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How I Did It (Association of Fundraising Professionals International Conference 2010)
1. Who am I?
Carie Lewis
Director of Emerging Media
The Humane Society of the United States
Been with the org for 4 years
Role became more social-media focused over time
Email: clewis@humanesociety.org
Twitter: @cariegrls
I love animals and I love social media!
2. How I did it:
Got executive buy-in
• We started with one person
• Went under the radar to see what works
• Built a supporter base by participating on
other pages and discussion boards
• Proved its worth by speaking their language
• Compared the ROI to a paid banner
campaign
• Gathered web-savvy staff to help train
• Got them on the networks themselves
3. How I did it:
Got executive buy-in
• Get them using the tools if they are the
least bit interested
• Don’t just show them your fan page – get
them one
• Be sensitive to all comfort levels
• If they’re not interested, try a more
passive approach
• Then, when you want to experiment or
need more resources, it will be an easier
sell!
4. How I did it:
Built a listening program
• Set up Google Alerts and
Tweetbeep notifications
• Found where our
constituents were and where
others were talking about us
• Started profiles in those
arenas
• Started talking and
participating
• Built a following
5. How I did it:
Built a listening program
• Got more advanced with our
strategy
• More than one Twitter
account
• Dual monitors with
Tweetdeck columns
• Experiment with
management software like
CoTweet and Hootsuite
6. Other tidbits:
• No one can afford to ignore what’s being said about them
• Brand monitoring is not a 9-5 job, so have a plan in place
• Be proactive in building your fan base and establish trust so
they’ll come to your defense if needed
• Respond to everything, retweet and reply often
• Participate in and start fun conversations, memes,
• Follow people who talk about you without you knowing
• Turn these people into brand ambassadors, interns,
employees!
• Track your mentions on Twitter and blogs