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Get social with the bestselling social media marketing book 

No person can ignore social media these days—and no business can afford to ignore it either. Our lives are mediated through the flicker of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram—and brands are increasingly interwoven with our online identities. Even for the 90% of marketers who interact with social media regularly, its pace and scale can be confusing to the point of distraction. Social Media Marketing All-in-One For Dummies helps you take a step back, make sense of the noise, and get your brand voice heard over the babble—in the way you want it to be.  

These nine mini-books in one give you essential, straightforward, and friendly guidance on how to use the major social platforms to promote your business, engage your customers, and use feedback to make your product or service the best that it can be. From evaluating the right social mix and planning your strategy to the really fun stuff—like creating videos on Snapchat and TikTok, diving deep on a podcast, or looking pretty on Pinterest—you’ll find everything you need to get your social ducks in a row and say the right things. And once the campaign is over, you can follow the guidance here to evaluate success and iterate on your approach, before getting right back out there for an even bigger second bite.    

  • Keep up with the latest changes on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, and more 
  • Blend your social side with your traditional marketing presence 
  • Become more engaging and metric your success 
  • Get to know your fans with user data 

Wherever you’re coming from—social media strategist, site manager, marketer, or something else—social media is where your customers are. This book shows you how to be there, too.  

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Introduction
    1. About This Book
    2. Foolish Assumptions
    3. Icons Used in This Book
    4. Beyond the Book
    5. Where to Go from Here
  5. Book 1: The Social Media Mix
    1. Chapter 1: Making the Business Case for Social Media
    2. Making Your Social Debut
    3. Defining Social Media Marketing
    4. Understanding the Benefits of Social Media
    5. Understanding the Cons of Social Media
    6. Integrating Social Media into Your Overall Marketing Effort
    7. Developing a Strategic Social Media Marketing Plan
    8. Chapter 2: Tallying the Bottom Line
    9. Preparing to Calculate Return on Investment
    10. Accounting for Customers Acquired Online
    11. Establishing Key Performance Indicators for Sales
    12. Tracking Leads
    13. Understanding Other Common Business Metrics
    14. Determining Return on Investment
    15. Chapter 3: Plotting Your Social Media Marketing Strategy
    16. Locating Your Target Market Online
    17. Segmenting Your B2C Market
    18. Researching B2B Markets
    19. Conducting Other Types of Market Research Online
    20. Setting Up Your Social Media Marketing Plan
    21. Chapter 4: Managing Your Cybersocial Campaign
    22. Managing Your Social Media Schedule
    23. Building Your Social Media Marketing Dream Team
    24. Creating a Social Media Marketing Policy
    25. Staying on the Right Side of the Law
    26. Protecting Your Brand Reputation
  6. Book 2: Cybersocial Tools
    1. Chapter 1: Discovering Helpful Tech Tools
    2. Keeping Track of the Social Media Scene
    3. Saving Time with Content-Distribution Tools
    4. Alternative Content-Distribution Services
    5. Snipping Ugly URLs
    6. Using E-Commerce Tools for Social Sites
    7. Keeping Your Ear to the Social Ground
    8. Measuring the Buzz by Type of Service
    9. Chapter 2: Leveraging SEO for Improved Visibility
    10. Making the Statistical Case for SEO
    11. Thinking Tactically and Practically
    12. Focusing on the Top Search Engines
    13. Knowing the Importance of Search Phrases
    14. Maximizing Metatag Muscle
    15. Optimizing Your Site and Content for Search Engines
    16. Chapter 3: Optimizing Social Media for Internal and External Searches
    17. Placing Search Terms on Social Media
    18. Optimizing Blogs
    19. Optimizing Images, Video, and Podcasts
    20. Optimizing Specific Social Media Platforms
    21. Optimizing for Mobile Search
    22. Gaining Visibility in Real-Time Search
    23. Gaining Traction on Google with Social Media
    24. Monitoring Your Search Engine Ranking
    25. Chapter 4: Using Social Bookmarks, News, and Share Buttons
    26. Bookmarking Your Way to Traffic
    27. Sharing the News
    28. Benefiting from Social Bookmarks and News Services
    29. Researching a Social Bookmark and Social News Campaign
    30. Submitting to Bookmarking Services
    31. Submitting to Social News Services
