A new Twitter advertising tool launches today after much strategic planning and customer analysis
What does it mean for marketers?
According to Chris Bruzzo, vice president of brand, content and online at Starbucks, “When people are searching on Starbucks, what we really want to show them is that something is happening at Starbucks right now, and Promoted Tweets will give us a chance to do that.”
Often, Tweets get lost in a sea of similar keywords and searches yield non-specific results.
“Marketing” Promoted Tweets allows companies to enter the stream of real-time dialog. When a Twitter user searches for a word, a single ad shows up on top in small type.
If users don’t respond to these Promoted Tweets by re-tweeting, favoriting, or replying, however, they will be pulled from the search results. This is a concept called “resonance”, a metric by which twitter will gauge the effectiveness of its ads. A few of the nine aspects of resonance include:
- number of people who saw the post
- number of people who replied to it or passed it on to their followers, and
- number of people who clicked on links
Initially, Twitter advertising will be charged by the thousands of people who saw the ads, a model that will evolve with experience. The Promoted Tweet is one of three streams of revenue Twitter will have available. For more information, see the AdAge article, “Twitter Has a Business Model: Promoted Tweets”
For more social media “Marketing” tips and tactics, search these phrases:
- Online advertising trends
- Advertising techniques
- Twitter search
Happy “Marketing” hunting!
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ABOUT Lisa M. Chapman: With offices in Nashville Tennessee, but working virtually with international clients, Lisa M. Chapman serves her clients as a business coach, business planning consultant and social media consultant. As a Founder of iBrand Masters, a social media consulting firm, Lisa Chapman assists clients in establishing and enhancing their online brand, attracting their target market, engaging in meaningful social media conversations, and converting online traffic into revenues. Email: Lisa @ LisaChapman.com