Are you feeling confused and overwhelmed on how to use Facebook and Instagram to promote your business? If so, this session presented by M. Valentina Escobar Gonzalez, CEO & Founder of Beyond Engagement – Social Media Solutions included insights to connecting with your audience and how to incorporate into your overall marketing strategy.
The event is part of the Noon Knowledge Series and is hosted by the Virginia Highlands Small Business Incubator, Washington County, Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Virginia Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity.
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3. What I do?
Beginners: Set up Social Media Platforms
Consultation for Businesses
Do their Social Media
Shh…Confidential Classes (for job security)
Lessons for Individuals forced to do it (i.e. Clubs,
Associations, Religious Committees)
Diligent on Following up with Clients
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5. Engagement Marketing
Quick Response
Consistent
Extensive Research = Content
Open convo with customers
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6. Facebook 101
Have a plan (Who, What, When)
Set up a Business Page, “Like”
Fill in About Section completely
Add pictures or albums
Use Visuals (http://www.picmonkey.com/)
Start adding “likes” of businesses: media,
sponsors, HQ, corps to ENGAGE
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11. What is Facebook
PowerEditor?
Google Chrome only
Facebook.com/PowerEditor
Targeted posts,
From Email (Opt in Only)
Audiences
“Dark” Posts aka Unpublished Posts – to reach a
select few
Budgets start at $5 US
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14. Engagement Goals
Likes
Engagement
Call-to-Action (CTA)
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19. PowerEditor – Ad Placement
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20. Facebook Bluetooth®
Beacons
"Facebook Bluetooth® beacons are free for you
to use and help people see more information
about your business whenever they use
Facebook during their visit. Sign up to receive
more info and request a beacon for your
business." - See Link below:
https://www.facebook.com/business/a/facebook-
bluetooth-beacons
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23. “Instagram delivered 58
times more engagement
per follower than
Facebook, and 120 times
more engagement per
follower than Twitter.”
-Rebekah Radice
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32. More Reading
How I Manage a Social-Media Platform of More
Than 11 Million Followers Every Day -
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/247191
WHAT ARE FACEBOOK DARK POSTS? -
http://www.katielance.com/facebookdarkposts/
The Best Fonts & Colors in the Most Shareable
Social Media Images -
https://blog.bufferapp.com/how-to-create-
shareable-social-media-images
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33. More Reading, Part 2
How to use Power Editor to Ignite your Facebook
Marketing --
http://www.businessesgrow.com/2014/06/24/po
wer-editor/
21 Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make in
Instagram Marketing -
http://madefreshly.com/blog/marketing/instagra
m-marketing-mistakes/
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34. Sources
Photos from HubSpot on Slides: 19 & 21
Photos from iStock on Slides: 30
Instagram Stats Quote (Slide 23) from Rebekah
Radice: http://rebekahradice.com/use-
instagram-to-expand-business-
reach/?hootPostID=cc3daf29406f88546c47e0af4
790fc9f
Slide 8 – Mark Schaefer: businessesgrow.com
@MarkWSchaefer
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