Presentation given as part of a panel discussion at the New Mexico Press Women's Association Annual Conference 2012 in Santa Fe, NM

1. social media trends + tips
NMPW 2012 Conference - Santa Fe, New Mexico
May 5, 2012
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2. social media trends 2012
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3. social media replacing journalism?
tv - 59.5% / newspapers - 28.8% / social media - 27.8%
Infographic By Schools.com / Source: “Ask Your Target Market 2012”
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4. facebook projected to hit 1 billion
425 million mobile users / average time on site 20 minutes
Infographic By Infographic Labs
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5. birds of a feather flock together
69% from friends/ 47% from online search / 44% suggested by Twitter / 31% promotions
Infographic By Infographic Labs At The Blog Herald
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6. one million LinkedIn groups
61% B2B report success in customer acquisition on linkedIn
Infographic By Infographic Labs For Nanapi.jp
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7. pinterest is hot, hot, hot (now)
bloggers, writers, artists are driving traffic to their sites
Infographic By Tamba
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8. google+ and +1 for SEO
test by firm TastyPlacement found google+ and +1 yielded best SEO results on SoMe
Infographic By TastyPlacement
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9. quick-start tips
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10. facebook
Start your own business page
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11. facebook
utilize the new customization options for cover photo + apps in the new timeline
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12. facebook
use new milestones to tell your story
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13. twitter
fill out your profile completely
watch your follower to following ratio
tweet your own news
re-tweet your followers’ news
ask questions / answer questions /say thank you
Photo / Real Name / Description / Website / Customize Your Background
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14. LinkedIn
✤ fill out your profile completely
✤ add your blog
✤ connect your Twitter feed to
update your status
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15. LinkedIn
Start or Join a Group
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16. pinterest
start an account for your own inspiration
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17. google+
✤ set up a profile and fill it out
completely
✤ add links to everyplace else
you exist on the internet
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18. Google +1
add the +1 button to your website or blog - every page and/or blog post
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19. overwhelmed?
choose one social media endeavor and do
it really well
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20. schedule it
✤ use a tool like Hootsuite to
schedule posts on Facebook,
Twitter & LinkedIn
✤ choose a day to do your posts
for the week
✤ check your feeds on one
dashboard like you check your
email each day or have emails
alert you when someone
comments
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21. Connect to Wendy92
✤ http://www.facebook.com/Wendy92llc
✤ http://www.twitter.com/Wendy92
✤ http://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyforbes
✤ http://www.pinterest.com/Wendy92
✤ http://plus.google.com/110131049506861861619
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