SWTA transit marketing online marketing & social media

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Presentation by Rick L'Amie of Moxie Marketing to the SWTA 2010 Transit Marketing Workshop.

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Online Marketing & Social MediaAre These Tools Effective For Your Transit Agency?

Transit Marketing Workshop, Sept. 20, 2010

Global Internet Users

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90 Trillion The number of emails sent on the Internet in 2009.

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126 MillionThe number of blogs on the Internet.

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What Is Social Media Marketing?

“Social Media Marketing: Enables Others to Advocate for Your Business Through Compelling Content”

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“Social Media is Like a Cocktail Party: Listen Then Respond”

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Social media hierarchy

Micro

Social Networks

Social Bookmarking

Social Search

RSS Feeds

Blogging

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Pillars of a Social Media System

• Create a social media strategy • Optimize brand assets • Create content as lead generation• Engage in Social networks and networking • Manage the beast

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Customer experienceBrand mentionsCompetitionAccuracyMedia stalkingContent

A listening station

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A listening station

Google AlertsGoogle ReaderSearch.twitterBoardtracker.comBacktype.com

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Content as Lead Generation:“Company Blogs are Digital Publications

that Allow Public Responses”

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Blogging and B2C and B2B Leads

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# Blog Articles By Leads Generated

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Social Media Can Drive Leads and Customers

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Social Media is for Leads and Sales

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Social Media is for B2B and B2C

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Optimizing Brand Assets“Links are the Currency of

Social Media”

Optimizing brand assets

• Fix your digitalassets

• Claim your digitalreal estate

Optimizing brand assets

• Images, audio,video

• Social profiles• Local search• Social search• Online PR

Social search profiles

• Yelp!• CitySearch• Insider Pages

Google Transit Partner Program

Hampton Roads Transit Success Story

An additional, unexpected benefit for HRT has been a PR boon that Sullivan calls "the Google effect." He explains, "Public transit in the area is not always well regarded, so we got a positive public image from associating with Google."

Asset optimization

Content as lead generation

• Being found vs. hunting• An optimized online presence• Merge content with engagement

Blog Basics

• Configure WordPress.orgWordPress.org vs. WordPress.com

• Premium or custom theme (design)• Post and comments• RSS feed - subscribe

RSS Reader

Example WP Business Theme

Best practices

• Read, follow, and listen• Write what people search• Feed the spiders often• Engage your comment community• Amplify your message

Integrate and amplify

• Weekly digest email• Email subscribe to blog• Social media profiles• Strategic network• Guest post• Surveys for content• Publish to twitter, LinkedIn, FB

Social networks and networking• twitter

Search leads, discover, customer service

• FaGroups, Fan Pages

• LinkedInGroups, staff, questions

• MeeNetworking meetings

Twitter basic stuff

• Tweet

• Handle

• Follow

• Replies

• Retweet

• DM

• Avatar

• Hashtag

Why use it?Strategy – 1-to-1 or 1-to-many

• Customer service

• Reputation management

• Event promotion/extension

• Product/service promo

• Network and partner

Who do I follow?Strategy – less is or more is

• Twellow.com

• Mr tweet

• Twubble

• Just Tweet It

• search.twitter

What do I say?Strategy – it depends

• @replies

• Engage in conversations

• Questions

• RT

• Bookmarks

• Blog posts – twittertools

Twitter best practices

• Think objectives• Follow (twellow.com)• Tweet mixed, but give and RT - repurpose• Use search and aggregate• Use 3rd party tool – www.oneforty.com• Don’t hang out all day

Twitter Pages

Some basic Facebook stuff

• Profile

• Fan Page

• Groups

• Ads

Fan/Business page

Facebook best practices

• Build fan page• Promote with special modules and

content• Repurpose content• Be consistent• Buy ads to promote content

LinkedIn profile page

LinkedIn best practices

• Profile – links, keywords, descriptive• Status updates• Repurpose content – Slideshare, YouTube• Search for leads - Profile• Recommend• Questions and Answers

Managing the Beast

• Getting Things Done• A system and process• Dashboards• Amplify• Integrate

System and process

• Routine• Daily• Weekly• Monthly• Update

Dashboards

• Netvibes• iGoogle• Yahoo Pipes• Friend Feed• ACT! 2010

Dashboards

Gist

Integrate !!!

Golden Trio• Blog

• Facebook OR?

• Twitter

• Blog

• Facebook

• LinkedIn

Now What?

Now What?Your Questions

Resources

• Free eBook: Social Media for Small Business Ebookbit.ly/smebook

• Free weekly social media tips to your inbox

Resources

• Social Media Pro Group Online Workshop Series Session include:– Creating a Social Media Strategy

– Optimizing Brand Assets

– Blogging for Business

– Managing the Beast

• Taught online and via webinar coaching sessions with your peers.

Resources

• Social Media Pro Group Online Workshop Series starts Oct 26.

– bit.ly/swta_social_media

– SWTA Nation Special Pricing

– Register by Oct. 1 to save $100

• Special price: $395

– After Oct. 1

• $445 (saves $50)

Contact

Rick L’Amie

www.getmoxiemarketing.comTwitter: @moxiemarketing

Blog: www.marketingwithmoxie.comEmail: rick.lamie@getmoxiemarketing.com

512.814.MOXIE (6694)

Thank you!

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