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Get Connected! Expanding Your Knowledge & Reach Using Social MediaAPTACO
Slides presented on November 10, 2012
Tim Noteboom
@tnoteboom
Mike Pascoe
@mpascoe
"Physical therapists have access to rapidly expanding sources of information, but they frequently do not have the tools necessary to filter and use information effectively. They also have to meet patient/client expectations on using, sharing, and understanding information. This session will provide helpful tips on using social media to help access and filter quality information, using social media to create your personal branding, and marketing services effectively to your target audience. The talk will give clinically-relevant examples of using Facebook, Twitter & other social media in physical therapy practice."
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Slides presented on November 10, 2012
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A focus on weakness leads to weakness, disease, and despair. A focus on strengths leads to improved wellbeing. Too many people and organizations create a sick environment by accentuating what's wrong. By focusing on what's right and managing what's wrong, we can improve the overall health of the individual and the organization.
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2. SHOESTRING BUDGET?
If this photo describes your
marketing budget, then
this presentation may be a
great starting point to
amplify your
efforts.
3. We will discuss:
1. Building a Solid Base
by Michelle Kershner, Visit Frederick
2. Best Practices for Sharing Your Content
by Bryan Barnes, Maryland Office of Tourism
3. Techniques to Enrich Your Social Channels
by Shannon Morgan, Maryland Life Magazine
4. Building a Solid Base:
Connecting the Dots
Michelle Kershner
Marketing & Communication Manager, Visit Frederick
5. About Me
Michelle
@mahker
Visit
Frederick
BUSY @tourfrederickmd
www.wordle.net
6. A Festival of Confusion
1 2
“Join us this weekend at the
Zora Neal Hurston Festival
of the Arts and Humanities in
historic Eatonville, Florida.”
7. A Festival of Confusion
3 4 5
MAP
56.5 mi, 1 hr 1
min driving
Website Events
6 7
“Press”
refers to
books for
sale. Blog
9. If something is important enough to…
If something is…
•Important enough to post on
Facebook or Twitter (twice).
•Important enough to have on the
home page of your website.
•Important enough to staff and
attend for multiple days.
It’s important enough to
connect the dots in your
communication.
10. Wild West of Social Media
Messages
Knew it! {@BillyTheKid} @HeiskellJones
RT I’m #outlawed and it wasn’t long
@OldPat since I was a law and old Pat an
LOL outlaw #wildwest
@BillyTheki
d is an
#Outlaw {@WildWestSherrif} News
now! And Release: @BillyTheKid
I’m law! #outlawed; @OldPat now legit
ow.ly/hw5ac
{@CWyattEarp}
@IkeClanton You damn dirty
cow thief, if you’re anxious to
fight, I’ll meet you! #OKCorral
{@OldPat} LOL
@BillyThekid is an #Outlaw
now! And I’m law!
#wildwestjustice
{@Gentleman }FYI
“I’m outlawed and it wasn’t long since I was a law and old @BillyThekid is an
Pat an outlaw. Funny thing, the law.''--Billy the Kid to Heiskell #Outlaw!
11. How do you wrangle in wild messages?
1. Craft a Solid Message
2. Control Your Message
3. Connect Your Message
By the time our
presentation is
finished, over 16
million Tweets will
be sent.
12. Build Your Base, Then Connect the Dots
Webite
Socia Image, Short & Sweet
l
Shorten
Those
Links:
Bit.ly
Ow.ly Before you even
Goo.gl
stumbleupon
THINK about
socially sharing,
think about your
base.
13. Pre-Post Analysis
Someone in your office just won an
award. Your boss says, “Hey, that
would make a great Tweet or
Facebook post.”
Ask
yourself…
14. Tough Questions
•Do I have an image of the person?
•Does the “rest of the story” already
live online?
•Do I need to create online content
first?
•Do I need to “tag” people, and
therefore like their page or follow
them?
•How is this post part of my overall
marketing strategy?
Be able to control your own content.
15. Close the Loop
Facebook
Other
Printed
Social
Materials
Media
Press
Advertising
Releases
Message
Everywhere
Twitter YouTube
you turn,
there is
Newsletter
Website
• Blog
information.
