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May 10, 2015
How to Use
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Welcome
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Getting StartedAnatomy of a Tweet, Glossary of Terms
Why Twitter?Top Reasons to use Twitter for Business
Opening an AccountBlueprint for Your Twitter Business Account
Getting Started
What is a tweet? Tweets are snippets of communication posted publicly on Twitter.
➔ Limited to 140 characters➔ Micro-blogging Mindset➔ Add links to blog or photos
How much can you say in 140 characters?
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Glossary of Terms
#Hashtag Used to organize and categorize conversations.
Mention Used to call out or give credit to a twitter users.
Reply Public responses (start with @tag). Shows up in your home timeline and the timeline of the person you tag.
Retweet Pass along someone else’s tweet to your followers.
Links Use link shorteners to save on character count.
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Source: Shareaholic
Why Twitter?
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Source: Shareaholic
Website TrafficWhy Twitter?
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Source: Shareaholic
Website TrafficWhy Twitter?
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Sources: Vision Critical
Why Twitter?Website Traffic
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22% of Twitter users have purchased something after tweeting, retweeting, or favoriting it on Twitter.
35% of people who have made an online purchase after tweeting, retweeting or favoriting an item on Twitter say that they used a mobile device to make ALL of those purchases.
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Promotion
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Promotion
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Why Twitter?
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Promote your business with Twitter Ads.
Once you’ve established your presence on Twitter, Promoted Products can help you grow followers and reach more customers. Options:
➔ Promoted Tweets➔ Promoted Accounts
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Authority
Promotion
Why Twitter?
Authority
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Relative trustworthiness of Twitter as a source for information rates at 73% for women surveyed by blogher.com
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Website TrafficDominant Demographic of Twitter Users are ages 26-34. 43% of Twitter users are between 35-54 years old.
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Why Twitter?
New Audience
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New Audience
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Why Twitter?
New Audience
Inspiration
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Twitter is a great source of inspiration for many other areas of social marketing:
1. Value-added social media posts
2. Blog content ideas
3. Resource round-up
4. Infographic
5. Lifelong learning
Why Twitter?
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Why Twitter?
New Audience
Inspiration
Collaboration
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Join a Twitter chat, follow lists, or search #hashtags to get the attention of others.
1. Survey potential customers
2. Business networking partnerships
3. RT Experts in your industry
4. Find non-compete partners
Getting Started
Username - Consistency and keywords.
Profile Picture - Cropped square, 200x200 pixels min.
About Description - 160 characters or less. Searchable!
Website - Include a link to your website or blog.
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For Your Profile You Will Need...
Getting Started
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Step 1: Open an account athttps://twitter.com/signup
Step 2: Choose your username http://namechk.com/
Step 3: Build Your Profile
Step 4: Find 25 people to follow in the relevant categories, follow back.
Step 5: Integrate and Promote
Summary
If you decide to use Twitter as part of your marketing plan remember:
1. Set goals to keep you focused
2. Promote your valuable content
3. Share resources with credit
4. Stay active
5. Integrate and Collaborate
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What action can you take based on what you learned today?
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