This document provides an overview of using social media for organizations. It discusses major platforms like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, and YouTube. For each platform, it outlines stats, examples, and tips. The document emphasizes engaging audiences, sharing different types of content, and measuring results. It also notes the importance of having a communications strategy and connecting social media to other marketing efforts.
4. AGENDA
THE LINE-UP
The Landscape
Social Media – Why Use It?
Specifics:
Twitter
Facebook
Google+
LinkedIn
Bonus Round
5. SOCIAL MEDIA
• Social media is digital content and
interaction that is created by and
between people.
Source: Sam Decker – Mass Relevance
• Social media allows for enhanced
speed and breadth of information
dissemination. Information can be
communicated in real-time, or not.
It’s now a big part of how
people relate, socialize,
volunteer and work together.
8. COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY
• Identify and Research Audience
(Focus Groups, Surveys,
Demographic Information)
• Focus Messages to Your
Audience (Language, Style,
Format)
9. • Use Any or All Media Channels
Appropriate to Your Audience
(Print, Broadcast, Online, Social,
Direct Mail/Advertising)
• Set goals. Measure them.
Then, adjust.
COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY
11. TWITTER
Timely – News in real
time!
140 Characters
(includes spaces &
punctuation). Abbreviate!
Content: quick updates,
reminders, sharing links,
news articles, events,
organizing with volunteers,
contests.
284 million monthly active users
500 million Tweets are sent per day
80% of Twitter active users are on mobile
14. TWITTER TERMS
Hashtag – “#” followed by a keyword, such as #nonprofit or
#mercercounty.
Lists – Groups of People on Twitter that You Follow – Could
Arrange by Topic.
Mentions – When someone used your twitter name, eg.
“@cmiller237 wrote a great article.”
Retweets or RT – To re-send someone’s tweet, uses their twitter
name and the “RT” prior to the text.
It’s OK to ask for a ReTweet. Just
not all the time!
15. Reply – Uses someone’s Twitter name or “handle”– eg. “@cmiller237
great chat!”(goes to person and followers in common) add a period
and it’s public – eg “.@cmiller237 great event!”
Follow Friday #FF – Suggest folks to follow in a topic or good content .
DM – Direct Message is between people who follow each other.
Private.
TWITTER TERMS
Follow Friday is a good way to build followers.
17. TWITTER TIPS
Twitter Profile text – use authoritative keywords, link to your website
Conferences/Events – Build audience before an event. Tweet news prior to
the event. Learn language of Twitter. During an event - set up a #hashtag,
have someone tweet news or important points. Tweet photos. Leverage
sponsors, partners and their Tweets.
Market your Twitter feed! Mention in offline / online marketing. Integrate
into your website.
18. TWITTER TIPS
Leverage “thought leaders” in your space, get them to RT your Tweets!
Give back by “following back” and RT the thought leaders’ Tweets.
Keep the conversation going - Twitter chats.
Expert approach – Tweet more than your own organization’s content. 80-
20 rule.
Stats – URL Shorteners, Google Analytics, Twitter Counter
Post photos.
Participate in wider
efforts such as
#GivingTuesday
22. FACEBOOK
Stats:
• 890 million daily active users on average
• 745 million mobile daily active users on
average
• 1.39 billion monthly active users
• 1.19 billion mobile monthly active users
Newbies: Start with Individual use (Listening
first). Then, follow others, then start an
organizational page.
26. FACEBOOK TIPS
• It’s about engagement.
• Be flexible.
• Update regularly. Not as frequent as
Twitter, but don’t be a dead page.
• Ask questions, respond.
• Share links AND add opinions,
thoughts.
• Go beyond routine messages. Photos,
videos add interest.
• Think brand building – use your logo,
colors. Could use FB to offer graphics,
banners, quotes.
• 80-20 rule.
27. RESULTS?
Use Insights to find out
about your audience on
Facebook page.
“Insights” is where you
will find great stats!
