Social Media
MGR is uniquely qualified to develop and execute a Social Media Public Relations Plan for your company. With over 30 years in the public relations business, MGR delivers unparalleled results.
The Marketing Campaign Foundation is one of the cornerstones of Social Media (SM) Implementation. It establishes a benchmark for measuring success and provides direction for the campaign messaging, visual content design, copywriting, and the seeding of the content on the various social media platforms. MGR will closely e evaluate the efficacy of the SM plan. Also, through Google Analytics and similar applications we will conduct an ongoing analysis of website hits and other quantifiable data to evaluate the plan.
Social Media Technologies and Platforms
Social media marketing is all about targeting the right audiences and the right Social media marketing is all about targeting the right audiences and the right medium. With more than 30 years experience in business-to/business marketing, MGR will make strategic recommendations regarding the most effective social media platforms to reach your audience. We will create compelling social media content that will help maximize awareness of your company and accelerate the growth of your company.
Communication
- Blogs: Technorati, Live Journal, Open Diary, Type Pad, Word Press, Vox
- Micro-Blogging/Presence Application: Twitter, Plurk, Tumblr, Jaiku,
- Social Networking: Bebo, Facebook, LinkedIn, My Space, Orkut, Skyrock, Hi%, Ning, Elgg
- Social Networking Aggregation: Nutshell Mail, FriendFeed
- Events: Upcoming, Eventful, Meetup.com
Collaboration
- Wikis: Wikipedia, PBWiki, wetpaint
- Social Bookmarking (or social tagging): Delicious, StumleUpon, Google ReaderCiteULike
- Social News: Digg, Mixx, Reddit, New Public
Multimedia
- Photo Sharing: Flickr, Zoomr, Photobucket, SmugMug, Piocasa
- Video Sharing: YouTube, Vimeo, sevenload
- Livecasting: Upstream.tv, Justin.tv, Stickam
- Audio and Music Sharing: imeem, The Hype Machine, Last.fm, ccMixter
Content Development
Fresh content is essential for an effective social media program. There are numerous options for content development. They are as follows:
Articles
Newsworthy editorial content developed to position company executives as “thought leaders” in a specific segment of the industry. Content may be written in the form of an expert opinion, technical, or case study article.
Press releases
Announcements focusing on new solutions technological advancements and company announcements.
Blogs
Websites that maintain an ongoing journal of information that is published in a chronological fashion and is updated regularly. Readers have the opportunity to leave comments and other blog authors can interact via trackbacks and pingbacks. Blog content is syndicated via RSS feeds.
Microblogging
Microblogging is a form of communication in which users can describe their current status in short posts distributed by instant messages, mobile phones, e-mail or the Web.
Online Video
A key business differentiator for companies to effectively communicate their products, services and benefits within the shortest possible time with a strategically designed video message.
Podcasts/Vodcasts
A series of audio files that are released episodically and downloaded through web syndication. The mode of delivery is what differentiates podcasts from other way of accessing media files over the Internet, Such as simple download or streamed webcasts. Vodcasts incorporate the audio used in a podcast with photography and keywords strategically placed throughout to create a visual effect.
Webinars
Short for web-based seminar, a webinar is a presentation, lecture, workshop or seminar that is transmitted over the Web. A key feature of a webinar is its interactive elements – the ability to give, receive and discuss information.
Social Media Releases
A press release specifically designed for dissemination to specific social media platforms.
Bookmarking/Tagging
Bookmarking allows users to tag, save, manage and share web pages from a centralized source. Tagging is a part of the social bookmarking practice in which content producers and social site users can classify, organize and search content by keywords.
Discussion Boards and Forums
Online discussion sites that are web applications managing user-generated content. People participating in forum cultivate social bonds and interest groups for a topic may form from the discussions.
Integration with Traditional Marketing
The Social Media Campaign will support and complement the overall marketing strategy.
Social Media Campaign Management
Ongoing campaign management and support of social media network accounts and profiles across the various social media networks, blogger outreach and continued participation in news media and bookmarking web sites, is crucial for maintaining a social media marketing campaign. Campaign monitoring and measuring strategy for the social media marketing campaign will dictate how the campaign will be maintained over time.
A source of concern for all marketers in the social arena involves the posting of negative information about the company. As part of the Social Media Campaign, MGR will monitor what is being said and proactively address the key issues being discussed on the social media platforms.
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