18 April 09 – Social Media Workshop Agenda

by Todd Schnick on April 18, 2009

ASSUMPTIONS

  • Marketing has changed.
  • We all use it differently.
  • Constantly evolving.
  • Learning never stops.
  • Accept transparency.
  • Lots of experts and advice.
  • No rules. But…

GUIDELINES

  • Be yourself.
  • But it’s not about you.
  • Always give value.
  • Seek to build relationships.
  • Connect people.
  • Sustained effort.
  • Size doesn’t matter.
  • Build community is the main goal!

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

  • Identify/observe/engage prospects.
  • Multiple touch points.
  • Real-time feedback/market research.
  • Monitor all the chatter – about you, company, competition, field.
  • Live your brand (personal vs. company).
  • Let SM flow through everything!
  • Empower others.
  • Customer experience.
  • Building loyalty.
  • Think through a strategy.
  • Improved SEO.
  • Monitor/track progress (increase in qualified leads, decrease in customer-service complaints, increased traffic, increased PR activity, increase in sales, increase in repeat business, improved cross-selling, more referrals).

THE TOOLS

  • Blogs
  • Twitter/Facebook/Myspace/LinkedIn
  • YouTube/Flickr
  • Podcasts/video.
  • Social bookmarking sites
  • Efficiency tools (Ping.fm/RSS)

Tagged as: Atlanta Marketing, Blogging, Branding, Cobb County Georgia, Customer Loyalty, Customer Service, Facebook, LinkedIn, Podcasts, Russell Fair, Sales, SEO, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter

  • http://bethbridges.blogspot.com Beth Bridges

    Hey Todd,

    First, great idea to publish your agenda in advance – gets people thinking about what you’re going to say and allows them to formulate some well thought out questions.

    Second, I very much like your assumptions. They sound like the opening paragraph to the operating manual for a Chamber of Commerce! We have tangible benefits like advertising discounts, events, and resources, but what we really sell is a sense of community. All of these assumptions apply:

    * Be yourself = be true to the purpose of a chamber, stay focused.
    * But it’s not about you = it’s all about the members.
    * Always give value = or no one will renew.
    * Seek to build relationships = with and between your members.
    * Connect people = with each other, that’s the purpose of a chamber.
    * Sustained effort = chambers aren’t built to be sold, they’re build to last as long as the community does.
    * Size doesn’t matter = as long as you’re big enough to be effective.

    * Build community is the main goal!=!!

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