2. The Customer Journey in 2014
The customer journey is
complex
Customers will probably
interact with your brand
via many channels over
many days.
3. Social Media & The Customer Journey
Social Media effects all parts of
the customer journey
• Brand awareness
• Creates desire
• Reputation & credibility
• SEO
• Web traffic
• Lead generation
• Experience sharing
• Customer service
• Review & advocacy
4. 1. Strategy
Social’s a crowded space!
Help yourself stand out
Why are ‘doing’ social?
What does success looks like?
Measure & review
5. 2. Boost Posts on Facebook
Facebook has changed
Only 5%-10% of your fans see your posts
Boost important or well-performing posts
Don’t be ‘busy fools’
6. 3. PPC Social Advertising
o Facebook & Twitter have very powerful advertising platforms
o Highly-targeted ads now possible
o Use Custom Audience to reach your own database
o Use ads to support live sales event
7.
8. 4. Social channels: Be choosy & focused
Don’t try to run too many channels
Better to be great on a few
- than weak on many
9. 4. Social channels: Be choosy & focused
Treat each independently
No short cuts!
10. 5. Be Human
Social is less about B2B & B2C
it’s “H2H” Human-2-Human
Less tolerance of corporate tone
Show personality, be funny & useful
Check Tesco Mobile’s Twitter!
11. 5. Be Human
Try the 70/20/10 rule:
70% of your posts should be interesting,
helpful & fun – brand building
20% should share other people’s ideas
20%
A good mix of posts
10%
10% sales messages 70%
Add Value Share Promote
12. 6. Content
Use Feedly to find content
Follow competitors
Follow leading brands
Create graphics with Canva
13. 6. Content
• Plan content
in advance
• React to
global trends
14. 7. Think Mobile
Most people will see
your posts on a mobile
or tablet
Always use images
Avoid long text
Simple call-to-actions
Create Scroll-Stoppers
15. 8. Timing
Post when your
customers are online
not when it suits you
Use Buffer or
Hootsuite to schedule
posts This is when a leading ski resort tweets –
9am French time and never at weekends!
17. 1. Facebook Is Cracking Down
Like-gating banned
from November 5th
Click-baiting is being
penalised now
18. 2. Digital Influencers
o Bloggers still important
o But there’s increasing
focus on digital influencers
o i.e. Popular people on
YouTube, Instagram & Vine
20. 2. Digital Influencers
Ben Phillips
1.2 million Vine followers
Brands pay to be featured
in his 6 second videos
21. 3. Personalisation
A.k.a. the “Youniverse”
Brands try to market more
smartly
‘Big Data’ = better targeting
Social media’s a great fit
KLM has 100+ in social media
team
22. 4. Dronies
Selfies are SO 2014….
Welcome “Dronies”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
DdPmc0RflHo