#KC	
  Social	
  Media	
  Command	
  Center	
  
The Nexus
The Partnership
The Strategy
Multi-faceted communications strategy about the KC experience

    •  Social Media Monitoring and Outreach: #KC and @visitkc
        •  Playbook for respondents
        •  Signed Tweets, Individual Voices, Real SMC Folks
        •  Hashtag lives on
        •  Partners in action
    •  Tumblr: The Voice of the Command Center: http://visitkc.tumblr.com/
    •  PR, Innovation and Photo Ops
    •  The ASG and #KC Experience, Curated: VisitKC Social Hub
    •  Street Team
        •  Command Center “journalists”
        •  Prize Patrol
    •  Friends of the Command Center
        •  Food, coffee, prizes
The Workforce
The Challenge
Monitoring & Response: How it Worked
                                    Listening	
  by	
  Keyword	
  Groups	
  
                                                                                    Command	
  
Direct	
  Men<ons	
     KC	
  +	
  Tourism	
                   KC	
  +	
  ASG	
     Center	
  




      Manager	
                                  Curator	
                           Manager	
  


                                           •  Social	
  Hub	
  
                                             •  @visitkc	
  



                                                    Agents	
  
The Dazzle: Displaying the Story
•    Spiral	
  16	
                        •    Radian6	
  Engagement	
  Stats	
  
•    Visible	
  Tweets	
                   •    SocialBro	
  Reach	
  Analysis	
  
•    VisitKC	
  Social	
  Hub	
            •    Google	
  Traffic	
  
•    TrendsMap	
                           •    Baseball	
  
•    Custom	
  uMapper	
  
The Dazzle
Visitors and Interest
                   •  Mayor	
  Sly	
  James	
  
                   •  City	
  Manager	
  Troy	
  Schulte	
  
                   •  H&R	
  Block	
  CMO	
  Robert	
  
                      Turtledove	
  
                   •  H&R	
  Block	
  CTO	
  Rich	
  Agar	
  
                   •  KCATA	
  Director	
  Mark	
  Huffer	
  
                   •  Missouri	
  Tourism	
  
                   •  Biking4Baseball	
  
                   •  KC	
  Star	
  
                   •  KCUR	
  
                   •  All	
  KC	
  TV	
  affiliates	
  
                   •  KC	
  CVA	
  President	
  &	
  CEO	
  Rick	
  
                      Hughes	
  	
  
Coverage
The Results

One social post at a time:

    o    72,139 processed through KCSMCC workflow
    o    32,174 reviewed, tagged, curated
    o    2,132 personalized responses
    o    >8 million impressions of #KC or @visitkc
    o    70% positive sentiment




    “Kansas City fans
    have every reason
       to be proud.”
 – Associated Press writer
      Dave Skretta
The VisitKC Effect
•  Command Center leveraged VisitKC branding
•  #KC hash tag lives on as part of the renewed VisitKC brand
Lessons Learned
•  Responding from one account = Twitter rate limit during peak times
•  Design for scale
    •  Arrange volunteers by demand
    •  Segment your listening streams
•  Be agile
    •  Constantly analyze and hone listening
    •  Break out noise for separate analysis
    •  Shut down the trolls
•  Street teams are great for content
•  Your friends give you a content boost
•  People don’t look up
•  #KC is big with Indonesian emo kids

#KC Social Media Command Center - All-Star Game

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    #KC  Social  Media  Command  Center  
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    The Strategy Multi-faceted communicationsstrategy about the KC experience •  Social Media Monitoring and Outreach: #KC and @visitkc •  Playbook for respondents •  Signed Tweets, Individual Voices, Real SMC Folks •  Hashtag lives on •  Partners in action •  Tumblr: The Voice of the Command Center: http://visitkc.tumblr.com/ •  PR, Innovation and Photo Ops •  The ASG and #KC Experience, Curated: VisitKC Social Hub •  Street Team •  Command Center “journalists” •  Prize Patrol •  Friends of the Command Center •  Food, coffee, prizes
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    Monitoring & Response:How it Worked Listening  by  Keyword  Groups   Command   Direct  Men<ons   KC  +  Tourism   KC  +  ASG   Center   Manager   Curator   Manager   •  Social  Hub   •  @visitkc   Agents  
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    The Dazzle: Displayingthe Story •  Spiral  16   •  Radian6  Engagement  Stats   •  Visible  Tweets   •  SocialBro  Reach  Analysis   •  VisitKC  Social  Hub   •  Google  Traffic   •  TrendsMap   •  Baseball   •  Custom  uMapper  
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    Visitors and Interest •  Mayor  Sly  James   •  City  Manager  Troy  Schulte   •  H&R  Block  CMO  Robert   Turtledove   •  H&R  Block  CTO  Rich  Agar   •  KCATA  Director  Mark  Huffer   •  Missouri  Tourism   •  Biking4Baseball   •  KC  Star   •  KCUR   •  All  KC  TV  affiliates   •  KC  CVA  President  &  CEO  Rick   Hughes    
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    The Results One socialpost at a time: o  72,139 processed through KCSMCC workflow o  32,174 reviewed, tagged, curated o  2,132 personalized responses o  >8 million impressions of #KC or @visitkc o  70% positive sentiment “Kansas City fans have every reason to be proud.” – Associated Press writer Dave Skretta
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    The VisitKC Effect • Command Center leveraged VisitKC branding •  #KC hash tag lives on as part of the renewed VisitKC brand
  • 15.
    Lessons Learned •  Respondingfrom one account = Twitter rate limit during peak times •  Design for scale •  Arrange volunteers by demand •  Segment your listening streams •  Be agile •  Constantly analyze and hone listening •  Break out noise for separate analysis •  Shut down the trolls •  Street teams are great for content •  Your friends give you a content boost •  People don’t look up •  #KC is big with Indonesian emo kids