The document discusses how social media can mature from exploratory use to an effective lead generation engine. It outlines essential phases of social media integration like observation, preparation, participation and integration. It also presents a value chain model and discusses how to set goals, address potential roadblocks, and plan for success in using social media for business objectives like branding, awareness, and lead generation.
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1. Social Media:
Maturing from Explorative Steps to
Lead Generation Engine with ROI
January 20, 2011
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2. Digital Marketing
Web presence +
E-mail marketing
Blog
Social Media
PR
Integrated
branding & messaging
Relevant
Personalized & granular
Engagement
ROI+ROA
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3. Essential Phases
of Social Media Integration
Observation
Where is our audience?
What are they saying?
What elicits response?
Preparation
Define value chain
Participation
Respond, refine
Integration
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4. Value Chain Model
Using specific social media activity, we help primary
audience accomplish social objective what and
make specific process or goal better as measured by
relevant metrics and KPIs which is worth bottom-line
business value.
Brand FIRM as thought leaders in Mission Critical Vertical Market Segment
Build market awareness for FIRM
Grow followers of raw leads
Engage and Convert leads to qualified sales prospects
Demonstrate ROI in marketing initiative
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5. Social Media
B2B adoption curve
93% of B2B buyers start
with search
Awareness + engagement
Freelike a dog
Selective
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7. Business Objectives
Brand as thought leaders in specific
Market Segment
Build market awareness
Grow followers of raw leads
Engage and Convert leads to
qualified sales prospects
Demonstrate ROI
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8. Set Goals
Impressions
People vs. pageviews
Klout, comScore
Cost-per-lead
Conversion metrics
Predictive modeling
ROI
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9. Potential Roadblocks
Resource limitations
Time
Budget
Participation
In-house expertise
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10. Plan for Success
Start manageable & maintainable
Optimize your participation
Grow organically
Identify your critical mass threshold
Focus on the how
The where is a moving target
In 2000
Yahoo had 67% search market
MySpace was king
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11. Start at Home
Professional associations
Trade publications
Business partners
Clients & prospects
Google alerts
Choose an Approach
Content aggregator
Content creation
Hybrid
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12. 85 million + global members
Leading social media tool for professionals
Optimize your existing presence
Firm
Personal Profile
Customize, personalize
Keyword/phrases
Engagement Portal
Answers
Groups
2 way communication
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13. Eroding distinction
between email and
social media
Mobile trend
Demographics +
adoption curve
Market validation
Instantaneous
interaction
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14. Terminology
RT, @, #, DM, Lists
Tools
HootSuite, TweetDeck,
CoTweet, BirdHerd
TweetMeme WP plug in
allows RT suggestions
Tweet volume peaks
during business hours
and evening
RTs peak 3pm-midnight
Promoted tweets
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15. Largest search engine
globally
SEO mojo
Quantity-quality
determinations
Qualifications-based
selection influence tbd
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16. Audience distinctions
Tailor the message
accordingly
Value comparison to:
Email subscriber
RSS blog feed subscriber
Twitter follower
Retweet
Comment
Like
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17. Cross Pollenate
Leverage for
time savings
Respect the
channel rules
Audience
distinction
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19. Introduction to Canyon
Integrated Marketing
Communications
Depth and breadth
Agile and lean
Proven digital expertise
National client base
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20. lets connect
Dara Schulenberg, Digital Strategy Manager
480.213.0482
dschulenberg@canyoncomm.com
http://.b2bfishbowl.com/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dschulenberg
@dschulenberg
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