Social Media The Big Questions Braden Russom brussom@burstmarketing.net @BradenRussom (twitter) http://www.linkedin.com/in/bradenrussom
PREFACE
Twitter processed more than one billion tweets in December 2009 and averages almost 40 million tweets per day
The number of social media users age 65 and older grew 100 percent throughout 2010, so that one in four people in that age group are now part of a social networking site
If Facebook were a country it would be the world's 3rd largest
What Is Social Media?
User-Generated Content
Seven Functions
Social Business
WHAT TO EXPECT
Sell Product?
Difficult, But Possible
Network?
Heck Yes.
Drive Foot Traffic?
Sure
Generate Inquiries?
Yeppers!
Develop Relationships?
Yep. Big Time.
Identify Potential Customers?
Yessir.
Get Ideas?
Definitely.
Meet Influencers?
Yup.
Create “Viral” Videos that get Bajillions of Hits?
Outlook Not so Good.
Control The Message?
My Sources Say No.
SOCIAL AND MOBILE
MAKING DECISIONS
Key Questions
1. Resources
What’s the Nature of your Business?
What’s Your Day Like?
Do You Trust your Employees to Represent you Online?
2. Fish where the Fish Are
What do Your Customers Like?
Where do Your Customers Hang Out Online?
3. Publish or Perish
What Are You Comfortable Publishing?
What Are You Capable of Publishing?
TRIED AND TRUE
Get Involved, Stay Involved
Be Positive
Use Data to Test Your Assumptions
Use Your Gut to Test Your Data
Be Social
MAKING IT WORK
Plan Realistic Time Budgets
Pick Your Playing Field (Carefully)
Break the Rules, See What Happens
Consider a Good Consultant
Play With It
RESOURCES
Mashable.com
BurstMarketing.net
OutspokenMedia.com /blog
@LisaBarone
DanZarella.com
@DanZarella
Setting Up Twitter bit.ly/twittersetup
Creating a Facebook Page bit.ly/startfacebook
Q+A Braden Russom brussom@burstmarketing.net @BradenRussom (twitter) http://www.linkedin.com/in/bradenrussom