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PROMOTING YOUR BRAND ON SOCIAL
without being a tool
with Nadine Long
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OBLIGATORY SELF-PROMOTIONAL SLIDE
Nadine Long
@nadineblong
Internet user
content & social strategist
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SLOW YOUR ROLL.
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IS SOCIAL RIGHT FOR YOU?
• Do your customers use it? (Most likely yes.)
• How do you interact with your customers now? How will social fit in?
• Do you have time?
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CHOOSE YOUR VICTIM
• Understand your customer:• Who are you talking to?
Age, gender, location.• What are they interested in?• What problem does your
product/brand solve for them?
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PICK YOUR POISON
• Which social networks are right for your brand?
• You don’t have to be everywhere to see benefits.
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HOW TO BE A TOOL
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ANNOY YOUR FRIENDS & CUSTOMERS
• Spam your friends to grow your follower count.
• Care only about the number of followers you have.
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TALK ABOUT YOURSELF
• Customers are only following you to hear about you, anyway.
• Don’t bother being human. You’re a business!
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BE LAZY
• Auto-post to every social network. It’s easy!
• Don’t respond to anyone. • Don’t promote your social
channels on your site, email, etc.
• Indulge in like- and click-baiting.
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HOW NOT TO BE A TOOL
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DON’T JUST WING IT• Do some market research
• Explore social on a personal account• Try some things! Twitter chats, Google
Hangouts.• Build your own personal profile (but
DON’T BE A TOOL).
• Combine this knowledge with your customer profile and preferred networks to decide what will work best for you.
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THIS IS IMPORTANT: PLAN
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STAY INFORMED• Be aware of platform
changes• Be aware of new
platforms – you never know how you might be able to reach new customers.
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THE NON-TOOL’S TOOLKIT
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SCHEDULING/CONTENT PLATFORMS TO KNOW
• Buffer• Tweetdeck• Hootsuite• Prismatic• Klout
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DESIGN TOOLS• Canva• Flickr (creative
commons)• Fotor• Photoshop Express
Editor
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WORDPRESS PLUGINS
• Social counters (show number of shares across social channels)• Arqam Retina Responsive Counter
• Social Sharing Buttons• Jetpack• Social Share
• Photo galleries for Instagram• The Instagram Feed
• Twitter feeds (tons!)• Content planning/scheduling
• Co-Schedule (app, not plugin)
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EXTRA CREDIT
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EXTRA CREDIT• Optimize your website
content for social sharing• Track your social media
analytics• Google Analytics, bit.ly,
Simply Measured
• Hold contests/sweeps• Advertise
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QUESTIONS?
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