This document provides guidance and best practices for Red Bull athletes to use social media effectively. It discusses why social media is important for engaging fans, growing audiences and viewership. It also outlines strategies for sharing content on different platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Best practices include posting regularly, using hashtags and tags, being authentic and responding to fans. The document aims to help athletes leverage Red Bull's insights and resources to maximize their social media presence.
2. OUR GOAL.
To help grow your audience,
strengthen your influence,
and engage your fans.
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3. WHY SOCIAL MEDIA?
• Social Media is where consumers are living
• 90% of all media interactions are screen based
• Each day we spend over 4.4 hours of leisure time in front of screens
• Social networks are the #1 digital engagement point for consumers
90%
Media
4.4
Hours
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4. SOCIAL MEDIA STATS.
• 4.5 billion likes are generated daily on Facebook
• Twitter takes in 500 million tweets per day
• Instagram photos receive 1.2 billion likes daily
• 100 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute
4.5 B
Likes
1.2 B
Likes
500 M
Tweets
100
Hours
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5. WHY RED BULL?
• Red Bull is a thought leader
• Social media is one of our core competencies
• Red Bull is the #1 brand in social media
We are one of the top brands in social media.
1 M
Fans
42 M
Fans
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6. OUR INSIGHTS.
• Engagement
• Audience Growth
• Viewership
• Sharability
Leverage Red Bull insights in social to help you drive:
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8. PRODUCT FUNCTIONALITY.
• Talk about the product credibly
• Talk about the moments when you need it or use it
• Be yourself, and don’t force it
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9. BRANDING.
• Try to have good branding in your photos and videos
• Showcase branding in a natural way, as part of your
everyday life
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10. ATHLETE PROJECTS.
• Promote your own projects
• Support other Red Bull athletes
• Share behind the scenes content
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11. CONTENT.
• Share relevant Red Bull content from the Red Bull
website, YouTube channels, social accounts, etc.
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12. CAMPAIGN SUPPORT.
• Help promote relevant Red Bull campaigns, films, & events
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13. DISCLOSURES.
· With great power, comes great responsibility.
· Here, exercising the power (the right to post positive and cool Red Bull stuff), triggers a responsibility for
you to make sure people know we have a business relationship – e.g., that you are a Red Bull Athlete, get
swag or money from Red Bull, etc.
· Trust us, we are letting you know all of this to keep both you and Red Bull out of trouble. But, if you want
more details on what we are talking about, just do an internet search on “FTC Endorsement Guides.”
· How you meet the disclosure obligation is ultimately up to you since we don’t get a preview on what you
post. However, to get the point across, you should consider adopting a standard practice –– e.g., using
hashtags like “#RedBullAthlete”, "#GivesYouWings", “#sponsored”, including a Red Bull created icon that links
to your Red Bull Athlete page, etc.] in any Red Bull related content you post.
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15. ENGAGEMENT AUDIENCE GROWTH VIEWERSHIP SHAREABILITY
Social media allows you to
engage with your existing
and potential fans &
followers.
Social media is word of
mouth on steroids & will help
you gain more fans through
credible advocates.
Social media activity will
help drive viewers and tune
ins for events, competitions,
& advertisements.
Knowing what to share on
social media will help spread
any key piece of content &
sometimes make it viral.
OUR INSIGHTS WILL HELP DRIVE
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17. BEST PRACTICES.
• Share relevant & compelling content
• Keep posts short & sweet (100 characters or less)
• Be Active
• Engage fans by asking questions
• Respond to questions & comments
• Post images when possible (add link in copy)
1 billion users worldwide
?100
Characters
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18. NEYMAR’S BEST PRACTICES.
• Shares pictures from his everyday life
• Posts often
• Shares videos and photo albums
• Share his soccer world with his fans
• Makes himself touchable to his fans
Spotlight on: Neymar da Silva Santos Jr.
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19. BEST PRACTICES.
• Show some personality
• Share the latest news & info
• Follow peers, partners, brands, etc.
• Listen to your followers
• Respond to people who mention you in a tweet
• Limit hashtags to 2 or less
• Tag others (i.e. @redbull)
800 million users worldwide
#
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20. JASON’S BEST PRACTICES.
• Acts like himself
• Isn’t afraid to have a sense of humor with his followers
• Retweets others
• He’s very active on Twitter
• Mentions others & uses hashtags in his tweets
Spotlight on: Jason Dufner
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21. BEST PRACTICES.
• Be active
• Tag partners & sponsors
• Post epic & creative content
• Engage in the comments
• Don’t over hashtag (3 or 4 max)
• Give a behind the scenes look
• Take advantage of Instagram video
• Monitor mentions & tagged photos
150 million users worldwide
@
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22. TONY’S BEST PRACTICES.
• High quality images
• Tells a story about the photo with copy
• Tags people in his photos
• Regularly posts images
• Shares videos
Spotlight on: Tony Hawk
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23. BEST PRACTICES.
• Have a concise & engaging title- keep it under 53
characters
• Always promote videos through other social channels
• Pay attention to what users are commenting &
respond to them
• Have a clear call to action at the end of the video
(i.e. a link to the Red Bull site)
• YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine, so tag your
video with relevant keywords
1 billion unique users worldwide every month
#
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24. BEST PRACTICES.
• Spark viewers interest by giving them a sneak peek
into an upcoming event, appearance, press feature,
etc.
• Promote your vine video across all social platforms
• Keep the video’s concept simple- you only have 6
seconds on Vine
• The viewer should be able to tell where the video
begins and end
• Use the audio feature
• Pay attention to what users are commenting &
respond to them
40 million users worldwide
@
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25. • Hashtags instantly group together photos, thoughts, trends, events, etc.
• Use the hashtag symbol (#) before a relevant keyword or phrase to
categorize your post & have it easily show up in searches
• Hashtags can occur anywhere in the post (beginning, middle, or end)
• Don’t #hashtag just to #hashtag - don’t be excessive
• Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook all support #hashtags
#HASHTAG 101
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26. GET STARTED.
• Gain control of your accounts & profiles
• Connect with peers & partners
• Start posting cool shit!
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28. RED BULL SIGNATURE
SERIES DREAMLINE.
• 777 Likes
• 20 Comments
• Video views untracked
Provide social assets for athletes to promote
relevant broadcasts and/or content designed for
each specific platform
ASSETS.
The Stats:
An edited 15 second
Instagram video
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29. HARLEM SHAKE.
• Over 6.9 M Youtube views
• 500 Twitter engagements
• 10% Facebook engagement rate
TRENDING TOPICS.
The Stats:
Invite athletes to participate in or contribute to
content around trending topics
Must be timely, relevant, & unique
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30. X GAMES
REAL SNOW.
• 400+ Clicks on Content
• 300+ Clicks on Voting site
• 200+ Twitter interactions
VOTING & VIEWS.
The Stats:
Support athlete projects & competitions
through promoting votes, content views,
etc.
Must be authentic & creative
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31. NEXT STEPS.
• Talk to your Athlete Marketing Manager about social activations
• Brainstorm activation ideas with other athletes
• Make sure your activation provides something valuable for your
fans
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