How to structure your social 
media team 
CRYSTAL KING 
KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN 
OCTOBER 2729, 2014 ORLANDO SOCIALMEDIA.ORG/SUMMIT2014
STRUCTURING YOUR 
SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM 
Crystal King 
October 28, 2014 
SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT
GETTING 
STARTED 
SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN 2
STRUCTURING YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM 
The One, The Few, The Many 
SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN 3
THE KEY TO BUILDING YOUR SOCIAL STRUCTURE 
Accelerated Sales 
Sustainable Growth 
SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN 4 
Your Business Goals 
Industry Leader 
Drive Innovation 
Stellar Customer Service
WHO ARE YOUR STAKEHOLDERS? 
Their Needs Might Be Your Needs 
Public 
Relations 
Social 
Corporate 
Comms 
Marketing/ 
Brand 
Business 
Dev/Sales 
Product 
Marketing 
RD 
Investor 
Relations 
Human 
Resources 
Executive 
Team 
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ARE YOU OR WILL YOU BE INTERNATIONAL? 
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DO YOU HAVE CONSENSUS? 
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STRUCTURING 
THE TEAM 
SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN
WHAT ARE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GOALS? 
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Define Your Roadmap 
Monitor Conversation/Competitors 
Service Customers 
Manage Reputation 
Drive Online/Offline Sales 
Solicit Product Feedback 
Build Customer Base 
Recruit New Employees 
Educate/Share Information
SOCIAL MEDIA ROLES 
10 
STRATEGIST 
ANALYST 
PROJECT MANAGER 
COMMUNITY MANAGER 
EDUCATION/TRAINING 
CONTENT MANAGER 
DESIGNER/DEVELOPER 
BLOGGER/COPYWRITER 
INFLUENCER RELATIONS 
PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER 
BUSINESS UNIT LIASION 
SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN
INTERNAL VS. EXTERNAL ROLES/TEAMS 
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STRATEGIST 
ANALYST 
PROJECT MANAGER 
COMMUNITY MANAGER 
EDUCATION/TRAINING 
CONTENT MANAGER 
DESIGNER/DEVELOPER 
BLOGGER/COPYWRITER 
INFLUENCER RELATIONS 
PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER 
SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN 
BUSINESS UNIT LIASION 
Social Media 
Agency 
Moderation 
Agency 
Digital Media 
Agency 
PR Agency
TEAM MODELS 
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PLAN FOR THE FUTURE 
13 
• Determine business  social goals 
• 1-3 years out 
• Plan for roles based on those goals 
• Develop a timeline for reaching those goals and 
building out the team 
• Allocate or advocate for resources 
• Evangelize throughout the organization 
SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN
Crystal King 
Leader, Social Media 
Keurig Green Mountain 
• crystal.king@keurig.com 
• linkedin.com/in/crystalking 
• twitter.com/crystallyn 
• gplus.to/crystallyn 
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Learn more about past and 
upcoming events 
SOCIALMEDIA.ORG/EVENTS 
OCTOBER 2729, 2014 ORLANDO SOCIALMEDIA.ORG/SUMMIT2014

How to structure your social media team, presented by Crystal King

  • 1.
    How to structureyour social media team CRYSTAL KING KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN OCTOBER 2729, 2014 ORLANDO SOCIALMEDIA.ORG/SUMMIT2014
  • 2.
    STRUCTURING YOUR SOCIALMEDIA TEAM Crystal King October 28, 2014 SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT
  • 3.
    GETTING STARTED SOCIALMEDIA.ORGBRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN 2
  • 4.
    STRUCTURING YOUR SOCIALMEDIA TEAM The One, The Few, The Many SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN 3
  • 5.
    THE KEY TOBUILDING YOUR SOCIAL STRUCTURE Accelerated Sales Sustainable Growth SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN 4 Your Business Goals Industry Leader Drive Innovation Stellar Customer Service
  • 6.
    WHO ARE YOURSTAKEHOLDERS? Their Needs Might Be Your Needs Public Relations Social Corporate Comms Marketing/ Brand Business Dev/Sales Product Marketing RD Investor Relations Human Resources Executive Team SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN 5
  • 7.
    ARE YOU ORWILL YOU BE INTERNATIONAL? SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN 6
  • 8.
    DO YOU HAVECONSENSUS? SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN 7
  • 9.
    STRUCTURING THE TEAM SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN
  • 10.
    WHAT ARE YOURSOCIAL MEDIA GOALS? SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN 9 Define Your Roadmap Monitor Conversation/Competitors Service Customers Manage Reputation Drive Online/Offline Sales Solicit Product Feedback Build Customer Base Recruit New Employees Educate/Share Information
  • 11.
    SOCIAL MEDIA ROLES 10 STRATEGIST ANALYST PROJECT MANAGER COMMUNITY MANAGER EDUCATION/TRAINING CONTENT MANAGER DESIGNER/DEVELOPER BLOGGER/COPYWRITER INFLUENCER RELATIONS PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER BUSINESS UNIT LIASION SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN
  • 12.
    INTERNAL VS. EXTERNALROLES/TEAMS 11 STRATEGIST ANALYST PROJECT MANAGER COMMUNITY MANAGER EDUCATION/TRAINING CONTENT MANAGER DESIGNER/DEVELOPER BLOGGER/COPYWRITER INFLUENCER RELATIONS PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN BUSINESS UNIT LIASION Social Media Agency Moderation Agency Digital Media Agency PR Agency
  • 13.
    TEAM MODELS SOCIALMEDIA.ORGBRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN 12
  • 14.
    PLAN FOR THEFUTURE 13 • Determine business social goals • 1-3 years out • Plan for roles based on those goals • Develop a timeline for reaching those goals and building out the team • Allocate or advocate for resources • Evangelize throughout the organization SOCIALMEDIA.ORG BRANDS ONLY SUMMIT @CRYSTALLYN
  • 15.
    Crystal King Leader,Social Media Keurig Green Mountain • crystal.king@keurig.com • linkedin.com/in/crystalking • twitter.com/crystallyn • gplus.to/crystallyn 14
  • 16.
    Learn more aboutpast and upcoming events SOCIALMEDIA.ORG/EVENTS OCTOBER 2729, 2014 ORLANDO SOCIALMEDIA.ORG/SUMMIT2014