Social Media Marketing Trends
81% use
Social Media
Increased
marketing
effectiveness
Increased
revenues
Increased
website
traffic
The most important social platform
for marketers is...
51%
21%
13%
4%
4%
3%
2%
2%
Users
Facebook
LinkedIn
Twitter
YouTube
Google+
Pinterest
Instagram
Forums
The main tasks of a social media
marketer
Create
content
Respond to
comments
Engage
followers
Distribute
the content
How SMM can improve your business
Increased Brand
Recognition.
Improved Brand
Loyalty
More Opportunities
to Convert
Higher Conversion
Rates
Increased Inbound
Traffic
Decreased
Marketing Costs
Richer Customer
Experiences
Improved
Customer Insights
Social Media Marketing Techniques
1. Influencer marketing
Engagement of opinion formers and opinion leaders
2. Campaigns and contests
Create content with hashtags. Get more likes
NIKE #makeitcount
• Endorsed by
a number of
Olympic and
world
athletes.
• Youtubers
Casey Neistat
and Max
Joseph
• Nike saw an
18% increase
in profit
Lay's-Do Us a Flavor
• $1 million prize for whatever flavor was voted the best
• 3.8 million fans participated
• Lays gained a 12% increase in sales
Mercedes #CLATakeTheWheel
• Engaged Instagram
photographers that
all have around
500,000 followers.
• The photographers
just need to include
the hashtag
#CLATakeTheWheel,
their followers just
need to like the
photos
• Asked youtuber
Neistat to make a
commercial
TOMS #withoutshoes
• Would you go barefoot for a day?
• One photo of bare feet=a new pair of shoes to a
child in need
ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE
• Over 2 million people were tagged in Ice Bucket Challenge videos on Facebook
• The aim was to promote the awareness of ALS
• Dump a bucket of icy water on your head and donate $10
• If you refuse you should donate $100
• Donations have been used primarily towards ALS research
• Many high-profile
individuals participated
• $115 million donation
• The success was due to
Facebook and Twitter