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Five Fears of Social Media: Professional Services
Oct 17, 2014
Are you considering Social Media to market your professional services firm? Are you analyzing if Social Media is right for you? Are you stuck?
- Discover the Five Fears of Social Media.
- See how your firm stacks up.
- Expore the secrets to overcoming these fears.
- Discover the Five Fears of Social Media.
- See how your firm stacks up.
- Expore the secrets to overcoming these fears.
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Professional Services Marketing:
Five Fears of Social Media Why your firm is scared of social media marketing, and the secrets to change. Presented by: Josh Miles, Principal
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About Josh Miles: Specializing in branding, design and marketing for professional services firms.
Bold Brand: Josh’s new book on branding for professional services to be published in 2012 by CMI Books.
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Housekeeping!
:05 Introduction
:40 Content
:15 Links, Q&A, More...
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It’s a conversation!
- New? Ask questions. “Raise” your hand...
- Submit Questions. Answer Polls.
- Let’s hear your challenges & successes!
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Tweet along!
@joshmiles
#MD_brand
F_ _ _ .
F_ _ _ . FEAR
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10,000 hrs.
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What I learned in CA:- We’re still discussing if social is good/bad!
- “Fears” are common.
- Not all firms are “stuck.”
- Some firms are doing great things!
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The most social industries:- Software, Marketing, and Search
- TV & Entertainment
- Graphic & Web Designers
- Even Venture Capital
- (Not A/E/C)
Why?
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What are the most common fears of social media in A/E/C?
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What do these fears create in our firm?
- Analysis paralysis
- Competitors are capturing mindshare
- Missing out on real-time leads
5 fears:
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1.Fear of Negativity.
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OMG! YOU’RESO MEAN!
I KNOW,RIGHT?
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Users by network (The social thing might be catching on)
Facebook - 800 Million
Twitter - 100 Million (adding 30k/day)
LinkedIn - 50 Million
Google+ - 40 Million and growing...
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What to do? Tell stories.• Playanactivepartintheconversation
• TellyourStory
• Makesureitisremarkable
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How have you combated the FEAR of NEGATIVITY in your firm?
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Negative stories out there?• SEO101:fightcontentwithmorecontent
• Publishingyourexpertcontent
• Driveclients,users,andpartnerstoyou
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2.Fear of Polarization.
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negative positiveSAFE?
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Who is the topic of conversation in the NFL?
Utility players?
Superstars and Super villains
GR8?
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How to be polarizing...• Makeitpersonal
• Talkaboutyourculture
• Whatdoyouthink?
• Beyondrobotic,focusedlanguage
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SHAKE THINGS UP!
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Are you polarizing?• Whathasworked?
• Whathasbackfired?
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It’s time to choose a side:• Likeislethal.Loveisavirtue.
• Beuniquelyyou.
• Recognize&Rewardyourcore.
• Makeiteasytoengagewithyou.
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3.Fear of Commitment.
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Strategy Questions: Who are we? What do we do? Who are we not?
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I’m thinking of a frog.
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Our customer isn’t here. We’re not wasting our time.
(Especially on Twitter.)
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Don’t confuse your client (a person)... For their employer (an institution)!
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Prospects tell us we answer more of their questions on our blog than their current vendor.”
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Why commit to content?• MigratefromIntrusiontoPermission
• ChangetheRelationship
• EducateandEntertain
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What helps you commit?• Issocialtoomuch?
• Onenetworkfeedingothers
• TweetDeck,Hootsuite,CoTweet
• Howmuchtimedoyoucommit?
• Whichnetworks?
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4.Fear of Change.
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Let me be clear. Marketing isn’t going to help me sell a $@%& thing... No offense.
But we know we need you.”
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what got you
will not get you
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new clients
all 3
profitrepeat
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Social Networking?
Social Notworking?
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LET’S GET A SALAD
I WANTPIZZA!
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What encourages change?• ProvideInspiration.
• EducateLogic.
• Trackresultsagainstgoals.
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5.Fear of Greatness.
We doeverything.
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This guy:
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The Megaphone:
?
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The Wedge:
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Share your expertise• Committobeinganexpert
• 10,000hoursstartssomewhere...
• Continuingeducationisamust
• Shareyourbreakthroughs
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Social Thought Leadership:- leverage your content across platforms
- write
- blog
- speak
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Don’t be a moron afraid.
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Let it Shine!
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Q&A // Share your stories
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Thank you.Josh Miles
milesdesign.com
317.915.8693
@joshmiles
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