This document provides an overview of social media presented by Daniel Rowles. It introduces Rowles and his experience in digital marketing. It then discusses various social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, blogs and LinkedIn. It highlights key statistics around digital marketing and growth of these platforms. It also talks about using these platforms for business objectives like getting found online and engaging customers. Finally, it discusses concepts like social networks, blogs, advertising and monitoring social media.
2. Who Am I?
Econsultancy Trainer and Consultant
Trainer/Consultant for IAB and CIM
14 Years experience in digital marketing
Both client and agency side
Clients like Vodafone, BBC, MasterCard, Boots,
DuPont, Warner Bros, Lego, Tesco, John Lewis
3. Domestics 1 Hour
• Social Media in Perspective
• Risks and Opportunities
• Social Media Up Close
•Facebook
•Twitter
•Blogs
• Social Media Monitoring
Handouts
Questions
4. Show of Hands?
Facebook?
Twitter?
LinkedIn?
Google+?
Pinterest?
5. Digital Marketing in Perspective
8 years of video are uploaded to YouTube every day
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Average view time of a YouTube video is 2.5 seconds
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The average Facebook user creates 90 pieces of content
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each month
Users are joining LinkedIn at the rate of 100 per minute
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92% of US children have some sort of web presence by
the time they are 2 years old
All Stats from http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats/
10. Multi tasking
• Laptop, Netbook, TV, Smartphone, iPad... All at once
11. What is Social Media?
Social media and Web 2.0 have created a lot of buzz….
Social media describes the online technologies and practices that
people use to share content, opinions, insights, experiences,
perspectives, and media themselves
Source - Wikipedia
Social networks , Social bookmarking, User Generated Content,
Wiki’s, Blogs,etc
Not a new technology
Ability and reason to engage
Content is key
21. Blogs
Major influence on Search
Engines
Attract very high traffic
Bloggers key influencers
Technorati.com
Blogsearch.google.com
Ask.com : Blogs and Feeds
25. Why social networks?
Users of social networking sites are becoming impervious
to traditional ads and turning instead to their friends and
colleagues for information and product recommendations
Facebook became most used website worldwide overtaking
Google
26. Business objectives
Get found by people who are searching for
your products or services
Connect and engage with current and potential
customers
Create a community around your business
Promote other content you create, including
webinars, blog articles, or other resources
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29. Pages vs. Groups
Groups limit of 5000 “fans”
Reflect on you individually – listed as Admin
Can’t have Facebook Apps
Can send messages rather than updates