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SOCIAL MARKETERS

GOOGLE+



Google+ is second only to Facebook in the social media universe. There
are around 360 million monthly active users and it’s growing quickly.
Given the fickleness of online trends it could easily switch places with
Facebook at some point – so it’s not a medium to be ignored.
Marketers have been quick to embrace it, partly because they
believe content on the network will improve their chances of
showing up in search results – Google obviously makes sure their
site is efficiently indexed and optimised. You can also ensure your
own blog content is given greater attention by authenticating it with
Google Authorship, which helps improve your search effectiveness
and raise your Google+ profile. For these reasons alone marketers
can’t afford to ignore Google+.

About Page
Getting your About page right is an important, but often
overlooked, first step. It’s where you describe your business,
as well as linking through to the most important pages on your
website.
It’s important to have a balance of marketing savvy copy that’s
also SEO friendly. Make sure you include information about your
company that will interest prospects. Take advantage of the fact
that Google+ allows you to use bullets in your description, making
it easy to create a simple list of your products and services. Test
and track different variations in the copy to see what works best for

your business.

Circles
This functionality allows a marketer to segment followers. Google
pioneered this approach, with Facebook quickly following on. Just
like Facebook, you can assign followers to individual segments and
tailor your message to each audience. This allows you to have a
more authentic dialogue with your key prospects.

Google Events
The Events feature allows you to send out customised invitations
to anyone regardless of whether or not they are Google+ users. It
syncs beautifully with Google Calendar and shows up automatically
when a user confirms for an event.
In addition to sending out invites to webinars, work functions,
parties and the like, Google Events can also send out invites for
Google Hangouts.

Hangouts
Use Google+ Hangouts for video conferencing. They can be an
excellent way of staging product demonstrations for small groups
of people, making it a useful presales tool for qualified leads.
Again, the beauty here is that it is highly integrated with other
Google applications. So, if you use Google apps for your business,
Hangouts can be a quick and easy way to connect teams and get
some face time with a prospect.

Authorship
Google is aggressively using SEO benefits to entice webmasters
and bloggers to engage with Google+. Google Authorship

is how they authenticate you and “trust” you as a quality
source of content. Setting up Google Authorship is simple and
straightforward. You identify yourself to Google through your
Google+ profile and then link back to it from your content and vice
versa. You will need to ensure that your byline (your name) appears
on the content, matching the name on your Google profile.
When the process is complete your profile picture will appear
alongside your Google search result, together with a link to your
Google+ profile. Here are some of the other benefits it provides:
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It increases awareness of your overall Google+ profile page

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Adds the human element and improves the trustworthiness
of your content

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Helps your content stand out amongst search page results

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Improves visibility in more personalised search results

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Protects the original post’s ranking position against duplicate posts elsewhere from scraping or syndication.

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Studies have shown that Google Authorship increases click
through rates

here are many benefits to ensuring your content is linked with
Google Authorship is that the author’s picture will appear alongside
blog posts in Google search results. Here are some of the othe

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