14. Maybe not.
• 1 billion (enough said)
• 500 million (175 million tweets per day)
• 200 million (160 million monthly visitors)
• 800 million (4 billion viewed per day)
15. What it is.
• Two-way conversation
• Educator
• Entertainer
• Community builder
• Complement to traditional marketing
16. What it’s not.
• Not a sales tool
• Not a one-time campaign
• Not an advertisement
• Not a total marketing replacement
19. Why?
• Another opportunity to attract and engage
• Adds value
• Builds trust
• Control the message
• Conversation goes on with or without you
20. How do we use it?
• Share information
• Tell a story
• Educate
• Human touch (member service?)
• Contests
• Have a plan
• Amazingly, only 30% of CUs using social media have a plan -Filene
21. Share.
• Provide helpful information
• From members
• From staff
• From mainstream or industry news
• Be a financial resource
• Don’t ask for anything in return
22. Tell a story.
• Member success stories
• Trends
• Staff (get to know or SME)
• Philanthropy
• Awards
32. How do we measure?
• Understand how SM fits at your credit union
• Know what you can measure (goals)
• Decide on ROI vs. Correlation
• Share data
• Embrace anecdotes
• Select metrics
- Convince & Convert
33. How do we know?
• Google Alerts (set it up yesterday!)
• Technorati, Google Blog Search
• Twitter search, Twitterfall.com
• Website Grader, Blog Grader
• Twendz, TweetFeel
• Compete.com
- Spin Sucks
34. What about SM policy?
• Core values
• SM purpose
• Ethics
• Confidentiality
• Accountability
• Language & behavior
36. What’s the ROI?
• “Sales minus expenses, divided by expenses,
expressed as a percentage.”
• Depends on goals...
• More members
• Increased loans
• Enhanced awareness
37. What are other uses?
• Market research
• Product development
• Internal communications
• Member support!
38. How is it being used?
- Nielsen and McKinsey 2012
39. What are CUs doing?
• 77% enhancing SM plans for 2013
• 94% investing resources in Facebook
• 58% investing resources in Twitter
• 24% investing resources in Google+
• BUT 83% insufficient staff resources for SM
- CUNA Mutual 2013 survey
40. How are CUs using it?
• 97% for CU news, alerts, edu, and info
• 97% to build CU awareness
• 93% to promote CU events
• 73% for member communication, feedback,
responding to comments (member service)
- CUNA Mutual 2013 survey
48. Tips?
• Be consistent
• Easy to share
• Easy audience participation
• Be authentic
• Integrate
• Be consistent
49. Wrap up.
• Educate: become a thought leader
• Become a valued resource
• Builds a community and trust
• Complements traditional marketing
• Have a plan!
52. Resources.
• Filene
• Digital Mailer
• Convince & Convert
• Social Media Examiner
• Spin Sucks
• Cision
• Marketing Profs
• SmartBrief (social media)
• Forbes
Hinweis der Redaktion
• don ’ t be too salesy, turn off to your followers • it ’ s a relationship that has to be fostered • it ’ s a two-way conversation, not a one-way ad • don ’ t drop what ’ s working for SM, integrate them (they need each other)
• share -- provide helpful info from members, staff and news • story -- member success stories, trends, staff SMEs, chairty, awards • educate -- don ’ t be salesy, financial advice, how to, be a resource • human -- people relate to people - not a logo, tweetups, videos, Brett Wooden • contests -- engage, educate, reward, return • plan -- research, objectives, goals, results, measure
The things about stories -- they create a reason for people to care about you. When people care about you, they want to do business with you. And the more people who do business with you, the more stories you have to tell.
Preface: Only 1% of the CUs surveyed are planning not doing anything with SM in 2013. 2 or 3 years ago that number was a lot higher.
educate: become a thought leader * Don ’ t forget: tell stories -- they create a reason for people to care about you.