Demystifying Social Media August 12, 2009 August 13, 2009
The Setup
Who is this guy???
You better know this guy!!
I bet you don’t know this guy!!
Tiger does
What is Social Media? Social Media [soh-shuhl mee-dee-uh] 1. A set of rapidly evolving tools in the internet and mobile arenas that enable people to connect, create, collaborate, contribute and communicate with an unlimited number of individuals and groups on an unlimited number of topics and specialized subjects in an accelerated time frame. 2. A way for the little guys to have the same voice as the big guys.
More simply put… “Social media is people telling stories online”
The conversations are powered by Blogs Micro Blogs Online Chat RSS Widgets Social Networks Social Bookmarking Message Boards Podcasts Video Sharing Sites Photo Sharing Sites Wikis …just to name a few
At least it isn’t confusing…
The new consumer will speak about, repurpose and associate with your brand as they see fit – encourage it Social media has empowered customers tell the story their own way The new consumer will speak about, repurpose and associate with your brand as they see fit – encourage it
The Truths (aka “Interesting Tidbits You Should Know”)
Things you should know Social media is officially more popular than
Almost 4,000,000 articles
> 100,000,000+ videos
200,000,000 blogs
73% of active online users have read a blog
45% have started their own blog
subscribe to an RSS feed 39%
have joined a social network 57%
55% have uploaded photos
83% have watched video clips
It’s not a fad… IT IS A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT IN THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE
the old way was a monologue
We don’t care about your ad at all!
We care what our friends think
Translation… THE TRAIN IS LEAVING THE STATION WITH OR WITHOUT YOU!
Don’t Take My Word For It…. Neither of these existed just 3 years ago!
The Rules
You better know the basic rules or the flags will begin to fly
Be Authentic Rule 1
Rule 2 Be Relevant
Rule 3 Listen
Rule 4 Respond
Rule 5 Collaborate
Rule 6 Add Value
Rule 7 Give Kudos
Rule 8 Be About People
Rule 9 Don’t Censor
Rule 10 Blur The Line
The Tools
Things Your Brand Can Do With Twitter Tomorrow
Find Out What People Are Saying
Build An Audience
Get Answers
Provide Customer Service
Instant, Cheap Focus Group Feedback
Build Traffic To You Site or Blog
Create Content
Get Breaking News
Cover Events As They Happen
Offer Coupons
Organize
The Takeaways
Key You Tube Takeaways Create ads that act like content It is all about the dialog Ideas can come from anywhere Find talent and use it Understand the way it works Metrics are built right in!
Key Presentation Takeaways Social media evens the playing field All about 2 way conversations Be authentic It is OK to be unsure - hire a coach Create content that matters Old style media does not work in the new world Blur the lines Add Value When all else fails….
Jonathan B. Ressler Office Mobile