social media strategies
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Scott Clark, Nick Huhn and Jason Falls of Social Media Club Louisville's presentation for the Digital Dialog session at Lexington Ad Club, Nov. 6, 2008.TRANSCRIPT
Social Web Strategies
Marketing in a Web 2.0 World
Scott Clark | Nick Huhn | Jason Falls
Lexington Advertising ClubLexington, Ky.
November 6, 2008
What is it?Where does it live?Who should be in charge of it?How much and what do I get?Where does search fit?
No Longer A MonologueConversation Demands HumanityOpenness Leads To RewardsAn Investment Of Time & People
Expand Reach Of Messaging
Excite Your Fans, Customers
Connect With New Audiences
Research Or Harvest Insights, Needs, Opinions
Listen And Facilitate Dialog
What’s The MechanismWhat’s The Mechanism
BlogsInstant Messaging/Chat/MicrobloggingSocial NetworksNews AggregatorsBookmarking SitesUser-Generated Video, Photos, AudioCollaborative Creation & Feedback
Prove It!Prove It!
But I’m A Small Business!But I’m A Small Business!
Organic/Natural Search Organic/Natural Search MarketingMarketing
The Left Side of Search (80-85% of all result clicks)
Search Engines ♥’s Social Media Content
Good Content → Links → Authority → Rank
Search Amplifies Reputation Problems
Link-Bait → Social Bookmarks → Links → Rank
Businesses Neglect Even the EASY Stuff.
Google Local, Yahoo! Local, Superpages – EASY!!!
Encouraging Positive Ratings? EASY!!!
Paid Search AdvertisingPaid Search Advertising
Google, yahoo!, Microsoft, facebook, myspace, stumbleupon, etc.
Pay per click, pay per thousand, pay per action
Advertise at the “moment of curiosity”
Geographic and demographic targeting
Measurability and accountability
Can be used for reputation management too.
But….80%+ sites not ready for paid search traffic
And…90%+ campaigns set up improperly
What’s My ROI?What’s My ROI?
Remember What Social Media Does
Expand Reach Of Messaging
Excite Your Fans, Customers
Connect With New Audiences
Research Or Harvest Insights, Needs, Opinions
Listen And Facilitate Dialog
Ask The Right Questions
Do you hold your architect accountable for your stock price?
Tying It All TogetherTying It All Together
Think Of Social Media As:Reputation Management
Brand Building
Public & Customer Relations
Think Of Search As:Way To Drive Customers To You
Way To Drive Customers To Interact With You
Where Do I Start?Where Do I Start?
ListenPeople are talking about you.
ParticipateWhy aren’t you talking about you?
CollaborateEngaged and enthusiastic fans market for you.
Let’s ConnectLet’s Connect
Jason FallsDirector of Social Media
Doe-Andersonwww.socialmediaexplorer.com
O: 502.815.3257 | Twitter: @JasonFalls
Scott ClarkInternet Marketing Consultant
Search Engine Optimization Expertwww.websiteadvice.comO: 859.268.0664| Twitter:
@ScottClark
Nick HuhnCreative Versatilist
Internet Marketing Consultantwww.nickhuhn.com
O: 502.876.9148 | Twitter: @NickHuhn