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Maximizing Social Advertising Ana Raynes Social Media Director, Didit Presentation for Market New York Expo May 29 th , 2014

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Increase Lead Gen, Engagement & ROI using these tips and tactics from Didit's Social Media Manager, Ana Raynes. Presentation originally given at Market New York Expo, a B2B trade show for small businesses.

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Maximizing Social Advertising

Ana RaynesSocial Media Director, Didit

Presentation for Market New York Expo May 29th, 2014

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This presentation was originally given by Ana Raynes at Market New York Expo on May 29th, 2014.

Market New York Expo is a business-to-business trade show, conference and networking event focused specifically on sales & marketing for small business.

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How about with a definition?

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Your website content is a reflection of

YOU &YOUR BRAND

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WHAT SHOULD MY

CONTENT DO?

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Create a

for each channelWHY @stylinAna@DiditMarketing

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Y=contentmission statement

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are you creating this content?

is reading it?

will they gain by reading it?

WHYWHO

WHATMIS

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CREATE a content calendar

• A content calendar lays out your content in a manageable, organized way.

• Have content meetings where this calendar is created.

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Content Topic

Content Development

Images (Social & Articles)

Social Media Messaging

Newsletter

AnalyticsEX

AM

PLE

Content calendar used by Didit.

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• In 2012, Didit was receiving an average of 1,500 visits a month• In recent months, site visits are up to close to 6,000 a month!

~300%

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TACTICSFor Social Success

Didit’s

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• Didit saw a major lift in the Twitter universe through both the company handle as well as the Dan Shure and SMX handle

TACTIC 1 : Leverage Influencers in

your industry

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• The article enabled a link back to our site from Searchengineland.como This raised Didit’s authority within Google

Social Media & SEO will ALWAYS

follow great content, not the other way around

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Tactic 2: Article Syndication or Guest Blogging

100k / month

Branding

Guest blogging on larger sites such as Social Media Today brought traffic to the Didit site.

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• Didit was recently praised in a Forbes.com article regarding companies with the quickest response time to sales leads.

• The mention was quickly created into a blog post and promoted through the social channels

TACTIC 3: Repurpose Content

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TACTIC 4: Infographics

Trendy and eye-catching infographics drew in users and allowed us to present content in a new and interesting way.

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How do you define social media success?

SHOW ME

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• Significant increase in website leads in recent quarters—January, the website leads were up 143% in Q1 vs. last year

Q1 2013

Q2 2013

Q3 2013

Q4 2013

Q1 2014

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Leads

Leads

More Site Leads

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Where Are Opportunities Coming From?

The two leading sources for qualified opportunities since Q3 continue to be our client services referrals as well as the website leads

71

6

40

5

114 3

Where Have the Opportunties Come From?

Website LeadCold Phone CallCS ReferralSMXKevinOther ExecsUnknown

Where have the Opportunities Come From? %Website Lead 71 50.71%

Cold Phone Call 6 4.29%CS Referral 40 28.57%

SMX 5 3.57%Kevin 11 7.86%

Other Execs 4 2.86%Unknown 3 2.14%

Total Opps. Since Q3 140

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INSUMMARY

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IDENTIFY YOUR BRANDHAVE A CONTENT MISSION

STATEMENT

MAKE A PLAN, RINSE & REPEATWEAVE IN TACTICS TO

REACH GOALSCHA-CHING! THAT’S THE

SOUND OF MONEY!

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?MORE QUESTIONS

CONTACT DIDIT

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ABOUT THE AUTHORANA RAYNES

Based on education she’s gained across the globe, Ana has a unique talent for following social trends and introducing new

online marketing concepts After studying at the London College of Fashion, her creativity and energy led her to an executive spot in

the Internet fashion startup Smart Is Cool. There, Ana was responsible for social media and information technology. As a

leader within this innovative company, she was featured in Glamour Magazine, appeared on FOX Strategy Room, and toured

the east coast as a motivational speaker for girls, alongside the nonprofit Girl’s Take Charge.

Currently, Ana holds a position as the director of social media at Didit. Her role includes strategic planning for clients’ social media

campaigns, developing blogger relationships and identifying news, trends and best practices within the digital space.

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