+ All Categories
Home > Business > Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Date post: 09-May-2015
Category:
Upload: shelly-kramer
View: 3,533 times
Download: 0 times
Share this document with a friend
Description:
Presentation developed and presented by Shelly Kramer of V3 Integrated Marketing. An overview of social media and its importance in today's business world, including a look at Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn usage stats, demographics and best practices.
74
Why Social Media Matters + How It Impacts Your Business Presented by: Shelly Kramer, CEO Vision + Voice + Value INTEGRATED MARKETING
Transcript
Page 1: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Why Social Media Matters + How It Impacts Your Business

Presented by: Shelly Kramer, CEO

Vision + Voice + Value

INTEGRATED MARKETING

Page 2: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

3 Years Ago, I was Using

0 Technology

No SmartPhone No Business Website

No Social Media

I didn’t need them to be successful.

Sound familiar?

Page 3: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Today, my life is slightly different – and so is my

business

Business Owner, Blogger, Social Media Believer, Marketer, Online Expert, Web Developer and User Experience Nut, Stats Obsessed-ROI Focused Geek,

Industry Expert, Speaker.

Most Importantly, I’m a Teacher

Page 4: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today
Page 5: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Old World Way to Reach Customers

Banner Website

Call Center

Sales Rep

Phone

Lead Gen

Direct Mail

Search

Phone

Page 6: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Old World Way to Reach Customers Direct Marketing = Fire Hose

Page 7: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

New World Way to Reach Customers  

en  Sales  Rep  

Call  Center  

Website  

IP  TV  

Ra4ng  Sites  

Social  

Print  

E-­‐Mail  

Banner  

Mobile  

Blogs  

Community  

Organic  Search  

Lead  Gen  

Direct  mail  

Paid  Search  

Widgets  

TV  

Video  

Page 8: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

New World Way to Reach Customers Brand Marketing = Envelope them in a Fog

Page 9: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

 Today’s  Website  

Page 10: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today
Page 11: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

of Consumers Trust Advertisements.

Only  

Source:  “Marke-ng  to  the  Social  Web,”  Larry  Weber,  Wiley  Publishing    2007,  via  Erik  Qualman’s  Social  Media  Revolu-on  Video  

Page 12: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

14% vs. 78%

Hmmm  

Page 13: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Company Blog

Facebook

Twitter

LinkedIn

Social Media is for Leads and Sales

Source: State of Inbound Marketing Report - http://bit.ly/aewfHr

Percentage of companies that have acquired a customer from:

46% 41% 44% 41%

Page 14: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

2010  Whitehorse  Marke-ng  Survey  

B B 2 B C 2 VS.

Page 15: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today
Page 16: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today
Page 17: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today
Page 18: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today
Page 19: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Company Blog

Facebook

Twitter

LinkedIn

Social Media is for Leads and Sales

Source: State of Inbound Marketing Report - http://bit.ly/aewfHr

Percentage of companies that have acquired a customer from:

46% 41% 44% 41%

Page 20: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

U.S. Companies are Putting Increasing Emphasis on Blogging

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

16%

29%

34%

39%

2012

43%

25%

Projected

% of Total

Source: emarketer, August 2010

Page 21: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

34 %

of U.S. Companies Use Blogs for Marketing Purposes

Page 22: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

67 %

increase in sales for companies that blog over companies that don’t blog

Page 23: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Twitter is emerging as the leading platform among the world’s largest corporations.

of Fortune Global 100 Companies have a Twitter Account

77 %

Page 24: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Have a Facebook Account

61 % Burson-­‐Marsteller  2011  

Page 25: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Outsell  Annual  Adver-sing  and  Marke-ng  Survey  -­‐  2010  

50 % Plus

Asked to rate the effectiveness of Social Media…

said Facebook was extremely or somewhat effective

Page 26: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

of Fortune U.S. Companies use @mention to gauge consumer comments.

Up from 43% in 2010

66 %

Page 27: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Are re-Tweeting posts Up 32% in 2010

.

57 %

Page 28: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Provide company news, updates and announcements

 Customer Service

Deals and contests related to products and services

How U.S. brands Use Twitter

Page 29: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

         

500,000,000+  Ac4ve  Facebook  Users  

110+  Million  in  the  U.S.  Alone  

Page 30: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

         

And,  of  That  Paltry  500  Million,  Only  

• 50%  log  on  on  any  given  day  and  • Spend  a  total  of  700  BILLION  minutes  –  per            day  and  there  are  only  • 900+  billion  objects  that  people  interact          with  (pages,  groups,  events,  community          pages,  etc.)  

Source:  Facebook  Press  Stats  

Page 31: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

30,000,000

,000  

Pieces  of  CONTENT  shared  on  Facebook  each  WEEK  

(yes,  that’s  Billion  with  a  “B”)  

Links,  blog  posts,  photos,  videos,  stories,  news  stories,  etc.  

Page 32: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Number of Facebook Likes for U.S. Companies Doubled

2010-102,000 2009-53,000

Burson-­‐Marsteller  2011  

Page 33: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

of U.S. Companies allow fans to post on their wall

89 %

Burson-­‐Marsteller  2011  

Page 34: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Respond to wall posts 72

%

Burson-­‐Marsteller  2011  

Page 35: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Let’s Talk About

Page 36: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

100 Million

Users

Page 37: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

15 Million Monthly Unique Visitors

200+ Countries

Page 38: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Business Social Network

the Biggest

Page 39: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Professional Networking

Covers many key professional categories

Page 40: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

users are Senior Managers, Middle Managers, CEOs,

Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Sales Executives, Small

Business Owners, Entrepreneurs

and much more.

