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Lincolnshire Heritage Conference
1. How to tell the world?
Paul Webster (Twitter : @watfordgap)
1st March 2013
2. How do I tell the world?
What shall I tell the world!
• What is social media, do I need it and how do I use it?
• Why should I use online marketing tools?
• What are the basic rules of digital marketing?
• How do I use online marketing tools?
• How can I get a simple website?
• Build conversations with
– Supporters
– Networks
And the best bit they are FREE!
3. Social Media is ...
. . media rich, interactive, content served based on the reader's
choice, open for comments and where immediate conversations
are encouraged that can reach a wider group of visitors in seconds.
Web 2.0
=Social Media
=New Media
=Social Networking
4. Marketing through collaborative
conversations…..
Social media…is about pursuing relationships and fostering
communities. Paul Adams, Google - http://thinkoutsidein.com/blog
'The Conversational Web', not a Broadcast. Listen more than talk
5. Is your organisation on Social Media?
No? Probably – Yes!
Have you checked?!
How are you being represented?
How are others marketing what you do?
Are you using Social Media?
Does your organisation have a website … that is interactive?
Have you got a blog?
Do you use YouTube or Flickr?
Are you on Facebook?
Do you Tweet?
Do you use web tools to improve organisational efficiency?
7. It's bewildering ...
why should I use social media?
No longer something to be brushed aside.
Free to use. But consider time
- 80% of internet users aged 18-24 have a Facebook or Twitter account as
do 73% of those aged 25-34.
- 33 million people in UK on Facebook – so some may 'Like' your building
- 15 million on Twitter – some may Tweet their friends about your site
- as the 2nd most popular search engine a channel on YouTube may add an
extra dimension to the restoration work you are doing
- with bite-sized blog readership increasing – that captivating story by a
volunteer on the project may inspire others to help
- oh and then there is Pinterest, Linkedin, Google+, Flickr …..
8. Think of a Marketing activity...
How could it be helped by social media?
• Increases speed of communication – no faster way to
(Action) spread marketing messages than through social
networking. Less of a financial cost although ‘expense’
may be in time
• Widens message to people/groups that would normally
(Awareness) be missed using more traditional methods – ‘viral’
marketing campaigns hugely powerful creating
awareness extremely efficiently
• Deepens to build new and different networks –
(Fundraising) communities of interest to bounce ideas off and
share experiences, increase commitment and
fundraising for campaigning activity. Show
understanding and start some conversations!
9. Think of a Marketing activity...
How could it be helped by social media?
Generate on-line conversations, promotion and awareness
(Change) about the work or latest campaign by the organisation
Use RSS and Google Alerts to stay ahead of
developments in your area of interest - build a
‘Listening Dashboard’
Joins together communities who are interested in similar
(Action) things, have the same likes or are striving for the same
objectives. Tell your visitors and supporters about
your work in a new way
• Commoncraft Video explaining Social Media
T
10. But what advantage will it give heritage projects?
You are the content creator – marketing power back in the hands of
the organisation. Need a phone … a camera … an audio recorder.
It will increase the number of people enquiring about your work who
have only heard through social networking sites
Less burden on centre staff as you are marketing your information
on line and event / resource bookings are possible too
Show the community you are there and what you are doing.
Tell your story - People like stories
Rather than a plain website,
content kept fresh and up to date.
A two way communication link.
Projects in same area can
communicate and share easily with
other
11. The rules of digital marketing? Have a plan
• Know your objectives and what you want to say
• Tell as many people about our heritage attraction
• Research where your audience are – do you know?
• Survey and find out, work in spaces where your target audience are
• Plan how to use the tools – have a strategy
• An opening event?, e-bulletin update? Do ‘as well as’ what you do
• Choose tool to match audience and implement
• Look at what other organisations have done, what works elsewhere?
• Sustain the conversation and say thank you
• Encourage people to return, keep it new, links from websites
• Engage with people on line, be receptive, respond, react
12.
