How to Be Your Own Social Media Guru: Using Engagement Data

Social Media for Nonprofits
Social Media for NonprofitsSocial Media for Nonprofits
Be Your Own Social Media
Guru
Using Engagement Data
$#!+ Gurus Say
“Buy my book!”
“Use this tool!”
“I have Klout!”
“I made a thing go viral!”
“You’re missing out. Hire me.”
$#!+ Gurus Say
“Buy my book!”
“Use this tool!”
“I have Klout!”
“I made a thing go viral!”
“You’re missing out. Hire me.”
?
Gather Data
Ask Questions
AnalyzeInsights
Learn
& Act
Choosing Digital Goals
On-Platform Off-Platform
Choosing Digital Goals
On-Platform
● Impressions
● Audience Growth
● Interaction
● Vanity Metrics
Off-Platform
Choosing Digital Goals
On-Platform
● Impressions
● Audience Growth
● Interaction
● Vanity Metrics
Off-Platform
● Quality site traffic
● Conversions
● Press/word of
mouth/other
Choosing Digital Goals
On-Platform
● Impressions
● Audience Growth
● Interaction
● Vanity Metrics
Off-Platform
● Quality site traffic
● Conversions
● Press/word of
mouth/other
Do Vanity Metrics matter?
Vanity Metrics -
metrics that look nice
but don’t help you
make decisions
Let’s vote!
Do Vanity Metrics matter?
Yeah!
● Brand awareness
● Social proofing
● Drive web traffic
● Make boss happy,
get a raise
Do Vanity Metrics matter?
Yeah!
● Brand awareness
● Social proofing
● Drive web traffic
● Make boss happy,
get a raise
Nope. What matters
are:
● Social engagement
● Conversions
● ...Impact!
Bots don’t write poetry (or donate)
...but that social proofing tho
Game time
On the count of three, everyone
raise the same hand.
Game time
On the count of three,
everyone raise your left hand.
Game time
On the count of three, either
raise your left hand
or
stand up
Game time
On the count of three, either
stand up
or
do a push-up
Anchoring
The common human
tendency to rely too
heavily on the first piece
of information offered
(the "anchor") when
making decisions.
What makes a great message?
What makes a great message?
Minimum Viable Product
Minimum Viable Product POST
?
Gather Data
Ask
Questions
AnalyzeInsights
Learn
& Act
What to ask
● When should I post?
● Am I posting too much?
● Who am I talking to?
● What should I post about?
● What gets people talking?
When to post?
When to post?
Am I posting too much?
Am I posting too much?
whoops.
Who am I talking to?
Who am I talking to?
What should I post about?
What gets people talking?
Beyond native analytics
Hootsuite
SocialReport
SumAll
FollowerWonk
TweetPsych
Google Trends
WhatTheTrend
MentionMapp
SimplyMeasured
SocialMentioned
KeyHole.co
Minimum Viable Product POST
?
Gather Data
Ask
Questions
AnalyzeInsights
Learn
& Act
Choosing Digital Goals
On-Platform
● Impressions
● Audience Growth
● Interaction
● Vanity Metrics
Off-Platform
● Quality site traffic
● Conversions
● Press/word of
mouth/other
Moving from awareness to action
Which is more valuable?
How
many?
Which is more valuable?
How
good?
Which is more valuable?
How
good?
...but really how good?
Mobile vs. Desktop
Assisted Conversions
Assisted Conversions
Create a feedback loop
Create a feedback loop
AllGoodText.com
Lose the gurus
YOU THE DATA
SOCIAL
MEDIA GURU
+ =
More Questions?
@WholeWhale
LetsTalk@WholeWhale.com
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