What’s HOT in Social Media?Steve PhillipsPurple Trout, LLCwww.purpletrout.com

Rankings (Accounts)Facebook – 1 BillionTwitter – 500 MillionGoogle+ - 400 MillionWeibo – 300 MillionRenRen – 250 Million

Rising Stars:FoursquareInstagramTumblr

Pinterest?

Facebook For B2BYour Fans are People, too…Post interesting things

◦Quotes (example)◦Daily joke, picture, trivia (example)◦What’s new? (with you…and with

them?)◦Ask questions (take a poll)

Post at least once a day◦Link to something or add a picture,

video

TwitterEasy = 140 characters (“Tweet”)Write about anything, any topic

◦News◦Sports◦Weather◦Business (your business)

Link to a specific URL (bit.ly.com)Join in conversations

Time?

Beginner?◦Start slow◦1 social network (ex: Facebook)◦1-2 posts per week

Already in Social Media?◦1 post per day◦First thing in the morning

Hire A Freelancer (elance.com, guru.com)

Use Scheduling Tools…

Scheduling Tools

Questions?

Thanks!Steve Phillips

Purple Trout, LLCwww.purpletrout.com

steve@purpletrout.comTwitter: @purpletrout