Page 41: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

is an Online Rolodex

only much more

Page 42: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

More  than  80%  of  companies  use  social  media  for  recruitment    

are  using  LinkedIn  

95% Source:  Jobvite  Social  Recruitment  Survey,  via  Erik  Qualman’s  Social  Media  Revolu4on  Video  

Page 43: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

80%    Are  College  Graduates  

53%    Earn  more  than  $100,000/year      

Average  Age:    41  years  

Page 44: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

People don’t CARE about your ad, they care about what their FRIENDS and PEERS think.

CARE, FRIENDS

Hmmm

Page 45: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Source:  2010  Nielsen  Global  Online  Consumer  Survey    via  Erik  Qualman’s  Social  Media  Revolu-on  Video  

This  is  also  true  when  it  comes  to  recrui1ng  and/or  job  hun1ng.  

Page 46: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

can  transform  your  ability  to  connect  with  other  professionals  in  an  environment  they  trust.  Take  your  business  and  professional  

career  to  the  next  level.  

Page 47: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

How  Does  This  Impact  Your  Business?  

Page 48: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Inbound Marketing is More Effective

Source: State of Inbound Marketing Report - http://bit.ly/aewfHr

Outbound Ave. Cost Per Lead

$332 Inbound

Ave. Cost Per Lead

$134

Inbound is

60% lower per lead

Page 49: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

ARM  Interna-onal  Report  on  B2B  Marke-ng  -­‐  2010  

Those businesses that do analyze ROI, find online

marketing more effective than traditional marketing.

Page 50: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Guess  What?  

Social  Media    

is    Inbound  MarkeMng!  

Page 51: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

ARM  Interna-onal  Report  on  B2B  Marke-ng  -­‐  2010  

Only

of B2B Marketers Formally Analyze Metrics to Judge ROI.

Page 52: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

aren’t

You can’t measure Social Media like a traditional channel

So don’t try to make an

Apple out of an Orange

Page 53: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Don’t Despair, (hang on)

Before ROI, you get this: •  Increase in site traffic •  Increase in time spent on site •  Views of a specific landing page, blog post

or offer •  Increased follower/like/friend base •  Increase in Share of Voice •  Increase in Positive Sentiment

Page 54: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

PATIENCE is a Virtue

Because, what you GET is this: •  Increased revenue •  More leads •  Shorter sales cycles •  Lower customer acquisition costs •  Lower customer service costs •  Lower customer retention costs

(Bosses Are Happy!) (Priceless)

Page 55: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

WHO Says Investing in Social

Media Works?

Page 56: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Says WHO?

Invested $15K in social media

Web traffic up 300%

Sales up 20%

Source: Erik Qualman, Socialnomics

Page 57: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Says WHO?

of Ford’s entire marketing Spend is on social media 25%

(Pssst: Think there’s a reason for that?)

Source: Erik Qualman, Socialnomics

Page 58: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Says WHO?

24% of their leads

convert to sales opportunities

Source: Erik Qualman, Socialnomics

Page 59: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Says WHO?

Gary Vaynerchuk says…

Page 60: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Took family wine business from

$4 Million to

$50 Million

via social media

Page 61: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

$15,000 on direct mail

Only Netted 200 new customers

$7,500 on billboards

Only Netted 300 new customers

He found that spending:

Page 62: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

$0 on social media (other than time) On the other hand…

Netted a whopping 1,800 new customers

Page 63: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Back to the Tricky Question – That Pesky ROI

The Key is BENEFITS

Short vs. Long

Financial vs.

Non-Financial

Page 64: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

 Analytics If you’re not MEASURING, you’re not MARKETING.

Page 65: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Create a SCORECARD

Page 66: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Scorecard Have Revenue/Profits increased?  Financial

Financial

Brand

Digital

Risk Management

Have Costs decreased?  

Have consumer attitudes about the brand improved?  

Better prepared to find/respond?  

Has the company enhanced its assets?  

Page 67: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Your Scorecard

Source,  Augie  Ray,  Forrester  Genius,  hep://www.experiencetheblog.com  

Page 68: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

 Strategy  

 Measure

 Test  Test  Measure

 Test Some More

 Measure

 Test Again  

Page 69: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

 Social Mediums Can Help

Here’s how you do it:  

Page 70: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Social media allows you to do this:

Humanize your brand Engage directly with your prospects

Provide customer service Deepen and develop relationships

Listen to customers Deliver what they need

That’s pretty cool, isn’t it?

Page 71: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

YES!  Does it take time?

Page 72: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

 Is it worth it?

YES!

Page 73: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

 Stalk Me

 Twitter: @shellykramer Facebook: Shelly Kramer

LinkedIn: Shelly DeMotte Kramer 816.200.2520

[email protected] http://v3im.com

Page 74: Social Media: Why It is Critical to Business Today

Vision + Voice + Value

INTEGRATED MARKETING

Feel free to use this presentation as you wish. Attribution would be splendid.

Special thanks to Al Bonner of Presentation Transformations for helping to make my

presentations, and everything I do, better. You can see more of his work at

http://presentationtransformations.com


Recommended