2011 Event Marketing Summit B2B Social Media Workshop

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Conducted by Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) B-to-B SOCIAL MEDIA BOOT CAMP - Hey b-to-b event marketers, we’re created a boot camp just for you (See? That’s love.) B-to-B brands are applying social media to connect with customers, channel partners and suppliers. Eric Schwartzman, bestselling author of “Social Marketing to the Business Customer,” shows you how they’re doing it and how you can, too. Learn how to use blogs, podcasts and social networks to build your b-to-b brand and business. B-to-b event marketing attendees will learn: How to build a social media blueprint How to leverage social media networks and blogs How to monitor and measure social media What new trends you need to be aware of right now Pitfalls to avoid and tips for success

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B-­‐to-­‐B  Social  Media  Boot  Camp  

Eric  Schwartzman  www.ericschwartzman.com    Monday,  May  16,  2011  

8:30am  to  Noon  

1  

Housekeeping  

•  Introductory  immersion  

•  New  vocabulary  

•  Examples  

•  Slide  numbers  

•  Digital  handouts  

•  Hashtag  #emschi  

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3  

Agenda  

8:30  –  10:15am    

•  Mapping  Strategy  to  Corporate  Culture  

•  Winning  Resources  for  Pilots  

•  Developing  Policies  

•  OperaPonal  Frameworks  

•  B2B  Difference  

•  Usage  Trends  

•  Social  Media  Monitoring    

•  B2B  SEO  

10:30  –  12:00pm  

•  Email  for  B2B  Events  

•  Social  Media  Research  

•  Event  Websites  

•  Blogs  and  B2B  Events  

•  Podcasts  and  B2B  Events  

•  Social  Networks  and  B2B  Events  

•  Mobile  Internet  and  Smart  Phones  

•  Mobile  Apps  and  B2B  Events  

•  QR  Codes  and  B2B  Event  

Mayor  Jerry  Brown  

Britney  Spears  

About  Me  

Star  Wars  30th  Anniversary  

Pussycat  Dolls  Academy  Awards  

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News  Media  Junkie  

6  

Trade  Show  Addict  

Scoring  Ink  

UnIl  it  Stopped  Working…  

Source:  Pew  Internet  

Page  9  

The  Media  Landscape  ShiMed  

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10,000  

20,000  

30,000  

40,000  

50,000  

60,000  

70,000  

1994   1997   2000   2003   2006   2009  

US  Newspaper  Business  

CirculaIon  (000)  

Revenues  ($000)  

•  Average  age  of  US  daily  newspaper  reader:  57  

•  ReducPon  in  US  newsroom  staffs  since  2001:  45%  

•  Direct-­‐mail  spending  is  expected  to  decline  nearly  40%  by  2014  

•  93%  of  B2B  buyers  use  search  to  begin  the  buying  process  

•  80%  of  IT  decision-­‐makers  say  word  of  mouth  is  their  most  important  source  when  making  buying  decisions  

•  Google  Processes  38,000  search  queries  every  second  

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The  Press  Pool  Vanished  

11  

And  Every  Company  Became  a  Media  Company  

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Control  vs.  Credibility  

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The  End  of  the  Crème  Puffs  

"The  Net  interprets  censorship  as  damage  and  routes  around  it."    

John  Gilmore  (EFF)  

Building  Digital  Literacy  

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Selling  Social  

Print  

Events  

Paid  

Blogs  

Earned  

Social  Networks  

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ProducIvity  Gains  

Assemble  Evidence  

Blogs  

Social  Networks  

Forums  

Apps  

Search  

Search:  Are  Your  Events  Ranking?  

Linkedin:  Facebook  with  a  Tie  

Twi`er:  Check  the  Influencer  List  

Selling  Social  Media:  SlideShare  

Selling  Social  Media:  Show  the  Community  

Map  Strategy  to  Corporate  Culture  

•   Get  at  ROI  of  social  media  

•   Implement  social  media  policy  &  training  

• SaIsfy  audit  trails  

•   Channel  social  media  through  External  Comms  

Strict  Management  Oversight  

Regulatory  Oversight  

Embraces  Change  

Exploratory  and  Curious  

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Exploratory  &  Curious:  Policy  

Social  Media  Policy  

Transparency  of  Public  

InformaPon  

Respecbulness  

Privacy  

ConfidenPality  

Diplomacy  

Disclaimers  Conflict  ResoluPon  

Crisis  ConsideraPons  

Legal  Mafers  

IT  Policy  

PenalPes  

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Exploratory  &  Curious:  Policy  Development  Tips  

