The document provides guidance on creating a profitable social media plan with the following key steps:
1. Look at your sales cycle and target customers to understand how to attract and engage them across different stages.
2. Choose a product or service to promote and the best social media platform to reach your target audience, such as Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or LinkedIn.
3. Develop a strategy for each platform that generates sales by creating compelling, valuable content for your audience.
2. Creating A Social Media Plan 1. Look at Your Sales Cycle & Clients/Customers 2. Pick a Product/Service to Market 3. Pick a Platform 4. Create a Profitable Strategy 5. Plan, Execute, Review
3. Look At Your Sales Cycle Awareness Consideration Purchase Retention Advocacy
4. Who Are Your Existing Customers/Clients What did they buy in the past Do you have more to offer What is your foot in the door What is the product your prospects are most interested in
9. PICKING A PLATFORM Facebook- older/late adopters
Instagram- selfies/fitness/younger generatione Pinterest- DYIers/Women/Stay at Home Moms
Linkedin- the Pros
Google +- early adopters/marketers
10. PICKING A PLATFORM Google +- early adopters/marketers
Twitter- tech savvy, bloggers/younger/celebs/journalist YouTube- #2 search engine in the world
13. When most people market themselves, they put up a website and act like the guy in aisle five, screaming for the world to pay attention to them. Buy my stuff! Sign up for my newsletter! Like my Facebook page! But they havent earned the right to be paid attention to
14. When you do anything for your business, consider: is this something people actually want
17. Plan, Execute, Review Before each post: Who are we trying to attract Mointor Social to Determine if Strategy is Effective Make sure the people attracted were your target Keep notes Analyze and Review