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http://www.slideshare.net/Griner/how-to-create-a-social-media-strategy

 

 

 

The presentation that I found relates to the presentation given in the week four materials. Both of the presentations discuss the importance of having the customer be the focus of the content posted online. They also both discussed the importance of using a multitude of strategies to provide an excellent experience for the end user. Each presentation discussed the importance of creating content that encourages interaction with the brand through social media. An example of this is the creation of the salt and pepper shakers characters from a tv commercial. The company encouraged its followers by asking them to upload videos and participate in contests. 

 

If given the option to change something with the Marketing Plan semester project I would remove the powerpoint presentation. I feel that this aspect of the project would result in wasted time on the students behalf. I also feel that the powerpoint presentation would not be completed with a normal amount of effort since it’s not going to be presented to an audience. I would also change the focus of the project to allow students to create a brand or service of their own. I feel that this would make it easier on the student to identify the target audience, and create relevant content. I do like the fact that  a professor is taking the time to ask the students how they feel about a particular assignment. Often times it feels that semester projects are drawn out and content is not always quite clear.

Themes of social media marketing:

Time and commitment: The links talk about how to be successful by managing the time and effort put into each of the posts on the social media site of choice. This time should be spent understanding the end user and what they like. Time should also be spent focusing only on the product/service the page is about.

Focus:Time should be spent focused only on the service/ product that the user is trying to publicize.

Planning: The user should take time to plan and set guidelines as to what will be posted and in what manner of time they will be presented. A good user will have an idea in mind and perfect it before it is presented to the end user. This ensures that the content will be relevant to the interests of the end user and or service/ product that is being displayed.

Engagement: The social media site that a user chooses should include some sort of engagement. For example a user can ask its followers to vote, comment, or choose allowing the end user to have a more personal connection with the company or brand. This will also help to spread the page to people with the same interests.

Platoform: A user should select a primary platform where most of the content will be posted. This content should be up to date and relative to other content posted.

http://www.copyblogger.com/social-media-marketing-steps/

http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2173225/habits-highly-effective-social-media-marketers

http://www.1to1media.com/weblog/2011/12/10_steps_toward_effective_soci.html

http://www.forbes.com/sites/russprince/2012/08/17/are-you-effectively-using-social-media-for-business-development/

http://www.bitrebels.com/social/5-effective-social-media-strategies-infographic/

http://www.dreamgrow.com/how-to-plan-an-effective-social-media-strategy-for-business/