Everything Marketers Need to Know About Twitter Lists
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The document provides an overview of Twitter lists and their importance in inbound marketing as presented by HubSpot's marketing manager, Rick Burnes. It explains how Twitter lists can help marketers manage content, increase reach, and personalize their brand interactions. Additionally, it offers practical tips on creating and following lists, as well as potential challenges users may encounter while using the platform.
Everything Marketers Need to Know About Twitter Lists
- 1. Everything Marketers N d to Know Ab t E thi M k t Need t K About Twitter Lists Rick Burnes HubSpot Marketing Manager Twitter: @rickburnes
- 2. Agenda I. About HubSpot & Inbound Marketing II. What Are Twitter Lists? III. How Marketers Can Use Lists IV. IV How to Get Started With Lists 2
- 3. Who’s HubSpot? • Founded in July 2006 from research at MIT y • Cambridge, MA • 2 000+ customers 100+ employees 2,000 customers, 100 3
- 6. Twitter’s Roles in Inbound Marketing Blogging SEO Twitter Email Pay-Per-Click Website Visitors Twitter T i Leads Customers 6
- 7. Agenda I. About HubSpot & Inbound Marketing II. What Are Twitter Lists? III. How Marketers Can Use Lists IV. IV How to Get Started With Lists 7
- 8. Is Twitter Like Cotton Candy? Flickr: anitacanita • Colorful • Sti k Sticky • No nutritional or business value 8
- 9. No! It’s Like Whole Wheat Bread. Flickr: sierravalleygirl • Healthy • Used widely • A basic part of any diet or marketing mix 9
- 10. A Twitter PR Anecdote Need to urgently speak with a business that is very actively leveraging social media strategies; for ZDNet I spoke about our use of social media for biz on 2 panels - http://tinyurl.com/4v4cgh AND http://tinyurl.com/6943l9 408 555-1234? I will call you right now Elapsed Time: 50 Minutes
- 11. The Problem With Twitter Flickr: kefuoe 11
- 12. Lists Give You Control 12
- 13. Two Kinds of Lists 1. Your Lists • @your_username/your-listname • You create them 2. 2 Other People’s Lists People s • @username/listname • You follow them 13
- 14. My Lists Twitters I Follow Lists I Created Cambridge List Marketing List Bloggers & Reporters News Feeds 14
- 15. Lists Help Control the Firehose http://twitter.com/rickburnes/cambridge 15
- 16. A List @HubSpot Created That I Follow http://twitter.com/HubSpot/inbound-marketing-news 16
- 17. Agenda I. About HubSpot & Inbound Marketing II. What Are Twitter Lists? III. How Marketers Can Use Lists IV. IV How to Get Started With Lists 17
- 18. Lists Increase Reach @HubSpot Gained 1,004 Followers From Lists 25000 20000 15000 List Followers 10000 Followers 5000 0 Without Lists With Lists 18
- 19. How Does a Cigar Site Use Lists? 19
- 20. Become the Source of Cigar Info 20
- 21. Lists Help Surface PR Opportunities Need to urgently speak with a business that is very actively leveraging social media strategies; for ZDNet 21
- 22. Follow Bloggers & Reporters http://twitter.com/HubSpot/bloggers-reporters 22
- 23. Lists Help Personalize Your Company 23
- 24. Know HubSpotters => Trust HubSpot http://twitter.com/HubSpot/hubspotters 24
- 25. Agenda I. About HubSpot & Inbound Marketing II. What Are Twitter Lists? III. How Marketers Can Use Lists IV. IV How to Get Started With Lists 25
- 26. Start Following Lists What we’re following • @HubSpot/inbound-marketing-stars • @HubSpot/inbound-marketing-news @HubSpot/inbound marketing news • @HubSpot/hubspotters • @smallbiztrends/small-businesses @smallbiztrends/small businesses • @nytimes/business-news • @mashable/social-media-links • @dannysullivan/searchmarketing @ y g 26
- 28. Add People to Your List 28 http://twitter.com/following
- 29. Promote Your List Share your list on Twitter, Facebook, your website & via widgets. i id t 29
- 30. Use Listorious http://listorious.com/ 30
- 31. Monitor the Lists You’re on 31
- 32. Problems You Might Encounter 1. Adding people to lists is a pain 2. It’s hard to find good lists to follow. 3. Confusing interface Pro Tip: Relax, and keep experimenting. 32
- 33. Ways to Measure Your List http://twitter.grader.com/ 33
- 34. Lists Now a Factor in Twitter Grade 34
- 35. Final Thoughts … Fi l Th ht 35
- 37. Too Many Pieces to Put Together! d.j.k. on flickr 37
- 38. HubSpot Puts the Pieces Together 38
- 39. Thank You! Sg Sign up for a free trial o HubSpot: o ee a of ubSpo www.hubspot.com/trial/ Connect with me: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/rickburnes Twitter: www.twitter.com/rickburnes e e co / c bu es Available to answer questions anytime: www.inboundmarketing.com/forum