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Social Media Overview June 2, 2015

Ventures Advanced Marketing Intro Social media class 6 2 2015

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Social Media Overview

June 2, 2015

Where have you been?

• Who are your customers and your competitors?

• What is your promise to your customers?

• How do you reach prospective customers? 

• Marketing plan / calendar

How does social media fit?

Your social media marketing needs to match:WHO your target customer isWHERE your target customer isWHY your target customer cares about your product/service

ANDWhat you can

afford(cost and

time)

Technology

capabilities

+

Your brand must be clear

How does social media fit?

• Get new customers:• brand awareness• recommendations • referrals • Retain existing customers: • engagement• brand loyalty• top of mind • Connect with industry contacts

What can you provide of value to engage?

Where are your customers?

• What social networks do your customers use?• interaction• influence• How do they use it?• with friends• with brands• with comparable businesses

Yikes

LinkedIn

Facebook

Twitter

YouTube

Instagram

Pinterest

What platform is the best fit?

Your social media marketing needs to match:WHO your target customer isWHERE your target customer isWHY your target customer cares about your product/service

ANDWhat you can

afford(COST AND

TIME)

Technology

capabilities

+

Assess

• Is your target market using it? What content do they post? How often do they post?

• What is the level of engagement? Who do they interact with?

• Are your competitors using it? What content do they post? How often do they post? Who do they interact with?

• How will you use it? What is your primary goal? • What content will you post? How often will you

post?• Who will interact with? What is your call to action? • Your assessment:• Do you have the technology necessary to

engage on this platform? • Do you have the time to post and engage on

this platform?