creating killer content for social media
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Creating Killer ContentJackie Reau & Tom Callinan
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Today’s Agenda:
Introductions
Current Social Media Strategies of Attendees
Know Your Customer
Research
Strategy
Activation/Engagement
Measurement
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Social Media Challenge or Opportunity?
Facebook: Show your true “professional” character
Twitter: Short bursts of news for thought leadership positioning
YouTube: Quick :90 video snippets
Pinterest: Lifestyle, aspiration, recreation
Instagram: Visual photo sharing
How Teens Spend their Time Online Each Day
Audience Development Cycle
#1: Conduct a Media Consumption StudyTraditional Media
•TV, Newspaper, Magazines, Radio, internet sites
•Frequency of use (daily, monthly, etc.)
Social Media
•E-mail newsletters, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, smart phone applications
•Frequency of use, frequency in sharing/posting content (shared or original content)
Search Engine Usage
•How do they use search engines, which ones do they use,
Information on Your Industry/Company
•Intent to purchase, motivation to attend, competitive questions
Demographics
•Age, Sex, Race, Education, Zip Code/Community of Residence
Psychographics
•Based on your industry, i.e. smart phone ownership, top three hobbies
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Snapshot of a Media Consumption Study
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What Teens and (Parents) Do On-Line•Almost all surveyed students, use their phone to text and talk, while almost half are using it to check for news and/or email.•A study by Pew Internet says that 85% of U.S. Internet users, aged 17, “go online to get information about a college, university or other school in which they are thinking about attending.”•Forty-five (45) percent of parents report going online to get information about a college in which their child is investigating says Pew Internet.
Snapshot of a Media Consumption Study
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Internet Influence•The College’s website is the most useful on-line tool according to surveyed students.•The two most popular general college websites used among those surveyed are Collegeboard.org (75%) and ACTstudent.org (62%)•Ninety-two (92) percent of surveyed students use Google as their primary search engine.
#2: Conduct a Content Audit Review the content you created over the last year using the worksheet
•Analyze Google or website analytics from 2011.
•How many blog posts did you write/share on your website?
•Did you write any case studies or white papers on your industry?
•How many e-mail blasts did you send to current clients and prospects?
•Did some content from your Facebook get shared or liked? If so, what was the content?
•Did you get re-tweeted? If so, what was the nature of the content?
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Email Analytics•Check email analytics after sending the email with two days to determine prospects•Clicks are the hot leads•Scrub database with bounce backs
Align Efforts with your Customer’s Buying Cycle
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#3: Create an Editorial Schedule
•Record your editorial plans on a Google calendar or spreadsheet
•Plan for six months to one year based on your research
•Theme your content based on the buying cycle and your customer’s needs
•The goal is to create a good mix of content types (blogs, photos, videos), topics to make sure you are reaching all of your personas
•Tag your content with your SEO keywords on a consistent basis
•Always think like a reporter and encourage your colleagues to do so
•Repurpose content: i.e. use snippets from a white paper on Twitter
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Cross Functional Social Media Plan with Editorial Calendar
10 Tips on Making Your Own Media
#1: Download Your Local Media Apps,
Share Photos/News
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#2: Monitor Social Media Conversations
and Engage: Free
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#2: Monitor Social Media Conversations
and Engage: Paid
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#3: Build a Social Media Team to Create Content
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#4: Bank Content as You See It, Share It Later
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#5: Repurpose Content for Websites, Social Media
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#6: Pack Your Camera & Video Camera with You
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#7: Create Annual or Seasonal Features
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#8: Conduct Original Research and Share It
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#9: Gamify your Content
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#10: Stay Current with Trends and
Educate Your Community
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Questions?Jackie Reau
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Twitter: @gamedayjreauLinkedin: @jackiereau
Facebook: @jackiereau
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