Aug 3 2010 in Job Search / Career Change, Networking / Social Networking,
social branding by Phil Rosenberg
Where will the candidate gain more opportunities... by being more «findable» for a single subject expertise, or by broadening
their social brand by describing skills and experience as more of a generalist?
Not exact matches
The move to enlist transgender and male
brand ambassadors is a perfect example of how
social media helped propel an industry forward
by opening its eyes to an overlooked market.
From my experience in the beauty sector with
brands such as Kiehl's, Mally, Evolution of Smooth, Kerastase, and more, I can say that the beauty industry has in fact incorporated
social listening as part of its macro playbook
by paying attention to user - generated content such as product reviews, unboxing videos, and makeup tutorials.
By treating
social media like a conversation, you can organically build followers and a great reputation for your
brand.
Even
brand managers who embrace
social media can find their efforts are met with lackluster response or, worse yet, can find themselves in a crisis from an online misstep caused
by spreading oneself too thin.
If you choose to use
social media, you can also promote your
brand by giving away promotional products, hosting contests or even hosting exclusive contests that require users to virtually «like» or «share» your content before being qualified to enter.
Social listening, on the other hand, is when
brands zoom out and look at the trends shown
by all of those messages in aggregate.
Look no further than the company's
social media accounts — manned
by digital creatives from MRM McCann — which promote IHOP with more tossed - off personality, humor and internet slang than your average American
brand.
Because
social networks are used
by more than two - thirds of the country, and given the way content spreads virally to others,
social media is the perfect channel to promote a
brand to potential customers.
Capitalizing on this trend,
brands like NYX Cosmetics have jetted to the forefront
by building a community around artistic expression, with Tribe Dynamics ranking NYX fourth in terms of earned media value and
social media growth in January 2017.
His company,
social analytics startup Awe.sm, was scaling quickly, converting from a platform used
by developers to track
social - sharing data to one used more broadly
by brands and marketers.
Legitimize a
brand Another way
social media marketing helps with customer acquisition is
by establishing a
brand as legitimate.
Instagram is quickly becoming the
social media platform of choice —
by both consumers and
brands.
Allow them to unlock a discount coupon
by sharing your website on
social media, or create a
branded hashtag and randomly select winners for prizes.
Published
by Social Media Examiner and host Michael Stelzner, «
Social Media Marketing» aims to help owners of small and midsize businesses discover what works to get their
brands noticed.
Earned media Earned media is any content about your
brand, product or service that was created
by someone else such as media coverage, quotes in articles, interviews,
social media mentions, reviews and other online content that references your
brand, product, or service that you didn't create or pay for.
But all
social media
brand presence is time consuming if done right, and the advantage for smaller
brands is that with niche audiences they are more likely to craft content considered relevant
by Facebook's algorithms and thus see their posts make it into more of their fans» feeds.
Founded in 2009
by siblings and entrepreneurs Zeina and Ahmed Abou Chaaban, Palestyle is a UAE - based luxury
brand with a
social mission.
By plugging in your content, it will automatically search it for references you've made to other
brands, and pull up their
social information so you can notify them that you've cited them.
We see the
social proof — JetBlue continues to win over repeat and new customers
by its consistent efforts to meet customer demands, a cornerstone of its
brand.
The analysis, done
by Millennial
Branding and analytics company Identified.com, was created
by a team of data scientists crunching raw information from 4 million Facebook profiles of young people to uncover how they are representing themselves on Facebook — and whether they're using the
social network for business purposes.
I engaged with Inc. 5000 attendees
by conducting live critiques and giving answers to how they could use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other
social tools to build powerful marketing strategies and
brands and drive business online.
A recent Festive Finale campaign tried to inject some youthful vigour into the
brand by tapping
social media, offering shoppers daily deals and the chance to pick store music and create commercials.
Unlike traditional
social media marketing that relies on fans to discover and make the effort to spread a
brand's message, SocialToaster allows companies «to leverage the mass reach of their supporters
by pushing their message out so their content has a better chance to go viral,» Razzaque says.
