Ten Steps to Successful Marketing via the Social Media

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Ten practical steps that every company should take to create an effective online marketing presence that isn't obnoxious.

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10 Steps toSuccessful Marketingvia the Social Media

Pat KitanoMediaTransparent.com

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Remember Subliminal Advertising?

Advertising is Suspect

Consumers are Rethinking Advertising

“What worked in 1958”

“May be considered

crass in 2008”

Remember Word-of-Mouth?

“Now this concept is

called Viral Marketing”

Word-of-Mouth is Genuine

10 Steps toSuccessful Marketingvia the Social Media

1. Capture your own Product Reviews

Review Sites are Popular

Put Reviews On-Site, Dell does

On-Site Product Reviews Reinforce Corporate Credibility

2. Listen to your Product Reviewers

They are your

Customers!

3. Do Away with Focus Groups

Leverage Online

Customer Feedback

Expensive and Limited

in Scope

Instead, Create a Facebook Group

Visa did it

“Ahem, what could be more boring than a

credit card network?”

4. Reward Customer Participation

$100 worth of free Facebook ads

“I’ll check out Visa’s social

network for $100”

Now you’ve got their Attention

Explain why your Customer needs your Product

Your Customers will give feedback

“As expected, the $100 giveaway was the primary

motivation”

5. Improve the Product

Provide Customer Solutions

Gauge Market Reaction

In Japan, manufacturers test retail gazillion product variations and pare down

to the bestsellers

Online market testing is more efficient

6. Evaluate. Is it working?Social Media as

Product Development

Platform

“Good participation”

“So-so reviews”

Leverage the Results

Activate the Group!

First 6 Steps = Market Intelligence 2.0

Market Intelligence 2.0 Summary

1.Capture your Own Product Reviews

2.Listen to your Reviewers

3.Create Customer Groups

4.Reward Customer Participation

5. Improve Product and Service

6.Evaluate Strategy and Go-to-Market

Next 4 Steps = Go to Market

7. Institute Instant Customer Service

Zappos’ Multi-Channel 24/7

Customer Support

“Kudos to Zappos for demonstrating how to use Twitter effectively”

You can even complain to the CEO

And he will respond

8. Create a Proud Online Culture

Develop a Club everybody wants

to join

Give Away Perks, Make ‘em Happy

Make Membership a

Privilege

9. Let your Customers Market your Company for you

Even Dictionaries Viral Market!

10. Broadcast to your “Club”

Use Twitter feeds for real time updates to

your customers

Make your Company Transparent

Social Media gives you and your employees a real face

Go-to-Market Summary

7. Institute Instant Customer Service

8.Create a Proud Online Culture

9.Let your Customers Market for you

10. Broadcast to your “Club”

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Pat Kitanopkitano (at) gmail.com, (415) 320-2844

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