Social Media As Sales Tool
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You in? Social Media and the Power of
Trusted Referrals
Straight to the top
Quotes from the big guns at my three favorite social media services.
“Social media is about putting “The Power of Trusted Referrals” to work.” -- Bobby Johnson, last year’s keynote speaker at INTIX and Chief Engineer of Facebook
"LinkedIn is the office, Facebook is the barbecue in the backyard, and MySpace is the bar." –Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn CEO (@quixotic)
“Twitter is really the messaging service we didn’t know we needed until we had it.” -- Biz Stone, Twitter co-founder (@Biz)
What makes someone “good” at social media? Genuine interest Something to say A little bit of time every day The ability to create content & continue the
conversation even when you are in your off-season.
Facebook Allows you to develop relationships with people who are
putting their preferences, favorites & more right in front
of you. They like you but don’t know you.
Who likes you? Search Facebook for groups or pages that fit your performance format and invite their fans to become fans of your page.
Facebook Personal Friends -- Even if the common bond between
your friends is only *you*, they trust you enough to join your group or page.
Always the goal -- They buy a ticket or send their support ($$). Allow supporters to “Tell a Friend” or “Share” it on
Facebook or Twitter. Posting “I just bought tickets to David Sanborn
at MCG Jazz!” can influence their closest and
most trusting friends.
Facebook FBML – allows for the creation of branded
content on Facebook Great landing pages:
http://www.facebook.com/verizon http://www.facebook.com/Honda
Twitter What are you doing?
Twitter is less personal but also somehow more engaging.
Power Twitterers share their most important updates only. Post compelling tweets that inspire retweeting Allow others to share your message
Twitter Create your handle
The shorter your handle, the more room you have for tweeting
I was Amy_at_MCGJazz, I’m now Amy_MCGJazz, giving me room for 3 more characters per tweet.
Takes as much or as little time as you want it to Compose your thought and edit Short, concise messages that are retweetable
Twitter Why would a ticket pro need Twitter?
Because we’re interesting. Because we meet the crazed fans. Because Miley Cyrus’ bus just pulled up in front
of the box office. Because we are a source of insider deals.
LinkedIn A business networking tool that may be a
terrific place to recruit potential board members, volunteers and donors.
A LinkedIn profile is a resume. Aren’t you looking for staff?
Very Good / Not-As-Good Flickr Photo Contest
200+ submissions Photos still being used
SMS Campaign for Chris Thile & Punch Brothers Cost very little Customer texts “THILE” to 34346 to get a $10 coupon code Sold 90+ tickets (10% of the house)
Myspace Lost a lot of power in the last two years Skews younger and with less $$, according
to recent Nielson research MCG Jazz’ friends are bands & artists
looking for a label or a venue. You know your audience, you decide.
Contact Me Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/amyconstantinekline
Twitter: @Amy_MCGJazz
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/amyconstantinekline
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 412.322.0800 (w) or 412.417.4213 (c)