why your business needs a facebook page
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"Why Your Business Needs A Facebook Page" was presented to the Inner Circle Northcliff meeting on Wednesday 3rd February 2010TRANSCRIPT
Why Your Business Needs
A Facebook Page
Why Facebook?Facebook is the 2nd most popular
website on the Internet
400MillionUsers
MWEB Friendship 2.0 Survey 2009• 6500 SA Internet users surveyed• A cross-section of the population
Chris Brogan talks about “Old Marketing” and
“New Marketing”
Old Marketing
• Find buyers for my product
• Hunt them down
• Relentlessly hit them with messages until they buy.
• The bigger the number of prospects, the better the yield.
• It's a numbers game
New Marketing
• Find people who might be interested
• Start relationships with them before selling to them.
• Learn more about them.
• Make an offer if it makes sense.
Stop MarketingStart Engaging
• Take the time to engage
• Gain your audience's trust
• Let them find out about you at their own pace
• It takes 5 - 7 interactions with someone before they become a customer
• It's no longer a one-way conversation, but a back-and-forth exchange
• Use Facebook as a platform to demonstrate your authority
• Answer questions and educate potential customers
• Position yourself as a trusted advisor
• In the online world, trust is one of the most valuable commodities
What's A Facebook Page?
Pages are“like blogs on steroids”
Who Are Facebook Pages For?
Pages are intended for
• Businesses
• Organizations
• Products
• Bands
• Individuals
Advantages Of Pages
• Unlimited Fans
• Viral Effect – Fan activity appears on their friends' Live Feed
Advantages of Pages
• NO LINK TO YOUR PERSONAL PROFILE
• Create as many pages as you want
• Use Facebook Applications, eg. send Status Updates to Twitter automatically
• Your Status Updates appear in your Fans' News Feed, where their friends can see them
Some businessesmaking use of
Facebook Pages
Did I Mention...
It'sFREE!
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