Social Media
Dec 18, 2015
How to Use Social Media for a Cause to Grow Your Business
Dawn Nelson
facebook.com/vipdigitalmarketing@VIPDigMarketing
Social Media: where do I start?
Develop a Facebook Fan PagePlease note that this needs to be a FAN PAGE
Inform customers that you are online and encourage them to “follow” you. Offer discounts & other offers to Facebook Followers
Encourage customers to share your Facebook Fan Page with their friends, increasing your marketing reach. Offer “referral” discount or offer for customers that are referring new fans to your Page
Building a Social Media Network
• Create Social Media Calendar• Post Upcoming Events• Interact with other “Like Minded” Companies• Utilize social media to connect with local business, your
community and other target audiences• Link your Facebook Page to your website• Make your Online Presence known to your customers in
your Storefront – Facebook Logo with Page Name– QR Code for Facebook Page
• Consider monthly “Giveaways” or Discounts to Followers– I suggest Like, Share, Comment Giveaways
Now What?
Do: • Make regular posts• Keep customers
informed• Follow through with
offers promotions• Encourage feedback• Engage your followers
Don’t: • Forget about your
Facebook Page• Forget to check your
Fan Page Daily• Ignore Questions or
Feedback, even if they are negative
FUNdraisers for Stevie’s Furry Friends, Inc.
www.stevienelson.weebly.com
876 Boxes/72 cases of Cloud Star Buddy Biscuits. One box for
each new LIKE on their page. At least one shelter/rescue from each state in
USA received a case of treats!
100+ Likes on Mutt Nose Best Facebook Page, get
$100 Donation to Shelter/Rescue of choice
& product donation.
735 Pounds of Life’s Abundance Dog
Food. 1 pound for each new LIKE on
their page.Donated to 12 Hills
Dog Rescue in Walthill, NE
Response Products from Broken Bow, NE.
For each new LIKE on their page, referring party received a 1%
discount. Stevie’s Furry Friends, Inc. received a total discount of 106%
Norfolk Visitors Bureau offered a $500 prize to the
non-profit of choice for local
“Call Me Maybe” video. Video with
most YouTube LIKES won. Prize money will go
towards establishing a “Pet
Education Day” for local youth to
learn about respect and
responsibility of pets.
Supporting A Cause with Social Media
• Choose a cause you would like to support. – Ideas:• Local Non-Profit• Local Family that needs support• National Non-Profit• Local School Project
Starting your FUNdriaser
• Determine what type of Social Media FUNdraiser you would like to have. – LIKES per page– Referrals by others– Demographical Competition
Things to Consider Before Starting your FUNdraiser
• What will be the “Prize”–Monetary Donation– Product Donation
• Will there be a “Cap”– Remember… FUNdraisers can go VIRAL,
so be prepared
• Timeframe– How long will the FUNraiser last?
Benefits for YOU
• Brand Recognition – Local customers will appreciate that you
are supporting a cause that is important to you
– Create a Cycle of Giving
• Generate new customers/leads– People like to give back to companies
that support a cause THEY support
Where to “advertise” your FUNdraiser
• In your Storefront– Posters– Inserts in Customer Bags– Advertisement in Newspaper/Radio
• Online–Website – Facebook– Twitter – Linked In
Continued
• Encourage the “Cause” that you are supporting to promote the fundraiser as well! – Ask that they “tag” you in any posts online,
generating more BUZZ for the FUNdraiser– Leave feedback on YELP
• Don’t limit yourself to promoting the cause on your BUSINESS page, also ask for support from your friends & family– They will be happy to support your cause
After the FUNdraiser
• Keep the BUZZ going….– Post a BLOG post on your website giving
FUNdraiser Details– Have your FUNdraiser details visible in
your storefront– Post follow up information regarding
FUNdraiser on your Social Media sites. • Followers want to know how successful the
event was for your cause.
Questions?
Dawn NelsonOwner/Social Media Enthusiast
(402) 928-0079