    32. Using Application-Specific Bookmarks
    33. Timing Your Submissions
    34. Encouraging Others to Bookmark or Rate Your Site
    35. Using Social Media Buttons
  7. Book 3: Content Marketing
    1. Chapter 1: Growing Your Brand with Content
    2. Introducing Content Marketing
    3. Determining the Best Content Platform for Your Needs
    4. Selling Your Brand through Content Marketing
    5. Making Your Content Stand Out
    6. Chapter 2: Exploring Content-Marketing Platforms
    7. Building a Blog
    8. Using Podcasts and Video on Your Blog or Website
    9. Sharing Images
    10. Using Social Media Platforms for Online Content
    11. Guest Blogging to Grow Awareness and Expertise
    12. Chapter 3: Developing a Content-Marketing Strategy
    13. Determining Content Goals
    14. Putting a Strategy on Paper
    15. Chapter 4: Getting Your Content to the Masses
    16. Creating an Editorial Calendar to Keep Content Flowing
    17. Finding the Right Mix between Evergreen and Timely Content
    18. Executing Your Content Strategy
    19. Sharing Your Content with the Public
    20. Measuring the Success of Your Content Strategy
  8. Book 4: Twitter
    1. Chapter 1: Using Twitter as a Marketing Tool
    2. Deciding Whether Twitter Is Right for You
    3. Communicating in 280 Characters
    4. Promoting without Seeming like You’re Promoting
    5. Researching Other Brands on Twitter
    6. Knowing Quality Is More Important than Quantity
    7. Chapter 2: Using Twitter as a Networking Tool
    8. Finding the Right People to Follow
    9. Finding the Right Topics to Follow
    10. Finding Out Who Is Talking about You on Twitter
    11. Responding to Tweets
    12. Searching on Twitter
    13. Filtering Search Results
    14. Tweeting like a Pro
    15. Sharing on Twitter
    16. Following the Twitter Rules of Etiquette
    17. Chapter 3: Finding the Right Twitter Tools
    18. Customizing Your Twitter Profile Page
    19. Pinning Tweets
    20. Embedding Tweets
    21. Using a Twitter Application
    22. Chapter 4: Social Listening with Twitter
    23. Using Twitter to Listen to Your Customers
    24. Chapter 5: Hosting Twitter Chat
    25. Benefiting from Twitter Chats
    26. Finding a Hashtag for Your Chat
    27. Keeping Track of Who Says What
    28. Finding Guests for Your Twitter Chat
    29. Promoting Your Twitter Chat
    30. Hosting Your Twitter Chat
    31. Following Twitter Chat Best Practices
  9. Book 5: Facebook
    1. Chapter 1: Using Facebook as a Marketing Tool
    2. Understanding the Appeal of Brands on Facebook
    3. Branding with Facebook Pages
    4. Examining the Components of a Facebook Page
    5. Making the Most of Your Facebook Page
    6. Understanding Your Facebook Administrative Functions
    7. Filling Out What You’re About
    8. Using a Custom Username for Your Page
    9. Inviting People to Join Your Community
    10. Liking Other Brands
    11. Creating Facebook Events
    12. Chapter 2: Creating and Sharing Content on Facebook
    13. Creating a Facebook Content Strategy
    14. Sharing Your Brand’s Story
    15. Creating Content That Sings
    16. Sharing and Being Shared
    17. Bringing Your Community into the Mix
    18. Making Connections with Facebook Groups
    19. Learning through Insights
    20. Chapter 3: Advertising and Selling on Facebook
    21. Reaching More Fans with Ads
    22. Measuring Your Ad’s ROI
    23. Selling on Facebook
    24. Chapter 4: Streaming Live Video on Facebook
    25. Understanding the Benefits of Live Streaming
    26. Setting Up Your Live Stream
    27. Engaging with Your Community via Facebook Live
    28. Brainstorming Ideas for Live Videos
  10. Book 6: LinkedIn
    1. Chapter 1: Promoting Yourself with LinkedIn
    2. Exploring the Benefits of Using LinkedIn
    3. Creating an Online Resume
    4. Understanding Recommendations and Endorsements
    5. Using LinkedIn Messages
    6. Chapter 2: Promoting Your Business with LinkedIn
    7. Exploring the Benefits of a LinkedIn Page
    8. Selling and Promoting with LinkedIn Showcase Pages
    9. Benefitting from LinkedIn Groups
    10. Chapter 3: Using LinkedIn as a Content Platform
    11. Blogging on LinkedIn
    12. Promoting Your LinkedIn Articles
    13. Posting Content on LinkedIn Pages
  11. Book 7: Getting Visual
    1. Chapter 1: Pinning Down Pinterest
    2. Understanding Pinterest
    3. Getting Started
    4. Joining Pinterest
    5. Getting on Board
    6. Pinning on Pinterest
    7. Following on Pinterest
    8. Sharing on Pinterest
    9. Driving Traffic with Pinterest
    10. Building Your Pinterest Community
    11. Using Tools for Pinterest Marketing
    12. Chapter 2: Snapchatting It Up!
    13. Setting Up a General Snapchat Account
    14. Taking Your First Snap
    15. Telling Your Snapchat Story
