an introduction to social media marketing 2014
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A general introduction to social media use by businesses in 2014. Contains links to useful youtube clips, real life case studies, original content and questions to ask students. At the end of the presentation, you will have an increased knowledge of: - how important social media is in today's global market place, - some good and not so good examples of real life social marketing fails and; - understand why controlling social media use is essential, though easier said than done. You are welcome to adapt these slides to suit yourself, but be cool and acknowledge me as the original author. I would also be interested to know (out of curiosity) if you are using my slides, so please send me an email to the address given in the slides to let me know.TRANSCRIPT
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July 2014
An introduction to how businesses use social media as part of their overall marketing strategies
Social Media and Marketing
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Who am I?
Sarah Sloan Tutor and PhD Candidate – Department of Marketing Email: [email protected]
Tweet me @happy_chappy89
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What you will take away from this presentation
You will learn how important social media is in today’s business environment
You will see some examples of good and not-so-good social media use
You will be challenged to think of ways businesses should control their social media use
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Social Media in 2014
Watch “#socialnomics 2014 by Erik Qualman” on Youtube
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How social media is changing our society;
A connected world
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Which social networks are we talking about?
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Why is social media important?
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Why is social media important?
• Mimics traditional human communication• Convenience• Two way communication medium – gives
the customers a voice• It’s here to stay…though it will evolve
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How is social media used by businesses?
To connect with customers Remind customers that they exist Provide extra value to customers Appear approachable Give customers an avenue to contact the
business
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The 4 C’s of Social Media Marketing
• Creating• Curating• Connecting • Culture
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How?
Facebook Pages
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Corporate Twitter accounts
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Good for sole owners /
consultants
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Popular with photographers &
artists
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How else can we use social media for business?
• For Public Relations – free business to business interaction
• To conduct surveys – often as part of competitions
• For advertising – very targeted platform
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What impact does this have on a consumer’s social media experience? #griffithbusiness
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How else can we use social media for business?
• As a market research toolFacebook Insights
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Example of best practise…
Watch: “West Jet Christmas Miracle; real time gift giving” on Youtube
• Focused on driving shares to go viral• 13m views in 3 days• Currently 36m views in July 2014• Social mentions peaked 2 days after video release
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When it all goes wrong…British entertainment retailer HMV lost complete control of its social media team, when rogue members used the account to childishly live-tweet a massive firing at the company
How could this have been avoided? #griffithbusiness
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When it all goes wrong…
As a PR stunt Starbucks displayed Twitter messages that used the hashtag #spreadthecheer on a big screen next to an ice rink at the Natural History Museum in London, but forgot to actually monitor what was being posted.
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Food for thought? How often should you monitor a corporate social media account?
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My 5th C of Social Media Marketing
CONTROL• The CHALLENGE of control• Things can change in a minute on social media• How do you stop something going viral?• How can brands have 24 hour control over their social media?• Are there ways to increase monitoring of social media?
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Summary
• Social media is changing the way we do business
• Social media is important to businesses for a variety of reasons
• Social media use needs to be constantly monitored by the firm
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