Social advancements-2012-repcor-&-janet-final

How to Improve Lead Generation Using the Social Media Advancements in 2012

Rebecca CorlissHead Social Media and ContentHubSpot

Janet AronicaHead of MarketingShareaholic

RebeccaCorliss

Head of Social Media and Content at HubSpot

@repcor

JanetAronica

Head of Marketing at Shareaholic

@JanetAronica

Housekeeping Notes:

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Analytics

Recommend-ations

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ChannelsShareaholic makes it easier to discover thebest content on the web. #Social201

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Search EngineOptimization

Blogging & Social Media

Lead Generation

Email & Automation

Marketing Analytics

Lead Management

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WHAT IS INBOUND

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 Inbound

marketing is a fundamental shift

in how we relate to potentialcustomers

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RECYCLE/TRASH

44%SAY

‘DO NOT CALL’

200million

SKIP ADS86%

UNSUBSCRIBE91%

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PUSHPAIDRENT

INTERRUPTINVENTORY

Email

VS.

PULLEARNED

OWNATTRACTASSET

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1Tweet

Form

Landing Page Lead

Like CTABlog Post

Landing Page

Post CTAProduct

PageLanding Page

Social to Lead Process

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1Tweet

Form

Landing Page Lead

Like CTABlog Post

Landing Page

Post CTAProduct

PageLanding Page

Gut Check: Will they LOVE it?

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A WORLD OF VISUALS

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IN 2012:SOCIAL USERS SHIFTED FOCUS TO VISUAL CONTENT.

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700%TRAFFIC GROWTH

2011 -> 2012

% of traffic sent to 200,000 Shareaholic publisher

websites January 2012 – November 2012

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% of traffic sent to 200,000 Shareaholic publisher

websites January 2012 – November 2012

39.5%TRAFFIC GROWTH

2011 -> 2012

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TIMELINE for brands and profiles

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53% more likes than the average post

VISUAL CONTENT gets

Vs.

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Source: PB Fingers http://www.pbfingers.com/

Visual content done right

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VISUAL content toolshttp://bit.ly/SHRPintools

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Twitter VISUAL Search

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LinkedIn is VISUAL

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Be prepared to change your content strategy.

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Designers are the marketers of the future.

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SOCIAL AND SEARCH

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IN 2012:SOCIAL BROUGHT RELEVANCE AND A NEW FORM OF AUTHORITY TO SEARCH.

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Migrating Away from Search Rank

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Google+ Info in Search Results

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Social Adds Utility and Relevance

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Use Reach to Grow Search Authority

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Google+ Blog Author Profiles

Track Individuals’ Contributions

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Your reputation is your search authority.

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Focus on increasing utility, not rank.

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MOBILE

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IN 2012:MAJOR INCREASE IN MOBILE TRAFFIC FOR BUSINESSES #Social201

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93%MOBILE TRAFFIC GROWTHin 2012

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Tablet users crave content

Source: Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism #Social2012

9.56% higher bounce rate than desktop visitors

% of traffic sent to 200,000 Shareaholic publisher websites January 2012 – November 2012 #Social2012

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MOBILEsharing

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Don’t forget your mobile reader.

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BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER

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Stand out fromthe noise.

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FOCUSon the content your AUDIENCE wants.

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Increase Conversi

ons

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Use SmartCTAs

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MeasureSocial

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THANKYOU

RebeccaCorliss@repcor

JanetAronica@JanetAronica

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