Dept.   Risk   Opportunity  

HR   Existing  policy  violations;  policing  

Goodwill  with  work  force;  recruiting  

IT   Information  security;  data  loss  

Reduce  network  and  desktop  support  requests  

Legal   Copyright,  free  speech,  libel  and  audit  trails  

Better  corp.  oversight;  tighter  controls  

Marketing   Aggravate  brand  fracture   Enable  market  to  self-­‐educate  

Customer  Service   Perceived  productivity  loss  

Reduce  call  center  demand  

PR   Negligible   Unfiltered  communications  

PA   Negligible   ID  opposition  points  

IR   Selective  disclosure   Better  shareholder  communications  

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FREE  RESOURCE:  www.SocialMediaPolicyTemplate.com  

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Twi`er  

Embraces  Change:  Digital  Awakening  

Homeland  Embassy   Embassy  

Embassy  Embassy  

Integrate  a  blog  into  the  corporate  site  

Search  

Linkedin   SlideShare  

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Conference  Call,  Speech  or  Event  

MP3    Podcast  

Text  Transcript    Blog  Post  

PowerPoint    SlideShare  

Video    Webcast  &  YouTube  

Embraces  Change:  TRC  SoluIons  

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Phase  1  •  Social  Media  Monitoring  •  Social  Media  Mapping  

Phase  2  •  Social  Media  ParPcipaPon  •  Social  Media  Engagement    

Phase  3  •  Social  Media  Management  •  Social  Media  MarkePng  

Exploratory  and  Curious:  OperaIonal  Framework  

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•  Value-drive decision-making •  Group consensus •  “Bet the business” •  Long-term relationships •  Audience is knowledgeable, engaged, serious •  Intense need for information

B2B  Difference  

B2B  Spending  

0%   10%   20%   30%   40%   50%   60%   70%   80%   90%   100%  

Other  

Virtual  events  

Sponsorship  

Banners  

Webcasts  

Video  

Search  

Social  media  

E-­‐mail  

Website  

Change  In  B2B  Online  MarkeIng  Spending  in  2011  

Increase   No  change   Decrease  Source:  EMarketer  

B2B  Goals  

•  Adding  social  media  to  the  mix  can  increase  the  effecPveness  and  efficiency  of  exisPng  outreach  efforts  

•  Social  media  is  a  channel  for  building  closer  relaPonships  with  news  media  

•  Social  media  can  be  used  for  lead  generaPon  

•  B2B  companies  showcase  their  experPse  and  thought  leadership  to  mulPple  stakeholders  

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Session  2:  Applying  Specific  Channels  to  B2B  Events  

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Eric  Schwartzman  

www.ericschwartzman.com    Monday,  May  16,  2011  

DesInaIon  Websites  

 Pure  Play  Social  Networks  

Niche  Social  Networks  

LocaIon-­‐Based  

Apps  

Email  

Search  

Listening  

Picking  Online  Channels  

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Listening  to  Your  Market  

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Listening  to  Twi`er  

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Listening  to  Foursquare  

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Registering  Events  on  Foursquare  

Search:  Are  Your  Training  Materials  Accessible?  

40  

Think  Like  a  Customer  

SEO  101  

+   =  

Just  Eat  It.  Please?  

72  Market  Street,  Venice  Beach,  CA  

CLOSED  

Don’t  Get  Her  Mad  

If  you  make  kick  ass  chili,  I’ll  eat  it.  

But  I  won’t.  

No  chance!  

Where’s  the  Recipe?  

Let’s  Get  Serious  

Who’s  Angus?  

This  is  a  Test  

Story  of  Lost  Revenue  

Raising  My  Hand,  Jumping  Up  &  Down  

Forfeited  their  Archival  Value  

SEO  Won’t  Fix  Everything  

It’s  SIll  Go`a  Be  InteresIng  

Stupido  

I  Found  the  Recipe  

My  CreaIon  

My  Blog  Outranks  the  LA  Times  

Can  Your  Customer  Find  You?  

B2B  SEO  

business insurance

business liability insurance

general business liability insurance

conversion probability

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Focus on Long Tail Keywords. 59  

Search  Drives  Awareness,  ConsideraIon  and  Decision  

source: Tech Target 60  

Mobile  Search  is  Local  and  Social  

ontherecordpodcast.com/mobile  

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BREAK  

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www.SocialMediaBootCamp.com    

June  30  –  July  1,  2011  Los  Angeles  

Time  Spent  on  Email  Declines  

Source:  Nielsen  63  

But  Email  is  SIll  More  Important  

Source:  TNS  Digital  Life  Study,  Oct.  10,  2010  64  

Email  MarkeIng  B2B  Events  

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Blog  Your  Call  for  Speakers  

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Socialize  Your  Call  for  Speakers  

