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Using Social Media to Create Buzz and Drive Traffic in a Start-Up Environment

A Presentation for:

UMASS BOSTON by

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Stephanie Burke- Operations Manager

Cooley Horner- Marketing Coordinator

Introduction

www.xtraxtra.com

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 Facebook Connect  Facebook “Like” Button  Add to Facebook Wall  Tweet this  Share button

Social Media Integration •  Integrated within our site:

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• Why  Promote brand awareness  Allow for targeted marketing  Build relationships  Engage and interact with audience; most importantly LISTEN  Increase accessibility  Give the site a voice, personality  Bolster SEO  Get feedback  Contribute to and guide conversation about industry related

topics

Social Media as an Interactive Marketing Tool

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•  Fan Page  xtra xtra website

•  Milestone Account  Xtraxtra Milestone

Facebook

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Twitter

• @xtraxtrawebsite

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Blog

• xtraxtra.com/blog

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• Linked-In

• Flickr

• YouTube

Other Tools

•  Link-to-us

• Widgets

• RSS feeds

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• Make sure content is relevant to your user-base/readers

•  Keep content current and consistent •  Create targeted relationships with those who

can further your objectives •  Be cautious of overly promoting yourself •  Balance professional/personal personas

Takeaways