Essential Social Media for Communicators
How to Use Blogs, Facebook, and Twitter for PR
By now you're using social media tools in your communications matrix, right? If not, you're missing a tremendous opportunity to leverage popular and inexpensive online tools to get the word out about your cause, gather valuable feedback about your brand's reputation, and build relationships with media and your target audience. These days, everyone is online, so if you're not, you will inevitably be left behind.
This webinar will
outline the basic tools you HAVE to be using for communications, and HOW to use them
offer valuable case studies of organizations who are using social media effectively for PR
show you ways to reach out to journalists using social media, and
give you simple tools for measuring the reach of your social media program.
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Essential Social Media for Communicators
1. National Black Public Relations Society WEB CAFÉ ESSENTIAL SOCIAL MEDIA FOR COMMUNICATORS: How to Use Blogs, Facebook & Twitter for PR Amanda Miller Littlejohn Miller Littlejohn Media Group Mopwater PR + Media Notes April 8, 2010
2. Welcome to the Web Café! Wynona Redmond, President Deborah Hyman , Executive Vice President Moderator: Dawn Roberts http://www.nbprs.org
3. Amanda Miller Littlejohn Amanda Miller Littlejohn is an idea oven and brand problem solver working at the intersection of public relations, marketing and social media. Specializing in new media and online communications, Amanda helps individuals, businesses and organizations leverage social media and new media tools to create exciting, creative PR and marketing programs. She has developed messaging for large national non-profits, local associations, consulting firms and small business. A former journalist and a writer first by training and passion, she was one of 10 journalists selected to attend the Academy for Alternative Journalism’s 2006 Summer Academy at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She now enjoys using her journalistic training to report on the latest industry news and trends for her site Mopwater PR + Media Notes, and recently released the Mopwater PR + Media Notes Manual for a Stellar PR Career: How to Land the PR Job You Need & Get the Clients You Want to Create a Career You will Love. For more information, visit: http://millerlittlejohnmedia.com . About Our Speaker
34. Questions? For More Information: Email: [email_address] com Facebook: Mopwater PR + Media Notes on Facebook Amanda on Facebook Twitter: @ amandamogul LinkedIn: Amanda Miller Littlejohn
35. For more information on national and chapter programs or to join, visit www.nbprs.org . Slide Title/ Subhead Thank You for Your Support
Editor's Notes
Hashtag is #NBPRS
Questions you may hear from your superiors: either-does this fit us? Is this just a trend? Email was just a trend, now it is an accepted and arguably outdated communications tool.
Indexed by google Most recent posts are pushed up
Shoemaker, blog about shoes to become perceived as the expert Position in a crowded field Set yourself apart SEARCH ENGINES LIKE GOOGLE CRAWL SITES UPDATED MOST OFTEN. LIKE BLOGS. TAGGING
Get started free. Wordpress Things that make a good blog: Regular Features that feed content Real People Videos and Photos X of the Week or X of the Month
Events-RSVP, Search, Profiles
Difference between a Page and a Profile Store Hours, Phone Numbers, Visible Groups, Profiles, Pages GreatLoaf
MINT anecdote: towels on the treadmills, water in the cooler Behind the scenes Tagging creates viral nature Influential Person, Companies with similar client Demographic
IT’s FREE No excuses Interaction with Fans Customized tabs Questions and Answers Links to relevant information Photos and Video
Search for terms about your brand Search for your competitors Search for terms, issues, links
What is a hashtag? It organizes tweets. Makes sense of the clutter. Twitch example Transcript is available Mass, note-sharing I wish this was around in college Using hashtags, and live-tweeting lectures.
Think of keywords that communicate your brand or the links you often share #pr #socialmedia #parenting #yoga URL shortener Famous Chats are Journchat, #SoloPR #SmallBizChat #BlogChat #SportsPRChat #PRStudChat
Especially these days in age Send a message on FB without being friends Send a message on LinkedIn Almost as good as email Send a public message on Twitter
Cola makers sneakers Time to engage your customers