How Social Media Can Help You Grow Your Print Business
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Webinar: How Social Media Can Help You Grow Your Print Business
May 23rd 2012
How Social Media Can Help You Grow Your Print Business
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Intro: Who We Are
► Grow Socially, Inc. – Support Services► Online Marketing/Social Media► Plan, Manage, Execute and Measure
► interlinkONE – Software (SaaS)► Enterprise Marketing Management Software► Plan, build, manage, execute and measure all
marketing activities
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Special Presenter: David Platz
(978) [email protected]
Twitter.com/DavidPlatzFacebook.com/davidplatz1Linkedin.com/in/davidplatz
http://www.growsocially.com
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Quick Plug: The Book!
Strategies, Plans, Case Studies, Campaign Ideas
A guide to help you grow your business!
By John Foley, Jr.
NewPathToProfit.com
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Today’s Overview
► The Marketing Landscape
► Case Studies For Inspiration
► How YOU Can FindSocial Media Success
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THE MARKETING LANDSCAPE
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Marketing Used to Be “Easier”!
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Inbound Marketing: Game-Changer
Social Media, Websites, SEO!
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Social Media Statistics
900 Million Users on Facebook
NOTE: As of April 2012
250 Million Tweets Sent Per Day
72+ Hours of Video Uploaded every minute
90 million users in 6 months
18 million users… and it’s addictive!
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However, don’t forget this…
► Social Media is really part of something much bigger...
…Your overall marketing efforts!
► Specifically, inbound marketing.
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What is Inbound Marketing?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inbound_marketing
“Inbound marketing is a marketing strategy that focuses on attracting prospective customers by offering useful information.”
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Content: Essential to Inbound Marketing
Source: http://mashable.com/2011/10/30/inbound-outbound-marketing/
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Inbound Goal: Drive INQUIRIES!
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Why Should YOU Use Inbound Tactics?
It works!
Increase Awareness & Drive Inquiries
Reach More Customers & Prospects
Sell more things!
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CASE STUDIES FOR INSPIRATION
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Can Those Tools Actually Help Service Providers?
Let’s look at Some Examples!
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QuickLabel Systems
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QuickLabel Systems on Pinterest
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H & H Graphics Group
► Lancaster, PA
► Provides mailing, fulfillment, print… and multi-channel marketing services!
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Videos That Tell Their Story
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CustomXM
► Little Rock, Arkansas► Paul Strack - @Pstrack
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Website: Engaging & Social
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CustomXM’s Tips for Twitter
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Social Media Creates Chatter
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Best Practices for Twitter
► Actively participate & engage
► Share a variety of information!
► Be a thought leader, be yourself, show the human side of your business
► Review efforts & measure results
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Printing Center USA
► Primarily an online printer► Located in Montana► Quite active on social media
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Twitter Activity is High!
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Variety of Content in Tweets
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Online Video
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Email & Social Integrated
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Mojave Copy & Printing
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Rescigno’s Marketing Connections
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What do they have in common?
► They have a strategy and a plan!
► They produce a lot of content.
► Social media is integrated across multiple channels.
► They are committed! Time and energy.But it pays off!
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HOW YOU CAN FINDSOCIAL MEDIA SUCCESS
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Steps to Social Media Success
► Create a Strategy (PLAN)
► EXECUTE
► Measure
Remember Execution TRUMPS Strategy
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Questions or Comments?Phone 1.800.948.0113Email [email protected]
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Optimize / Social FriendlyeNewsletter Sign-Ups
White PapersOffersEmailsPollsBlogs
Landing Pages
Get Noticed
Engageand
Nurture
Inquiries
Engageand
Nurture
Integrated Multi-Channel MarketingAction – Publish – Engage – Converse – Share
Social Media Blogging Analytics Content Mgmt SEO
Start with MKTG Plan
Product?Service?Asset?
Qualified and Budgeted
Buyers
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Plan! Strategy before Tactics! Step 1: Describe the Business, Service, Solution
Step 2: Business, Service, Solution Goal
Step 3: Where Is the Audience Cyclically?
Step 4: How Does the Audience Use Social Media?
Step 5: The One Thing
Step 6: How Will You Humanize the Brand
Step 7: Content Resource and Distribution Strategy
Step 8: How Will You Measure Success?
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Align Tactics with Goals
Tactic Goal Key StepsFacebook Fan page Increase awareness
of services, generate leads
Post once a day; Custom Tab for demo registration
Twitter company page
Become a thought leader, provide support
Post multiple times daily; share marketing-related news; active listening
YouTube Profile Humanize brand; create demand
Film weekly video of employee(s); create screencasts of customer successes
Pinterest? Drive website traffic! Create boards to highlight portfolio work
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How to Measure Success?
► Site Traffic► Downloads► eNewsletter Sign-Ups► Blog Comments► Questions► Shared Links► Re-Tweets► Followers► Who’s talking about you and how► Show me the money
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Tools for Measuring Effectiveness
Link Shorteners iLink.Me Bit.ly
Google Analytics Website
Insights LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
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Here’s How Social Media Can Help YOU
► Build Awareness and Thought-Leadership
► Generate Inquiries and Qualified Leads
► Create Happy Customers
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Build Awareness and Thought-Leadership
► Share relevant and helpful information.
► Have consistent branding across networks.
► Don’t just post your own news – engage!
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COMPANY WEBSITE
Social Media
SEO
DM/Flyer
Links
Other
Whitepapers,eBooks
Downloads
eNewsletter Sign-Ups
Comments & Questions on
Blog
Info/Inquiries
Webinar Sign-Ups
100 Visitors
2000 Visitors
800 Visitors
3500 Visitors
CRM
Generating Inquiries and Leads
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Creating Happy Customers with Social Media
► How?► Reward Your Socially-Engaged Fans
► Be an Active Listener!
► Share Content That is Relevant to Them
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Very Important: Know Your Audience
► Who Are They?
► Where Are They Cyclically?
► How Do They Use Social Media?
► What Networks Are They On?
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Being Ready for What’s Next
► Don’t forget fundamentals – PLAN!
► Always be measuring your efforts
► Resources to Stay Ahead of the Game
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Be Committed
► Social Media often requires daily attention
► Prioritize: RELEVANT Content creation, listening, & engaging!
► Measure & Adjust
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3 Action Items
► Social Media: Strategize, Plan, and Align Tactics with Goals
► Increase commitment to promoting yourself!
► Devote time to creating content, sharing, and measuring its effectiveness.
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Want to learn more?
(978) [email protected]
Twitter.com/DavidPlatzFacebook.com/davidplatz1Linkedin.com/in/davidplatz
http://www.growsocially.com
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THANK YOU!