B.COM Unit – 4 ( CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ( CSR ).pptx
PR News Twitter Webinar
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2. How-To’s of Monitoring
1. Know your goals
2. What is relevant?
3. What are your needs?
4. Who are you listening to?
5. Measure
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3. Additional tips
• Twitter Lists (subscribe and create)
• Follow #hashtags
• Use URL shorteners for tracking
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4. Mini Case Studies
I. E Ink
Industry leading manufacturer of
ePaper displays
II. Australian Museum
Leading cultural attraction in
Sydney, Australia
III. WD-40
Household & workshop chemical
- water and oil displacement
spray
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6. Not many people are talking about “E Ink” as a brand
THE VALUE OF MONITORING TWITTER?
“It has been invaluable in… making
the process of finding user feedback
and reviews significantly faster.
We feed this information back to
product development teams and use
it to hone marketing campaigns...”
- Jenn Vail, Senior Marketing
Manager
7. E Ink – Improves eReader Displays by Listening
USE TWITTER TO:
• Gather valuable feedback from end
users
• Learn the trade-offs that end users
are willing to make (battery life,
glare, resolution, etc.)
• Determine the direction of product
developments
• Make products that end users love!
13. VALUE OF TWITTER ENGAGEMENT?
“…it’s important we listen to and
understand what is being said. But, most
importantly, we want to contribute to those
conversations and even ignite them.
That’s where we are seeing real growth in
the number of brand mentions.”
- Paige Perdue, Digital Marketing Director
17. Key Takeaways for Monitoring Twitter
• Define what you want to get out of
listening
• Determine key words, phrases
• Know your engagement strategy
• Identify your target audiences
• Align with business goals
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Monitoring Brand Reputation on TwitterValue of MonitoringReal Time ResultsConcise mediumWide ReachDirect Feedback
GOALS: What do you want to achieve?WHAT is relevant to you?Key words, key phrasesTOOLS: What are your needs?Subscription serviceGood habits and a regular scheduleWHO are you listening to?InfluencersAdvocatesMEASUREEngagement
Industry leading manufacturer of ePaper displays
…BUT PLENTY OF EREADER USERS ARE TALKING ABOUT THEIR GADGETS ON TWITTER!The value of monitoring Twitter? Gaining a consumer perspective!!!One of the challenges the company faces is being able to gather accurate user feedback about their successful displays. Since consumers do not interact directly with the company, one of the best ways for them to find valuable feedback comes by monitoring news and social media.
Extremely helpful recently in settling a debate between E Ink engineers when discussing the merits of introducing a new technology that would help speed up page turning when reading a book on an eReader. E Ink: “The issue was that this technology requires more power to run. However, from monitoring Twitter E Ink found that users particularly appreciate the low power consumption of devices. E Ink got a consumer perspective and an idea of the trade-off users might be willing to live with compared with the viewpoint of their engineers.
This wide range of events makes Australian Museum an intrinsically social place and the Museum generates a lot of buzz online
The museum has an exhibition-focused approach, using multiple twitter accounts specific to special events and exhibits.One benefit they list: Twitter refers traffic to their web pagesMajor benefit: Increasing foot traffic to the museumJurassic Lounge, brings DJs, live music, talks, film screenings and traditional and performance art to Australian Museum for all to enjoy. Promoting the event online was key, as the Museum started to streamline the process of turning social conversations into new visitors and new visitors into life-long advocates.
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) advice websites and blogs are prolific online, while sites like Facebook and Twitter are now so ubiquitous it has become crucial that WD-40 keeps track of what is being said about its leading brands online.
WD-40 receives400-600 mentions per day on Twitter. WD-40 breaks those conversations down to get an idea of the themes of conversations WRT WD-40, whether positive or negative; they RT and favorite positive comments and great uses of the productWD-40 can pin-point trends, understand where they are popular by geography, and identify influencersEnsures the brand has an ongoing dialog with its online audienceSeeing an upward trend in activity, Follower base is increasing
“Use of the Day” series keeps a drumbeat of content that is interesting
Plenty of people engage with the @OriginalWD40 handle
WD-40 gets plenty of mentions without direct engagement.