• ______________________

Getting people while they’re waiting for service is the easiest way to get interaction on the page.

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“Show Off Your Purchase” 1st Payment Promo

• Contest can be about whoever gets the most unique user comments on their “Just Purchased Pic.”

• Don’t forget the limit!• ______________________• ______________________• ______________________• ______________________• ______________________• ______________________

Got a bird dog program? Repurpose it! Use Facebook to run new-owner contests during the “excitement phase”.

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Sales Contest

• Create a point system for Facebook engagement with monthly bonuses.• 5 Points for pictures

posted to the wall.• 10 Points for pictures

shared by the buyer.• 10 Points for reviews

posted to Google Places.

Offering a bonus to the sales team tied into Facebook is the ONLY way to get them involved. Period.

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