super social media: main street social media campaigns that soar to success!

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Presentation given during Texas Main Street training in Seguin, TX on January 31, 2014.

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SUPER Social Media

Main Street Social Media Campaigns That Soar to Success!

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CASE STUDY#1

Facebook Sweepstakes

WHY Create awareness of Christmas in Downtown Cuero event

Attract event attendeesGrow Facebook fan

base to 1,000

HOWUsed WooBox to create

Facebook sweepstakes tab

Required page likeOffered VIP prize

packagePromoted on Facebook

(Nov. 24 – Dec. 9)Encouraged social

sharing

RESULTSGenerated 380 entriesShared 119 times on

FacebookIncreased Facebook

page likes by over 200%

Increased Facebook engagement by over 1,245%

CASE STUDY#2

Instagram / Facebook Photo

Contest

WHYCreate awareness of

Bastrop’s “Buy It In Bastrop” shop local initiative

Promote the many ways to enjoy downtown Bastrop

Build a repository of photos

Increase @BuyBastropTX Instagram followers

HOWRan Dec. 1-31, 2013Contest announced on

Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram

Photos must depict shopping, food, and fun during the holidays

Must use #BastropHolidays

Weekly winnersFan vote for grand prize$200 shopping spree in a

Bastrop store

Instagram Promotional Graphic

RESULTSFacebook likes

increased 29%Instagram fans

increased 35%126 contest entries68 new photos to

promote downtown Bastrop

CASE STUDY#3

Restaurant Week Instagram Contest

WHYGet photo contentGenerate engagement

about Restaurant Week

HOWUsed Instagram

contest platform SEENUpload photos

showing food, dining out, cocktails, etc. with #MyRWGR hashtag

Claim photo via SEEN10 winners received

$50 gift cards to participating restaurants

RESULTS 108 posts on Instagram

Total reach = 13,584Continued exposure

for participating restaurants

CASE STUDY#4

Downtown Raleigh Bucket List Contest –

Instagram/Twitter

WHY Help people discover experiences in their own city

Challenge people to actually go do them

HOWUsers complete a

bucket list itemTake a picture of the

experienceUpload photo to Twitter

and/or InstagramTag @DTRBucketList

and use the #DTRBucketList hashtag

Prizes awarded for completing bucket list items

RESULTSOver 1,000 photos

submitted18 people finished the

whole listOffline Media trying to

improve future contests

Working on improving the technology

Beginning to market this product in other cities

CASE STUDY#5

#IAmDowntown Campaign

WHYPromote the downtown

business district in Calgary, Alberta CA

Encourage young people and families to come downtown

Brand downtown as a hip place where people want to be

HOWDeveloped micro-site:

http://iam.downtowncalgary.com

Set up Instagram photo frames for people to pose behind

Tag Instagram photos with #IAmDowntown

Weekly giveaways“Considerable” budget for

digital signs and transit ads

Held a summer block party with local musicians

RESULTS Received an overwhelming response

Yielded over 1,000 photos in the summer of 2013 alone

Campaign is still ongoing

CASE STUDY#6

March Social Media Awareness Month

WHY Solicit positive reviews for downtown businesses and restaurants

Get the word out about what Danville has to offer residents and visitors

HOWPrinted postcards and

distributed them to downtown businesses and stores

Postcard had instructions on how to write reviews on Yelp! and Urban Spoon

Stores displayed them at register or on tables

RESULTSGot some reviewsDidn’t promote the

campaign very muchWill revisit in 2014

CASE STUDY#7

Experience Columbus Year-round Instagram

WHYShowcase things to see

and do in the destination

Increase followers and engagement on @ExperienceColumbus account

Encourage use of common hashtags like #ExpCols and #CbusFoodScene

HOW Post original content when possible

Comment and like photos with Columbus hashtags

Repost exceptional photos that use Columbus hashtags

RESULTS95% of photos are

reposted imagesPhotos tagged with

#expcols have increased 2,231% since Jan. 2013

Followers have increased 1,093% since Jan. 2013

Interactions have increased 6,802% since Jan. 2013

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