whys and why nots of social media

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Campuses and advancement offices are abuzz with social media-MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. But how much is steak, and how much is just sizzle? What are the benefits and pitfalls of these new tools? How can you make sense of them all, and whether or not each of them may help or hurt your admissions and advancement work? In this session, we'll take the next step with social media and move beyond just the "what" and "how to" and discuss the "why" and "why not." Hear real-world case studies and perspectives from inside and outside higher ed institutions, and leave with a checklist on how to analyze the "which," "when," and "what's next" for your institution.Session developed by Gene Begin of Babson College and Tamsen Mcmahon of Sametz Blackstone Associates. Presented as part of the CASE District 1 2010 Conference in Boston, January 27-29.

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CASE District I — 29 January 2010

Why Social

The&Whys nots

Media

Speakers

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Tamsen S. McMahon— Sametz Blackstone Associates— Director of Digital and Strategic Initiatives— tamsen@sametz.com—@tamadear

Gene Begin— Babson College — Marketing Director, Undergraduate School— gbegin@babson.edu— @gbegin

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Whysocial media

If Facebook were a country, it would be the world’s third largest.

…and be only five years old.

Social networking is more popular than email.

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Mashable.com

Social networking is more popular than email. And porn.

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TIME Magazine

Whynot

It’suncontrollable!

It’sunexpected!

It’sunsustainable!

structures

The doughnut

Adaptation of J. Owyang concept

Why/Whynot

The tower

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Adaptation of J. Owyang concept

Why/Whynot

The solar system

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Adaptation of J. Owyang concept

Why/Whynot

policies

No policy

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Why/Whynot

“No!” policy

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Why/Whynot

Spokesmodel

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Why/Whynot

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A-team

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Why/Whynot

The train (all aboard!)

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Why/Whynot

strategies

Four profile strategies

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Personal content / behavior

Organizational content / behavior

100 % organization

100 % organization

20 % personal

80 % organization

40 % personal

60 % organization

20 % organization

80 % personal

20 % organization

80 % personal

100 % personal

How to figure out what’s best?

We take a scientific approach…

the method

0 Define the question

1 Observe

2 Investigate

3 Hypothesize

4 Experiment

5 Analyze

6 Retest

Odefine the question

What’s the best use of social media in my organization?

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1observe

Grow bigger ears – and eyes.

Paraphrase of Chris Brogan

2investigate

ScopeAudiencesContent ResourcesOutcomesMeasurement

Scope

Audiences

Audiences

Resonance & Dissonance

Content

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Resources

Outcomes

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Measurement

3hypothesize

For {scope}, {content} from {sources}, used across {tools}, will produce {measured} {results} with {audiences}.

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4experiment

Observation ≠ participation.

You have to do it.

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5analyze

Numbers Sentiment Actions

6retest

It takes practice.

Why/Whynot

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