GETTING STUFF DONE FOR YOUR MEP WITH DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

European Parliament, 27 January 2016

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BUT FIRST A NOTE OF CAUTION…

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“BRETT KOBIE IS A LOBBYIST(!)*”-JAMES PANICHI, POLITICO

*EMPHASIS ADDED BY PRESENTER

61% of MEPs say they follow social media

conversations every day (e.g. Twitter hashtags. So

even if they aren’t actively participating, they are

listening.

Twitter (76%) and Facebook (88%) adoption lead the pack in terms of

MEP adoption, but LinkedIn (28%) has

quietly emerged as a social channel not to be

ignored.

W H AT I K N OW A B O U T W H E R E YO U S P E N D T I M E#MEPDIGITAL

Use Canva.com for easy visual content creation.

7 T I P S I N 7 M I N U T ESTO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE MORE WISELY

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Use google to search Twitter lists.

7 T I P S I N 7 M I N U T ESTO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE MORE WISELY

2

Use FollowerWonk to search Twitter bios

7 T I P S I N 7 M I N U T ESTO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE MORE WISELY

3

Find out who follows whom with does follow.

7 T I P S I N 7 M I N U T ESTO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE MORE WISELY

4

Use LinkedIn’s publishing platform to reach niche audiences.

7 T I P S I N 7 M I N U T ESTO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE MORE WISELY

5

Use the Paper iOS app to create quick diagrams

7 T I P S I N 7 M I N U T ESTO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE MORE WISELY

6

Use Raw to quickly visualise data.

7 T I P S I N 7 M I N U T ESTO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE MORE WISELY

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Establish a social media response protocol with your MEP to allow you act fast.

7 T I P S I N 7 M I N U T ESTO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE MORE WISELY

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