Social Media: A Guide To Your Success

Northwestern Technologies

Agenda

Social Media: How it all began

Current Social Media Landscape in the IT Industry

How To Get Started With Social Media

What Social Media Can Do For You

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What Is Social Media?

Quick, effective way to reach potential customers

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Interaction among people to create, share, and exchange ideas

Interaction

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Facebook, Twitter, Simpy, Digg, YouTube

Examples

Bookmarking, Networking, News, Photo and Video Sharing

Types

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History of Social MediaHow it All Began

First Email Delivered

Blackboard is foundedBlogging BeginsAOL Instant Messenger created

Google Opens as a major Internet search engine

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The dot.com bubble bursts

Many social media sites emerged

What Social Media Can Do For You

• Get Your Name Out There• Instant Support For Your Business• Less Expensive Way To Advertise• Allows Different Avenues To Communicate• Targeted Traffic

How To Get Started With Social Media

Search Google For A List Of Social Media Sites

Add Media Links To Company’s Website

Set up A Profile

Advertise

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Conclusion

• 89% of respondents said that social media marketing has generated more business exposure

• 64% saw lead generation increase by using social media 6 hours or less per day

• 69% of marketers use social media to gather marketplace intelligence

• 62% of marketers using social media for 2+ years reported a rise in search engine rankings

• 62% of businesses with 10 employees or less reported that social media has reduced marketing expenses

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