Social-Media-for-Lead-Generation

SOCIAL MEDIA FOR LEAD GENERATION
SOCIAL SHARING
Social sharing amplifies your message and your lead generation efforts, but getting people to share isn’t easy.
People are motivated to share by:
1. Reputation enhancement
2. Access to something exclusive
3. Opportunities for
co-creation/authorship
4. Competitions
5. Altruism
“When it comes to sharing on social,
pick the channel where you can best
tell your story. If you’re better in
video, use YouTube. If you’re brief
and quippy, use Twitter. Pick what
you like.”
– Chris Brogan, CEO and Founder,
Human Business Works
Social Sharing Offers
Keep these motivations in mind, and
try to align them to your social offers.
Consider adding some extra oomph to
your social campaigns and messaging
by employing one of these tactics:
• Refer-a-friend: Create a
compelling offer for both the
referrers and referees. This taps
into the same power as peer-topeer
recommendations—people
are far more likely to trust their
friends. Of course, this is also a
fantastic way to collect
lead information.
• Sweepstakes: Create a contest
and get your entrants to spread the
word on your behalf. Everyone
loves winning, and contests are
highly shareable on social
channels. You can also gain
important lead data through
entry forms.
• Polls and voting: Everyone
has an opinion, and most
people are happy to share.
Build relationships with
campaigns that engage your
audience and compel them to
share their opinions. You can
also gain valuable information
about your leads’ likes and
dislikes, which can help you
plan future campaigns.
• Flash deals: Create a sense of
urgency with a strong CTA and
a time limit—these cause leads
to act quickly. Flash deals can
quickly increase brand
awareness and bring in
new customers.
Utilizing the 80/20 Rule for social
So what kind of content should you post
on social channels? Social media has
many different functions, including lead
generation, brand awareness, and
relationship building. To be effective, you
need a good balance of promotional
content and thought leadership. We
advise marketers to use the 80/20
rule—80% of your content should be
informational/educational, and 20%
should be self-promotional.
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