16. Connecting the Dots Brings Focus
The way you communicate an idea allows an
image to take shape. The more you connect, the @mahker
more your message comes into focus. @tourfrederickmd
17. How do you wrangle in wild messages?
1. Craft a Solid Message
2. Control Your Message
3. Connect Your Message
33 – The percentage of US
Internet users who said they
ended a connection with a brand
on social media due to the brand
sharing too many updates.
(Source: eMarketer)
18. Example: Public Relations
“While traditional communications channels such as press releases remain
important, brands are missing out by not embracing a balanced approach
across all social channels.”
- Dan Baxter
•Corporate blogs are the most
useful channels for media
when searching for articles
•On average, 3 different social
media channels are used to
prepare each story
-Holmes Report, March 26, 2012
19. Frederick is One of America‟s
Prettiest Painted Places
Press Release Links to Website, YouTube, Facebook
Set your
foundation.
20. Frederick is One of America‟s
Prettiest Painted Places
Embedded video
Animoto
Free Online photo editing
tools
•PicMonkey
•Photoshop Express Editor
•iPiccy
22. Amplify This Message
With Marketing
•Guest blog posts
•Contributing article for outside
publication
•Use on homepage slider
•Share in newsletters
•Advertising
•Marketing Collateral
• Visitor Guide
Community & Relocation Guide, Winter 2013
• 13 Things to do in 2013
• Sales Team
Advertising
Foundation=Content &
Images
23. Facebook
Printed Other Social
Materials Media
Traditional
Media
Press
Advertising
Releases
Message
Twitter YouTube
Newsletter Website/Blog
25. Tough Message Choices – Be Crafty!
Someone in your office just won an
award. Your boss says, “Hey, that
would make a great Tweet or Facebook
post.”
What if…
…you work for a dentist?
You post information for patients on
•fun dental facts
•care for your teeth, etc.
Your accountant won this award. Do you still
share it?
•What is your message?
•Who is your audience?
•Does this apply?
26. Tough Message Choices – Be Crafty!
Creative Crafting!
Our accountant, Ann, was caught
flashing her pearly whites when she
won the Young Accountant of the
Year Award. Learn more about Ann:
Lin.k.ly
Not every piece of news is worthy of
sharing socially over every network.
27. How do you wrangle in wild messages?
1. Craft a Solid Message
2. Control Your Message
3. Connect Your Message
80% percent of social media
users prefer to connect with brands
through Facebook.
(source: Business2Community)
28. Sharing the Social Message
When does this happen?
•Working with partners outside your
organization or company
•Different team members all writing
messages
•Influencers, members, customers, etc.
are sharing your message
Challenge:
Who owns the message? How do you share?
29. Collaborating: Talk this Way
Tell people HOW to talk about you.
• Customers
• Staff
• Partners
• Influencers Encourage people to talk
about you by giving them:
•Suggested Facebook Posts
•Suggested Tweets
•Hashtags
•Images or Infographics
•Handles
30. Working With Partners
Establish Ground Rules for
Sharing
•Organization that owns the content
posts it.
•Share only most important posts.
•Others reshare the content, with
their own spin if possible.
#FredRestWK
31. Working With Partners Outside of Your Organization
Tools for Collaboration
•Private Facebook Group
•Email Group
•Linked In
•Google
•Basecamp
•Outlook
•Project
32. Collaborating: Talk this Way
Tell people HOW to talk about you, your product or event.
Graphic to Share #Hashtag Advocacy
33. Leverage Your Bossiness
“Frederick has a super cute downtown and some
intriguing restaurants, I definitely want to corral a
car and head up there again this summer.”
•Turn hashtags into feeds on another network
•Turn blog posts or media articles into posts
•Measure the value you bring
Instagram to Facebook
34. What did we learn?
“…Social Media is not an
island. It’s a high-power
engine on the larger
marketing ship.”
