Target the Top for Social Success with Katie Lance Vocus Webinar

Target the Top for Social Success

With Katie Lance

Target the Top for Social SuccessWEBINAR

Katie Lance, CEO/Owner, Katie Lance Consulting

@katielance

KatieLance.com

TODAY

1. How to focus on your key influencers

2. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, G+

3. Staying top of mind with relevant content

4. Maximize your efficiency with the right tools and apps

5. Q&A

Katie Lance | @KatieLance | @Vocus | #VocusWebinar

WE’VE BEEN GIVEN AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY


SOCIAL MEDIA HAS OPENED A DOOR


BE INTENTIONAL


ARE YOU CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE?

• Beyond the status update

• Are connecting with people intentionallyor haphazardly?

• Stop the random acts of social media



LINKEDIN SHOULDN’T BE THE

“SET IT AND FORGET IT” NETWORK


• Every potential client you meet, connect with them on LinkedIn (and Twitter)

• Easy way to connect and expand your sphere professionally

DON’T BE PASSIVE WITH LINKEDIN


LINKEDIN – GIVE TO GET

• Reach out to potential and current clients via LinkedIn – as part of the process

• It’s where to start in social when reaching out


LINKEDIN RECOMMENDATIONS



FACEBOOK HASHTAGS – BEST PRACTICES

1. Use one or two hashtagsin updates

2. Search hashtags for conversations– Act as your brand to engage

and join conversations

– Search hashtags that are relevant to your brand

– Search hashtags of events that are relevant (or competitors) to your brand


PROSPECTING

• Friends of friends

• Who are your friends are connected to?

• Ask for an interaction


SURPRISE AND DELIGHT PEOPLE


PRIVATE GROUPS IN FACEBOOK

• Opportunity to create a group of influencers or ambassadors for your brand

• Opportunity to connect and recognize your most socially active fans!


FACEBOOK LISTS: A.K.A. “WEEDING THROUGH THE NOISE”


FACEBOOK LISTS - CREATE 2 LISTS

1. Clients

2. Potential Clients

https://www.facebook.com/bookmarks/lists


https://www.facebook.com/bookmarks/lists

ONCE A DAY. EVERY DAY

AUTHENTICALLY ENGAGE


RELATIONSHIPS ARE BUILT OVER SMALL

INTERACTIONS OVER TIME



TWITTER• Reach out to potential

and current clients via Twitter – as part of the process

• Put them into a Client and Potential Client list (can be public or private)

• Look at that list daily, authentically engage


WHAT CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING ON TWITTER THAT YOU

CAN BE A PART OF?


Twitter –

Ad

vanced

Search


#NoTweetLeftBehind


SHORT AND SWEET


GOOGLE+


5 KEYS TO JUMP-STARTING YOUR GOOGLE+

1. Complete your profile

2. Post once a day

3. Join communities and participate

– https://plus.google.com/communities/recommended

4. Hangouts– Private or public

5. Share content– Trending topics:

https://plus.google.com/explore


https://plus.google.com/communities/recommended





GOOGLE RIPPLES


GOOGLE+ RIPPLES


DO YOU HAVE A STRATEGY?


It’s not just that content is king, but CONTEXT is KING!


3 CONTENT STRATEGY MUST-HAVES

1. Your buckets of content

– What types of content are relevant to

your business (your brand)?

1. Topic ideas – the more the merrier

– What questions are you always answering?

3. List of go-to sources



HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH INFLUENCERS

1. Put your influencers into a private Twitter list

2. Start interacting online– Blog comments, tweets

3. Promote their posts– On your Facebook Business Page, G+, LinkedIn or

Twitter

– Make sure your post is authentic

– Make sure you TAG them!

– Keep track of how often you are interacting


TOOLS IN YOUR TOOLCHEST




Share Influencers’ content

Share current news with Followers

Take recommendations on Influencers and

when best to follow

Retweet trending info

Get ideas for engagement

ALLTOP.COM


HASHTAGIFY.ME


TAKE THE ONLINE OFFLINE

CARDS APP – ITUNES ONLY


IT’S LESS ABOUT YOU… MORE ABOUT THEM

IN CLOSING…

CONTACT ME

KATIE LANCE

KatieLance.com

@KatieLance

Facebook.com/KatieLanceConsulting


Questions and Answers


The Vocus Family

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