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Heather BuenCEO – Co Founder Dallas Blog Collective
The Business of Google+
Leveraging Google + in your Business
Agenda
1. Intro to Google+1. Intro to Google+
2. Business Search Benefits2. Business Search Benefits
3. Gaining and Engaging Followers3. Gaining and Engaging Followers
4. Google+ Hangouts4. Google+ Hangouts
5. Turning Fans into Advocates5. Turning Fans into Advocates
Online Media Engagement
Google+
FacebookTwitter
YouTube
Online Media Arsenal
Tools for Master Engagement
Google+ Facts
Bigger Than Twitter and LinkedIn
Has over 500 million users
The second largest social
networking site in the world
Connected to 60+ online
Google properties
Defined as a social layer
Business Search BenefitsBusiness Search Benefits
The Google Experience
Businesses need Google+ in order to enhance the Google experience of not just your business but of your
customers.
The Google Search Paradigm
Google+ assists in adding your “identity” into Google Search
Allowing the Google search engine to understand your relationships
To share a business’s content and information with those that have a common interest, passion or need
Growing Engagement
Google Plus Usage data from May 2013
+1 a post Share content Hangouts
Getting discovered in Google
A Google+ page helps to surface that content across Google
Easily double the size of your footprint in Google Search
A business website’s content is an important aspect of their online marketing presence
Case Study: Freeman Toyota
Google+ and Google Search
Google+ and generic search
The more followers you have on Google+ the more potential reach you have.
Personalized results to your followers Google Search Ads get better traffic when
you have a Google+ page and social annotations (follower counts)
Across the Google Platforms
Gaining and Engaging FollowersGaining and Engaging Followers
Getting started in Google+
Create a Google+ Page Post Content regularly
Visual and Written Exclusive Images and Videos
Gain followers Use Google+ Sign In
Google+ Tools
Apps – for Android, iPhone and your website Shows up in search engine results Shows Google+ user engagement
in search engine results Shows Google+ user engagement
on their personal profile
Case Study: SoundCloud
Case Study: PhotoHunt
Elements of a Great Post
• Catchy One Line/Paragraph
• A Few Hashtags #hashtag
• A Visual
Gain Followers
Add a Google+ Badge to your site, email, blogs, marketing materials
Google+ HangoutsGoogle+ Hangouts
Google+ Hangouts
Takes engagement to a more personal level Debut exclusive content Behind the Scenes Engagement Feedback/survey customers and followers Engage customers and followers
Visual and fun Create a Hangout App Participate in Communities
Case study: Starbuck’s
Google Communities
Share interests Share ideas Discuss problems and opportunities Businesses can build in and participate in
communities to help people solve their problems, earn credibility and gain followers with a potential to convert.
Google Communities
Google+ Sign- In Button
Connecting your presence Sign-In to YouTube Channel and Google+ Over the Air Installs
Sign-In on the Web, they can download your app onto their mobile without touching their device
Directs users with a call to action Use Google+ Content Recommendations
Turning Fans into AdvocatesTurning Fans into Advocates
Three things you should be doing now
Create and Active Google+
Page
Engage with your audience
Integrate Google Sign-
In
The Business of Google+
Questions?
Heather Buen
CEO – Co Founder Dallas Blog Collective