Matt Dickman, SVP Digital Marketing at Fleishman
Hillard, technomarketer.typepad.com
Wrangling is Tough Work
Craft + Control + Connect
35. Restore Order to Your Messaging
{@Coyboy4} Knew it! RT
{@Coyboy3} Knew it! RT
@WildWestSherrif: News Release:
{@Coyboy2} Knew it! RT
@BillyTheKid #outlawedNews Release:
@WildWestSherrif: & @OldPat now
@BillyTheKid #wildwestlaw RT
{@Coyboy1} Knew it!
legit ow.ly/hw5ac#outlawedNews Release:
@WildWestSherrif: & @OldPat now
legit ow.ly/hw5ac#outlawedNews Release:
@WildWestSherrif: & @OldPat now
@BillyTheKid #wildwestlaw
{@WildWestSherrif} News
legit ow.ly/hw5ac#outlawed & @OldPat now
@BillyTheKid #wildwestlaw
legit ow.ly/hw5ac #wildwestlaw Release: @BillyTheKid {@BillyTheKid}
#outlawed & @OldPat now legit Outta here! RT
ow.ly/hw5ac #wildwestlaw @WildWestSherrif: News
Release: @BillyTheKid
#outlawed & @OldPat now
legit ow.ly/hw5ac
#wildwestlaw
{@OldPat}
LOL RT
@WildWestSherrif:
News Release:
@BillyTheKid
#outlawed &
“I’m outlawed and it wasn’t long since I was a law and old Pat @OldPat now legit
ow.ly/hw5ac
an outlaw. Funny thing, the law.''--Billy the Kid to Heiskell Jones, 1880 #wildwestlaw
36. We will discuss:
1. Building a Solid Base
by Michelle Kershner, Visit Frederick
2. Best Practices for Sharing Your Content
by Bryan Barnes, Maryland Office of Tourism
3. Techniques to Enrich Your Social Channels
by Shannon Morgan, Maryland Life Magazine
37. Best Practices on Sharing Your Content
=
HOW TO
Create a more robust digital campaign
with limited resources
>>Using the content that you already have
38. This „social media‟ presentation is about context.
Context is a puzzle.
Only the correct piece will fit.
39. It all begins with „news‟
Fall into the Gap
(A case study with style)
47. How to Post
• Use Photos! Articles with images
get 94% more total views.
(source: MDG Advertising)
• Facebook posts with 80 characters
or less have a 27 percent higher
engagement rate.
(source: Buddy Media)
49. When to post?
• 65 percent of Facebook users only
access the site when they’re not at
work or school. Shares on Facebook
spike around 12:00 pm and after 7:00
pm.
(source: Mashable)
• The highest percent of retweets and
highest click-through rates (CTR)
happen around 5:00-6:00 pm. Spikes
in CTR also occur around midday.
(source: KISSMetrics)
50. You can also add communities
that don‟t need to be visited as often.
52. Youtube – Stats
• 20% of viewers
will abandon your Audience Retention Graph –
video within 10 FREE!
seconds.
(source: visible measures)
• 60% will abandon
within 2 minutes.
(source: visible measures)
54. Instagram – The „facebook‟ of image sharing
90 million Monthly Active Users
40 million Photos Per Day
8500 Likes Per Second
1000 Comments Per Second
… AND STILL GROWING!
Functions like twitter
Frequency of facebook
56. Pinterest
YES, Pinterest
grew faster to 10
Million users than
any company,
EVER, but…
Do your goals line
up with this largely
female-oriented
audience?
