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PR 2.0: Next Practices for Economic Development
The document outlines next practices for economic development, emphasizing the importance of digital engagement and integrated marketing strategies. Key recommendations include leveraging digital ambassadors, utilizing platforms like YouTube and Pinterest, and rethinking LinkedIn for better connections with investors. It highlights the necessity for speed in communication and adapting content for various media forms to enhance outreach effectiveness.
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PR 2.0: Next Practices for Economic Development
- 1. PR 2.0: Next Practices for Economic Development Andy Levine Jennifer Wakefield, APR
- 2. Andy Levine –At Work President/Chief Creative Officer, DCI • Joined DCI in 1991 • Directed dramatic growth in DCI’s team and service offerings over the past 20 years • A knack for creative thinking that delivers tangible results
- 3. Andy Levine –At Play • Competed in ten marathons (running his next one on May 6th) • Moved to the “Jersey Shore” in June 2011 (but doesn’t know “Snooki” or “The Situation”)
- 4. Jennifer Wakefield –At Work Director, Marketing and Communications Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission • EDC since 2006; PR/marketing since 2000 • Worked with brands: Walt Disney World Resort, Darden Restaurants, Siemens Energy, Electronic Arts, Lockheed Martin, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, JetBlue • Media relations results in New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNET, CNN.com, USA Today, Mashable.com, Delta Sky, Lufthansa Exclusive, AirTran GO, as well as regional, national, international media outlets and industry trade publications.
- 5. Jennifer Wakefield –At Play • Only shops the clearance racks (and always has great finds) • Directionally challenged (but will still tell you = which way to turn) • Adopted her son last year…and found him thanks to Facebook!
- 6. Let’s ask thegroup a simple question…
- 7. Public Relations Defined “Publicrelations is a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics.” – PRSA.org PR = not just media relations
- 8. Push vs. Pull Source: David Armano, http://darmano.typepad.com/
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- 10. Edelman Trust Barometer Source:2012 Edelman Trust Barometer, http://www.slideshare.net/EdelmanInsights
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- 16. Let’s test yoursocial media knowledge…
- 17. Poll Question #2 WHICH STATEMENT IS FALSE: a) If Facebook was a country, it would be the 3rd most populated in the world. b) Justin Bieber has the world’s most Twitter followers (19.8 million and rising)* c) One third of U.S. women aged 18-34 check Facebook first thing in the morning (even before they go to the bathroom). *Lady Gaga has 22 million Twitter followers!!!
- 18. Impact on Economic DevelopmentMarketing FOUR CENTRAL OBSERVATIONS 1. “Bought,” “Owned” and “Earned” Media 2. “SME” (Social Media Engagement) Index & ED’s Target Audiences 3. Put Away the Megaphone 4. Speed at the Point of Need
- 19. An ED Organization’s“Marketing Mix” Bought Owned Earned •Advertising (print, • Website • Search Engine broadcast and • Sales Literature Optimization online) • Email Marketing • Editorial •Paid Search • Newsletters (print Placement (print, Engine Marketing and email) broadcast and • Special Events online) • Blogging & • Social Media Microblogging (cultivating influencers)
- 20. SME (Social MediaEngagement) Index Potential Investors Location Advisors Current Investors Stakeholders Talent Low Moderate High
- 21. Put Away theMegaphone
- 22. Put Away theMegaphone With 300+ marketing messages every day, “megaphone” messages are tuned-out A Simple Recipe for Success: 1) Be Found…Place smart, helpful content in places where it will be found 2) Presentation is Everything…Display your content in an engaging manner
- 23. Be Found: DistributingYour Content
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- 26. Speed at thePoint of Need “It’s the NOW revolution. Speed wins. Or kills.” Jay Baer Social Media Guru
- 27. Speed with theNews Media Then: Now: “I’m working on a “I’m working on a story story for Sunday’s that we’ll post on the business section. website in the next Can we set-up a time hour. Here’s my to talk?” question and please talk fast…”
- 28. Speed with PotentialClients • Practices “listening at the point of need” on Twitter, LinkedIn • When someone mentions New Brunswick, Canada online, the CEO responds immediately: “How can I help? What do you need to know?”
