Andrew Cohen and Chris von Spiegelfeld presented on social media strategy and messaging at the Rebuilding Together Affiliate Conference on November 13, 2009. They discussed defining social media and the top tools, including Facebook, Twitter, blogs, photos and YouTube. Their key recommendations were to start with goals, focus on one or two tools, and make content interesting and useful. They provided resources and took questions from the audience.
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1. TwitBlogging on the InterWebs
Social Media Strategy and Messaging
Rebuilding Together Affiliate Conference
November 13, 2009
Andrew Cohen, Managing Director
Chris von Spiegelfeld, Senior Project Officer
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3. We are...
Andrew Cohen
Managing Director
Chris von Spiegelfeld
Senior Project Officer
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4. Today…
• Introduction
• Social Media defined
• Top social media tools
• Fun activity!
• Resources
•Regardless of where we work, there are often amazing stories to tell…
Q&A
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5. Introduction
Social Media = Tools
What Are Your Goals?
– Recruiting volunteers?
– Directing activists?
– Influencing policymakers?
– Getting journalists Ethiopia
attention?
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6. 3 Keys to Success
1. Start with your goals
2. Pick one or two tools and do them well
3. Be interesting and useful
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7. 2. Social Media Defined
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8. The New User-Centric Internet
Users want meaningful participation
YouTube
Flickr Blog
Twitter Utterli
Users
Facebook Delicious
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9. Presence Framework
Affiliate
Web Site
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10. Successful Social Communications
• Short • Selfless
• Linkable • Opinionated
• Conversational • Resourceful
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11. 3. Top Social Media Tools
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13. Facebook: Audience
• ~80 million monthly
active users
• Generally well-
educated
• Average 130
connections
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14. Facebook: Useful for…
= 50% login everyday
• Extending presence into extremely popular site
• Hosting conversations
• Viral sharing of interesting/unusual items
• Extending leaders’ personal networks
• Targeting by demographics, interests, geography
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15. Establishing a Presence on Facebook
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19. Facebook: How to write for it
• Be humorous
• Post once or twice a day
• Publicize Events
• Post links to external items too
• Ask questions, begin conversations
• Videos and photos stand out
• Don’t ask for favors too often
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20. Facebook: How to Grow Fans
• Favorite pages
• Set up a vanity URL
• Allow fan postings
• Place Facebook buttons
• Hold contests, “give-aways”
‹ Place Facebook “Fan Widget”
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21. It’s not about the technology
1. Start with your goals
2. Pick one or two tools and do them well
3. Be interesting and useful
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28. Twitter: Good for…
• Breaking news / content alerts • Simple conversations
• Rapid link sharing • Finding out what people are
• Field reports saying
• Conversations with influentials
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29. Twitter: Audience
• 58.4 million users in
Sept ’09
• Typically Aged 25-54
• Curious, news-seekers
Source: Quantcast.com
• Have nice phones
• Use for referrals
products, events, TV
shows
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30. Twitter: How to write for it
• Post frequently: 4-6 times daily
• Re-tweet, reply, recognize
• Omit needless words. Phrases not sentences
• Make it scanable
• Be dramatic and clever. Use intrigue.
• Leave room for re-tweeting
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34. Twitter: How to attract followers
• Follow back
• Follow re-tweeters
• Follow influentials
• Follow partners
• Be a resource
• Be conversational
• Use bit.ly or ow.ly to track which links people like
• Post URL on your other sites
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38. Blogs: Useful for…
• Building reputation • Passing along news
• Putting people in your • Sharing stories
shoes
• Organizing
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39. Blogs: How to write for it
• Write regularly
• Write posts, not
poetry
• Be yourself
• Respond,
recognize,
converse
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40. Blog conversations
“I am really thankful that
you personally visited
Swat and Mardan….”
--Akhtar Jamal
Pakistan Press Agency
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49. YouTube: Audience
• ~80 million users each month
• Reaches everyone
• Demographics vary by content (just like TV!)
• More about the delivery than community
• Far reach: Google Search, iPhone, TiVo users…
• Embeds well in other social media
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50. YouTube: Useful for
= 5 billion clips
watched/month
• Field reports
• Short interviews
• Storytelling
• Putting a face on your efforts
• Sharing TV clips
• Stunts
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51. YouTube: How to produce for it
• Short clips (2-3 min max)
• Add interesting titles
• Get close to the subject
• Don’t forget the audio
• Get to point
• Keep it real
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54. 5. Tying It All Together
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55. Presence Framework
Campaign
Web Site
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56. 3 Keys to Success
1. Start with your goals
2. Pick one or two tools
and do them well
3. Be interesting and useful
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57. Resources
• Forum One Facebook resources:
– http://delicious.com/forumone/facebook
• Twitter Guide to Advocacy: http://tinyurl.com/dd2zxn
• Twitter Tools/Dashboards:
– HootSuite, CoTweet.com, TweetDeck
• 100 Resources to Boost Social Media Savvy: http://bit.ly/CwHb
• See3 Guide to Nonprofit Video: http://www.see3.net/guide
• How Nonprofits Can Get the Most out of Flickr
http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page8291.cfm
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58. Q&A and Discussion
Thank You!
Andrew Cohen
acohen@forumone.com
@andrewjcohen
Chris von Spiegelfeld
cvs@forumone.com
@cvonspiegelfeld
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