57. What did we learn?
• Maximize your digital reach by placing your
content in every nook and cranny on the
interwebs
• When possible, feature photos and consistent
branding/advertising messages through every
channel
• When applicable, participate and comment on
existing ecosystem culture
• Unless you’re a farmer, silos are bad news
58. We will discuss:
1. Building a Solid Base
by Michelle Kershner, Visit Frederick
2. Best Practices for Sharing Your Content
by Bryan Barnes, Maryland Office of Tourism
3. Techniques to Enrich Your Social Channels
by Shannon Morgan, Maryland Life Magazine
59. Enrich Your Social Channels With Surveys
How to turn a simple poll into a
promotional powerhouse
@SLDMorgan
#FredNMT
70. Benefits
•Generates content for social
media sites
•Increases conversation and
engagement online through a
little friendly competition
•Increases interest in area
businesses & attractions
•Increases website and social
media traffic
75. How You Can Make This Campaign Work For You
Publish the results on your
blog, website, newsletter,
Facebook page
Build Buzz
Partner with winners to
promote your poll and
results
76. How You Can Make This Campaign Work For You
Get creative with social media
77. Thank you! Any questions?
Michelle Kershner (@mahker) Shannon Morgan (@SLDMorgan)
Marketing and Communication Senior Editor, Online Media,
Manager Maryland Life Magazine
Tourism Council of Frederick County smorgan@marylandlife.com
mkershner@fredco-md.net www.MarylandLife.com
www.visitfrederick.org www.Facebook.com/MarylandLife
@tourfrederickmd
@MarylandLife
facebook.com/visitfrederickmd
Bryan Barnes (@jbryanbarnes)
Digital Marketing Manager
Maryland Office of Tourism
Download this presentation:
bbarnes@visitmaryland.org
www.visitmaryland.org http://slideshare.net/jbryanbarnes/
www.facebook.com/TravelMD
@TravelMD
Editor's Notes
My name is Michelle Kershner, I am the marketing & communications Manager for Visit Frederick, and today I’m going to tell you a delicious love story.
My name is Michelle Kershner, I am the marketing & communications Manager for Visit Frederick. I work with a number of things…writing, updating the website, working with our partners, developing reports, press releases, printed materials, working with the media, organizing press tours, develop blog posts, snapping, some video, social media, and “other duties as assigned.” I’m telling you this, because like many of you, I wear many hats. I’m busy and social media ISN’T my first responsibility when I go to work. But, also like many of you, I am in the trenches with this stuff and have learned a few things about how to make this work alongside our other marketing efforts.
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What users are looking for.How long twitter vs. facebook.
LOL @BillyThekid is an #Outlaw now! ow.ly/hw5ac'I’m outlawed and it wasn’t long since I was a law and old Pat an outlaw. Funny thing, the law.''--Billy the Kid to Heiskell Jones, 1880. "I have vision, and the rest of the world wears bifocals." --- Butch Cassidy''I wasn't the leader of any gang. I was for Billy all the time."---Billy the Kid to a Las Vegas reporter after his capture at Stinking Springs. Just able barely to mount a horse and ride about a little in the spring of 1866, my life was threatened daily, and I was forced to go heavily armed. The whole country was then full of militia, robbing, plundering and killing." --- Jesse James "There are always women who will take men on their own terms. If I were a man I wouldn't bother to change while there are women like that around."---Ann Oakley"You damn dirty cow thief, if you’re anxious to fight, I’ll meet you!" --- Wyatt Earp to Ike Clanton before the fight at the O.K. Corral.@HeiskellJones I’m outlawed and it wasn’t long since I was a law and old Pat an outlaw #wildwest @BillyTheKid Sorry to hear that Billy #wildwest@HeiskellJones Funny thing, the law #wildwestNew outlaws in #wildwest RT @BillyTheKid: I’m outlawed and it wasn’t long since I was a law and old Pat an outlaw.#wildwest #justice RT @OutlawPat RT @BillyTheKid: I’m outlawed and it wasn’t long since I was a law and old Pat an outlawWild West of Social Message – Who owns the message?''I’m outlawed and it wasn’t long since I was a law and old Pat an outlaw. Funny thing, the law.''--Billy the Kid to Heiskell Jones, 1880. "I have vision, and the rest of the world wears bifocals." --- Butch Cassidy''I wasn't the leader of any gang. I was for Billy all the time."---Billy the Kid to a Las Vegas reporter after his capture at Stinking Springs. Just able barely to mount a horse and ride about a little in the spring of 1866, my life was threatened daily, and I was forced to go heavily armed. The whole country was then full of militia, robbing, plundering and killing." --- Jesse James "There are always women who will take men on their own terms. If I were a man I wouldn't bother to change while there are women like that around."---Ann Oakley"You damn dirty cow thief, if you’re anxious to fight, I’ll meet you!" --- Wyatt Earp to Ike Clanton before the fight at the O.K. Corral.
One Way to Avoid the Festival of Confusion – Close the Loop. All messages lead to somewhere and point to other places where you can engage in a different way.
Connecting the dots…don’t know what this shape is…But the way you communicate something allows an image to take shape.The more you connect, the more your message comes into focus.
