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Local Social Media Is Your Competitive Advantage

Local Social Media Is Your Competitive Advantage | Webinar with Charity Zierten (Property Management Industry)

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Local Social Media Is Your Competitive Advantage

AppFolio

Complete Solution Includes:

Web-Based Property Management Software

•Property management and accounting

•Online rent collection (free)

•Prospect / guest card tracking

•Marketing

•Website

•Payment processing

•Online applications

•Resident Screening

So You Run A More Successful Business

National Apartment AssociationAmerica's leading advocate for quality rental housing

NAA's mission is to serve the interests of multifamily housing

Advocacy

Research

Technology

Education

Strategic Partnerships www.naahq.org

Thank you to the 2013 IROC Sponsors

Grace Hill

• Leading Education Provider

• Apartment-Industry Specific Training

• Vision Learning Management System (LMS)

• www.gracehilllearning.com

Local Social Media Is YourCompetitive ADVANTAGE!

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78% who SEARCH locally on their phone make a purchase.

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what is LOCAL SOCIAL?

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social + local + mobile = SOLOMO

POLL: how do you use mobile phones to search locally?

☐ The Internet Browser ☐ Google Maps ☐ Apple Maps ☐ Other ☐ I Don’t Use Mobile Search

ATTRACT & retain residents: amplify local reach.

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LOCAL search tools.

#1. UNIFORM NAP

• Keep all of the data on the local-level! Do NOT use tracking numbers or toll-free numbers. Using a local area code is a must.

• Use keywords & phrases in the description fields.

• Choose appropriate categories.• Unless otherwise noted, always include

the http:// prefix for websites to activate live linking.

Name, Address, Phone

20% searches are LOCAL

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GOOGLE loves local!

BING places = social spaces.

FINGERS still do the walking…

58% considerLOCAL SEARCH to be moreTRUSTWORTHY.

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…SEARCHING on-the-go!

Nearly 86 millionpeople accessLOCAL BUSINESSinformation on aMOBILE PHONE.

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OPTIMIZE social presences.

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78% of U.S. Facebook users login via MOBILE.

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optimize FACEBOOK

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engage on FACEBOOK

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optimize FOURSQUARE

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reminders & REWARDS

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local EXPERT

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optimize TWITTER

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local CONNECTIONS

optimize GOOGLE+ LOCAL

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local search RANKING

IMPROVE local reach

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optimize GOOGLE+

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OPTIMIZE GOOGLE+

• Build relationships with content sharing, and commenting

• Make posts public• Add Google Authorship• Connect Google+ to website• Add Google+ sharing buttons to website• Create and use a Google+ badge• Include social and website links in the

About section

Posts are crawled and indexed almost immediately

optimize INSTAGRAM

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optimize INSTAGRAM

•Post 15-second tours of your property

•Share resident testimonials•Incorporate neighborhood business outreach

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optimize PINTEREST

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optimize BLOGS

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local CONTENT

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POLL: have you ever left a review online?

☐ Yes: Positive Reviews ☐ Yes: Negative Reviews ☐ Yes: Positive & Negative ☐ No!

optimize RATINGS & REVIEWS

Over 51%of Facebook users & 81% of Twitter usersEXPECT A RESPONSEto online complaintsor questions withinONE DAY.

350 million reviews per day.

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encourage honest REVIEWS

operationCLEAN TURF anti-astroturfing fines

$350,000

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google REVIEWS

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STRENGTHEN the brand message, BUILD relationships & ENCOURAGE loyalty.

mobile AVAILABILITY

70%call businesses afterSEARCHING

66% visit afterSEARCHING

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FIND, CREATE & distribute content for a local audience.

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local RESOURCES

ENGAGEMENT strategies to CAPTURE attention.

JoeDough, a New York City sandwich shop.

Over 51%of Facebook users & 81% of Twitter usersEXPECT A RESPONSEto online complaintsor questions withinONE DAY.

30 in THIRTY

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POLL: have you run a Facebook ad for your Page?

☐ Yes! ☐ No! ☐ I Don’t Know.

check out the CHECK-IN sponsored stories ads.

3.2% CTRSPONSORED ADSfor check-ins onFACEBOOK.

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STATISTICS SOURCES:• Shareaholic• comScore• Digital Trends• Business Insider• Neustar Localeze• Moz• Google• Search Engine Journal

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