A Social Media Crash Course

from @_jemima and @tomszekeres

Monday, 22 April 13

Who are we?

Jemima Garthwaite | @_jemima Social Media Strategist working with Tech, Luxury, Charity, and Alcohol brands, plus a few that are still twinkles in their founders' eyes.
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Tom Szekeres | @tomszekeres Data Analyst with experience in Travel, Government, Fashion, and Telcos; advisor to an early-stage mobile photo-sharing startup.

Before we begin
Write down this link: bit.ly/socialcrash When you see a number (e.g [23]) in the presentation, just append it to the above, and youll be taken to the full URL. So for [09], the link is bit.ly/socialcrash09

@_jemima | @tomszekeres | bit.ly/socialcrash

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Who are you?

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A Social Media Crash Course

by @_jemima and @tomszekeres

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Social Media for Start-ups

by @_jemima and @tomszekeres

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What is this all about then?

Start-ups
(through their eyes)

Social

Off piste

2013
(not 2010)

This talk
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Bad habits die hard

Repetitive and unimaginative engagement techniques

Over-reliance on competitions and incentivised engagement

Always trying to drive from shared spaces to owned spaces

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Things have changed

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They keep changing!

Every week, a torrent of things that may or may not matter to your business.

We can give you an OPML list with only the good stuff (and none of the nonsense).

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Blogs and RSS are on the wain

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For many, social media is the web

Visits to Social Media and Forums overtook Entertainment sites in 2011

How the average hour of internet use looks today - April 2013

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Social media is an addiction

Social Media increases levels of oxytocin in the blood. After just 10 minutes on Twitter, levels can rise up to 150% (signicantly more than a groom at a wedding). Oxytocin levels are linked to characteristics such as empathy, generosity, and trust.
"A Facebook user who uses the site multiple times per day is 43% more likely than other Internet users and more than three times as likely as non-Internet users to feel that most people can be trusted."

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Build > Launch > Optimise

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Who are you? Who are your audience?

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Where are your audience?

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What do you want to do?

Own your search page?

Set up a landing page or blog?

Demonstrate expertise?

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Choose your networks

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Claim your proles

Check if your name is available Sign up to Twitter First Use Twitter to create other accounts where possible Facebook Page comes later
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Design Once

Bio Keep it to 140 characters, save it once, roll-out everywhere. Link Make sure youve got a landing page, and then link out to other networks Prole Photo Make sure it works as a square (and at a small scale) - should be recognisable. Cover Photo 04 05 06 07 To make it future-proof, design at 2560 by 1440 px

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Google Plus / YouTube

Twitter
Facebook

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Choose your tools

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Plumb Everything Together

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Set up your phone and tablet

Social = mobile rst - keep the most important apps on your home screen, always logged in. A few key apps:

Facebook Pages Hootsuite Tumblr Instagram Buffer Feedly

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@_jemima | @tomszekeres | bit.ly/socialcrash

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Set your KPIs/Use Social for KPIs

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Say no to vanity metrics

Look instead at how engaging and shareable your content is

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Don't forget Email

Still the number one social network by usage and by conversion rate

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Build > Launch > Optimise

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Plan in advance
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Scheduling is (usually) your friend

Dan Zarella is a data analyst who theorises about the best time/day to tweet/post etc.

These ndings are useful, but analysing your own (unique) community is the best solution.

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Noise
Launches and releases are tent-pole moments, and should be planned with creativity and military precision.

Piggy-back on another event Enlist the support of your friends, family, and wider network (in advance) Find usual ways to launch or seed out your product

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Noise - XX Coexist

A link to download the album was given to a single fan.

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The website showed a live visual of the virality of the album as it was seeded to the world through a single fan

Noise - Mr Cake

Mr Cake (Chris Holmes) asked his brother (who at the time had many more followers) to Tweet his resignation cake - its since been featured by the New York Times, Hufngton Post, MTV & Cosmo
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Noise - Global #RichList

Good example in the use of #RichList trend hijack to re-launch gobalrichlist.com

Search volume for times rich list since 2004

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Noise - Tight Wallet / Kickstarter

TGT Wallet, like many upstarts, realised the launch potential of the Kickstarter platform They took a hit in prot from their rst few thousand sales, but beneted from the visibility the platform can often create. They also made a lovely thank you video

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Thank those who helped along the way

Make a list of people who mentioned you or helped in any way, and offer a small thank you

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Build > Launch > Optimise

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Think Social First

@message instead of email Twitter Search results instead of Prole Link Google+ Local instead of "How to Find Us" 23

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Tools - Time to Go Pro?

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Listen for feedback

Don't ask, don't get Track your domain name and your brand name, as well as your screenname Give everyone access

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Track clicks, spot patterns

Look at spikes to see what you did well

Use click tracking to work out the best time to post on each network

Set up domain tracking to see how your blog or products are shared

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Increase your shareability

Most platforms have a wizard like this one from Twitter

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Tweak the copy - ensure its something people would actually say

With Twitter, you can even suggest to follow your account afterwards

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On Site: Metadata

Open Graph - works on nearly all platforms

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Twitter Cards - customised based on the type of content linked to

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Verication - easiest done via meta tags

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Take advantage of Social Proof

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In Summary
Build
Dene Audience Get your Channels Design Once Plumb Together

Launch
Plan Ask for help Make Noise Thank bit.ly/socialcrash

Optimise
Listen Measure Tweak Amplify

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Thanks
from @_jemima and @tomszekeres

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