1. Using Social for Success
@Nikki Sunstrum, Director of Social Media
University of Michigan
2. @Nikki Sunstrum
B.S. in Political Science & M.A. in
Education
Skilled in making dull things
interesting & teaching complicated
stuff in ways everyone can understand
Master manipulator of content &
small children
Elected Official
Throws parades for fun
3. Defined
Internet-based applications
that build on the ideological
and technological
foundations, which allow the
creation and exchange of
user-generated content.
www.wikipedia.com
1. User generated content
2. Direct user-to-user interaction
3. Bundles of applications
4. You get paid to play on
Facebook?!
Taking the shiny out of social
Value Add
Tweets are the new press
release
Content over creation
Customer Service and brand
transparency
ROI
5. Taking the Shiny out of Social
1 in 4 people use social networking sites
Globally there are over 1.73 Billion registered users
73% of adults identify as using social media, 56% in America
43% of Senior Citizens in the U.S. now use social
There are now more smart devices than people
Nearly two-thirds of Americans sleep with their cell phones