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Who I am
10+ years experience
Building and managing large teams of
moderators, community managers and
volunteer community leaders
Starting and raising community traffic and
engagement
Launching successful social media presences
and campaigns
About my Community Management journey
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Organisational Structure - Department
Operational aspects of Community Management
VP of Community
Lead
Community
Manager
Senior
Community
Manager
US
Senior
Community
Manager
UK
Lead
Community
Manager
Lead
Community
Manager
Lead
Community
Manager
Multilingual Community Managers
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Identify individual tasks
Resourcing
Channel Task Volume Frequency
Blog Blog post 1 Weekly
Twitter Status update 3 Daily
Facebook Status update 1 Daily
Pinterest Pin 4 Daily
Forum Top post newsletter 1 Weekly
Forum Seeding threads 2 Daily
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Purpose
Social Listening
Brand
Monitoring
(volume
of
men3ons,
sen3ment,
influence
of
people
talking
about
you
Influencer
Research
(influence
score,
fans/followers
-‐
reach)
Reviewing
consumer
brand
engagement
(men3ons,
responses,
reshares,
inbound
links,
traffic
from
social
Customer
Service
(sen3ment,
cases
raised,
resolu3ons,
responses)
Broader
Market
Research
(share
of
voice,
men3ons,
sen3ment,
influence)
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Why moderate?
Moderation
Safety: protects the safety of people
using the site, particularly, but not
exclusively, children
Engagement & loyalty: provides
opportunities for members to create,
explore and use a service in a
pleasant environment free of conflict
Brand Integrity
Educates members about appropriate
and safe online behavior
Encourages interaction
Complies with the law, industry
compliance and online best practice
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Golden rules
Moderation
- Don’t make any direct contact with members
- Don’t follow links that are obviously illegal
- Hide rather than delete content as it may be used as
evidence
- Don’t download illegal content (e.g. child abuse images)
onto your computer, even if this is to save it as evidence for
the police
- Treat threats as real unless you are absolutely sure it’s a
hoax
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Setting expectations
Engagement
Have
modera3on
staff
available
24/7
in
shiKs
where
possible
if
the
community
is
ac3ve
around
the
clock
Try
not
to
post
in
the
forum
on
off
hours
Implement
automa3on
where
possible
Encourage
forum
members
to
help
others.
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Things to consider
Engagement
Allow
for
delega3on
of
tasks
and
oversight
for
all
to
see
what
is
upcoming
and
needs
working
on
Work
up
a
plan
of
ac3on
around
cultural
and
news
events
Plan
weekly
or
monthly
themes
in
addi3on
to
the
ad-‐
hoc
news
reac3ons
to
encourage
followers
to
keep
checking
back
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Social Media Crisis
What feeds it?
Marke3ng
campaigns
Site
editorial
planning
Business
direc3on
Sales
targets
Product
development
Community
Editorial
Calendar
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Social Media Crisis
Action Plan
Iden3fy
the
crisis:
if
it
is
one
Check
facts
before
responding
Assemble
the
team
and
ensure
contact
details
are
always
updated
Agree
response
and
tone
Ensure
you
are
consistent
across
all
channels
(email,
website,
TwiXer,
Facebook):
everything
will
be
shared
by
customers
across
all
channels
During
a
crisis
every
move
will
be
scru3nised
so
make
sure
every
detail
is
double-‐checked
Consider
talking
to
your
search
agency
to
take
posi3ve
ac3on
to
neutralise
coverage
on
search
engines
Don’t
create
your
own
crisis:
don’t
address
an
issue
in
a
community
where
no-‐one
knew
there
was
an
issue
to
start
with
Authorise
your
community
manager
to
act
on
your
behalf