The document provides a social media audit and strategy for ReStore Of Alachua County. It analyzes key metrics like social followers, engagement rates, and traffic sources. Objectives are to increase website visits by 30-40% in 5 months through more engaging content. Strategies include increasing posts, using hashtags, and partnering with other organizations. Roles and policies are outlined along with response plans and ongoing reporting of metrics.
2. Table of Contents
Executive Summary, October 2017
Social Media Audit
a. Social Media Assessment, October 1, 2017
b. Traffic Sources Assessment, January 2017 – September 2017
c. Customer Demographics Assessment
d. Competitor Assessment
Social Media Objectives
Online Brand Persona and Voice
Strategies and Tools
Timing and Key Dates
Social Media Roles and Responsibilities
Social Media Policy
Critical Response Plan
Measurement and Reporting Results, January 2017- October 2017
3. Executive Summary
Our major social media priorities for 2017 will be growing our online
following and community, bringing more awareness to the store
The primary focus will be to support revenue goals through driving
more traffic to our website and social media accounts by sharing more
engaging, relevant content and building deeper relationships with our
customers
Three major social strategies will support this objective:
A plan to increase the volume of content we publish to our social pro
les
Encourage conversations and discoverability of content
Make content where people can con connect with our mission, such
as stories from consumers
4. Social Media Audit
The following is an audit of Habitat for Humanity
ReStore’s social media presence to date. It
includes an assessment of all social networks,
web traffic, audience demographics, and a
competitor analysis.
5. Social Media Assessment
Data as of October 1, 2017
Social Network URL Follower Count Average Weekly
Activity
Average
Engagement
Rate
#interactions/re
ach
Twitter https://twitter.c
om/ReStoreAlac
hua
466,000 10 posts per
week
6%
Facebook https://www.fac
ebook.com/Alac
huaReStore.org/
500,360 Around 7-8 posts
per week
7%
Pinterest https://www.pin
terest.com/Alac
huaReStore/
3,000 1 board per
month
1%
At a present time, the highest number of interactions per
post occurs on Facebook (engagement rate cannot be
calculated at this time.) A smaller portion of interactions
occur on Twitter and little to no interactions on Pinterest.
Pinterest, and the closing of future activity on that
channel should be considered moving forward.
6. Website Traffic Sources Assessment
Timeframe: Monthly average, January 2017 to September 2017
Source Volume Percentage of
Overall Traffic
Conversion Rate
Twitter 5,000 unique visits 20% 2.4%
Facebook 7,000 unique visits 30% 3.2%
Pinterest NO DATA NO DATA NO DATA
Traffic summary:
At present time, Facebook is by far the biggest driver of traffic to our website.
The conversion rate (conversion goal= visits/store purchase) is ahead of Twitter,
that is lagging behind at 2.4% due to recent inactivity. Although no direct traffic is
available for Pinterest, minor social interactions occur on this network.
8. Competitor Assessment
Competitor Name Social Media Profile Strengths Weaknesses
Goodwill TW: Goodwill
Industries
They post every day,
and occasionally more
than once on the same
day. They also
interact frequently
with a majority of the
visitors that visit their
page. They post a lot
of pictures of their
products, which helps
as well.
They do not have
anything on their
webpage that would
make them stand out
or catch a person’s eye
as soon as they arrive.
They also are not as
prominent on other
social media networks
as they are on Twitter.
Alachua County
Humane Society Thrift
Shop
FB: ACHSthrift They have more
products to offer than
ReStore, and they post
a variety of pics of the
products they offer.
They do not have as
much of a following on
social media networks,
and their website does
not really stand out.
9. Social Media Objectives
In 2017, the primary focus of our social media strategy will be to increase store
visitation by effectively placing engaging posts to motivate people to explore our
website and come to our store.
Some specific objectives include:
- Increase visits to our website and social media accounts by 30-40% in 5 months.
-Increase hashtag use on our Twitter posts
Retweet Tweets from followers that relate to our brand.
Increase Twitter users by 500-700, aiming to have 1,000 followers
-Post things exclusively on Twitter and tell followers from our Facebook page or
website to go visit and follow us so that they can learn about the information.