30. GOOGLE+
• Share content, photos.
• Converse with your followers.
• Use Google Hangouts for
collaboration.
• Make Circles – Used to manage
followers by circles, getting included in
influential circles gets you followers.
• Caveat – Tied into a lot of Google
products, tread carefully. Does have
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
benefit.
32. BUILDING & REACHING AUDIENCES
Be timely.
Update often.
Be human, responsive and have a voice.
Engage appropriately.
Give back to the online community.
Align with other non-profits, charities.
Team up!
33. DON’T FORGET
Connect to your
websites, email blasts,
email newsletters.
Offline print
communications, too.
Use your analytics to
measure progress.
Experiment - it’s OK to
be incremental!
35. MANY KINDS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
• Blog platforms (Tumblr, WordPress, Blogger, etc.)
• Crowdfunding (Kickstarter, Indiegogo)
• Ratings (Yelp!, Tripadvisor, OpenTable)
• Social bookmarking (StumbleUpon, Reddit, Delicious)
• Question-and-answer sites (Quora)
• Forums / Collaboration (Google+ Hangouts)
• Music (Pandora, Spotify, iTunes)
• Gaming (Candy Crush, Farmville, Words w. Friends)
• Documents / Content (Google docs, SlideShare)
• Video (Vimeo, YouTube, Vine – 6 sec. videos)
• Photos – (Flickr, Photobucket)
• Location – (Foursquare, Google Lattitude)
36. YOUTUBE
Videos can be effective in
telling your story.
Production quality is up to
you.
Short clips are voraciously
consumed and perfect for
sharing a wide variety of
content.
Goals of the workshop: Introduce & expand on social media. Focus on four major social media. Address common issues with managing, share tips, tools, point out resources.
Questions for participants:
What social media networks are you using?
Or which ones would you like to be?
What is your communications strategy? Are you involved in developing communications for your organization?
What are your success factors? Or what would you like your results to be?
The session overview.
Side note – Social Media Policy for your agency is needed. Not the topic here but you should go back and start the conversation in your org, if you don’t have one.
Social media is a shift in how we get our information. Communications have moved beyond, print and broadcast. Now we get information, 24/7 and on the fly, from anywhere – laptops, tablets, mobile devices.
People are creating and maintaining all kinds of social connections – around work, hobbies, interests – that would previously been much more difficult to start and keep.
With increased access to the Web and use of mobile phones and tablets – social media continues to grow. Pew Internet Project
As of January 2014, 74% of online adults use social networking sites.
Demographics of the top two groups 18-29 and 30-49 - Born 1978-92, they have grown up with MTV, blogs, Facebook & texting.
Volunteerism required in middle and high school – teen volunteerism doubled between 1989 -2005; college volunteerism increased 20% between 2002 -2005.
But different in approaching volunteerism and activism – inconsistent or intermediated – will use social media to find volunteer opportunities
What can social media do for my organization
Increase visibility for your organization, your cause, your services Lending credibility to your organization, which leads to increased trust and affinity, which in turn can lead to more loyal supporters.
Acquire and recruit new donors, new volunteers, new participants in events, fundraising, clients
Connect with your community, your existing participants, clients, stakeholders – keep them informed. Establishing your organization as a viable entity with staff, volunteers and vibrant programs.
Collaborate with other organizations, find and support partnership opportunities.
Showcasing your impact – the people you serve every day, the change you are making in the world, and the REASON (the need) behind your mission.
Making it easy for your most passionate online ambassadors share your mission with their networks.
Social media must fit into overall branding and communications strategy. Can be an important part but needs to work with the other elements.
No comms strategy? Handout has links to online info.
Audience Research that pertains to social –
Who are they?
What Social Channels do they use?
What info are they seeking?
What are they sharing? What do they care about?
What moves them to act?
History – based on texting – short 140 characters bursts
Timely – Take advantage of the timely nature if you have events, meetings. Example – Hackathon – Tweet announcements to the group.