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Websites:  Make  Sessions  Linkable  and  Shareable  

Put  each  session  on  its  own  web  page,  add  sharing  bufons  and  include  the  speaker’s  Twifer  ID    

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Socialize  Your  Events  Calendar  

Facebook  “Like”  bufon  

Twifer  “Tweet”  bufon  

Auto  Scheduling  

Fail  to  phone  

Myers  Industries  1293  S.  Main  St.  Akron,  Ohio  44301  

10am,  Tuesday,  May  17,  2011  –  FREE  Lasik  &  Glaucoma  Screenings  

REGISTER  

Company  Contact:  Kim  Hemminger    

Day  of  Event:    Pam  Corbef  

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Eventbright.com  

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Social  Sync  

Page  72  

B2B  Blogging  

73  blogs  

17  bloggers  

600%  jump  in  leads  

Top  quality  

“Get  engineers  talking  to  engineers  and  get  everyone  else  out  of  the  middle.”  Rick  Short,  Marcom  Director  

B2B  Blogging  ROI  

2011  State  of  Inbound  MarkePng  Study  

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Live  Blogging  Events  

B2B  Podcasts  

75  

B2B  Podcasts  

76  

Securing  iTunes  DistribuIon  

Finding  podcasts  in  iTunes  

Subminng  podcasts  

77  

DistribuIng  Through  iTunes  

78  

B2B  Podcast  in  iTunes  

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Embrace  Buyer-­‐Oriented  Keywords  and  Phrases  

Research  Your  Keywords  

Social  Networking  vs.  Search  

Post  Your  Event  to  Your  Facebook  Page  

Promote  Your  Event  to  those  Who’ve  “Liked”  Your  Page  

Event  is  Published  to  Your  Page’s  Newsfeed  

Post  Your  Event  on  Linkedin  

Promote  Your  Event  on  Linkedin  

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Post  Your  Event  to  Linkedin  Groups  

88  

Promote  Your  Hashtag  

Conference  Organizer’s  Hashtag  

89  

Promote  Your  Hashtag  

Session  Specific  Hashtags  

90  

Schedule  Your  Tweets  in  Advance  

Building  Your  Social  Graph:  Jedi  SynchronizaIon  

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Launch  a  YouTube  Channel  and  Post  Your  Sessions  

93  

Launch  a  YouTube  Channel  and  Post  Your  Sessions  

94  

Join  Your  Community  

Post  Your  Slide  Decks  to  SlideShare  

Use  Social  Media  to  Add  Touch  Points  

DesInaIon  Websites  

 Pure  Play  Social  Networks  

Niche  Social  Networks  

LocaIon-­‐Based  

Apps  

Email  

Search  

Listening  

Session  3:  What’s  Next?  

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Eric  Schwartzman  www.ericschwartzman.com    Monday,  May  16,  2011  

9:45  to  10:45am  

source:  Mary  Meeker  

Smart  Phones  and  Tablets  Outselling  PCs  

What’s  Next?  Smart  Phones  and  Tablets  

The  Untethered  ExecuPve  |  Forbes    

B2B  Mobile  MarkeIng  

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Social  Networking  and  Sales  ProspecIng  

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•  Dashboard of “micro-apps” •  Use Event as Launchpad •  Social Micro-apps

•  Profile •  Connections •  Social sync •  Activity Stream •  Likes and Comments •  Leaderboard

•  Utility Micro-apps •  Social networking •  GPS based data points •  Virtual check-ins •  RSS Feeds •  Video Feeds •  Photo Feeds

Best of Facebook, 4Sq + Twitter

•  Visual display of friends on map

•  Check into social trends for an Event

•  Provide local spots for attendees to visit

•  Provide hotel/airline information

•  Conference view, quick glance to see what is trending

Trend Spotting

Gam-if-i-ca-tion

Cisco  Events  iPhone  App  

QR  Codes  at  B2B  Events  

It’s  a  RevoluIon  

RevoluPonary  Aristocrat  Eisner   Lassiter  

FREE  RESOURCES:  Newsle`er,  Blog  and  Podcast  

www.EricSchwartzman.com  

FOLLOW  UP  RESOURCE:  B2B  Social  Media  Book  

www.B2BSocialMediaBook.com    

Thank  You  

(310)  455-­‐4000          Phone  

eric[at]ericschwartzman[dot]com  Email  

ericschwartzman.com      Website  

ontherecordpodcast.com      Podcast  

spinfluencer.com        Blog  

@ericschwartzman        Twifer  

facebook.com/ericschwartzman    Facebook  

linkedin.com/in/schwartzman      Linkedin    

youtube.com/spinfluencer      YouTube    

slideshare.net/ericschwartzman      Slideshare  

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