Understanding
the
Engagement
Factor:


Engagement
Strategies
on
Social
Media


       Debra
Askanase,
Presenter

             July
28,
2010


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About
the
Presenter

Bring
strategy
into
social
media:


Engagement
Strategist,
Community
Organizer
2.0



                                     Experience:
Former

                                     execuBve
director,

                                     business
consultant,

                                     fundraiser
&
more




                                     BA,
Emory
University

                                     MBA,
Bar
Ilan
University

The
Social
Media
Funnel

     Theories
of
Engagement

      Designing
Engagement

       Nonprofit
Examples

     Barriers
to
Engagement

CreaBng
the
Engagement
Calendar





        hDp://www.flickr.com/photos/ooh_food/3295778011/sizes/o/in/photostream/

The
Social
Media
Funnel





                                      Move
to


                                              AcBon

                      Creates

                             Trust

Social
Media





            Engage

AcBon
Taken
As
a
Result
of
Social
Media

   Social
Media
Influences
AcBons





                            (nonprofit)

hDp://www.emarketer.com/ArBcle.aspx?R=1006930,


Effects
of
Nonprofit
Social
Media
Efforts


Opportunity
to
learn
about
new
issues
–
85%

Another
way
to
support
a
favorite
cause
–
80%

Used
some
form
of
online
media
to
support
a

  
cause
–
60%

Advocate
for
a
cause
(forward
messages)‐
36%

Personal
behavior
change
–
34%

Purchasing
cause‐related
products
–
23%



Source:


2009
Cone
Consumer
New
Media
Study:
hDp://www.coneinc.com/content2615

Using
Social
Media
to
Meet
Nonprofit
Goals
hDp://idealware.org/sm_survey/

Theories
of
Engagement





       hDp://www.flickr.com/photos/7855449@N02/2780458538/sizes/m/in/photostream/

ParUcipaUon
Inequality*

                 *
Increase
engagement
to
break
the
rule





Source:
Jakob
Nielsen
hDp://www.useit.com/alertbox/parBcipaBon_inequality.html

hDp://forrester.typepad.com/groundswell/
2010/01/conversaBonalists‐get‐onto‐the‐
ladder.html

Ladder
of
Engagement


Happy
Bystanders

Spreaders

Donors

Evangelists

InsBgators





    The
Networked
Nonprofit
by
Allison
Fine
and
Beth
Kanter
(p.68)


                             hDp://www.flickr.com/photos/29116597@N04/4796653044/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Designing
Engagement


      1
                 2
               3


     What
        Determine
        Brainstorm
and

knowledge
and
    appropriate
          develop

  content
is
    online
spaces
      parBcipaBon

shareable
and/   and
channels
       opportuniBes

  or
open
to

    input?



                 Assess
unique

                 aDributes
and
       Create
an

                 culture
of
each
    engagement

                  social
media

       calendar

                      space

You
Need
a
Content
Strategy





            hDp://www.flickr.com/photos/rmnl/207379365/sizes/o/in/photostream/

QuesUons
to
Get
You
Started



1.  Why
are
people
interested
in
your

    organizaBon
or
cause?

2.  What
content
creates
conversaBon?

3.  What
content
could
create
community?

4.  What
can
the
community
create
for
your

    content?
(Collaborate
and
empower)

5.  What
content
or
ideas
can
you
open
up?

6.  What
added
value
can
your
content
offer?

7.  What
does
the
medium
dictate?


Engaging
PracUces


Real
interacBons:
personal
engagement

          Value‐added
content

         Regular
programming

        ParBcipaBon
entry
paths


               "

       ConversaBon
starters

       Open‐ended
quesBons

Assess
ParUcipaUon
OpportuniUes





           hDp://www.flickr.com/photos/jenlen/291765681/sizes/m/in/photostream/

Blogging

                                                     Micro

       RSS
Feeds

                                                    Blogging



Message
                                                            Photo

Boards
         These
are
                                         Sharing


                your
tools

   Chat

                                                                    Video


  Rooms

                                                                   Sharing


         Social

       Networking
                              Podcasts

                        Widgets


                     Source:
Universal
McCann
Companies
Study
on
Social
Media
Trends
(March
2008)