    16. Chapter 3: Getting Started with Instagram
    17. Promoting Your Brand on Instagram
    18. Creating and Using Your Instagram Account
    19. Determining What Is Photo-Worthy for Your Brand
    20. Using Hashtags in Your Instagram Posts
    21. Using Instagram Stories
    22. Going Live with Instagram Live
    23. Chapter 4: TikTok(ing) Around the Clock
    24. Using TikTok for Brand Promotion
    25. Creating and Personalizing Your TikTok Account
    26. Determining What Videos You Should Create
    27. Chapter 5: Watching and Listening: Videos, Podcasts, and Your Brand
    28. Deciding if Video and Podcasts Are Right for You
    29. Determining What Content to Create
    30. Getting Set Up with Equipment
    31. Creating Your Content
    32. Publishing Your Content
  12. Book 8: Other Social Media Marketing Sites
    1. Chapter 1: Weighing the Business Benefits of Minor Social Sites
    2. Reviewing Your Goals
    3. Researching Minor Social Networks
    4. Assessing the Involvement of Your Target Audience
    5. Choosing Social Sites Strategically
    6. Chapter 2: Maximizing Stratified Social Communities
    7. Making a Bigger Splash on a Smaller Site
    8. Taking Networking to the Next Level
    9. Selecting Social Networks by Vertical Industry Sector
    10. Selecting Social Networks by Demographics
    11. Selecting Social Networks by Activity Type
    12. Finding Yourself in the Real World with Geomarketing
    13. Spacing Out with Twitter
    14. Finding Your Business on Facebook
    15. Making Real Connections in Meetup
    16. Making Deals on Social Media
    17. Setting Terms for Your Coupon Campaign
    18. Digging into Groupon
    19. Diversifying Your Daily Deals
    20. Chapter 3: Profiting from Mid-Size Social Media Channels
    21. Deciding Whether to Invest Your Time
    22. Entertaining Your Audience with Streaming Content
    23. Turning Up New Prospects with Tumblr
    24. Promoting Video with Vimeo
    25. Chapter 4: Integrating Social Media
    26. Thinking Strategically about Social Media Integration
    27. Integrating Social Media with E-Newsletters
    28. Integrating Social Media with Press Releases
    29. Integrating Social Media with Your Website
    30. Chapter 5: Advertising on Social Media
    31. Integrating Social Media with Paid Advertising
    32. Advertising on Facebook and Instagram
    33. Advertising on Twitter
    34. Advertising on LinkedIn
    35. Targeting Your LinkedIn Ads
    36. Advertising on Pinterest
    37. Advertising on YouTube
    38. Advertising on Snapchat
    39. Advertising on TikTok
    40. Interfacing with Influencers
  13. Book 9: Measuring Results and Building on Success
    1. Chapter 1: Delving into Data
    2. Planning a Measurement Strategy
    3. Selecting Analytics Packages
    4. Getting Started with Google Analytics
    5. Integrating Google’s Social Media Analytics
    6. Chapter 2: Analyzing Content-Sharing Metrics
    7. Measuring the Effectiveness of Content Sharing with Standard Analytics
    8. Evaluating Blog-Specific Metrics
    9. Visualizing Video Success
    10. Understanding Podcast Metrics
    11. Measuring Your Results from Pinterest
    12. Comparing Hard and Soft Costs versus Income
    13. Chapter 3: Analyzing Twitter Metrics
    14. Tracking Website Referrals with Google Analytics
    15. Tracking Shortened Links
    16. Using Twitter Analytics
    17. Using TweetDeck
    18. Using Third-Party Twitter Analytics Applications
    19. Tracking Account Activity with the Notifications Tab
    20. Using the Hashtag as a Measurement Mechanism
    21. Calculating the Twitter Follower-to-Following Ratio
    22. Chapter 4: Analyzing Facebook Metrics
    23. Monitoring Facebook Interaction with Insights
    24. Using Page Insights
    25. Exploring the Insights Overview and Detail Pages
    26. Chapter 5: Measuring Other Social Media Networks
    27. Plugging into Social Media
    28. Measuring LinkedIn Success
    29. Exploring Instagram Insights
    30. Chapter 6: Comparing Metrics from Different Marketing Techniques
    31. Establishing Key Performance Indicators
    32. Comparing Metrics across Social Media
    33. Integrating Social Media with Web Metrics
    34. Using Advertising Metrics to Compare Social Media with Other Types of Marketing
    35. Juxtaposing Social Media Metrics with Other Online Marketing
    36. Contrasting Word-of-Web with Word-of-Mouth
    37. Chapter 7: Making Decisions by the Numbers
    38. Using Metrics to Make Decisions
    39. Knowing When to Hold and When to Fold
    40. Diagnosing Problems with Social Media Campaigns
    41. Fixing Problems
    42. Adjusting to Reality
  14. Index
  15. About the Authors
  16. Connect with Dummies
  17. End User License Agreement
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