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Social Media It’s about time. Hannah Redmond Rutgers Business School – Newark and New Brunswick February 2011

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Introduction to social media presented to "Advertising & the Internet" class at Rutgers Business School in the MBA program.

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Page 1: Social Media: It's about time

Social Media

It’s about time.

Hannah RedmondRutgers Business School – Newark and New BrunswickFebruary 2011

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Social Media: It’s about time.

• New Media• Social Media is the new WOM• 5 business areas affected• Overview: 5 strategic elements of SM• Measurement• Ethics• Challenges in Implementation• Q&A

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New Media

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New Media

• Social Media = Consumer Generated Media – New way of building relationships– New way of managing your brand

• Get on board! People are using social media and talking about your brand with or without you

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The new WOM

• Word of Mouth has changed– The new water-cooler conversation– News finds us

• Video: Social Media Revolution

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How does business benefit?

• When you properly embrace social media, it acts as a decision engine– 78% of people trust online reviews before buying a

product*– What happens when you read a great review?– What happens when a friend, someone we trust,

shares passion for a product?

• 5 Main Ways*Nielson survey 2010

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How does business benefit?

• 5 main areas business benefits:1. Marketing2. Customer Service3. Communications/Public Relations 4. Market Research5. Recruitment

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Marketing

• Search Engine Optimization• Engagement• FREE to find niche communities • FREE to find new opportunities and markets

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Customer Service

• 96% of dissatisfied customers don’t complain. Of those, 63% won’t buy from you again.*– Be authentic – Be transparent and honest

* Strategic Planning Institute, 2010

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Communications/PR

• SM provides more ways than ever to communicate a message– Reach more audiences– Encourages 2-way communication– Mix of proactive + reactive communication– Immediate response to a crisis

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Market Research

• Problems in the market are now easier to find.– More time can now be focused on finding solutions

than finding the problem.• SM stats provide insight on hot topics:– Trending topics– Search items– Top tweets– Traffic drivers

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Recruitment

• For the job poster– 80% % of recruiters use social media to recruit, 95%

of them use LinkedIn • For the job seeker– First impressions are no longer in interviews– Make your personal profiles private– Optimize your online presence– Resumes are going social

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5 Strategic Elements of SM

• Sliding Scale:– New Media vs. Traditional Media– Mega Spaces vs. Niche Spaces online– User-generated Content vs. Content Generated for

the User– One-way Communication vs. Two-Way

Communication– Mobile vs. Non-mobile

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Measurement

• Traffic to site• Media mentions• Sales• Trending topics• & more…

• Example: Old Spice– 2700% increase in Twitter followers– 800% increase in Facebook fan page visits and – 300% increase in traffic to the brand website– sales of its Body Wash more than doubled

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Ethics

• Online it is easy to deceive consumers• Being transparent, open, and honest is key– WOMMA (www.womma.org)

• Not only is unethical, but can create a PR crisis– Example: Edelman/Walmart

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Challenges in implementation

• People• Knowledge• Culture• Budget

‘Social Media Now,’ Larry Weintraub

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Conclusion

• It’s time to embrace new and social media• Knowing how to use SM for business makes you

more marketable• Jump in! Blog, tweet, join communities• Find YOUR niche, build YOUR brand

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Contact & helpful links

Hannah [email protected]

@Hannah_Redmondwww.createrinserepeat.com

www.linkedin.com/in/hannahredmond

Blogs/Websites I follow:www.mashable.com

www.digitallyapproved.comwww.socialnomics.net

www.larrywblog.com

Twitter accounts I follow:@mashable@fanscape

@justindigital@scottmonty