Social media game plan 2016

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A Game Plan

Social Mediaof

to Make the Most

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Our Agenda

The Big Ask…

Seven Steps to Getting Social

Measurement

Best Practices

Q&A

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A Big Q:

Is your websiteworthy?

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Make a General

Social Assessment

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What are your Goals? Drive Brand Preference, Awareness Push Customers & Prospects to Sites

What’s your Call to Action? View & Download – Contact Us – Share

What’s your Budget? Headcount? Spend? Alliances? MDF?

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Who is your

Target Audience?

IT ProsMSPs

Key Demographics for Advertising on Facebook

(minimal spend required, measurable return)

Age

Job Title

Location

Interests

SMB

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Which Platforms to Pick?

LinkedIn MySpace Facebook YouTube Twitter SlideShare Google+

: Social media are computer-mediated tools that allow people and businesses to create, share or exchange information, ideas and pictures/videos in virtual communities and networks

Instagram

Social Media

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ListenLearn

EducateEngage

Reach &

Repeat

Twitter = Post 3x a Day

(M-F)

Facebook = 1x a Day

(S-S)

Minimum once a dayacross all platforms

Your Strategy

& Tactics

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Measure Your ResultsIt’s not perfect, and it is possible….

Increases indicate revenue successOnline Reach

Traffic to your website

Post Engagement

Leads

New Customers

Conversion Rates

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Best Practices for

Social Media Success

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Follow the

80 / 20 Rule…

The Majority of content and contributions are

not about the Co.

Think News, Culture & Thought Leadership vs. Marketing & Ads

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Find & Post

PopularTopics

Ask Associates & Customers What Interests Them

Look at What Customers and Prospects are Reading

Celebrate Holidays

Commemorate Milestones

Culture, Business Practices, Tech Trends, Industry Quotes

Track Hashtags (#), Handles (@)

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Avoid the obviously

Off Limits

Financials

Politics, Religion, &

Sexist Comments

Drugs & Alcohol

Polarizing Conversation

Controversy & Competition

Speculation

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LinkedIn

Keep link titles under 70 characters, or it will get cut off.

Keep link descriptions under 250 characters to avoid cut-offs.

Do not use hashtags, you can’t click on them anyway.

Share links to articles your audience will find interesting. Including a link can increase engagement by 200%.

Always include a graphic. Graphics results in a 98% increase in comment rate.

Review the metrics – metrics are available (only to admins) under each post on your profile. Use these stats to decide which posts are favored by your audience.

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Facebook

Use a high quality visual as appropriate.

Always use hashtags – Hashtags are used to classify and categorize content on social media. They make it easier for people to search for your posts by the designated hashtag terms.

Make sure your hashtags are relevant to the content being posted.

Use hashtags that are short enough to read easily

Don’t overdo it. Use 3-4 hashtags at most. Using more clutters your post

Remove link from post – once the link you’ve inserted is recognized by the posting tool, delete the link. Facebook will serve your audience posts w/o links more often than posts that retain the links.

Post Length – Play around with post length. A

recent study found that posts with 80+ words garner 2x as much engagement.

Relevancy – Never lead people to a link that doesn’t work or tie to post.

If you mention other organizations in a post, tag them!

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Twitter

Always use hashtags – They make it easier for people to search for your posts by the designated hashtag terms. Two to three at most.

Use a high-quality visual – Tweets with visuals receive 18% more clicks, 89% more favorites and 150% more retweets

Use shortened links for cleaner tweets – one tool to help create quick short links is bit.ly

Never start a Tweet with a handle unless you use a period in front of it. Otherwise it’s a direct message.

Ex: .@NableMSP vs @NableMSP

Post Length – Keep Tweets short. You have a limit of 140 characters.

Sweet spot is usually 120 – 130. Shorter posts also allow others to easily

re-tweet you without eliminating any of your copy.

Relevancy – Never lead people to a link that has nothing to do with the post. Always make sure a link is relevant.

Include Twitter handles for any other profiles you’re quoting or mentioning. It’s similar to tagging the company on Facebook.

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Timing Matters Scheduling & Spontaneity

Facebook...Most popular time is Wednesday at 3pmStick between 1pm and 4pm on other daysRamp up posts at the end of the weekPost at the top of the hour (0:0 - 0:15)

Twitter...Monday - Thursday 1pm - 3pmAlways Tweet on Thursdays

LinkedIn...Tuesday - Thurs at noon or 5-6pmStick to weekdays

Google+...Wednesday at 9am9am - 10am all other days

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Monday

Plan Posts for Next Week (30 minutes)

Tuesday

Schedule Posts for Next Week (30 minutes)

Wednesday

Concentrate on outreach for 1 social media channel (30 minutes)

Thursday

Re-share popular Tweets (15 minutes)

Friday

Review weekly activity and make strategy adjustments (30 minutes)

DAILY

Monitor engagement and respond (30 minutes throughout the day)

A Week in the Life of a

Smart Social Media Manager

Reminder: Schedule “Canned” Posts for

Saturday & Sunday

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Use Tools. Post Daily. Listen Often.Daily posts and engagement for 5 mo. 1,500

new followers across board w/majority on LinkedIn (795+) and Twitter (450+)

Use Hashtags & Handles #ITSecurity #ITServices @Dell #IoT

#BigData #TopTech @Cisco

Be Genuine. A team effort will go along way.

Use event pictures. Celebrate the success of your team & your

customers.

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A Successful Strategy Is

Never Stagnant

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