beginner facebook for business april 18 by louis karno & company communications
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Presentation given by Christine Halvorson, April 18, 2012 in Concord, New Hamsphire.TRANSCRIPT
Presented by Louis Karno & Company Communications
Christine Halvorson, Social Media Strategist
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Why you should use Facebook How to begin to build a Business Page Building a Fan base Best Practices Promoting your Facebook presence
elsewhere Brief review of “advanced” strategies Resources
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What What isis social media, social media, anyway?anyway?
Share content & have conversations
• Connectedness• Openness• Conversation• Community
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68% of people will buy a product because of a
Facebook referral http://dld.bz/amrP
Average age of Facebook user Dec. 2010?
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Source: http://www.nickburcher.com/2009/07/usa-facebook-usage-statistics-by-state.html LKarno.com7
Sources: Per Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project; Nielsen CompanyLKarno.com 8
July 2009: 332,240
Oct. 2010: 588,720
April 2011: 686, 360
(There’s only 1.3 million people in the state)LKarno.com
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But to be a business, you must be a person first
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Most should choose this option
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Your business logo or a photo of you
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Short description of your business or use your tagline
Your website or other…
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This would be the “friends” of the Facebook “profile” (person) who created this business page(You could save this until later or not do at all.)
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Use your personal or business email contacts, but…
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Seems to be “buggy” or disabled
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Profile Cover
Cover photo is 70 percent of the “real estate” on the page
“Search for, or take, an image that is strong enough to…experience what it’s like to step in another’s shoes. That’s what the best storytelling does…”
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Total of 12 apps allowed
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All of these are “tabs” or “apps”; yours might only show 3; Photos always in same place-but shows most recent
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Suggested strategy to change your Cover photo frequently for Newsfeed visibility
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Pinning keeps post at top for 1 week
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Highlighting brings it across two columns
Upload cover photo Change cover photo regularly Use a clearly branded profile photo Pin a post to last one week Consider arranging apps/tab
• (advanced apps/tab discussion in Class #3)
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Job #1: Building a fan base
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Tactics for gaining FansTactics for gaining FansAsk your friends to like the Page (different from “friending”)
Ask your friends to recommend you to their friends
Post good content and post regularly
• AskAsk them to them to ““LikeLike””Tell them howTell them how• Encourage them to ask Encourage them to ask others others Tell them howTell them how• Give them valuableGive them valuableContent…WHICH IS…Content…WHICH IS…
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1. Videos2. Photos
3. Free stuff4. How to’s
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Celebrities How-to’s A Positive Tone Videos Timing
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Put up a poll Wrap up what you’re
saying with, “What do you think?” or “What experiences have you had in ….”
Strive for two-way communications
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The less people want to be at work, the more likely they are to cruise social media sites
and see your content
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Negative comments: Answer, then delete
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Settings to control who can post
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On Admin Panel, go to “Manage”then “Edit Page” then “Manage Permissions”
Update often/once a day Strive for consistency
Follow others Respond with thanks
Give credit and build repoire Constantly add new fans
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Answer questions Conduct an interview
Highlight an employee Predict trends
Invite guest contributors Provide demonstrations/tutorials
Create lists (Top 5…) Tell the back story…
• Answer questions
• Conduct an interview
• Highlight an employee
• Predict trends
• Invite guest contributors
• Provide demonstrations/tutorials
• Create lists (Top 5…)
• Tell the back story…
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How often Who writes Who edits Who approves Days of week Timely subjects Must-covers
Have an editorial calendar
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Facebook InsightsFacebook Insights
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Here’s the key to writing well for social media…
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Don’t be boring
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Make sure you stand out from the crowd
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•Mashable.com•SocialMediaExaminer.com•Ragan.com•Mari Smith
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Call us if we can help! 603-224-5566 Visit: LKarno.com
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