Twitter stats from https://about.twitter.com/company
Example of Twitter profile and a tweet. 140 characters means 140 letters, spaces – so it’s really a short sentence.
Twitter Profile Page lists – Tweets, Following, Followers.
Home page gives you other options Connect – Gives you interactions, reply, mentions and Discover – Gives you who to follow, suggestions, etc.
Seek volunteers, thank volunteers
Raise awareness in the community
#Hashtags can be made up or you can find ones that are already in use. #MercerCounty is an obvious one… Be careful with brand names, as they are now being trademarked #Cokewithasmile.
Focus on high-quality content and clear call to action
Engaging rather than blasting
Twitter Chats – hashtag and a time
Simple photo idea from Giving Tuesday
Management tools. Let you schedule tweets, save searches, get analytics.
But don’t automate everything!! Be sensitive to news, world issues.
Maintain a live presence to respond
Twitter Counter – Example of a way to look at your stats
FB mission statement: Founded in 2004, Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what's going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them.
Stats are from Sept 2014 from Facebook media site: http://newsroom.fb.com/
Focus on high-quality, engaging content.
Write quality headlines!!
Clear call to action.
Vary content – visuals, videos – and test.
Promote event, increase registrations
Communicate with meeting participants, existing/prospective members, volunteers, donors.
Attract new members or volunteers.
Support events, in-person meetings.
Build “likes” through marketing…Integrate social into website, offline materials.
Try Facebook advertising.
Use Facebook “Insights” for stats.
Photosharing site. Now part of Facebook. Princeton U’s profile page. Can be used to create buzz, especially events or campagins. Example Breast Cancer Awareness month. #PaintPFChangesPink
Content and activity ideas
Promote event, increase registrations
Communicate with meeting participants, existing/prospective members, volunteers, donors.
Attract new members or volunteers.
Support events, in-person meetings.
Build “likes” through marketing…Integrate social into website, offline materials.
Try Facebook advertising.
Use Facebook “Insights” for stats.
Content ideas
Have people share stories, ideas for programs
Share photos/videos from events – FB, Flickr, YouTube
“Seasonal” stories – Trends for the New Year, Valentine’s Day Wishes, Stories on Veteran’s Day
Contests – Naming contests, caption contests
Thank and encourage people – Volunteers, donors
Mobile ideas – Camera Photo problems in the community; Best costume at the parade, etc.
More than looking for a job…Set up a profile and make connections
Join appropriate LinkedIn Groups.
LinkedIn advanced search can be used to find people who want to serve on non-profit boards or do skills-based volunteering. http://blog.linkedin.com/2015/01/30/millions-of-linkedin-members-want-to-volunteer-their-skills-for-good-infographic/
LinkedIN Group example
Content Marketing Group
Join Professional Groups or Set Up a Group:
Ask questions.
Offer answers.
Share news related to your interests.
Contact people.
Manage and moderate, make it helpful, avoid spam.
Google’s answer to Facebook. Google says Plus has 540 million monthly active users, but almost half do not visit the social network. Why is Google+ important? Google adding to search (SEO).
Use Google+ circles to follow others and listen there. Use hashtags
Google’s answer to Facebook. Relatively new.
Use Google+ circles to follow others and listen there.
Appropriately – frequency that is right for the channel, timely – current information, quality information.
Tell Your Story, Listen to Theirs!
Additional social media flavors, with numerous activities.
There’s tons of social media services out there. Don’t fall prey to ‘shiny new object’ syndrome. Identify your audience and target your messages.
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Change is not a threat, it's an opportunity. Survival is not the goal, transformative success is. Seth Godin
Youtube videos can be shared on other social media sites, your website and linked to in newsletters…
Slideshare allows for conversation, also embedding on your own site or blog.
Pinterest (www.pinterest.org) – Visual bookmarking. Growing rapidly. Pinterest is driving more traffic than Google+. Could be helpful in planning events, showing photos afterward…