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If Content is King, who is Queen?
Social Media Bootcamp | Feb. 8, 2014
Robin J. Phillips, Digital Director,
Reynolds Center for Business Journalism
Creating the perfect post
Advanced Social Media | Content is King
Best practices for
1. Keep things positive
Being positive breeds
engagement and encourages
sharing
2. Provide information
The most appealing
updates are ones that
offer something, but
don’t disclose everything
— this increases the
likelihood that fans will
click.
• 3. Provide a link
Link shorteners can help you
track the use of those links
• 4. Include images
• Posts with images get
the highest amount of
engagement on
Facebook, so be sure
to include one when
you can.
The perfect size is
800×600.
• 5. Make your posts mobile-
friendly
• Use simple imagery that can be
easily seen on mobile devices
— 70% of your fans read your
posts on their phone.
• 6. Engage with users
• Posts aren’t the only activities that grab attention —
comments and responses do, too. Engage with people and
build relationships through conversation.
• 7. Be available
• Post when the audience is listening, not just when your
business is open. This will ensure more user engagement.
Advanced Social Media | Content is King
Best practices for
• 1. Call to action
• Give a clear call to
action so your
readers know what
you want them to do.
• 2. Punctuation
• Don’t sacrifice
grammar because
you only have 140
characters.
• 3. Format
• Use questions, facts, and
figures to engage your
audience and drive
retweets.
• 4. Mentions
• Use @ mentions to prompt influencers to engage
with you and make sure you respond.
• 5. Retweet
• Retweet relevant content for your audience. Don’t forget
to leave 20 characters so people can add content or
comments.
Advanced Social Media | Content is King
Best practices for
• 1. No human faces
• Images with no
human faces are
shared 23% more
than those with them.
• 2. Multiple colors
• Images with dominant colors —
red, dark green, pink — are
shared 3x more than images
that don’t contain them.
• 3. Light and color
• Images with 50% color
saturation are repinned
4x more often than those
with 100%, and 10x
more than black and
white images.
• 4. Minimal background
• Use a compelling background that
doesn’t take up more than 40% of
your image, otherwise your repins
will decrease by 50%.
• 5. Use red
• Red or orange images are repinned twice as often
• 6. Portrait style
• Vertically oriented
images perform
better than those
that are
horizontally
oriented; the
perfect ratios are
2:3 and 4:5.
Advanced Social Media | Content is King
• 1. Use hashtags
• Increase your
page’s reach by
adding relevant
hashtags. Google+
automatically adds
hashtags for
key/trending
topics.
• 2. Tag brands and people
• When brands and people are tagged, they receive
notifications from Google+ — this can lead them
to engage with your post.
• 3. Trending topics
• Get involved with the “hot topics” to improve
visibility and show that your brand is keeping
pace with real-time events.
• 4. Use images
• Use full-sized
images to make
your posts stand
out. Tiny images
and thumbnails
pale in
comparison.
• 5. Find
communities
• Find relevant
communities and
contribute your
expertise — your
engagement will
increase as a result.

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Advanced Social Media | Content is King

  • 1. If Content is King, who is Queen? Social Media Bootcamp | Feb. 8, 2014 Robin J. Phillips, Digital Director, Reynolds Center for Business Journalism
  • 4. Best practices for 1. Keep things positive Being positive breeds engagement and encourages sharing
  • 5. 2. Provide information The most appealing updates are ones that offer something, but don’t disclose everything — this increases the likelihood that fans will click.
  • 6. • 3. Provide a link Link shorteners can help you track the use of those links
  • 7. • 4. Include images • Posts with images get the highest amount of engagement on Facebook, so be sure to include one when you can. The perfect size is 800×600.
  • 8. • 5. Make your posts mobile- friendly • Use simple imagery that can be easily seen on mobile devices — 70% of your fans read your posts on their phone.
  • 9. • 6. Engage with users • Posts aren’t the only activities that grab attention — comments and responses do, too. Engage with people and build relationships through conversation.
  • 10. • 7. Be available • Post when the audience is listening, not just when your business is open. This will ensure more user engagement.
  • 12. Best practices for • 1. Call to action • Give a clear call to action so your readers know what you want them to do.
  • 13. • 2. Punctuation • Don’t sacrifice grammar because you only have 140 characters.
  • 14. • 3. Format • Use questions, facts, and figures to engage your audience and drive retweets.
  • 15. • 4. Mentions • Use @ mentions to prompt influencers to engage with you and make sure you respond.
  • 16. • 5. Retweet • Retweet relevant content for your audience. Don’t forget to leave 20 characters so people can add content or comments.
  • 18. Best practices for • 1. No human faces • Images with no human faces are shared 23% more than those with them.
  • 19. • 2. Multiple colors • Images with dominant colors — red, dark green, pink — are shared 3x more than images that don’t contain them.
  • 20. • 3. Light and color • Images with 50% color saturation are repinned 4x more often than those with 100%, and 10x more than black and white images.
  • 21. • 4. Minimal background • Use a compelling background that doesn’t take up more than 40% of your image, otherwise your repins will decrease by 50%.
  • 22. • 5. Use red • Red or orange images are repinned twice as often
  • 23. • 6. Portrait style • Vertically oriented images perform better than those that are horizontally oriented; the perfect ratios are 2:3 and 4:5.
  • 25. • 1. Use hashtags • Increase your page’s reach by adding relevant hashtags. Google+ automatically adds hashtags for key/trending topics.
  • 26. • 2. Tag brands and people • When brands and people are tagged, they receive notifications from Google+ — this can lead them to engage with your post.
  • 27. • 3. Trending topics • Get involved with the “hot topics” to improve visibility and show that your brand is keeping pace with real-time events.
  • 28. • 4. Use images • Use full-sized images to make your posts stand out. Tiny images and thumbnails pale in comparison.
  • 29. • 5. Find communities • Find relevant communities and contribute your expertise — your engagement will increase as a result.

Editor's Notes

  1. Welcome
  2. http://www.pamorama.net/2013/08/17/create-perfect-social-media-posts-facebook-twitter-pinterest-google-plus/