Social Media Public Sector: American U Presentation
1. Social Media In Government
Pat Fiorenza
GovLoop Research Analyst
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3. Social Media in the Public Sector by the Numbers
Agency Adoption
of Federal Agencies started using Social
Media within the last 2+ years.
of Federal Agencies have started using
Social Media within the last year.
Source:
Market Connections 2011 Social Media in the Public Sector Study, Oct. 2011
http://www.marketconnectionsinc.com/Reports/social-media-in-the-public-sector-
2011.html
4. Social Media in the Public Sector by the Numbers:
Agency Access to Social Media Channels
2010: 55% of respondents
said their agencies were
blocking access to Social
Media channels
2011: 19% of respondents
said their agencies were
blocking access to Social
Media channels
5. Social Media in the Public Sector by the Numbers
26%
Federal Social Media 18% No Increase
Change Significa
Consumption over next 12-18 ntly
months
56%
Increase
Slightly
6. Social Media in the Public Sector by the Numbers:
Top 5 Federal Uses of Social Media
Communicate with
Informed Decision
Citizens and Other Internal Collaboration
Making
Agencies
Research/Information Marketing and
Gathering Promotion
7. Social Media in the Public Sector by the Numbers:
Top 5 Federal Benefits of Using Social Media
Increased Education
Information Access Agency Promotion
of the Public
Increase Cost Savings and
Collaboration Other Efficiencies
8. Social Media Challenges
• ROI
• Management
• Culture Change & Innovation
• Crafting Policy
• Legal
• Becoming Current + Staying Current
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12. Impact of Social Media
• Citizen Centric
• Crisis Communications & Crisis Management
• Transparency
• Engagement
• Governance
• Political Arena
13. Top 5 Tactics for Government
1. Think Strategically
2. Be Authentic
3. Go where your audience is
4. Don’t Be Afraid to Fail
5. Don’t Just Push Information
14. Where are we now with social
media?
• In the “So What” Phase
• Agencies using new mediums, struggle to
define what engagement actually means
• Sharing and collaborating with resources
• Is there such a thing as being too
transparent?
• Digital Divide
• Broader acceptance that government does not
have all the answers, needs to collaborate
across sectors for solutions.
• Impact of culture
15. 4 Government Case Studies
• Marine Corps
• State Department
• New York City Public Library
• NASA
22. GovLoop’s Purpose
Indicate a Problem – Millions of government
employees working on similar issues without an
outlet to communicate. Without communicating
with one another a gap in knowledge was created.
Provide a Solution
GovLoop creates a
knowledge network to
connect, engage and
train government
employees.
23. Government Challenges: Bridging the Gap
• Budget Cuts - government employees are faced
with doing more with less.
• Retiring workforce – the number of retiring
government workers is at an all time high.
• Collaboration – increase need for knowledge
transfer within and across agencies.
24. 4 Pillars of GovLoop
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
TRAINING
SERVICE
• Insights • Next Gen
• Rock Your • GovUps
• Federal Resume • Roundtable
• State • Mentors Discussions
• Local •Directory • Webinars
• Industry • Chats
• Mentors
25. Community: Member Overview
Top 10 Agencies on GovLoop Federal Government
1. Dept. of Defense
2. Dept. of Health & Human Services 12.48% State Government
3. Dept. of Agriculture
4. Dept. of Veterans Affairs 9.18%
Local Government
5. Dept. of Homeland Security
6. General Services Admin. 14.83% 50.37 %
7. Dept. of Commerce Industry/Gov’t
8. Environmental Protection Agency Contractors
9. Dept. of Transportation 13.14 %
Other (i.e. non-
10. Dept. of Labor profit, academia &
International Gov’t)
Top 3 Purchase Areas:
Technology (HW, SW, Services)
HR/Training Solutions Average Age:
Consulting Services
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