13. Finding the right tool for the task
http://nptechuk.wordpress.com/sms-links/
From Flickr – Claire Sutton and justinbaeder
14. Wordpress
Blog – short for weBLOG
www.projectmiller.org.uk
Not just an on-line (sometimes)
personal or project related
journal
Also simplest way to get a full
website
Don't worry it's not finished –
some of the best blogs build as
conversations Also - http://lincsheritageforum.wordpress.com/
15. Two flavours - .com & .org
Open platform for community led
content & story development
Contains text, pictures, video, audio and
commentary on a chosen topic
Start conversations, get feedback from
visitors, more informal than website
Multiple users can have permission to
access website and add content
Other spaces – Blogger & Tumblr
Commoncraft Video - explaining Blogs
16. Other Website Building Tools
Ning – from £60/year
http://googlesites.org.uk - Free
http://onesite.madewithjam.org/ - £48/year
17. Think of it as being 'at a big party' Twitter
500 million accounts (140 million active)
approx 34 million registered in UK
Fastest way to communicate news and
create 'viral' campaigns
40% of tweets from a mobile
Hootsuite & Tweetdeck help you manage
Can you convey your mission in 140 chrs?
Follow Orgs @heritagelottery, @heritage_ngos & of course @lincsmuseums
18. @gainsoldhall
'Flagging not Bragging' -
use for research
Ask questions
Signpost to resources
Start conversations
# (Hashtag), RT
(Retweet)
Dive in, follow & talk!
Great for sharing and learning from a network of Peers or to inform local news
See the Content of the Tweet not the Tweeter & follow Words not People
19. Facebook
64% of active UK internet users visit
Facebook
33.2 million active accounts in UK
25.8 million views in March 2012
Profiles, Pages and Groups, its where
many people search first – so be there
Over 1 billion accounts worldwide, half of
the active internet population
30% check status as soon as they wake
up
20. It’s the place where many,
many people already
network and share
What you have done Create a Group for invited
network of Supporters,
include docs & pictures
What you are doing Set up an open Page for
people to Like & see
updates
Check Privacy settings and
frequent changes
Link to Twitter & Blog
Just Have a page -
- Use it share pictures
- Use it to direct back to
main website
21. Another way to let people know
your news & interviews Audioboo
Less bandwidth than video
Embed in website
Comments make conversations
Audioboo – 5 min recordings
Instant reporting when editing not a
concern
‘Audacity’ is free software for
recording and converting to MP3 to
load to the web -
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
http://audioboo.fm/Bletchleypark
22. You Tube
23% of traffic originates from
Facebook
3.7 billion videos viewed during
January 2012
2nd most popular search engine
25% of audience is aged 15 – 24
We are all Content Creators & Good
News Reporters
23. Social Media = Finding
content uploaded by Anyone can be a
others .. keep looking. content creator
Individual clips … Upload and edit videos
… or a gallery. in your own channel
Show Organisation is
Genuine & has
Personality
Increases Reach. If
campaigning can be a
bold call to action
Keep content Fresh
24. On Page
Marketing
'Experiment' marketing reach
by starting Facebook advert
Sponsored Stories will post Google Grants for charities to
to their friends. Advert is a link to their website (not sell)
direct action to your website
Free Google AdWords
6 'Likes' = 1 Action advertises your site for related
keyword queries
Charging based on CPC clicks
or CPM impressions Tracking dashboard
Av. cost per click $0.29 YouTube - Donate button,
(Web Trends Jan 2011) increased uploads &
prominence
Set daily spend budget (min
is £1.00/day) Google 'bids' to get exposure
25. ..even just to be noticed by a wider
audience - get your organisation
listed with 'Google Place' page
- Verified e.g. Voluntary
- Add Photos Action Rotherham
- List Offers Derwentside
- Streetview Maps CVS & VB here
- Show Ratings
- Comments
26. Smartphone
17% of households use as primary web
connection
Over 55% of UK mobile phone sales are
smartphones – 28 million in use
Usage – 59% to check social networks, 49% to
purchase
81% never turn their phone off
18% of Domino's Pizza sales are via mobile app
27. Foursquare
8 Shelter Shops in Edinburgh
using it
Incentive to visit a location
and become Mayor and
maybe get bonuses
New badges released in UK
frequently to collect as a
game
Competitive gaming aspect
will appeal to some
28. Online Annual Reports
PDF copies can be generated from
webpages
Interactive stories from local projects
Greater scope for video and audio case
studies
Can be more cost effective vs printing
Apps for Smartphones
Increasingly popular way people search for
information
Link to enhanced content, maps, offers,
video even visitor reviews
Make sure website is mobile friendly
29. Also...
(Almost) whatever task you want to do there will be a website or service
to assist you ...