- 29. NEXT PRACTICES: A LookAt Six Emerging “Best Practices” for ED Groups
- 30. Next Practices #1 THE RISE OF THE DIGITAL AMBASSADORS • Identify individuals with large social media followings and invite them to serve as “digital ambassadors” • Provide content that can easily be shared with their networks • Give them incentives to be active • Measure and report back the success
- 35. Next Practices #2 SHOW AND TELL WITH YOUTUBE • 4 billion videos are viewed/day • Integrate! 500 years of YouTube video are watched every day on Facebook, and over 700 YouTube videos are shared on Twitter each minute • More video is uploaded to YouTube in one month than the 3 major US networks created in 60 years • Testimonials
- 39. Next Practices #3 BRIDGING THE GAP TO “CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION” “On average (and with little variation among industries) customers will contact a sales representative when they independently complete about 60% of the purchasing decision process.” Marketing Leadership Council Study
- 42. Next Practices #4 PLAY, WORK (OR BOTH?) WITH PINTEREST • Newest, hottest social website • With over 11 million unique monthly visitors, Pinterest became the fastest standalone website to eclipse the 10 million per month mark ever. (source: PR Daily) • Pinterest gets more monthly usage per user than Google+, Twitter and LinkedIn combined. (source: AllTwitter) • Demo: Women 25 – 34 (source: Ignite)
- 46. Next Practices #5 RETHINK LINKED IN
- 47. FOUR WAYS EDGROUPS CAN UTILIZE LINKED IN 1. Connect with current investors and ask for introductions 2. Actively participate in industry groups which bring you into contact with potential investors
- 49. 3. Research c-suitedecision makers of target companies 4. Consider inexpensive Linkedin ads to employees of specific companies or job titles
- 50. Next Practices #5 AND A SHAMELESS PLUG… • Join the LinkedIn Group “Economic Development 2.0” and its 3,500+ members • A group that excludes sales-driven/promotional postings
- 51. Next Practices #6 TEACH + LEARN = SLIDESHARE • 60 million visitors/month • 3 billion slideviews/month • Connect to LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter • Embed YouTube videos • Share your presentations • Learn from others
- 56. Summing Up: Six“Next Practices” 1. The Rise of the Digital Ambassadors 2. Show and Tell With YouTube 3. Bridging the Gap to “Contact Us For More Information” 4. Play, Work (or Both?) With Pinterest 5. Rethink LinkedIn 6. Teach + Learn = Slideshare
- 57. Three Final Requests 1) To download, visit www.slideshare.net/aboutdci 2) Provide feedback on this webinar 3) Follow Justin Bieber on Twitter (he wants to catch Lady Gaga)
- 58. Thank you… Andy Levine Jennifer Wakefield andy.levine@aboutdci.com Jennifer.wakefield@orlandoedc.com
Editor's Notes
- #10 Most organizations are still in social silos. To be effectively social, you must break free from the silos and integrate with all other departments for optimum effectiveness.
- #11 Regular people matter
- #12 FREEYou should already be using these. If not, you are behind.Company name, CEO, projects, prospects, etc.Include misspellings, quotes, etc.
- #15 This is just a small sampling of vendors for public relations service providers which include services such as monitoring and distribution.
- #16 HAROFree to sign up.Three e-mails a day.Only respond where it makes sense.Follow the 5 rules of HARO.
- #21 Opt in mechanism; choose to view your video; people who already know you; might introduce you and your message to another group.
- #22 Media has fragmented, and the traditional marketing funnel is more like a bowl of spaghetti. Proactive, megaphone messages can get lost in the shuffle, or easily tuned out by customers. Especially in ED, where the target audience is so narrow, focusing on inbound marketing is a better way to promote. Create smart, HELPFUL content and put it in places and formats will it will be found. Google’sground-breaking Zero Moment of Truth research (zeromomentoftruth.com) found that we are moving to the era of self-serve information. In 2010 people consumed 5.3 pieces of information before making a purchase. Just one year later, it was 10.4 pieces of information. A separate study found that B2B buyers want at least 60% of their questions answered before they talk to a real person.
- #23 Media has fragmented, and the traditional marketing funnel is more like a bowl of spaghetti. Proactive, megaphone messages can get lost in the shuffle, or easily tuned out by customers. Especially in ED, where the target audience is so narrow, focusing on inbound marketing is a better way to promote. Create smart, HELPFUL content and put it in places and formats will it will be found. Google’sground-breaking Zero Moment of Truth research (zeromomentoftruth.com) found that we are moving to the era of self-serve information. In 2010 people consumed 5.3 pieces of information before making a purchase. Just one year later, it was 10.4 pieces of information. A separate study found that B2B buyers want at least 60% of their questions answered before they talk to a real person.