-Increase interactive posts on all platforms by 50% in 6 months
-Post at least twice a day
* Consider making an Instagram as well
10. Social Media Objectives
KPI’s
- The number of visits to the ReStore we receive during the month
Increased number of Twitter Users
Increased number of Facebook Users
If an Instagram is made, increased number of Instagram users
Key Messages
Helping your community has never been so easy
Home is the key
Shop. Donate. Volunteer.
11. Online Brand Persona and Voice
Adjectives that describe our brand
Organized
Helpful
Inclusive
Collaborative
When interacting with individuals (such as volunteers and customers)
Kind
Informative
Caring
Attentive
12. Strategies and Tools
Start the hashtag #homeisthekey and use it for all of our posts
Retweet and respond to individuals who use our hashtag
Take pictures of all of our events while using the hashtag
Partner with other organizations to help get the word out.
Hand out merchandise and pamphlets at special events with the hashtag and a key
message, and put essential information on our website regarding the event location.
Tools
-Buffer -Canva (to create original posts with graphics)
-Twitter -Hootsuite
13. Timing and Key Dates
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Valentine’s Day
Labor Day
Carter Work Project 2017: July 9-14
World Habitat Day 2017: October 2
National Build Week 2017: April 2-8
Reporting Dates- occurring once a month.
-Precise Dates to be announced
14. Social Media Roles and Responsibilities
Marketing Director- Shira Martin
Social Media Manager- Jonathan Pryce
Social Media Coordinator- Ava Park
Website Specialist- David Goldstein
15. Social Media Policies
Social media is meant to spread the word and connect with the masses. It is
also meant to be used for the purpose of having fun and reflecting on all that
we have accomplished. However, through this we must make sure that we
are professional and respectful at all times. Make sure when communicating
on any of our social channels that you follow these guidelines.
- Answer all questions effectively
-Never be inappropriate
For example, no Cursing, insulting people
-Ask questions if your unsure of how to answer someone
Be mindful of the things you post and make sure that it won’t be taken
offensively
We are here for our audience, so it is essential to ask questions
16. Critical Response Plan
Scenario 1: Money that is told of being
donated for a good cause is suspect of being
taken for personal use
Have Johnathan assure everyone on all social media channels that the situation is
being looked into.
Have Johnathan notify individuals on how much money was used and what the
money went toward so that they can be assured that no money was taken for
one’s personal use.
Have Johnathan apologize for the confusion and restate that we have an honest
organization with a good well-being.
Preapproved message: I apologize for any confusion, but be rest assured that we
are an organization that is focused on the well-being of our customers and doing
good. We would never lose risking your trust and loyalty.
17. Critical Response Plan
Scenario 2: Your website gets hacked
David to alert Johnathan.
Have Johnathan inform everyone on all social media channels that everything
is under control and the situation is being looked into.
Assure everyone that no personal information of any individual will be
released.
Keep everyone updated so that they of aware of what is going on as changes
are made.
Apologize for the occurrence of the situation, and assure everyone that they
can still trust the organization and that steps are currently being taken so
that this won’t happen again.
19. Measurement and Reporting
Social Network URL Follower
Count
Average
Weekly
Engagement
Average
Engagement
Rate
Twitter https://twitter
.com/ReStoreA
lachua
550,000 20 posts per
week
11%
Facebook https://www.f
acebook.com/
AlachuaReStore
.org/
580,600 15 posts per
week
13%
Instagram https://www.i
nstagram.com/
habitatforhuma
nity/?hl=en
49,000 5 posts per
week
9%
20. Measuring and Reporting (cont.)
#homeisthekey Hashtag performance rate
- This could potentially cause an increase in traffic performance by 20-30%
Caused a 5-10% increase in likes on newly made Instagram page
Led to an increase in shoppers by 15-20%
KPIS
Doubling posts led to us gaining more followers and subscribers from all social
media networks
We increased our interactions with users and ultimately ended up bringing
more traffic to our websites
An increase in followers caused increased traffic to our website by 20%
Posts about where the monetary proceeds go to has increased traffic to our
website by 7%
21. Marketing and Reporting
Proposed Action Items
- Continue #homeisthekey campaign
-Continue to post exclusive events, such as sales events, on our website so
that people continue to visit.
- Continue to post stories about families and people that were given help
from the money that was donated when a customer made a purchase at the
ReStore.