400 million tweet-per-day barrier,
http://www.holmesreport.com/expertknowledge-info/11638/Journalists-Use-Several-Social-Media-Channels-For-Research.aspxHolmes Report 26 Mar 2012Corporate blogs are the most useful of all social channels for media when researching articles, followed by Wikipedia and Twitter, according to research undertaken by Text 100, which quizzed 72 journalists on how they use social media in their professional lives, finding that on average three different social media channels are used to prepare each story.When asked to rate the comparative usefulness of different channels for carrying out research into businesses or products, company blogs were felt to be more valuable than any other social media platform. While Twitter and YouTube ranked as being of greater use than LinkedIn and Facebook, the research highlights the importance for brands in building compelling content through ‘owned’ web properties.Surprisingly, journalists still ranked the much maligned press release as a more useful information source than any social media channel. According to Dan Baxter, managing director of Text 100, “These findings highlight the importance of implementing solid brand journalism programs to ensure corporate blogs provide the media and other influencers with the right kind of content. The ability to create timely, personalized content is increasingly valued by media who remain the single biggest driver of online discussion.“While traditional communications channels such as press releases remain important brands are missing out by not embracing a balanced approach across all social channels.”The study also found that contact by PR professionals is welcomed through social media channels. While 85 percent of journalists welcome PR contact through their Twitter profiles and 84 percent are happy to approached via LinkedIn, only 42 percent of media welcome contact via Facebook.
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http://www.holmesreport.com/expertknowledge-info/11638/Journalists-Use-Several-Social-Media-Channels-For-Research.aspxHolmes Report 26 Mar 2012Corporate blogs are the most useful of all social channels for media when researching articles, followed by Wikipedia and Twitter, according to research undertaken by Text 100, which quizzed 72 journalists on how they use social media in their professional lives, finding that on average three different social media channels are used to prepare each story.When asked to rate the comparative usefulness of different channels for carrying out research into businesses or products, company blogs were felt to be more valuable than any other social media platform. While Twitter and YouTube ranked as being of greater use than LinkedIn and Facebook, the research highlights the importance for brands in building compelling content through ‘owned’ web properties.Surprisingly, journalists still ranked the much maligned press release as a more useful information source than any social media channel. According to Dan Baxter, managing director of Text 100, “These findings highlight the importance of implementing solid brand journalism programs to ensure corporate blogs provide the media and other influencers with the right kind of content. The ability to create timely, personalized content is increasingly valued by media who remain the single biggest driver of online discussion.“While traditional communications channels such as press releases remain important brands are missing out by not embracing a balanced approach across all social channels.”The study also found that contact by PR professionals is welcomed through social media channels. While 85 percent of journalists welcome PR contact through their Twitter profiles and 84 percent are happy to approached via LinkedIn, only 42 percent of media welcome contact via Facebook.
Tools to communicate your message…sure there are more.
Photo of Lindsay winning her awardLink: “Learn more about this award” or “Learn more about Lindsay and why she’s a part of our team” to more about the award or to a page on your site with staff bios.
Photo of Lindsay winning her awardLink: “Learn more about this award” or “Learn more about Lindsay and why she’s a part of our team” to more about the award or to a page on your site with staff bios.
400 million tweet-per-day barrier,
Talk this way
Email sample
Talk this way
Talk this way
Connecting the dots…don’t know what this shape is…But the way you communicate something allows an image to take shape.The more you connect, the more your message comes into focus.
‘More orderly messaging – 'I’m outlawed and it wasn’t long since I was a law and old Pat an outlaw. Funny thing, the law.''--Billy the Kid to Heiskell Jones, 1880. "I have vision, and the rest of the world wears bifocals." --- Butch Cassidy''I wasn't the leader of any gang. I was for Billy all the time."---Billy the Kid to a Las Vegas reporter after his capture at Stinking Springs. Just able barely to mount a horse and ride about a little in the spring of 1866, my life was threatened daily, and I was forced to go heavily armed. The whole country was then full of militia, robbing, plundering and killing." --- Jesse James "There are always women who will take men on their own terms. If I were a man I wouldn't bother to change while there are women like that around."---Ann Oakley"You damn dirty cow thief, if you’re anxious to fight, I’ll meet you!" --- Wyatt Earp to Ike Clanton before the fight at the O.K. Corral.
