Getting to 10,000 Fans: Ideas and tips to grow your marketing lists and social followers

Katherine Raz, Community Manager @ Signal

Questions?

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● Why grow your fan base?● Ideas for growing your fan base on Twitter● Ideas for growing your fan base on Facebook● Expanding your SMS program● Growing your email marketing list● All with a little insight on how Signal can help make it happen

Signal is an all-in-one marketing platform where businesses can manage:

● Email newsletters● SMS marketing● Social media publishing● Content tools (landing pages, short URLs, QR codes) and promotional

tools (sweepstakes) for building your customer database● Customer database, including tracking engagement across channels● Sign up for a free trial at Signalhq.com

About Signal

What's the trick?

There is no magic formula for growing a dedicated following.

But you can market smarter, not harder.

ShellyS via Flickr

Why grow your fanbase?

● Fans save you money● Fans drive sales● Fans generate word of mouth

buzz● Fans create content● Fans foster community

alexkess via Flickr

Growing your Twitter following

kopp0041, via Flickr

Create your own #hashtags and Twitter chats

Tweet great quotes

Tweet photos

Ask questions

Tell us why to follow you in your bio

Tweet regularly

Don’t ignore angry customers

Twitter coupons

Twitter sweepstakes

Twitter contests and giveaways

Growing your Facebook fan base

SoWa Sundays, via Flickr

Fan other fan pages

Post photos

Ask fans to tag themselves in photos

Use QR codes to promote your Facebook page

Run a simple Facebook giveaway

Use Facebook tabs for additional content

Run a sweepstakes and use a “like gate”

Growing your text club

nohodamon, via Flickr

Advertise your list on signage and in-store

Run an SMS sweepstakes

Create an SMS trivia contest

Send SMS coupons and offers

Growing your email list

larskflem, via Flickr

Add an email signup form to your website

Add an email signup to your Facebook page

Create a “text to join” email list

Add an email checkbox to checkout

Add social icons & share your email

Email coupons

Create an email birthday coupon club

Twitter: @Signal or #GetSignalFacebook: Facebook.com/SignalHQBlog: Blog.SignalHQ.comAsk our team about your marketing plan: [email protected]

Next webinar: Driving sales with digital couponsWednesday, August 14 at 2PM CDTRegister: Sgnl.cm/MoreFans