To: Susan Rai (Owner)
From: Suman Rai
Sent: Monday March 2, 2015 11:00 AM
Subject: Social Media Policy at Foodmart
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The following social media marketing proposal was uniquely crafted for Foodmart in Milton, ON. My suggested social media strategies and implementation procedures are based on the results of extensive analysis, study of social media trends, and application of specifics unique to Foodmart. I believe my proposal provides a complete social media marketing strategy which will culminate in highly successful results for your business.
My company is comprised of an innovative and seasoned group of marketing professionals with extensive experience in the brave new world of social media.
SITUATION ANALYSIS
According to my research, current trends in our industry show Social Listening, Snapchat Marketing, Google+, Rise of Images for Information, and Social Video have had great effects on our business.
We feel these trends are significant in that they demonstrate relationships with the people we 're reaching out to. We need to keep the lines of communication open. This means not only sharing your own opinions, links, and photos, but responding to those who react. This is where we find out how many people do you respond to on your Twitter account? Do you reply to people who leave comments on your Facebook page? Audience engagement is the key to establishing connections with your audience and
Social media is different from more traditional marketing tactics as it offers a free platform that is easily accessible to anyone with internet access. This allows for the increase communication for organizations to foster brand awareness and often, and
The third issue for Trader Joe’s is their lack of social media presence. Trader Joe’s from their beginning has used a customer newsletter and occasional radio ads in order to promote their brand, and these advertising methods have not changed with the introduction and prevalence of social media. Many brands nowadays are seeking to gain a competitive advantage over the
Moving forward, social media has been a major convenience and reward to virtually everyone. On an individual basis, social media allows friends and family both near and far to communicate with one another. Also, businesses are flourishing through the use of social media. Advertising has never been easier. Horn (2013) states, “Our profession, unlike any time before, is demanding we become social media (…) experts” (1). Horn (2013) also states, “More than half of reporters (55 percent) use Twitter and Facebook to source stories” (1). Social media has greatly benefited business life and personal life.
First, I love the priority your company places on not delivering services that are mediocre. Choosing to charge clients only for the amount of media generated shows your commitment to excellence. While looking our Keybridge Communication’s case studies I noticed that you had done some experience with increasing social media followers for a small retail brokerage. I too have experience in social media coordination. I assisted with the social media accounts during my internship with KAKE TV and Focus on the Family’s Boundless
The last research method used was an interview with John D. Smith, Marketing Director of Fisher Products. The company Fisher Products has had tremendous success using the social media marketing strategy. John D. Smith was interviewed because of his pioneering effort in the use of social media for advertising. A 30 minute interview was conducted with questions pertaining to the company’s use of social media and their
Now and days people do not write or call each other they just go on social media, such as Twitter, to see what their friends and family are up to over the holidays. According to google trends, during the time span of December 28 to January 3 of 2014 to 2015, the amount of people who visited the online site, not including the app itself, increased by 5%. Twitter is a connector according to The Tipping Point because “connectors are social glue: they spread it” (Gladwell 71). Connectors are people or things that help spread the word about something. Twitter also trends because it can help social activists get their word out about their activism. For example, Will.i.am is a social activist has a twitter account to get is word out about his fundraiser I.am.Angel Foundation to help get the education kids need that are unfortunate to have it. According to the official Twitter site it is stating that they will continue to help Twitter be more popular in the social media era. It states that to them it makes sense that will continue to know what is increasingly popular and know what is important in “news organizations, retailers, first responders, government entities and more” (Kolb). In the book The Tipping Point, it stated in example of how a brand Airwalk, type of shoe, increased their sale and how to successfully market their campaign. Twitter does this when they are
We are successfully utilizing social media as a powerful way to gain positive exposure and connect with our internet-savvy customers in a global and local level. We rely heavily in word-of-mouth advocacy”. (John Mackey, 2012)
In the world today, the development of technology is constantly changing and society is becoming more dependent on the Internet and social media. With a growing number of people using the Internet and social media the advantages and disadvantages become more prevalent. It is important for society to distinguish between the two in order to effectively and safely use the Internet and social media.
Social media has become an essential channel for corporations to build a two-way relationship with their customers. However, having a social media account cannot solve everything. To make the best use of social media in keeping a positive relationship with their customers, corporations ought to seek and maintain influence among their followers in social media, and participate in communications with them.
We cannot deny how big of an impact social media has on our lives now, not only on people but businesses too. It has opened a whole new door to the business world and given them a big opportunity to interact and attract a larger amount of customers. It’s given us a new and faster way of communication by exchanging pictures, stories, news, blogs, online discussions, etc. In exchange businesses have benefited by a long shot just by the click of a button. With the help of the Internet a company no longer is dependent on a particular customer base to survive because now it can reach out to a worldwide audience within seconds. It’s imaginable the countless business attributes of all social media to this day and still is growing. Social media
This is a proposal for beginning Social Media Marketing at Arthur Hall Insurance. “Social Media Marketing is building your social network fans, followers, and connections using relevant and interesting content that is shared, allowing you to reach and engage more people and drive more business.” The three largest social networks, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, are generating a lot of hype in the Marketing world as new ways of reaching and communicating with clients, prospects and anyone else Arthur Hall Insurance employees come in contact with. While this might sound a lot like our goal of Email Marketing through Constant Contact, Social Media Marketing is not a replacement for email but a complement of Email Marketing.
As a result, many business organizations which are already exixting as well as startups are capitalizing heavily on social media in the establishment of market segments and growing their businesses. Social media has also transformed business communication in corporate practices with feedback being real time thereby enhancing handling consumer needs.
The purpose of this report is to show that even though some state that Social Media has fallen short of their expectations, it is actually good for business, given that it enhances the visibility of their brand and helps businesses stay connected to potential customers.
Social media is defined as a group of Internet-based applications which build on the platform of Web 2.0 and the contents of these applications can be modified by all users in a participatory and collaborative method (Kaplan and Haenlein, 2010). Social media creates a platform for companies to talk to their customers as a hybrid element of promotion mix. With the emergence of social media, the tools and strategies for companies to connect with customers have also changed (Mangold and Faulds, 2009). To adapt with the emergence of social media in the marketing, companies should have unique insights about these significances (Quan-Haase and Young, 2010). The significances of social media embody three main aspects which are technology, decision-making and purchase behaviors of customers.
For this paper, assuming that I am a small business owner, I will examine the power of doing so through various means of social media. Each site I use will be broken down, and I will give an in-depth look as to what techniques and approaches used for promoting my brand. Let’s take a look, starting with the company and its mission.