1.
GETTING STUFF DONE FOR YOUR MEP WITH
DIGITAL AND SOCIAL
European Parliament, 27 January 2016
@kobiebrett

2.
BUT FIRST A NOTE OF CAUTION…
@kobiebrett

3.
“BRETT KOBIE IS A LOBBYIST(!)*”
-JAMES PANICHI, POLITICO
*EMPHASIS ADDED BY PRESENTER

4.
61% of MEPs say they
follow social media
conversations every day
(e.g. Twitter hashtags. So
even if they aren’t actively
participating, they are
listening.
Twitter (76%) and Facebook
(88%) adoption lead the
pack in terms of MEP
adoption, but LinkedIn
(28%) has quietly emerged
as a social channel not to be
ignored.
WHAT I KNOW ABOUT WHERE YOU SPEND TIME
#MEPDIGITAL

5.
Use Canva.com for easy visual content
creation.
7 TIPS IN 7 MINUTES
TO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE MORE WISELY
1

6.
Use google to search Twitter lists.
7 TIPS IN 7 MINUTES
TO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE MORE WISELY
2

7.
Use FollowerWonk to search Twitter bios
7 TIPS IN 7 MINUTES
TO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE MORE WISELY
3

8.
Find out who follows whom with does follow.
7 TIPS IN 7 MINUTES
TO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE MORE WISELY
4

9.
Use LinkedIn’s publishing platform to reach
niche audiences.
7 TIPS IN 7 MINUTES
TO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE MORE WISELY
5

10.
Use the Paper iOS app to create quick
diagrams
7 TIPS IN 7 MINUTES
TO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE MORE WISELY
6

11.
Use Raw to quickly visualise data.
7 TIPS IN 7 MINUTES
TO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE MORE WISELY
6

12.
Establish a social media response protocol
with your MEP to allow you act fast.
7 TIPS IN 7 MINUTES
TO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE MORE WISELY
7

13.
WANT THESE SLIDES?
THEY’RE ON TWITTER, NOW.
@FLEISHMANEU @KOBIEBRETT
@kobiebrett