ExacTarget
survey
of
internet
users,
April
2010

Source:
hDp://www.emarketer.com/ArBcle.aspx?R=1007829

ExacTarget
survey
of
internet
users,
April
2010

Source:
hDp://www.emarketer.com/ArBcle.aspx?R=1007829

TwiEer
ParUcipants
and
Features


        Appeals
to
those
who
want
to

        feel
most
up‐to‐date,
in
the

        know.
Want
to
connect
to
real

        people
and
be
part
of
a
tribe.

        Pushed
by
early
adopters.


        @messages,
DM,
hashtags

        Tiny
URL,
personal
touch,
news

        TwiDer
#chats,
tag,
twitpics,

        peBBons,
oneforty.com
(store)

Facebook
ParUcipants
and
Features


          Fans
tend
to
want
to
show

          support
publicly,
moBvaBon
for

          entertainment.
Want
community

          and
news.




          @messages,
events,
video

          tagging,
photo
tagging,
custom

          tabs,
private
groups,
open

          groups,
games
and
apps,
causes,

          calls
to
acBon,
community

Blogging
ParUcipants
and
Features

         They
want
to
be
recognized
for

         commenBng,
being
loyal
readers,

         loving
your
organizaBon.
May

         have
their
own
blogs.
Readers

         skew
older.


         Embed
video,
photo,
images,

         developed
ideas,
calls
to
acBon,

         community,
mulB‐user
blog,

         guest
blogging,
commenBng

         strategy

YouTube
ParUcipants
and
Features

                           News
and
poliBcs
videos
gain

                           the
most
comments.
20‐35

                           year
old
bloggers
embed

                           videos
the
most
into
their

                           blogs,
then
36‐60
year‐olds.

                           Music
and
entertainment
most

                           popular.
26%
of
all
search
is

                           YouTube.


Friend
requests,
wall
posBng,
moderator
funcBon,
calls
to

acBon,
video
annotaBon
links
to
cause,
comments
voBng,

channel
subscripBons,
Google
checkout
donaBons,
embed

externally,
video
responses,
text
comments,
contests

Awesome
ParUcipatory
PracUces





        hDp://www.flickr.com/photos/intersecBonconsulBng/3469011212/sizes/o/in/photostream/

Florence:
the
person
behind
the
logo

Hold
a

TwiDer

chat

What
is
more
personal
than

the
TwiDer
Kids
tweeBng?

Compelling

from
the

introducBon

Create
opportuniBes
for
personal

engagement:
Q&A

Facebook
app
to
create

engagement

Barriers
to
Engagement

MulB‐level
approvals

Inability
to
respond
quickly

Talking
logos




Not
knowing
what
the
stakeholder
wants

Not
delivering
value

One‐way
conversaBons

No
entry
paths
to
parBcipaBon

                   hDp://www.flickr.com/photos/glenscoD/860805757/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Create
Your
Engagement
Calendar





          hDp://www.flickr.com/photos/cglosli/2215278376/sizes/m/in/photostream/

Sample
Engagement
Calendar

Sample
Engagement
Calendar

Nonprofits
That
Create
Great
Spaces





           hDp://www.flickr.com/photos/foundphotoslj/865557386/sizes/m/in/photostream/

Epic
Change:
www.epicchange.org

BullyingUK:
wwhDp://www.bullying.co.uk/

Diabetes
Hands
FoundaBon:
www.tudiabetes.org

Powered
by
Orange:
www.poweredbyorange.com

American
Red
Cross:
hDp://www.redcross.org/en/

NaBonal
Wildlife
FederaBon:
NWF.org

Oceana:
www.oceana.org

ONE:
hDp://one.org/internaBonal/

Charity:water:
hDp://www.charitywater.org/

Debra
Askanase,
Engagement
Strategist

debra@communityorganizer20.com

www.communityorganizer20.com

TwiDer:
@askdebra

Buzz:
daskanase

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