Andrea Vahl is a social media consultant and speaker, and is the co-author of Facebook Marketing All-in-One for Dummies. She was the Community Manager for Social Media Examiner, one of the most influential social media news sites, for over 2 years and was named 50 Favorite Online Influencers of 2014 on Entrepreneur.com. She also uses her improv comedy skills to blog as a slightly cranky character, Grandma Mary – Social Media Edutainer on her site at www.AndreaVahl.com.
[bctt tweet=”You can really target your perfect customer with things like #FacebookAds. – @AndreaVahl”]
Top Quotes from Andrea Vahl:
- “I’m very excited to be presenting about tips and tools on how to get better results on Facebook.” [on talking at the New Media Europe conference]
- “Don’t be afraid to start using it to build your email list because you can really target your perfect customer with things like Facebook ads and great content.”
- “Email is still king.”
- “Having that personal profile where you are you is really a better option than having a page where you are you.” [on using one’s personal profile on Facebook]
- “I find Twitter to be a little overwhelming.”
- “It’s just really fun to have your world get little smaller and more interconnected with people who are in different countries.”
- “I am not picky; I’ll drink anything.”
Resources:
- Post Planner
- Social Media Examiner
- Kristi Hines
- Michael Hyatt’s This Is Your Life podcast
- Hootsuite
- Canva
Key Timestamps:
- [spp-timestamp time=”00:28″] – Host Mike Russell introduces and welcomes the episode’s guest, Andrea Vahl
- [spp-timestamp time=”01:33″] – What Andrea will be talking about at the New Media Europe conference
- [spp-timestamp time=”02:08″] – On using Facebook to grow your audience
- [spp-timestamp time=”02:39″] – Getting likes on Facebook versus getting people on your email list
- [spp-timestamp time=”03:49″] – How Andrea is using new media for her own business and personal brand
- [spp-timestamp time=”04:00″] – On using her personal profile to connect with a lot of people
- [spp-timestamp time=”06:18″] – How Andrea is using Periscope
- [spp-timestamp time=”07:08″] – Andrea’s favourite Facebook apps
- [spp-timestamp time=”08:21″] – The top blogs and podcasts that are influencing Andrea now
- [spp-timestamp time=”09:58″] – New media and social media tools that Andrea cannot live without
- [spp-timestamp time=”10:17″] – On using Hootsuite
- [spp-timestamp time=”11:00″] – On using Canva
- [spp-timestamp time=”11:44″] – How Andrea is using Instagram
- [spp-timestamp time=”12:32″] – What made Andrea decide to join the New Media Europe conference
- [spp-timestamp time=”13:32″] – On visiting Manchester and using Pinterest to research places
- [spp-timestamp time=”14:13″] – Facebook tools for discovering places and for local businesses to target people
- [spp-timestamp time=”17:14″] – People that Andrea is looking forward to meeting at the conference
- [spp-timestamp time=”18:32″] – Andrea’s favourite drink for anyone who wants to buy her a drink at the conference
- [spp-timestamp time=”19:08″] – Grandma Mary’s drink of choice
- [spp-timestamp time=”19:36″] – Where to find Andrea online
- [spp-timestamp time=”20:02″] – Mike thanks Andrea and wraps up the show
Find Andrea online!
- Website – www.AndreaVahl.com
- Facebook – Andrea Vahl, Inc.
- Twitter – @AndreaVahl
Stay tuned…
In our next episode, Katrina Burrus shares her expertise on maximising online content. Listen to the end of the episode to get a discounted registration to the New Media Europe conference!