Your community may differ – the most popular time of the week for facebook posting in the Travel industry happens to be Sunday afternoon/evening.
#Hashtag usage
#Hashtag usage
With this “Individuals of Style” board, Gap is adding to the existing ecosystem culture, instead of creating and adding brand new culture.
Have you ever tried to engage your social media audience by taking a poll?You probably have just by asking questions.Today, I’m going to show you how you can craft a successful social media campaign around a simple poll.I’m going to tell you about Maryland Life magazine’s Free State’s Finest campaign.
I realize that most of you are not a print publication. But you ARE publishers of your own content, whether it’s your blog, your Facebook page or however you promote your business.At Maryland Life, we’re in the business of promoting a destination. We’re a lifestyle magazine that celebrates the state – promoting what’s great about Maryland.
So, what exactly is the Free State’s Finest?Its our best of Maryland reader’s poll.We include this ballot in our October and December issues and our readers vote for their favorites across the state: restaurants, vacation spots, museums, festivals, you name it.
We also have a digital ballot which appears on our website and is distributed via email, newsletter and social media.Simply put, it’s a survey -- and you can make surveys work for your business, too.Here’s how we did it.
With cute dog. Ok, just kidding. Kind of.We collect votes throughout the fall and publish the results in the spring. And then we launch a social media campaign to promote it.
Our spring 2012 campaign spanned 50 days (late March to early May) during which we celebrated the winners with parties across the state. Maybe you attended the one we hosted at LinganoreWinecellars, pictured at the top.
We shared photos of the winners and from the parties on our Facebook page. These photos actually received some of the highest reach and engagement on our page.
We also shared the results by category everyday on Twitter throughout the campaign, tagging the winners when possible and using the FSF12 hashtag.
Then we leveraged our partnerships with Maryland CVBs, like Visit Frederick and Maryland Tourism, to encourage voting and to promote the winners.
And we also leveraged partnerships with the winners themselves.Remember those parties I mentioned? All of those were hosted and catered by a winning business. This one was a winery in southern Maryland.
So, here’s another example of how we leveraged a partnership with a winner.Java Rock, a coffee shop in Rock Hall, was voted the Free State’s Finest coffee shop for that region –all winners are regional, rather than statewide. Java Rock got creative with their win. They created a t-shirt with our FSF logo. They got bragging rights. We got additional exposure. It was a win win.
So, what are the benefits of a campaign like this? For us, it…
Here are the results from our campaign last spring. We saw a 74% increase in new traffic to our website. Page views increased by more than 13,000 – a third of that from social media with 88% coming from Facebook aloneThese graphs show our page views and social referrals from January to June of this year. You can see the spike in traffic from the campaign in the highlighted areas.
To show you how this can work on a smaller scale, here’s another example.Does anyone remember this Coffee Madness campaign from The Frederick News Post last year? Same basic concept: they polled the community about which coffee shop was best.The winner, Baltimore Coffee & Tea, framed the announcement of their win.But what I really like about this campaign is that the FNP included logos from all of the participating coffee shops. So even though the other shops didn’t win, they still got exposure.And everyone increased their awareness just by engaging their community in the poll.
It just takes a little creativity and you can come up with all kinds of surveys to generate positive discussion between your customers.If you’re a vet, you could poll your fans about their favorite animals or simply survey them to find out if they like cats or dogs more. Dogs rule by the way.If you’re in the restaurant industry, you could come up with a ‘march madness’ poll/survey of your menu items – the winning dish could be a special all month long.If you’re a realtor, you could create any number of polls highlighting what’s great about the communities you sell homes in.
Here are a few low-cost online tools that you can use. Some have free versions. We’ve used Constant Contact and Survey Monkey.
Once you have your results, publish them via your existing platforms.Hint about the results BEFORE you publish them to generate some buzz.Also, partner with the winners to promote the results. You don’t have to host a big bash; you could just present each winner with an award and share a photo of that online.
Finally, get creative with social media. Create a little friendly competition.Ask open ended questions so your fans can weigh in with their opinions.Share the results by category to generate more social media content.Just have fun with it!
Thank you! We’d like to open the floor to questions for either myself, Michele or Bryan.