Eventbrite
Mailchimp
QR Codes linking to website
from smartphone
Doodle, Jing, Google+, Branch, Pinterest, ifttt …
… maybe best left for another time!
30. Measuring Marketing Success
- Check how many times links are clicked if using Bit.ly
- Listen what's said about your organisation using Topsy
- Monitor Google Analytics, Facebook Insights, Wordpress visits
- Measure Tweetreach, SocialBro, Twentyfeet, Sparkwi.se
- Visualize Infographics on Visual.y, Infogr.am, My Social Strand
BUT …. real success is not just about the numbers
- Tell stories of real people and real changes
- Find out how people heard about you
- Build relationships & success by joining in conversations
- Social media presence an reflection of your organisation
- Engage press, funders, authorities with pictures and video
Say Thank You!
31. The Answer?
Know your Message & go to where your Audience are
Select appropriate Social Media websites to use
Try out Cost and Time saving websites
Add links to your social networks in your email signature.
- on posters
- in QR codes
- be consistent
Do Better Things ….
….Do Things Better
Start small … what one thing could you try out now?
32. Any Questions?
Unanswered Questions
Things you'd like
to be able to do?
Anything else ….
(Technology related!)
My Guides and Links - http://nptechuk.wordpress.com/sms-links/
Media Trust All Our Stories - http://resources.mediatrust.org/microsite/allourstories
33. Thank You
Paul Webster (Twitter : @watfordgap)
paulwebster43@gmail.com
Editor's Notes
Increases ... Communication to Action is increased. Messages sent and opinion sought has potential to be highly responsive, if not instant. Widens ... For example a question asked or a website link you mention on Twitter will often be widely circulated (or ReTweeted) outside of your network to people you probably never dreamed would see it. If you campaign has an interesting message people will want to tell each other virally. Sometimes you need to get this message to a particular group of people some times you need to let as many people know as possible. Deepens ... On two levels as conversations are TWO-WAY and with people who WANT TO LISTEN. People have chosen to follow you and you have chosen to follow them. Ready made links.
Web 2.0 is a collection of tools, applications and changes in working practice that have enabled people in communities to become more connected, to network with their peers and to collectively campaign as force not possible before. It has enabled supporting organisations develop a new way of working with their members; getting the message to them faster by using new techniques (all the senses not just printed word) and has allowed members to directly comment on and influence the organisations direction. Social Media is a way of using tools and platforms running on the Internet to instantly collaborate, share information and experiences, or have a conversation ideas or causes we care about. It’s a world where anyone can be a publisher, a reporter, an artist, a filmmaker, a photographer or pundit …. even an activist or citizen philanthropist!
Social networks are a little like parties with conversations starting and stopping, relationships created and ideas and stories exchanged. This is potentially very powerful for a campaigner or fundraiser looking to make new contacts or get interest going. These networks are social, they’re about communicating and exchanging ideas they’re not a broadcast platform!
Web 2.0 is a collection of tools, applications and changes in working practice that have enabled people in communities to become more connected, to network with their peers and to collectively campaign as force not possible before. It has enabled supporting organisations develop a new way of working with their members; getting the message to them faster by using new techniques (all the senses not just printed word) and has allowed members to directly comment on and influence the organisations direction. Social Media is a way of using tools and platforms running on the Internet to instantly collaborate, share information and experiences, or have a conversation ideas or causes we care about. It’s a world where anyone can be a publisher, a reporter, an artist, a filmmaker, a photographer or pundit …. even an activist or citizen philanthropist!
