Online Business Social Identities (OBSIs)
- 1. Online Business Social
Identities (OBSIs)
Mohamed Elsherif
Social Media Research Analyst, Brandtology
Msc Social Informatics and Interactive Technologies
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- 2. Agenda
The concept behind OBSIs
What is OBSI?
Why you should start your OBSI?
Creating and sustaining a strong and professional OBSI
Where to start your OBSI and when?
How to manage and sustain it?
Finding better business opportunities
Google:
Customized Google Search.
Google Alerts.
Socializing.
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- 4. Marketing
What is Marketing?
It is process ……….. but what is process?
It is a series of actions or steps taken to achieve an end
Marketing is a process of communicating the value of a
product or service to customers, for the purpose of selling it
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- 5. Online Business Social Identity (OBSI)
OBSI refers to representing yourself online for better
business opportunities as a social member of your
community.
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- 6. Time
It is never too early or too late
As soon as you realize that you are part of a community you
should start
Do not wait to until you need to find new or better jobs
OBSIs are not about finding jobs, it is about creating and
sustaining a social business image of you online
Now is a perfect time!
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- 7. Market analysis
Like any market, you need to understand it before digging
deep:
Industry analysis
Competitive analysis
Self analysis
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- 8. Self analysis
SWOT Analysis
Gather information about yourself in 4
different fields: Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, Threats.
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- 9. Objectives
Set your objectives:
Use SMART technique:
Specific, Measurable,
Attainable, Realistic and Time
Framed.
Your objectives will ensure
that you understand what do
you want and where do you
want to go.
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- 10. Checklist
I know what I want.
I know myself very well.
I understand the industry and my competitors.
I have set my objectives.
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- 11. Starting
Develop strategies and tactics to achieve your goal. For an
example:
A strategy: Increase your reach to more people
Tactics:
Create my OBSIs on several channels over Social Media.
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Edit the exciting accounts:
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Check Facebook account
Produce more professional content:
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Create Linkedin Account
Create Twitter Account
Create a blog
Learn what people are interested in.
Write for 25 minutes daily.
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- 12. Online CV VS. Business Community
Static VS. Dynamic!
Both are needed.
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- 13. Google
Job search
Job alert
How to do customized
How to create job alerts by
search? Practical.
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- 14. Socializing
Using Google search
Using social networks
Search for people with similar interests
Share content that interest them
Start interacting on pages or groups
Using tools:
www.wefollow.com
www.socialmention.com
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- 15. Readings
Do You Have Six Killing Mistakes On Your LinkedIn Profile?
http://socialmediatoday.com/mohamed-elsherif/833486/10-mistakes-
your-linkedin-profile
3rd Key to Using Social Media Responsibly: Build Your Personal Brand:
http://socialmediatoday.com/chrissyme/1685931/3rd-key-using-social-
media-responsibly-build-your-personal-brand
Building Your Personal Brand: Do’s and DON’Ts:
http://www.frostbox.com/blog/building-your-personal-brand-via-social-
media-dos-and-donts
Personal Branding 101:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/lisaquast/2013/04/22/personal-branding-
101/
The Importance of Managing Your Personal Brand:
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-22/the-importance-of-
managing-your-personal-brand
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