Presentation accompanying a workshop I presented at BizBash's Elevate NYC 2015 Conference. I review the current social media landspace and provided a methodology to creative social media strategy for live events.
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“"If a tree falls in a forest and no one
is around to hear it, does it make a
sound?"”
– a philosophical thought experiment that
raises questions regarding observation and
knowledge of reality.
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Action Amplify
Jameson #StPatricksDayLive
Encouraged attendees to post on social using event hashtags, content was then
aggregated in live visuals
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Observation Conversation
Dockers SoHo Pop-Up Shop: Cronuts Day
Surprised visitors with current trendy dessert in store, real-time conversation
went viral and drew in further visitors
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Interaction Story
#evianeats at South Beach Wine & Food Festival
Consumers shared their #evianeats, including Chef Richard Blais, on
Instagram before and during SOBEWFF
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Strategy & Tactics
Who is the audience? What are their typical
behaviors?
How are we going to do that?
What components can we leverage to meet our
objective?
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Sample Tactics
▸ Video platforms
▸ Hashtag
▸ Build up buzz
▸ Pre, during, post
▸ Work with partner to reach a
wide audience
▸ Make event "socialable"
▸ Allow social media to be in the
hands of the attendee
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Video platforms and live
streaming
Desktop, Large production with streaming and
connection problems
Mobile, power in the
hands of the people
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Meerkat vs Periscope
Free to Download
Connects to Twitter
Profile
Independent App
Owned by Twitter
Live Streaming
Archives
Broadcasts for 24
hours
Viewers comment to
broadcasters
Comments are replies to
initial broadcast tweet
Comments are
contained within
Periscope
Location name shown
next to videos
Broadcasts appear on map
when geolocation is turned
on
Broadcast to all followers
Users can develop a
following
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Periscope emerging as
leader
Periscope was able to surpass Meerkat just one day after the Twitter
acquisition was final
Twitter Acquisition of
Periscope
3/25
East Village
Explosion
3/26
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Value & ROI
KPI = Key Performance Indicators
Mentions
How often was the
event mentioned?
Reach
How many people
possibly know about or
discussed the event?
Impressions
How often was
content about the
event seen?
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Action Amplify
Jameson #StPatricksDayLive
Objective:
Deliver an unique Dublin St Patrick’s
Day Live gig for Jameson’s LADS
Strategy/Tactics:
Encouraged attendees to post on social
using event hashtags, content was
then aggregated in live visuals
Results:
- 300 brand mentions over a 4 hour
period
- Gained 50 new Instagram followers
- Positive brand conversations
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Observation Conversation
Dockers SoHo Pop-Up Shop:
Cronuts Day
Objective:
Build brand buzz among urban male
millennials
Strategy/Tactics:
Surprised visitors to SoHo Pop-Up Shop
with current trendy dessert in store,
real-time conversation went viral and
drew in further visitors
Results:
- Over 500 social mentions in one day
- Social activity leading to 10k+
media impressions (Gothamist and
New York Times)
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Interaction Story
#evianeats at South Beach Wine
& Food Festival
Objective:
Drive conversation for evian at
SOBEWFF, highlight sponsorship
Strategy/Tactics:
Consumers shared their #evianeats,
including Chef Richard Blais, on
Instagram before and during
SOBEWFF. Each post with the hashtag
#evianeats was printed live on site
Results:
- 279 brand mentions
- 1k+ uses of #evianeats hashtag
- 200+ new social media followers
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Final Takeaways
▸ The brief is your best friend
▸ Think pre, during, post
▸ Hashtags tie it together
▸ Put social in audiences’ hands
Social should be fun, make fun events to capitalize.
Blow out tips and tricks before exercise
Slide on measurement + tools to be used. For execution, measurement,
Slide on meerkat + periscope + vine
Pre – during – post = story
Add a takeaway slides / summary
Arrive at 12:15
Email or call Brittany to workshop room, bring presentation on macbook. Need dongle?
6/20
Social should be fun, make fun events to capitalize.
Blow out tips and tricks before exercise
Slide on measurement + tools to be used. For execution, measurement,
Slide on meerkat + periscope + vine
Pre – during – post = story
Add a takeaway slides / summary
Arrive at 12:15
Email or call Brittany to workshop room, bring presentation on macbook. Need dongle?
6/20
Social should be fun, make fun events to capitalize.
Blow out tips and tricks before exercise
Slide on measurement + tools to be used. For execution, measurement,
Slide on meerkat + periscope + vine
Pre – during – post = story
Add a takeaway slides / summary
Arrive at 12:15
Email or call Brittany to workshop room, bring presentation on macbook. Need dongle?
6/20
Social should be fun, make fun events to capitalize.
Blow out tips and tricks before exercise
Slide on measurement + tools to be used. For execution, measurement,
Slide on meerkat + periscope + vine
Pre – during – post = story
Add a takeaway slides / summary
Arrive at 12:15
Email or call Brittany to workshop room, bring presentation on macbook. Need dongle?
6/20
Social should be fun, make fun events to capitalize.
Blow out tips and tricks before exercise
Slide on measurement + tools to be used. For execution, measurement,
Slide on meerkat + periscope + vine
Pre – during – post = story
Add a takeaway slides / summary
Arrive at 12:15
Email or call Brittany to workshop room, bring presentation on macbook. Need dongle?
6/20
Social should be fun, make fun events to capitalize.
Blow out tips and tricks before exercise
Slide on measurement + tools to be used. For execution, measurement,
Slide on meerkat + periscope + vine
Pre – during – post = story
Add a takeaway slides / summary
Arrive at 12:15
Email or call Brittany to workshop room, bring presentation on macbook. Need dongle?
6/20
Social should be fun, make fun events to capitalize.
Blow out tips and tricks before exercise
Slide on measurement + tools to be used. For execution, measurement,
Slide on meerkat + periscope + vine
Pre – during – post = story
Add a takeaway slides / summary
Arrive at 12:15
Email or call Brittany to workshop room, bring presentation on macbook. Need dongle?
6/20