Learn from Gavin Baker, Moxley Carmichael's Director of Digital Media on use the power of social media to connect with your customers.
Either you love social media or you're so over it. Like it or love it, it's not going away anytime soon and it's an important tool in the communicator's toolkit. Join us as Baker dives further into its best practices, applications and its future. This is the perfect opportunity to tackle either your social media anxiety or curiosity.
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2. Hi, I’m Gavin. Gavin Baker Director of Digital Media gbaker@moxleycarmichael.com @gavinbaker
3. “Social media is an umbrella term that defines the various activities that integrate technology, social interaction, and the construction of words, pictures, videos and audio.” - wikipedia 3 3
5. Time spent on social networking sites increased 277% in 2009. - Nielsen Web users spend 6 hours a month with social media. - Nielsen 18% of all new content found online, is found through socialmedia. - Nielsen Why should you care? 7
6. Web users are 51% more likely to buyfrom your brand if they follow you on Facebook. And are 60% more likely to recommend your brand. - eMarketer 70% of Internet users reported “trusting”consumer opinions posted in social media. - Nielsen 86% of companies of the Fortune 100 use social media. - Burson-Marsteller Why should you care? 8