Business
What is
?
A unique conversational tool that allows you to send and receive short messages
Twitter consists of:
People You
follow
People Who Follow You
What are
Tweets
Compose New Text
Only
140 characters
Add photo
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long, easy to skim
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Learn about major events,
business and personal lives of people you follow small details about
Twitter is
v
You are invited!
Like a Party!
Its like walking through a party and eavesdropping on conversations as you walk by people
You invited these people to attend, they are
free to talk about anything on their minds
Twitter Goals
For Business Communication
or
keep in touch with peers
keep an eye on competitors
Reach out to potential customers
Drive traffic to your website or blog
Your Twitter Profile Your Name
Your Location
Your website link
Profile Image, Banner Image
Your Bio (160 characters)
Explain your business & personality
What Should I
?
Business News
Inspiring Quotes
Interesting Articles
Blog Posts
Personal Life - Pictures
how when
where what
Ask Questions
How Do I Find People?
Name Search
Email Search Email Search
Keyword Search
Competitor’s Followers
Twitter Suggestions
Who Should I Follow?
People In Your Local Community
Customers and Potential Customers
People In Your Industry - Competitors
People Who Inspires You
Direct Messages
A good way to communicate privately
People Tend to Send Spam
Twitter Tips
If someone follows you
follow them back
and thank them for following
Retweet tweets you enjoy, or tweet at people
and thank them for sharing their post
or engage in conversation
If someone retweets you
thank them for sharing your post
If someone @ mentions you
Engage in conversation
Use hashtags in tweets for keywords or for connecting at conferences
Favorite people’s tweets
Use lists for favorite twitter users
Use Twitter App on Your SmartPhone
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Tweet Often!
Keys for Success ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Have an open mind Be willing to experiment Ask ques8ons and share insights Engage with others Reply to interes8ng tweets Retweet helpful info Tweet o?en!