+ Social Media For Small Business Inexpensive, effective marketing @NikkiSunstrum Social Engagement Coordinator September 17, 2013
Aug 20, 2015
+Social MediaFor Small BusinessInexpensive, effective marketing
@NikkiSunstrumSocial Engagement CoordinatorSeptember 17, 2013
+Who I am…
Nicole Sunstrum
• B.S. in Political Science & M.A. in Education
• Skilled in making dull things interesting & teaching complicated stuff in ways everyone can understand
• Master manipulator of content & small children
• Throws parades for fun
+Stats
According to Mashable, 43% of Senior Citizens in the U.S. now use social media
Nearly two-thirds of Americans sleep with their cell phones
58% of Facebook users “Like” brands on Facebook because they anticipate access to exclusive content or discounts.
200 million photos are uploaded to Facebook every day.
+Why do I care about your
cat, bacon, & breakfast?
Outreach
Information
Clarification
Resources
Customers
+Know before you go…
• Why do I want to engage in social media
• What do I hope to accomplish?
• Who is my target audience?
• Where do I belong?
+We don’t just tweet press releases.
Justification
Strategy
Goal Development
Content
Administration
Response
Engagement
Making business personable
+I’m here…now what?
• Assessing sentiment
• Identifying influencers
• Studying success
• Comparing like minds
+It’s not just what you say,
but how you say it
• Visual
• Engage
• Show personality
• Provide exclusivity
• Build an expectation
• Analyze
+Standing out in the crowd
Pick one and do it well…
• Twitter for customer service
• Yelp for recommendations
• Vine for sharing tips or events
• Pinterest for new product display
• Facebook for promotions
• LinkedIn for recruitment
+
Caution
Don’t… Only connect with the intent
to sell
Connect but never interact
Spam
Copy and paste across networks
Forget who you are and why you are here
Negate the power of social and that it is forever
+It’s all about the ROI baby
• Clicks and impressions and actions, oh my…• $174• Not all fans are created equally• Ask yourself why does it matter?
+
www.michigan.gov/socialmediaOne stop shop for all things social in Michigan government
• Inventory
• Policy
• Procedures
• Style Guide
• Resources
• Campaigns
• Accomplishments
+www.facebook.com/[email protected]@nikkisunstrum