How you can use Twitter tools to boost your sales Most people will have heard of Twitter and may be using the site for personal interactions; however, very few business owners are aware that the site can also be used as part of an effective sales prospecting plan.
There are a wide range of Twitter tools and apps available, allowing you to segment and increase your list of 'followers.
' To find out about new developments, join a Twitter tools list.
In doing so, you will receive updates about Twitter tools and other developments, as soon as they hit the market.
Following are a few useful tools that are currently available on Twitter; 1.
TweetMeme (Analytics and Broadcasting) The TweetMeme tool incorporates elements of analytics.
Analytics sites such as Omniture and Web Analytics integrate Tweet analytics.
Use the function to make it easy for followers to 're-tweet' you (i.
e.
when another Twitter user posts your message or 'tweet' again, on their profile).
Tweetmeme is just one of a large number of re-tweet buttons that can be included on your website, in blog posts and anywhere else you would like to link to Twitter.
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TwitVid (Sharing Media) This is a great tool to help you share videos on Twitter.
Links to Videos are becoming increasingly popular on Twitter, so if you have a promotional video for your company or products, post it using TwitVid.
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Tweetbeep/Twitter Grade (Monitoring) It's very important to monitor your social network, to find out what is being said about your company, and catch any Tweets that may have a detrimental effect on you.
Tweetbeep is a tool that helps you to keep track of where your Tweets are being picked up.
Another tool - Twitter Grade allows you see your rankings among Tweeters on a regional basis.
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TwitYellow/Twitter Groups/ Hashtags/TweetBeep (Sales prospecting) TwitYellow is the equivalent of the Yellow Pages on Twitter.
Twitter Groups allows you to file (or 'segment') your followers by tagging them.
Hashtags is another great market segmentation tool.
It enables you to create groups and control the messages you send to each group.
The TweetBeep tool will alert you when any of your set keywords are mentioned.
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GroupTweet/TweetDeck (Networking) GroupTweet allows you to create groups and send messages out to members in each group.
TweetDeck is a popular tool that enables you to filter your Tweets using a number of attributes.