Intel and Its Social Media Strategy

Intel well known for its processors is also known for its social media presence. They use the social media to engage, inform & build the brand. They have set up a Intel Social Media guidelines which helps the employees on how to engage with the social media. Disclose, protect & use common sense are the 3 rules of engagement. They have blogs which is updated regularly, Facebook with millions of likes, Youtube Channel & twitter with millions of followers. At Intel Free Press, one can follow all the tech news related to Intel and also download a mobile app.

A digital magazine, iQ by Intel, where one can vote on items and also share on social media platforms. Ekaterina Walter is a social media innovator at Intel. Under her leadership, Intel’s Social Media platforms have been growing rapidly & has helped the brand build visibility. Intel’s social media strategies include posting the original content on Facebook, interactive videos on YouTube & engaging with the community.

Many global companies are also using Visual based marketing strategies using Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest & flickr to engage with the audience. Here one can like the pics & also repost or pin it to their boards.

Social Media Content Analysis

With the rapid growth of social media, it is important for brands, products, services & others to have social media strategies in place. There are various types of content that can be used in social media like video, pics, audio, posts, stories & others. The selection of a particular type of content depends on the promotion, type of audience, type of brand & others. Sometimes the engagement will be more with video or may be with pics depending on the type of post. When posting in facebook, number of likes, shares & comments need to be taken into consideration. In youtube, number of comments, views, time duration video is viewed & other factors can be considered. Pics can also be posted in pintarest, instagram, flickr & others for visual marketing.

Pinterest

Pinterest is the latest socal media site which has made the marketers buzzing these days. Pinterest has become the talk of blogosphere & social networking. In Pinterest, members can pin images, videos & other objects to their pin board. A large percentage of the users on Pinterest are women. Brands can reach more customers, drive traffic, increase visibility & also sell products. It is already sending more referral traffic to many sites. Along with facebook, twitter, youtube, google+ it has become a major site for brands to reach customers. Many pinterest like clone sites have also been started. As women are majority decision makers, brands are finding it easier to reach them through this site.

2012 Webby Awards Winners

Webby Awards winners for 2012 have been announced & webby person of the year goes to Louis CK. Webby breakout of the year goes to Instagram which has become the talk of the blogosphere after facebook purchased it for $1 Billion. With over 70 categories, the list is a great mix of awards, nominees & others. Categories are spread over Websites, interactive advertising, online film & video, mobile apps. The winners represent best of the web. Webby awards will be held on May 21st & will be hosted by Patton Oswalt. More info about the winners is available at Webby Awards website.