«Following our previous digital video survey conducted last June, we accurately predicted
social platforms would continue to exceed video platforms as the preferred partner for decision - makers,» said Rich Sutton, chief revenue officer of Trusted Media
Brands, Inc. «At Trusted Media
Brands, we embrace this shift
by consistently adapting to what our consumers want.
«
Social networks like Facebook, Tumblr and YouTube have built a lot of tools to help
brands jump the line
by paying a certain amount of money.»
This huge resource of free, self - paced
social media classes will cover best - practices and top strategies used
by the world's largest
brands.
The idea was inspired
by Vines that the company noticed fans putting up on their own, says Jessica Gioglio, who manages
social media for Dunkin'
Brands, Inc..
One way
brands can develop meaningful relationships with their fans and customers on
social media is
by finding and sharing interesting content around a specific set of topics.
Move past grouping consumers
by just basic demographic traits (gender, location, age) and instead segment them based on behavior, purchases, product and
brand preferences,
social conduct, habits and real - time context.
By extending their
social media strategies, these companies ignite
brand awareness, employee engagement, and revenue.
«
Social media may be a huge opportunity for your employees to help build your company's
brand, but let's not forget that there also exists a tremendous risk for individual employees to inadvertently damage the company's
brand and
by defining a set of guidelines you help mitigate that risk.»
Fast - forward to 2008, startup WiseStamp began helping professionals transform standard, regular emails into a high - converting marketing tool
by allowing them to easily
brand email signatures, distribute engaging
social content and add marketing messages that align with their organization's dynamic marketing campaigns.
According to data compiled
by Wishpond, a maker of
social media marketing applications based in Vancouver, British Columbia, 27 million
brands have a LinkedIn company page.
In this
social universe, a person promoting a
brand can spread awareness
by the hundreds, or even thousands, with a single post.
Instead, upstart
brands like BioSteel are learning to leverage
social networks, new generations of influencers and broader consumer trends to establish toeholds in markets seemingly locked up
by a handful of giant, well - capitalized players.
By having a
brand kit, anyone on your team will be able to go into the kit and seamlessly create new
social media posts which follow those themes.
By having a consistent theme on all your visual assets (color scheme, styles of text, filters on your photos, etc.), your most loyal fans will immediately think of your
brand anytime they see that arrangement colors and fonts on their
social media feeds (if the association you hold in their mind is positive, of course).
Promote your blog's content — and in doing so, your
brand —
by engaging with readers through the comments section or on
social media, such as Twitter and Facebook.
In fact, a November 2014 survey
by HubSpot found that there is a 35 to 65 percent difference between consumers who expect a
brand to be on
social media and consumers who actually follow a
brand on
social media.
«This technology will help
brands grow their Facebook connections rapidly
by turning visitors to their Web sites into viral engines,» Mike Lazerow, CEO of
social marketing company Buddy Media, told the San Francisco Chronicle at the time.
From General Electric to Red Bull, these 24
brands selected
by the Webby Awards are proving there is more to
social media than cat pictures.
So, seek out those conversations using
social - listening software, or
by following key
brands in your space or even
by using the search feature that most
social platforms offer.
Everything on the site looks like it could be sold at a mall but is designed independently and ethically; many
brand partners have a «corporate
social involvement» component, such as Madrid's Ananda Pascual, which employs people disenfranchised
by India's caste system.
The
brands can boost sales
by associating with a well - known actor, or rapper, benefiting from free press when those celebrities go on talk shows, or promote their
brands to millions of fans on Twitter and other
social media platforms.
This might provide the
social energy you need to thrive, and it's another important aspect of creating a personal
brand that's recognized
by others.
While
brands like Oscar get high marks for expression, the best
brands walk the talk
by using their voice to deliver on their promise.Southwest Airlines does an excellent job of keeping the voice real and engaging across all channels, from flight attendants to
social media.
Foster connections and conversations between them
by posting
social content about topics that resonate with them 80 percent of the time and only weave in
brand messages 20 percent of the time.
For Heineman, they began
by communicating with fans via
social media channels (where most of their supporters were anyway) and through a unique membership model that gives customers and
brand advocates ways to further connect with the company.