2. Table of Contents
• Executive Summary, Feburary 2016
• Social Media Audit
• Social Media Objectives
• Online Brand Persona and Voice
• Strategies and Tools
• Timing and Key Dates
• Social Media Roles and Responisbilities
• Social Media Policy
• Critical Response Plan
• Measurement and Reporting Results
3. Executive Summary
• Our major social media goals are to encourage more interaction
among fans and to grow our following on various platforms. Our
primary focus will be Twitter, as that is very popular among sports
fans who are active on social media and is currently our smallest
following.
4. Social Media Audit
Social Network URL Followers Activity
Twitter Twitter.com/okcthunder 1.21M 6-10 links a
week. Live
tweet during
games
Facebook Facebook.com/OKCThunder 5.8M 20-40 posts a
week
Instagram Instagram.com/okcthunder 1.6M 25-50 posts a
week
5. Social Media Audit
• Official website: http://www.nba.com/thunder/
• Audience: Residents of Oklahoma and the US mid-west, fans of the
NBA, fans of the OKC Thunder basketball team.
• Competitors include: Other sports leagues (NFL, NHL, MLB) and
other franchises in the NBA
• Note: Also on Snapchat (username OKCThunder)
6. Social Media Objectives-
Demographic Information
• NBA fans are a younger demographic (45% of regular viewers are
under the age of 35). Other demographic information: 70% male, 45%
African American
• 1 in 3 NBA fans will regularly use the internet to track live scores
from their preferred games or favorite teams
• This demographic is 40% more likely to use a mobile device to access
their social networks
• There are more than 450 million total NBA fans and their online
quest to access stats and specific data about their favorite teams and
players has increased by more than 66% since the 2012-2013 season
7. Social Media Objectives
• Our objective is to increase our Twitter followers by 500,000 in the
next calendar year and to increase engagement on all of our social
media platforms by 30% in the same timeframe.
• KPIs: Number of followers on Twitter. Number of interactions on
tweets (retweets, likes, replies, quotes), Facebook posts (likes,
comments, shares) and Instagram (likes, comments). Number of
weekly posts on each platform
• Key Messages: #ThunderUp, #GetUpGetLoud, #ThisIsWhyWePlay
8. Online Brand Persona and Voice
• Adjectives that describe our brand
Stable
Reliable
Safe
Fun
• Interactions with fans
Almost non-existent outside of providing content
An area that could use improvement
11. Strategies and Tools
• Earned
Offer discounts for team store after wins
Have ticket giveaways
EX- Retweet this to enter into raffle for free tickets
Partner with local and/or national restaurant and offer special deals
dependent on game outcomes
EX- If the Thunder score 115 points, get 15% at local Chick-Fil-A
• Tools
Tweetdeck
Hoosuite
12. Timing and Key Dates
• Key dates
Any game day
Rivalry games (Memphis, San Antonio)
Games against other conference leaders (Golden State, San Antonio, Cleveland)
Holidays
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Valentine’s Day
Easter
Start of the NBA Playoffs
13. Social Media Roles and
Responsibilities
• Director, Marketing and Brand Management: Dawn Turner
• Digital Media Production Coordinator: Ben Sledge
• Manager, Marketing: Kristiana Van Winkle
• Creative Services Director: Lisa Waite
• Director, Interactive Media & Publications: Ron Matthews
14. Social Media Policy
• Social Media Guidelines
Keep things family friendly
Think before you tweet
Reflect the enjoyment the game brings
Avoid sensitive subjects
If you are unsure about content you are about to post, check with someone.
If you are not in a position to check, do not post the content. Play it safe
15. Critical Response Plan
• In the event of an inappropriate tweet
Delete tweet at earliest opportunity
Issue an apology for tweet across all platforms
• In the event of another critical situation
Wait and work with PR team to craft a unified message for the situation
After the message is made, post it on all platforms and then post it again
in the evening (or following morning)