tips, tools, & takeaways presented by: daulton west - august 2011 @dwestjr
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Tips, Tools, & TakeawaysPresented by: Daulton West - August 2011
@DWestJr
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AgendaAgenda
• Introduction
• Why Twitter?
• Tips
• Tools
• Takeaways
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Social media buzz for businessSocial media buzz for business
• Use social media to connect, engage, communicate who you are, what you do (brand awareness)
• Build relationships, share content, differentiate yourself
• Social networking rule of engagement – Find You Follow you Know You Like You Trust You
• Client Funnel - VCP (Visibility-> Credibility-> Profitability) Social networking Relationships Create value
Prospects Drive traffic ATTRACT CLIENTS
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Twitter thoughts … Twitter thoughts …
• "Most Twitter users are hyper-connected … They are influencers and really want to share opinions with others…They are very different than the mainstream Facebook users.“
• Companies that just push marketing deals or links to corporate press releases won't gain much traction, experts warn. "Twitter users said, 'we want a conversation with you, not faceless marketing.'"
• For example, Jetblue followers want to receive some promotions, but they also want to know about flight delays, cancellations, general information and what to expect from their in-flight experience.
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Why Twitter?Why Twitter?• What’s happening? / "What can I share of value?"• Connects Like-minded People, Ideas, Companies• Information Gathering - Listen & Learn • Converse - Comment, Inform, Share, Get Feedback• Increase Visibility & Brand Awareness • Real-time Conversation • Stay On Top of Industry Trends• Build Relationships • Very Open - Build Following fast• Drive Traffic, Attract Clients
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Twitter completes the “Power Trio”Twitter completes the “Power Trio”• Use ‘Power Trio’ network to cast a wider net - acquire new
contacts, attract new followers / potential clients, and gather information for relationship / business building
• Having thought leaders and like-minded professionals in your ‘Power Trio’ network enables one to use their knowledge, stay on top of the latest industry trends, tools, news, views
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TipsTips
• Effective communication is the key• Remember: always keep your “audience” in mind.
It’s not about YOU. Everyone's favorite radio station: WIIFM (What’s In It For Me?)
• Build relationships first - have a conversation to gain that all-important “know, like, and trust” from people
• Offer value - links to “free” offerings, discounts, giveaways, downloads
• Be a Resource, not a salesperson Twitter is a conversation, not a transaction! -- if you're selling, they're not buying
• Engage - your connections and customers frequently, recommend them, support industry & thought leaders
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Build your brandBuild your brand
• Build your brand as someone who shares valuable content
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Monitor your brandMonitor your brand
• Google Alerts – set email alerts, frequency for mentions of brand or keywords
• Google Analytics – add code to website to track site metrics ** visitor behavior stats **
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Monitor your competitionMonitor your competition
• Knowledge of competitor activities can be very useful
• Consider a competitive audit of your top five competitors in the social realm
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Attract and keep more clientsAttract and keep more clients
• People and businesses do business with people they know, like and trust!!
• Developing relationships should be first; the business will easily follow
• Remember: Social networking rule of engagement –
Know You Like You Trust You
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Who / What / WhatWho / What / What
• Who’s your target market?
• What’s your message?
• What’s your value proposition?
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Find your nicheFind your niche
• Find a niche – your talent / a topic / unique value proposition
• Focus on giving and providing value • Be customer focused! • Customers want to hear what you can do
for them, not a laundry list of all the stuff you want to sell them!
• Clients buy the “benefits” of your products or services
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Find your customers – Find your customers – “Fish where the fish are”“Fish where the fish are”
• Follow thought / industry leaders & interesting people - a great way to gather information about your industry, interests, hot topics, breaking news
• Use social networking sites to see where customers are “active”, and expressing a desire or need for services, products, or information
• Leverage popular social media sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube to see how your brand is being discussed, what is being said about your competitors, or by them
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Find your target audienceFind your target audience
• Use searches to find information in seconds by using a Keyword, Phrase or Category to see where customers are “active”
• Twitter enables us to find individuals and companies using search tactics that can be geographically targeted and used in “real time”
• Twitter tools can assist you in identifying influential industry thought leaders and power users by their klout (Hootsuite) influence as well as follower statistics
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6 Twitter Tools 6 Twitter Tools
1. Twitter Advanced Search• Search window Refine results - go to Advanced Search
• Words, phrase, hashtags– Hashtag example: #twitter, #rva, #biztips
• Plug in Words, People, Places Near this place (zip code) Within this distance (miles/kilometers)
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2. Hootsuite• A dashboard to help you manage and control
the Twitter fire-hose • Has a schedule feature to ‘Tweet later’• Can add social streams to select which
networks to post tweets – Facebook, LinkedIn, FB Business page
• Searches, Feeds, Keywords, Lists can be added and stored as a stream to dashboard
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3. Twellow• Target by “categories” similar to the “Yellow
pages” rather than tags or phrases.• Use to research companies or individuals of
interest, “follow” them and monitor relevant conversations to see what is being discussed about your industry, brand.
• Recently upgraded - now much faster to use with a better user interface.
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4. Topsy• Use keyword and phrase search
according to parameters, e.g., last hour, past 24 hours, past 30 days.
• Look for “Experts” that mention keyword, set email alerts
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5. WeFollow• Either “Most Influential” by their ratings or
“Most Followers” views provided
• Provides statistics and means to identify & target the influential people or brands
• View top Tags, Cities, Twitter users
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6. Just Tweet It• Choose a directory category, list your name,
and find other Tweeters in your profession.– Twitter User Directory – Twitter Tools Directory– Ex: Twitter Tools Directory / Twitter for Business /
50 IDEAS ON USING TWITTER FOR BUSINESS
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Just Tweet ItJust Tweet It
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TakeawaysTakeaways
• “Quality”, not “quantity”, “Less is more” for messages • Be someone who educates and “shares” -- not “sells” or
“spams” others with constant sales fluff• WIIFM (What’s In It For Me?) [client's favorite radio station]
Keep audience in mind -- Its not about YOU!• Build relationships first - have a conversation to gain that
all-important “know, like, and trust” from people• Offer value - links to “free” offerings, discounts, giveaways,
downloads• Be a Resource, not a salesperson
Twitter is a conversation, not a transaction! -- if you're selling, they're not buying
• Engage - your connections and customers frequently, recommend them, support industry & thought leaders
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ResourcesResources
• 50 IDEAS ON USING TWITTER FOR BUSINESS (by Chris Brogan)
• How and Why to Launch a Business Presence on Twitter (by C.G. Lynch )
• Companies use social media to boost e-Commerce sales (by Daulton West)
• 6 social media marketing tips for e-Commerce (by Daulton West)
• How social media helps technology firms attract new business (by Daulton West)
• 5 best practice tips: use social media to engage, not enrage followers (by Daulton West)
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Contact InformationContact InformationDaulton West, Jr.Social Media Strategist, Trainer, Coach, Twitter Specialist,
Online Writer / Blogger
Website: ASocialMediaChampion4U.comBlog posts: socialmediatodayOnline articles: Richmond Social Media Examiner
Twitter: @DWestJrLinkedIn: daultonwestjrFacebook: dwestjrFacebook: ASocialMediaChampion4U (Business page) Email: [email protected]
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