- #24 Media has fragmented, and the traditional marketing funnel is more like a bowl of spaghetti. Proactive, megaphone messages can get lost in the shuffle, or easily tuned out by customers. Especially in ED, where the target audience is so narrow, focusing on inbound marketing is a better way to promote. Create smart, HELPFUL content and put it in places and formats will it will be found. Google’sground-breaking Zero Moment of Truth research (zeromomentoftruth.com) found that we are moving to the era of self-serve information. In 2010 people consumed 5.3 pieces of information before making a purchase. Just one year later, it was 10.4 pieces of information. A separate study found that B2B buyers want at least 60% of their questions answered before they talk to a real person.
- #25 Media has fragmented, and the traditional marketing funnel is more like a bowl of spaghetti. Proactive, megaphone messages can get lost in the shuffle, or easily tuned out by customers. Especially in ED, where the target audience is so narrow, focusing on inbound marketing is a better way to promote. Create smart, HELPFUL content and put it in places and formats will it will be found. Google’sground-breaking Zero Moment of Truth research (zeromomentoftruth.com) found that we are moving to the era of self-serve information. In 2010 people consumed 5.3 pieces of information before making a purchase. Just one year later, it was 10.4 pieces of information. A separate study found that B2B buyers want at least 60% of their questions answered before they talk to a real person.
- #27 Take advantage of the opportunity economy. Every day conversations are occurring that are directly or indirectly relevant to your ED organization. Martell Homebuilders in New Brunswick increased sales by 400% by “listening at the point of need” on Twitter and elsewhere. They were fast AND helpful. They set up searches and every time someone mentioned New Brunswick, their CEO would tweet back and say “hey, I’m in New Brunswick. How can I help you? What do you need to know?” Nothing about selling houses, as that information will be easily discovered.But, if you tweet that person back in 3 days, you’ve lost the momentum.The same is true with blog and forum comments, Linkedin Groups, Linkedin Answers, and just about every place where consumer-generated content lives online. If you are blog comment number one, every person that reads that blog will see your comment. If you are comment number 23, far fewer people will see the comment. It’s the NOW Revolution. Speed wins. Or kills.
- #28 Take advantage of the opportunity economy. Every day conversations are occurring that are directly or indirectly relevant to your ED organization. Martell Homebuilders in New Brunswick increased sales by 400% by “listening at the point of need” on Twitter and elsewhere. They were fast AND helpful. They set up searches and every time someone mentioned New Brunswick, their CEO would tweet back and say “hey, I’m in New Brunswick. How can I help you? What do you need to know?” Nothing about selling houses, as that information will be easily discovered.But, if you tweet that person back in 3 days, you’ve lost the momentum.The same is true with blog and forum comments, Linkedin Groups, Linkedin Answers, and just about every place where consumer-generated content lives online. If you are blog comment number one, every person that reads that blog will see your comment. If you are comment number 23, far fewer people will see the comment. It’s the NOW Revolution. Speed wins. Or kills.
- #29 Take advantage of the opportunity economy. Every day conversations are occurring that are directly or indirectly relevant to your ED organization. Martell Homebuilders in New Brunswick increased sales by 400% by “listening at the point of need” on Twitter and elsewhere. They were fast AND helpful. They set up searches and every time someone mentioned New Brunswick, their CEO would tweet back and say “hey, I’m in New Brunswick. How can I help you? What do you need to know?” Nothing about selling houses, as that information will be easily discovered.But, if you tweet that person back in 3 days, you’ve lost the momentum.The same is true with blog and forum comments, Linkedin Groups, Linkedin Answers, and just about every place where consumer-generated content lives online. If you are blog comment number one, every person that reads that blog will see your comment. If you are comment number 23, far fewer people will see the comment. It’s the NOW Revolution. Speed wins. Or kills.
- #34 The Klout Score measures influence based on your ability to drive action. Every time you create content or engage you influence others. The Klout Score uses data from social networks in order to measure: True Reach: How many people you influenceAmplification: How much you influence themNetwork Impact: The influence of your networkMichelle is a broadcaster which means - She broadcasts great content that spreads like wildfire. She is an essential information source in herindustry. She has a large and diverse audience that values her content
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