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Is This First Impression Ruining Your Facebook Reputation

June 24, 2011 by Al

Here is how NOT to get new fans on Facebook:

I recorded this after a business spammed one of my Facebook Pages wall with a blatant sales message. After a bit of investigation, I found they were posting the same message on the walls of a large number of other business pages.

I outline what they did, and what they should be doing instead.

If you find this helpful, jump over and like our Facebook page for more helpful tips like this.

Filed Under: Social media Tagged With: Facebook, Marketing, networking, social media

How to tag People and Pages in Facebook posts

June 23, 2011 by Al

Tagging others in your Facebook posts creates a link direct from your post or comment to the tagged Persons profile or the Facebook Page. It is a great way to promote others, stay connected and at the same time, increase the exposure of your Facebook Page.

In this short (3:46sec) video I show exactly:

  • How to you how to tag your friends and pages
  • I explain how it increases the visibility of you or your Page
  • A sneaky way of tagging People as your Facebook Page (hint: your Page can’t tag people)

As always, I’d love to hear your feedback in the comments below.

Filed Under: Internet marketing, Social media Tagged With: Facebook, internet marketing, local business, networking, social media

How to put your word-of-mouth marketing on steroids

June 6, 2011 by Al

Everybody in business knows that word of mouth is the absolute best form of marketing for their business.

Having a third party recommend your business is more credible in the eyes of the potential customers. Numerous studies have shown that recommendations from friends and even complete strangers have much higher levels of trust than advertising.

The problem with word of mouth marketing is that it is really hard to instigate, encourage or control. For someone to recommend your business, you need to be top of their mind when they happen to be having a conversation with someone who needs your products or services. Basically the right person needs to be in the right place at the right time, having the right conversation to make the referral.

Enter social media

Social media removes some of the barriers of word-of-mouth referrals and makes it easier for your customers to refer or recommend your services. In fact, it makes it so easy, often times, people don’t even realise they are doing it.

Staying Top of mind

Social media, be it Facebook, Twitter, a blog, or even email, allows you regular contact with the fans and customers of your business. That regular contact is critical to reminding your fans that you exist.

Here’s the thing… The contact doesn’t have to be anything heavy. It doesn’t have to be a sales call, a product offer or any form of ‘marketing message’. In fact, it is better if it isn’t (of course there is a place for promoting sales from time to time).

The point is purely to let them know you are still here. Doing your thing. Helping people.

Make it easy to share and promote your business

Before social media, contacting people was slow and expensive. But now, taking 10 minutes to post a photo or a tip on Facebook, and you’ve made contact with all of your fans who are interested enough to follow you.

The trick is posting something interesting that inspires your fans and followers to want to have their say. To share it with their friends.

It only takes 2 seconds to click the ‘like’ button or send a retweet on Twitter, or a minute to compose a comment. On Facebook, every interaction with your content spreads your idea and the visibility of your business further, to reach a larger audience. Effectively removing the barriers of referring your business.

How to make this work for your business

If you haven’t already, set up your presence on these platforms.

Think about what sort of content would be useful or interesting for your customers, and plan some cool content. Remember, content, can be short text tips, long articles, photos or video.

Get some fans. Spread the word with your staff, friend and customers, and give them all a reason to follow you on these services.

Get publishing. Be cool.


Speaking of being cool. If you found this article helpful, I’d appreciate it if you took a moment to write a comment below or share this article on Facebook.

Filed Under: Internet marketing, Social media, Uncategorized Tagged With: Facebook, local business, Marketing, social media, word of mouth

How to use Facebook places to market your local business

March 9, 2011 by Al

Facebook Places just went live here in New Zealand yesterday.

I just posted this Cinchcast which covers, what Location services are, how they work, and why they are important in marketing your local business online.

Heres what you need to do now.

1. Go and make sure you are listed on Facebook places (and Foursquare for that matter)
(Beg or borrow a smart phone from a friend if you don’t have one yourself…. or go buy an iphone because you should have one anyway.

If your business isn’t listed, then add it.

2. Go to www.facebook.com/places and claim your listing
(just follow along with the instructions)

3. Encourage people to check in to your business. Put up a sign, ask customers as part of your sales process. Especially customers playing with their nice new iPhone in the queue.

Could you do me a favour and leave a comment below. Tell me if you found it helpful or if you have any other questions.

Filed Under: Marketing, Social media Tagged With: Cinch, Facebook, Foursquare, internet marketing, local business, Location Services, Marketing, Places, social media

Your business should be using social media – heres why!

August 30, 2009 by Al

I found this great video on why your company should be integrating social media into your marketing and branding efforts.  It gives social media vital statistics, including global usage of sites like Facebook and Twitter, as well as the speed of its growth.

Many business owners have said to me that they don’t need to be on the internet because their customers aren’t… 

Your customers ARE on the internet!!!

  • What are they saying about your business?
  • What will they do if they can’t find you?
  • Social Media lets you build relationships and maintain contact with your customers

If your customers are the very few who are not on the internet yet, they soon will be.  Doesn’t it make sense to be there first to welcome them?

What do you think? Are you tapping into the huge potential of social media with your business?

Social media is the future, START NOW!

 

This video was originally posted over on the Tips from the T-list blog.  Go and check it out for some great tips for the tourism industry.

Filed Under: Internet marketing, Marketing Tagged With: Facebook, internet marketing, Marketing, social media

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