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How can Tech Entrepreneurs / B2B
 businesses utilize Social Media

              Sanjay Mehta
       Jt. CEO, Social Wavelength
About Me
Fundamental questions
• How is B2B different from B2C
• What would be objectives for a B2B biz
B2C vs B2B
•   Smaller audience base
•   Potentially connected offline
•   Vulnerability vs Opportunity
•   Smaller number of connections could mean larger impact
•   Very focused approach, even on Social Media
•   Know exactly where to look for audience, generally
Objectives of a B2B business?
•   Brand awareness
•   Reaching new markets
•   Sharing achievements, capabilities
•   Thought Leadership
•   Leads
•   Anything else..?
•   Also are these much different from B2C again?
Brand Awareness, New Markets
•   Where are the prospects?
•   How do we make them AWARE of the brand?
•   The awareness must translate to POSITIVE
•   When we look for “where” they are, we can also find
    geographically spread communities
Key Platforms
•   LinkedIn, LinkedIn, LinkedIn.. !
•   Blogs
•   YouTube
•   Quora
•   Slideshare / Scribd
•   Webinars?
•   Also.. Facebook and Twitter
•   Influencer Outreach
•   Importance of Monitoring
LinkedIn
•   Profile – Beefed up
•   Connections
•   Groups
•   Questions
•   Company Page
•   Testimonials
•   Advertising
Blogs / YouTube
 •   That larger space for making a point
 •   More knowledge focused
 •   Subject Matter Expertise
 •   Case studies make for great stories
 •   Unusual, unique – better
 •   Support with diagrams, charts, images
 •   Videos are very important now
 •   SEO benefits – being discovered later too
Others
•   Quora
•   Slideshare / Scribbd
•   Webinars
•   Zipcast
•   ScreenR
•   Facebook
•   Twitter – influencer connect?
Influencer Outreach
•   Middlemen, Consultants, Reviewers
•   Identifying them
•   Connecting
•   Inviting them to plant etc.
•   Treating them with kid gloves
•   Including them in product suggestions, early stage of launch,
    getting and respecting their opinions
Importance of Monitoring
•   Small community
•   Changing trends
•   Industry developments
•   Brand mentions, of course
•   Inflexion points?
•   Leads..direct or indirect
THANK YOU

Questions??

        Sanjay Mehta
  Joint CEO @ Social Wavelength
          Twitter: @sm63

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How can Tech Entrepreneurs and B2B businesses utilize Social Media

  • 1. How can Tech Entrepreneurs / B2B businesses utilize Social Media Sanjay Mehta Jt. CEO, Social Wavelength
  • 3. Fundamental questions • How is B2B different from B2C • What would be objectives for a B2B biz
  • 4. B2C vs B2B • Smaller audience base • Potentially connected offline • Vulnerability vs Opportunity • Smaller number of connections could mean larger impact • Very focused approach, even on Social Media • Know exactly where to look for audience, generally
  • 5. Objectives of a B2B business? • Brand awareness • Reaching new markets • Sharing achievements, capabilities • Thought Leadership • Leads • Anything else..? • Also are these much different from B2C again?
  • 6. Brand Awareness, New Markets • Where are the prospects? • How do we make them AWARE of the brand? • The awareness must translate to POSITIVE • When we look for “where” they are, we can also find geographically spread communities
  • 7. Key Platforms • LinkedIn, LinkedIn, LinkedIn.. ! • Blogs • YouTube • Quora • Slideshare / Scribd • Webinars? • Also.. Facebook and Twitter • Influencer Outreach • Importance of Monitoring
  • 8. LinkedIn • Profile – Beefed up • Connections • Groups • Questions • Company Page • Testimonials • Advertising
  • 9. Blogs / YouTube • That larger space for making a point • More knowledge focused • Subject Matter Expertise • Case studies make for great stories • Unusual, unique – better • Support with diagrams, charts, images • Videos are very important now • SEO benefits – being discovered later too
  • 10. Others • Quora • Slideshare / Scribbd • Webinars • Zipcast • ScreenR • Facebook • Twitter – influencer connect?
  • 11. Influencer Outreach • Middlemen, Consultants, Reviewers • Identifying them • Connecting • Inviting them to plant etc. • Treating them with kid gloves • Including them in product suggestions, early stage of launch, getting and respecting their opinions
  • 12. Importance of Monitoring • Small community • Changing trends • Industry developments • Brand mentions, of course • Inflexion points? • Leads..direct or indirect
  • 13. THANK YOU Questions?? Sanjay Mehta Joint CEO @ Social Wavelength Twitter: @sm63