Increases ... Communication to Action is increased. Messages sent and opinion sought has potential to be highly responsive, if not instant. Widens ... For example a question asked or a website link you mention on Twitter will often be widely circulated (or ReTweeted) outside of your network to people you probably never dreamed would see it. If you campaign has an interesting message people will want to tell each other virally. Sometimes you need to get this message to a particular group of people some times you need to let as many people know as possible. Deepens ... On two levels as conversations are TWO-WAY and with people who WANT TO LISTEN. People have chosen to follow you and you have chosen to follow them. Ready made links.
Increases ... Communication to Action is increased. Messages sent and opinion sought has potential to be highly responsive, if not instant. Widens ... For example a question asked or a website link you mention on Twitter will often be widely circulated (or ReTweeted) outside of your network to people you probably never dreamed would see it. If you campaign has an interesting message people will want to tell each other virally. Sometimes you need to get this message to a particular group of people some times you need to let as many people know as possible. Deepens ... On two levels as conversations are TWO-WAY and with people who WANT TO LISTEN. People have chosen to follow you and you have chosen to follow them. Ready made links.
Generate ... An on-line “buzz” is created and people talk to each other and to you about your organisation or message. Joins ... Contacting key people directly or drumming up a ground swell of support so that one voice becomes many so that voice has more of chance of being heard. Its much easier to find like minded people. Networks still have to be developed, but its much easier to see who your peers are following or to search for your stakeholders and see what they are saying.
Increases ... Communication to Action is increased. Messages sent and opinion sought has potential to be highly responsive, if not instant. Widens ... For example a question asked or a website link you mention on Twitter will often be widely circulated (or ReTweeted) outside of your network to people you probably never dreamed would see it. If you campaign has an interesting message people will want to tell each other virally. Sometimes you need to get this message to a particular group of people some times you need to let as many people know as possible. Deepens ... On two levels as conversations are TWO-WAY and with people who WANT TO LISTEN. People have chosen to follow you and you have chosen to follow them. Ready made links.
Increases ... Communication to Action is increased. Messages sent and opinion sought has potential to be highly responsive, if not instant. Widens ... For example a question asked or a website link you mention on Twitter will often be widely circulated (or ReTweeted) outside of your network to people you probably never dreamed would see it. If you campaign has an interesting message people will want to tell each other virally. Sometimes you need to get this message to a particular group of people some times you need to let as many people know as possible. Deepens ... On two levels as conversations are TWO-WAY and with people who WANT TO LISTEN. People have chosen to follow you and you have chosen to follow them. Ready made links.
Communications Volunteering BH
Facebook – become a fan of .... .... This is an example of an LIO using Facebook to bring together pictures and events and potentially to gain extra supporters who would not have found them otherwise. .... Also heard of a Kids organisation in Herefordshire who needed supporting statements and testimonies for a funding application. They set up a Facebook Group and in just 3 days got 49 statements for the bid from their friends and users of the organisation who were already on Facebook. Important point, as with all social media – don’t establish a presence on Facebook and then tell existing followers (or people you hope to interest) that they must get a Facebook account. This won’t work! Use Facebook (etc.) to connect with people who are already 100% conversant with the platform but who you’d like to target as followers. Also mention Bebo (aimed at a younger age group) and MySpace (very good for musicians) LinkedIn (more professional business use)
Marketing & Campaigning A way to attract new visitors through mediums of pictures, video and audio These are both quick, low cost and easy to make.
Facebook – become a fan of .... .... This is an example of an LIO using Facebook to bring together pictures and events and potentially to gain extra supporters who would not have found them otherwise. .... Also heard of a Kids organisation in Herefordshire who needed supporting statements and testimonies for a funding application. They set up a Facebook Group and in just 3 days got 49 statements for the bid from their friends and users of the organisation who were already on Facebook. Important point, as with all social media – don’t establish a presence on Facebook and then tell existing followers (or people you hope to interest) that they must get a Facebook account. This won’t work! Use Facebook (etc.) to connect with people who are already 100% conversant with the platform but who you’d like to target as followers. Also mention Bebo (aimed at a younger age group) and MySpace (very good for musicians) LinkedIn (more professional business use)
Work through each of the voluntary sector problems relating to social media.