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Social Media Marketing. Lecture 3 Twitter & Bit.Ly & Klout.com. Today ’ s Agenda. Morning items: Twitter : Twitter Lecture Tweetdeck Hootsuite Afternoon items: Twitter Strategy Bit.Ly Klout.com. Twitter Checklist (1 of 3). Create account https://twitter.com/signup
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Social Media Marketing Lecture 3 Twitter & Bit.Ly & Klout.com
Today’s Agenda Morning items: • Twitter: • Twitter • Lecture • Tweetdeck • Hootsuite Afternoon items: • Twitter Strategy • Bit.Ly • Klout.com
Twitter Checklist (1 of 3) • Create account https://twitter.com/signup • Use Business Name as Full Name • Use same email address as in blog, and the same you’ll use for Facebook • Upload photo • Enter Bio information, including blog URL • Tweet to announce the creation of your account (add #iesegsmm at the end of your tweet)
Twitter Checklist (2 of 3) • Follow Dr. C’s IESEG-SMM List • Create a public list for your business (e.g. wine manufacturers), and add at least 3 businesses • Create a private list of competitors for your business, and add at least 3 businesses
Twitter Checklist (3 of 3) • Tweet something related to your business + #iesegsmm • Practice - Reply to a Friend’s tweet • Practice - Send a DM to another Friend • Search.twitter.com to retrieve all #iesegsmm tweets
Tonight’s Homework Twitter • Download Tweetdeck (or HootSuite) • Add your Twitter account • Send at least 2 business related tweets (append #iesegsmm) Blog: Post at least 2 blogs & 2 comments (tag/label iesegsmm) Facebook: Create your Page - Naming information: http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=1167 LinkedIn: Create your professional profile as part of your business Ads: • Retrieve and create 3 photos to use in your ads; dimensions: • 110 px wide x 80 px tall; aspect ratio of 4:3 or 16:9. < 5MB • Prepare text to accompany each ad (rem: 1-2 benefits)
Tactics:R.O.L.E.S. & A.V.A.T.A.R.S. Dr. Constantinos K. Coursaris Assistant Professor, M.S.U. Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media Usability / Accessibility Research and Consulting Twitter: DrCoursaris
R. O. L. E. S. & A. V. A. T. A. R. S. Relationships – It’s what it’s all about • Follow • List • RT • @ • DM • …
R. O. L. E. S. & A. V. A. T. A. R. S. Relationships – It’s what it’s all about
R. O. L. E. S. & A. V. A. T. A. R. S. Objectives: Individual vs. Organization • Work • Networking • Coordinating • Knowledge Sharing • Leisure • Both • … neither?!
R. O. L. E. S. & A. V. A. T. A. R. S. Lists are your friends • Manage contacts / helps Objectives
R. O. L. E. S. & A. V. A. T. A. R. S. Extend Reach
R. O. L. E. S. & A. V. A. T. A. R. S. Self-Referencing … think twice
R. O. L. E. S. & A. V. A. T. A. R. S. Audience Awareness
R. O. L. E. S. & A. V. A. T. A. R. S. Valued Content Dr. C MSU Dubai
R. O. L. E. S. & A. V. A. T. A. R. S. Valued Content
R. O. L. E. S. & A. V. A. T. A. R. S. Append • # • RT, via • URL
R. O. L. E. S. & A. V. A. T. A. R. S. Track Effectiveness • ? IMPs • 473 CTs • ? CTR • ObserveLong tail • Ensureuniquecampaigntracking
R. O. L. E. S. & A. V. A. T. A. R. S. Track Effectiveness • 834 IMPs • 146 CTs • 17.5% CTR • 11.% eCTR
R. O. L. E. S. & A. V. A. T. A. R. S. Action (call)
R. O. L. E. S. & A. V. A. T. A. R. S. Research • Tactics & Opinions
Final Twitter Tips • Favorite tweets you want to RT in the future • By Others more RTs for you • By You: focus on popular ones • RTs, bit.ly stats • RT a tweet 3-4x over 6-8 wk without losing appeal • Once RTed, unfavorite tweets • Content Strategy & Schedule tweets to save time • Identify Influencers • Track Impact
Measure Results • If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it • Measure based on Objectives • Objectives should have measurable goals • Evaluate data & conclude • Return on Engagement • How many clicked a blog post link? • How many RTs? • How many comments/likes/shares of blog posts? • How many followers does the person who RTed you have?
Top 10 Twitter Apps • Bit.ly: shorten URLs & track statistics • TweetStats: Stats & Tweet Cloud • TwitPic or TweetPhoto/Plixi: Share photos on Twitter • Tweetmeme: ReTweet buttons for blog / website • Screenr: Web-based recorder of iPhone/laptop & shared • 12seconds: Mobile/laptop videos on your channel • Favstar.fm: Track most favorited tweets • Twibbon: Raise awareness by allowing followers to embed ribbons/icons on Twitter avatars • BubbleTweet: Video onto your Twitter profile • Trottr: Brief audio mobile msgs, hosted online & shared
R. O. L. E. S. & A. V. A. T. A. R. S. Sales Boost
Tactics:R.O.L.E.S. & A.V.A.T.A.R.S. Dr. Constantinos K. Coursaris Assistant Professor, M.S.U. Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media Usability / Accessibility Research and Consulting Twitter: DrCoursaris