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Putting Why Before How: Seven Steps for Focusing Your Social Media Strategy

Presenter:: Jason Baer
Broadcast:: Thu., Jul. 30, 2009, 12pm ET (9am PT)
Length:: 90 minutes
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At present, social media lends itself to purely tactical thinking. "Get us on Facebook!" cries the CEO. "Why aren't we on Twitter?" asks the COO after reading about it in Time Magazine. It's difficult to achieve any core objectives when your social media efforts are being whipsawed by the Shiny Object Syndrome.

To develop a meaningful, engaging social media program for your company, you need a methodology. You need to know why you're active in social media, for whom you are active, and how success will be identified. This seminar will give you a framework for creating an ongoing social media strategy for your company, using a seven-step planning process.

Presenter

Jason Baer is a forest-dwelling restaurant critic with a passion for Tequila and all things social media. As President of Convince & Convert, Jason consults with corporations and public relations firms, helping them harness the awesome power of social media strategy. He spreads his "think social media tools last, not first" message through numerous conference speaking gigs, his Convince & Convert blog, and social media training seminars. Jason spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies, and has consulted for more than 700 companies - and 25 of the Fortune 1000. He's @jaybaer on Twitter.

Who Should Attend?

Product marketing, marketing communication, and marketing strategy professionals who are seeking best practices for using Web 2.0 in their marketing plans.

What Will You Learn?

How to determine for whom your social media efforts are directed
The most important aspect of any social media effort—"The One Thing"
How to use Forrester Research Social Technographics data and apply it to your program
Ideas for appropriate success metrics

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What Members Say About This Webcast

"Jay's session cuts through confusion around social media like a hot knife through butter. So much of the buzz is around the shiny tools, and how all the cool companies are doing it. But to plan a successful social media strategy, you have to know why you are going social in the first place."

"This is the stuff your CEO wants from you. A plan and metrics, outlined here is everything you need to get started."

"Great presentation, I really felt this was different and much more informative than other Social Media online seminars I have listened to."

"This seminar--for whatever reason, and I can't pinpoint it--was far and away the best presentation of any type (in-person, white paper, webinar, PPT) that I have ever seen on the topic."

"We're currently in the process of developing a social media marketing program, and have been able to find MANY sources of information telling us what to do before we start, but few that imparted any information on HOW to actually ... start. This online seminar offered a number of very helpful suggestions and pointed to a number of sources that offered next-steps."