The basics of social media: what social media is, what social media is not, what social media means, why your business or non profit should care about social media. Presentation given Sept. 2011.
2. What is Social Media?
Technology based ways to connect
with your people.
Social media is about:
• Engaging in conversations
• Building communities
• Building relationships
with people who share your interests.
3. What Social Media Isn’t
1. The easy answer
2. Effortless
3. A Fad
4. Free
4. Why Social Media
is important for your Organization
• Times have changed
• It’s where your people are
• Donors and supporters
• Clients and volunteers
• On-going conversation
5. What do you Need for your
Organization?
A Plan
• Goals and Objectives
• Audience
• Choose best Social Media
Tools
• Implement
• Training
• Execute consistently
6. Social Media Platforms & Tools
Facebook You Tube
Twitter Blogs
LinkedIn Yelp
Google+ StumbleUpon
Flickr Hootsuite
Skype Google Places
Digg Meetup
Reddit Bing
RSS Feeds Drupal
Tumblr ITunes
Ning Picasa
Plaxo Yahoo
Google Vimeo
Delicious SlideShare
Scribd TweetDeck
Wikipedia iLike
7. Fun Facts:
•725 million + active users
•Facebook accounts for more than 50% of visits to any social
media platform
•Average user connected to 80 pages, groups and events
•Average user creates 90 pieces of content each month
•Age group 50 – 64 grew 64% last year
•Age group 65 & older grew 100% last year
10. Facebook Tips
Engagement and Reach
1. Get Followers involved: encourage them to comment and share
2. Pictures and video are great, keep words short
3. Content: Quick, fun, emotional stories, the unusual = shared