With the exploding growth of social media, the need to apply strategic thinking to your public relations and communications campaigns has never been more critical.
* A clear cultural understanding is needed to communicate with social media tools.
* A framework for using social media in business continuity planning.
* An overview of how to choose the right social media tools to meet your objectives.
* A plan of attack to start incorporating social media in your campaigns.
* Knowledge on how to transition your communications experience and know-how to social media.
* How to manage a successful social media campaign.
6. 10 Risks of Engagement From Communication Overtones, Kami Huyse, http://twurl.nl/8qiov4
7. On Lawyers… “The Best Way to Deal with Lawyers is to simply say to them: ‘This is what I want to do. Now keep us out of jail as we do it.” - Guy Kawaski, “The Art of Partnering”
10. “There is a segment of the population that wants you to put on a microphone and a webcam and describe what you’re doing as you are doing it. They want you to describe how you are putting out the fire.” Tim McIntyre Vice President, Communications Domino’s Pizza Strategist, Summer 2009
25. On Junior Staff… agilliam Says: October 12, 2008 at 9:33 am “I find it interesting that social media is something our generation is assumed to know everything about. Since it is new, and hip, and somewhat started by MySpace, it seems taken for granted that we know how to work it professionally. For most of the students in class, however, this is the first experience actively engaging in social media professionally (it is for me).”
27. Social Etiquette 1. Authenticity 2. Privacy 3. Disclosure 4. Truthfulness 5. Credit Adapted from David Scott Meerman, The New Rules of Marketing and PR
52. Kami Watson Huyse, APR Phone: (713) 568-5750 E-mail: kami@myprpro.com Twitter: kamichat Blog: Communication Overtones Web site: www.myprpro.com
Editor's Notes
Social Media and NetworkingPowerful tools + Easy to use = Everyone can create content
People are driven to share and communicate their opinions and insights with each other
Your brand is not defined by youEdelman trust baramoter
Negative Comments. LIKELY 100Loss of Control Over the Message. LIKELY 80Neglect. LIKELY 50Misunderstanding the Culture of the blogosphere. LIKELY 35Unprepared or Loose-Cannon Employees. POSSIBLE 15Fueling a Firememe of Criticism. POSSIBLE 15Legal Liabilities. UNLIKELY 2Losing the Farm. UNLIKELY 2Negative Impact on Stock Price. UNLIKELY 1 Tort Lawsuits. UNLIKELY 1
“If you were a reader of Twitter on Tuesday night you would think we were doing a bad job.”
Need a hive/homebaseMutually beneficialCross pollinatingSocial, 2-way
Connected or In The Loop: An ability to cater to an heightened customer expectation for a company to listen and respond in real time Nimble: A process in place to incrementally release anticipated information, instead of waiting for everything to be perfect Responsive: The ability to accelerate solutions to customer problems Organized: Tightly integrated internal collaboration to bypass antiquated bureaucracy Accountable: Accountability by internal players to both the business objectives of the company and the needs of the stakeholder
Robot and Rob at RackspaceTeam at SeaWorld, cross-discipline teamNetSol, Shashi, contractors and Raj
Strategy: customer service and resourcesTo listen and respond to customer complaintsTo reach out to critics of the companyTo contribute to the community with value-added services and resourcesSince June 2008, there has been a 10 percent drop in negative comments and posts Since June 2008, there has been a 22 percent increase in positive mentions32 influential web design and social media stars participated in the professional development video
Strategy: The gathering place for the Twitterati in HoustonMom2summit discounts, DM orders to go, etc
Strategy: Build credibility online for Cary and eDrugSearchTactics: Blog, Healthcare 100
Strategy: Personal Connection
DellOutlet is lucrative. Many more millions were made from those that went to buy non-discounted merchandise