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Baltimore, Maryland

Email + Social Media: So Happy Together

Blue Sky Factory Presents

About Blue Sky Factory

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BlueSkyFactory.comSocial Media

Self-ServiceFull-ServiceStrategy

Baltimore

Ranked Top ESP Since 20041

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About Blue Sky Factory

The Offices:

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The Team:

Cheat Sheet: Baltimore, San Francisco, Boston, Salt Lake City, Charlotte

Social Media Explosion

752% growth in 2008

30.1 million users & growing

100 million videos viewed daily

3 billion images uploaded

Over 400 million users

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Email + Social Media

Email + Social Media

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Email + Social Media

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$43.62

Email + Social Media

According to the DMA, the ROI on email marketing

in 2009 was $43.62.

Email + Social Media

Email + Social Media

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Agenda

1. Develop Your Objectives

2. Encourage Content Sharing

3. Use Social to Build your Email List

4. Use Email to Grow your Social Media Presence

5. Blog Updates Through Email

6. General Best Practices

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Develop Your Objectives

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1. Connect with your audience.

2. Engage your subscribers.

3. Build & grow relationships.

4. Become a resource for your subscribers.

5. Generate loyalty, retention & mindshare.

Common Objectives

Use Email to Grow your Social

Blog Updates Through Email

Use Social To Build Your Email List

Encourage Content Sharing

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Encourage Content Sharing

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Share With Your Network

Encourage email sharing with “Share With Your Network”

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Share With Your Network

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Share With Your Network

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Share With Your Network

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38.89% Twitter30.16% Facebook28.57% LinkedIn

2.38% Digg

Reach Increase

10 Blue Sky Factory Clients

Travel, retail, publishing, sports,communications, finance, law, software.

Last 3 email marketing campaigns (using SWYN):

12% 42% 48% 1% 7%

Reach:

Share With Your Network

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Share With Your Network

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To improve performance, INCENTIVIZE!

Share via Facebook

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Facebook

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Share via Twitter

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Twitter

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Share via Facebook Like

Facebook Like

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Share via Forward to a Friend

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Don’t forget the original social tool: Forward to a Friend

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Use Social To Build Your Email List

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Social >> Email

Use social media to build your email subscriber base

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Email Subscriptions via Social

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Use social media site updates to promote your email subscription.

Facebook Opt-in Form

Use an email opt-in form on your Facebook page to grow your email list, build your brand and spread your awareness.

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Facebook Opt-in Form

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Facebook Opt-in Form

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Facebook Connect

Use Facebook Connect to eliminate the data entry

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Facebook Connect

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Build your list in 2 clicks

Use Email To Grow Your Social Media Presence

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Email >> Social

Use your email list to build your social community

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Social Media Awareness Campaign

Convert subscribers to community

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Connect With Us

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Connect With Us

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Social Media Awareness Campaign

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Social Media Awareness Campaign

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Social Media Awareness Campaign

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Social Media Awareness Campaign

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Social Media Awareness Campaign

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Social Media Growth/Reach Campaign

• Email sent to over 178,000 customers on May 25, 2010

• Within one week, their Facebook fan count grew 65%

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Get Subscribers Involved

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Encourage subscribers to share their own content

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Easily Push Your Blog UpdatesWith RSS To Email

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Corporate Blogging

Companies with blogs gathered 68% more leads than companies without blogs.

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Research by Hubspot 2010

Corporate Blogging

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46% of companies with a blog acquire customers through this channel!

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Create a Blog

Develop a blog to share a different voice/angle with your consumers.

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RSS to Email

Send blog updates to your audience via email

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General Best Practices

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Email + Social Media: Best Practices

Include links to your social media pages in all email communications (even transactional emails).

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Email + Social Media: Best Practices

In your email communication, encourage sharing with valuable, share-worthy content.

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Email + Social Media: Best Practices

Mention your email and social presence in all marketing channels.

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Email + Social Media: Best Practices

Identify your objective for each social channel, and tailor your message on that channel to your audience there.

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Where are your customers communicating? Be aware of conversations that are relevant to customers.

Email + Social Media: Best Practices

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Be a friend and a resource; don’t always try to sell.

Email + Social Media: Best Practices

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Interested in learning more?

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http://www.blueskyfactory.com/sometourism

Lindsay ClarkSr. Client Services ManagerBlue Sky Factorylclark@blueskyfactory.com

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