9. Social Media Strategy?
In short, “Social Media Strategy” is the
process of effectively interacting and
communicating on the world wide web.
10. Social Media Strategy ‘Cheat Sheet’
• Social Media is ALL about people.
• Must be willing to take a risk
• Communities and Conversations are key.
• Customers are in control, Corporations who control will lose
out.
• All departments of an organization must be involved or
informed.
• Measurement is always important, but not all forms are
important.
• Internal Communication (between employees) is important.
• The Internet, Extranet and the Intranet are impacted.
• Social Media is time.
• Social Media is not a cure.
11. Should your company implement all parts of
the Social Media strategy?
The mechanisms for putting these
strategies into action vary depending on
the resources and time allocations your
company can make on its own, or if you
decide to work with an agency.
12. Why is having a Social Media Strategy
important?
Conversations!
1.Companies are now able to communicate
with their markets directly
2.Markets are conversation
3.Markets are now becoming more informed
about products than the actual companies
4.Markets are net-worked from person-to-
person who are joined together in
conversation.
13. CAUTION!
Never attempt to Control
Conversations, But in order to have
better control over your brand you
MUST participate in conversations!
14. Community
1. Build a non-marketing community to help
build better relationships with your customers.
2. Creates Buzz!
3. Allows companies to connect with their core customer.
4. Delivers a voice for your company.
15. What results can I expect?
1. Greater Brand Awareness
2. Leverage Current Marketing efforts
3. More sales
4. Buzz
5. Better company interaction
6. Quality Products
7. Positive Conversation
16. If implemented correctly it works!
The computer company, Dell,
was one of the first
organizations to implement a
successful Social Media
Strategy.
So how did Dell do it…
17. Dell’s Strategy
1. Team of Managers that connected directly with
consumers through blogs, forums, etc.
2. Monitoring and tracking Conversations that mention Dell
online.
3. Dell does not censor criticism, instead responds to all
comments.
4. All employees are encouraged to interact with communities
5. Creation of the “DirectDell Blog”
6. CEO supports community interaction
7. Created Buzz around their brand by being open with their
customers
18. What should I measure to ensure
I am on the right track?
1. Buzz
-Number of positive blog posts
-Quality of content shared
-Always monitor conversations
2. Traffic
-Number of links from other sites to the
Brand’s URLS
-Number of posts linking to the brand
19. Tools for Metrics!
• Google Alerts and Google Analytics
• Technorati Account
• Feedburner Subscribers
• Self-Monitor Facebook fan demographics/ number of
fans
• Number of Twitter fans
• Twitter Search
• Self create charts that track strategy actions taken by
the company compared to number of fans/growth in a
particular month
20. In Conclusion…
Implementing a Social Media Strategy can be
risky. Many companies are finding it difficult
to navigate through the unknowns of “web
2.0” and the mass amounts of information
that comes with it.
Don’t Rush!
Take time to plan out your strategy and goals.
Social Media strategies take time but if done
correctly, it is well worth the risk!