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Xmas and 2014
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Xmas 2014 – the clock is ticking!
You’ve already missed last posting dates for most of the world by surface mail
Tues Nov 19 for Western Europe
Fri Nov 29 for Armed Forces Dec 4 for NZ & Far East Fri Dec 6 for Africa Tues Dec 10 for Canada &
France Fri Dec 13 for USA Sat Dec 14 for Western Europe Fri Dec 20 for UK 1st Class Tues Dec 24 for my house
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For a Xmas win think like these teams…
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What is there still time to do?
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Xmas 2014 – the clock is still ticking!
Find some key influencers or people online and get products out to them Get bloggers to do
reviews Organise Twitter events like
drink tasting, film watching Take it experiential and
go onto the streets Find some hook or nugget
that is even remotely newsworthy
Host an event at your premises
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Your website
It is all SEO shiny yes? Keywords on each page and in headings?
People can access it through their mobiles and it loads quickly, yes?
On the front page you have quick links to buying items?
You are pointing out what the most popular items are, yes?
It does clearly state what sort of returns policy you may have?
There’s lots and lots of contact details that will be checked over December?
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What are my keywords?
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Social Media
Pick your platforms well and be realistic about the time you have to service them – and build up an audience – and make sure people know where to find you
Twitter Instagram/Pinterest Blog Facebook/G+ App Email newsletter
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Tis the season to be tweeting
Please use Hootsuite Set up lists Monitor by geography Use Trendsmap Monitor what people are saying
about competitors
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Blog, blog, blog
Still a quick way of reaching people
Easy to set up If cash poor set up a Tumblr
or Wordpress site – worry about the hosting in the New Year
Have consistent, relevant content Promote items Interviews Tips/advice Round up of what other
bloggers say Review people or events
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Making the actual money
Face-to-face transaction can cost up to £11.28 while an equivalent contact centre episode expends £6.35 yet a similar transaction online incurs just 46 pence of cost.
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Quickly setting up an online store
Get a PayPal Account Set up on Etsy, eBay, Amazon –
any place you think is relevant to your business and has traffic
Everyone has something to sell so why not offer a simple PDF gift voucher – great for that last minute panic buy
Think of your customers – and think what you like when shopping online
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Don’t forget Xmas Day
Scheduled tweets or someone actually doing it for you on the day
Should you offer some form of support?
The busiest day of the year for new tablet and phone activations 18 million devices
activated last year (7m in 2011, 2.8m in 2010)
382million apps downloaded last year (242m in 2011)
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Rinse and repeat for January sales
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2014: Sadly it’s more Jar Jar Binks than jetpacks
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2014: Sadly it’s more Jar Jar Binks than jetpacks
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2014: Sadly it’s more Jar Jar Binks than jetpacks - @needadebitcard
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The basic tips for 2014…
If on Twitter, use a tool like Hootsuite or Tweetdeck for better engagement and monitoring
Keep your tweets to under 120 characters so they are easy to share
Monitor for your Twitter name and brand name Know what your keywords are and try to mention them in
the first 100 characters of everything you do, especially blogs
Tools like Google Alerts, Google Analytics and Mention.net make life a lot easier – and are free
Use Facebook Power Editor for better control over Facebook Ads
Respond quickly to people, engage lots Mobile is only going to continue to grow Bit.ly links are very useful (and you know to add a + at the end) You might even see Google+ as a LInkedIn – not Facebook
- killer
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So what should we see in 2014
More of the same – but done better
More companies acting like media firms
Agility A move towards what is
known as Social Businesses A continuing move to
mobile/second screen devices Less reliance on text More of the 7:2:1 content rule Getting rid of the ‘content
is king’ mantra
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But what about the sexy, tweetable stuff
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Let’s assume some basics. You all know…
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More companies acting like media firms
Use video, audio, text, visuals to reach out to people
Vary your platforms of engagement
Use tools like Piktochart and Prezzi to make data more interesting and visual
Plan your content – use an editorial calendar – and be consistent. Podcasts every Wednesday for example
Vary your styles like a newspaper – have humour
Use linkbaiting tactics
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More of the same… but done better
Know your goals and make everything you do an end towards that goal
Be on the platforms you are comfortable with and use them well
Consistency in effort and personality
Know your story. HAVE a story!
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More engagement
Don’t spend all your time on your own sites or networks
Go out there, visit Reddit, leave comments on other blogs, pass on useful information to people out there in the digital lands
Don’t wait for people to come to you
At the same time, remember: Be relevant Be useful Be helpful
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Better ROI
“Face-to-face” transaction can cost up to £11.28 whereas an equivalent contact centre episode expends £6.35 yet a similar transaction online incurs just 46 pence of cost.
Scottish Government ICT Study http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/351231/0117794.pdf
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The Social Business
A business that reacts quickly to opportunity
A business that will have – in many cases – done away with a lot of middle management
Where employees are amongst the most valued stakeholders and have a say in the running of the firm
A company more open and engaging – with the goal of being helpful and improving – with all stakeholders
In many cases, non-silo models
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The second screen
Laptops but more so Tablets, mobiles, Google Glass and similar variants – screens being used while doing other activities
Making use of this can be a golden opportunity
Engage in relevant chat, have info ready for when people hit their second screens
Make sure content is suitable for these platforms – don’t cram the same info on a 4” screen as you would a 42” TV screen
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Less reliance on text…
Content comes in more than one form
Will always have a role to play in SEO but people demand more now
Use videos – long and short – whitepapers, events, audio, staff training, presentations – get them all online if there’s relevance to an audience that will see you in a positive light
Always err on the side of brevity Make sure it all loads quickly –
and make sure people can share it
Use tools to see what works for others
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The 7:2:1 rule
For every 10 pieces of content you post… 7 should be non-
promotional and helpful to others
2 can be semi-promotional
1 can be a blatant plug That doesn’t mean you
abandon relevance. A restaurant can share recipes or cooking videos that people want
Accountants can share tax advice on donations to charities
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Getting rid of Content is King
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Thank you
Craig McGillDigital Strategist, Scotland/Ireland0141 333 0557 07584 385 571@[email protected]/in/craigmcgill/[email protected]
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