1. social media bootcamp
Adriana Diaz & Marissa Wasseluk
Community Media Workshop
adriana@newstips.org -- marissa@newstips.org
Follow on Twitter @npcommunicator
http://www.communitymediaworkshop.org
20. 1. Allow more then one administrator
2. Open the space to your fans
3. Create unique experiences for your fans
4. Introduce and provide context to content
you share
5. Communicate visually
29. 1. Create a personable avatar and profile
2. Use hashtags but make them short
3. Search, Listen & Follow
4. Retweet relevant tweets to your followers
5. Always reply to tweets directed to you
32. Social Media Policy
• identifies organization culture & voice
• anticipates audience engagement
• sets guidelines for online engagement
• preventing and responding to crisis
• define what you can and can not control
33. Control Some Control No Control
Website Employees/Staff Competitors
Blog Comments on our Comments on other
blog blogs
Mission
Facebook Page Reviews on other
Brochures sites
Twitter Accounts
Policies Reactions or
Search responses to
… things we services, products or
create in house … things we can brand
participate and have
some influence … things we need to
respond to
34. Homework
• Complete the social media policy worksheet.
Due by Wednesday, Feb 27 by 10 a.m. Email
your responses to marissa@newstips.org
• Continue following and monitoring the
#smb13 conversation on twitter. Post your
own “content crushes” with your Twitter
account.
People often forget that social media is SOCIAL, So if you find that your social media efforts are NOT working, change your approach to the platforms.Get to know your audience.Talk TO your audience, not AT them. MORE ON THAT LATER
Defining socialHOW? Using Online Communications Tools
Most audiences are on what I like to call “the big 5”
Keep these goals in mind, it will help you identify who your audience is, where they are communicating in the social sphere, and how you should frame your messages to talk to them.
charity: water is the first Twitter result when using the search term “nonprofit.” The organization’s focus is clear and so are their tweets, many of which focus on celebrating individual supporters, small donors and partners. Tweets feature a compelling teaser, which links back to their website.
Creating an online communications strategy by developing a social media policy and plan of actionExample of problem and developing strategy:Strategy Center LA
Creating an online communications strategy by developing a social media policy and plan of actionExample of problem and developing strategy:Strategy Center LA
Creating an online communications strategy by developing a social media policy and plan of actionExample of problem and developing strategy:Strategy Center LA
While Television took 10 years, Facebook only took two years to reach 10 million people3rd largest country in the world
Different ways to connect on FBIntroduce our google group
But sometimes even though you’re pushing out great content, and incentivizing, you feel like you’ve plateau-ed with the amount of new fans.You might want to try Facebook ads.
Tweets are the new press release A well-maintained Twitter presence can help frame your organization and its leaders as major players Let’s take a look at the Twitter interface- you look at twitter and you see a lot of noise. - search, lists
Listening to conversations on public transitLet’s take a look at the Twitter interface on npcommunicatorDECONSTRUCT A lot of conversation happening – twitter is built for that. Don’t get confused by knowing what to listen for & how to listen
Hashtags are keywords that become hotlinks
Hashtags will help you follow conversationsLists will help you listen to key conversationalists *** EXERCISE *** Find a conversationalist with a hashtagSomeone give me a topic important to your cause. Do a search in Twitter for that topic – are any of these conversations relevant to you?FILTER THE NOISE WITH SEARCH.STAND OUT FROM THE NOISE WITH KEYWORDS AND HASHTAGS.
Knowing what tools you have available & where to find your audience will help you develop a social media policyLike your organization’s constitution that governs over all your social media activities
Think about what you have control over – what tools and who speaks – think about “if… then” situations.