Social Media Strategy – Day 1 Introductions

Who is this guy? I know you, but please tell me why you are

here! Classes (Meet four times, except Feb. 19)

Today: Overview of no-nos or potential no-nos Next time: Yes, do this! Feb. 12: Now what … how do you start? Feb. 12 – Feb. 25: Go out in the “wild” Feb. 26: What did you catch? Share results

Social media strategy

Objective: To get a general overview of social media, its impact (positive and negative) on brands, and the basic best practices on getting started.

Ultimate take away: Practice social engagement, start doing it for your brand, whether professional or personal.

Social media strategy

Who here is on social media? Who here is comfortable on social media? Why not (please write down your answers.

I will collect them anonymously later) How long has social media been around?

 What do you think? So, why are some brands (persons or

organizations) slow to be social?

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Why is social media powerful? It’s word of mouth on steroids. Some of the names that come to mind today are new in the last few

years. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare are all newer sites.

Twitter has 200 million monthly users. More than one third of Iowa is on Facebook.

Then businesses started to join.

Some used the new mediums just like they used old-school ad channels. As a one-way tool to broadcast information.

At one point most questions from others to some of the big brands were ignored and not responded too.

Need to have: Personality, approachability, transparency.

Social media strategy

Assignment: Please take out a piece of paper (or use your laptop, iPad). Write down these sections: Business goals (Session 2) Focus (Session 3) do's (Session 2) Don’ts (Today)

Take notes in each section as we talk about them!

Social media strategy – No-Nos

Twitter user ABC talks about a brand on Twitter, complaining to his 22,000 followers that service was terrible. What does the brand do? No response. (Common. 70-some percent of top brands don’t respond)

Social media strategy – No-Nos

A waitress Facebooked about bad customers. A football player was fined for talking

negatively about the coach. #McDStories (negative stories were shared,

interestingly, McDonald’s also shows up on the good side of things!)

Somebody tweets at your brand, your social media person has to go talk to the marketing director, who has to go check with the CEO to see what they should respond.

Social media strategy – No-Nos

Did I mention that a Tweet has a lifespan of eight minutes? You have to respond within eight minutes for conversation to happen!

Social media no-nos

A juror in the UK was dismissed after she disclosed sensitive case information on her Facebook profile, MSN reports. "I don't know which way to go, so I'm holding a poll" the juror wrote, asking her Facebook friends to weigh in on the case. (Source)

Social media no-nos

I visited a local business Chatted with the owner Followed them on Twitter The next day they said: “Thanks for

following. Hope your week is going great.”

No mention about yesterday? Why not? I didn’t feel very connected!

Social media no-nos

Sharing without reading. Everything reflects on you! (Billy Madison

example) “I love your stuff.” What stuff?

Mixing up accounts! Person posted personal message to a company page!

Somebody overseas took Twitter users to court for retweeting libelous information!

Social media no-nos

Social media no-nos

What did you come up? For next time, if you didn’t type these up,

please start a document that has 3-6 points listed:

Social media don’ts Point A Point B Point C Etc.

Social media no-nos (examples)

Do not: Say anything you wouldn’t want to see in

the newspaper or wouldn’t say to somebody’s face!

Not respond to people! Share other’s information without reading

it! Have unnecessary approval processes Be afraid of following up, apologizing and

moving on.

Social media strategy wrap – Day 1

Questions? Next time:

Bring your started strategy with Don’ts! We’ll talk about do's and start talking about

business goals

Questions in the meantime: ctrappe@gmail.com twitter.com/ctrappe

Social media strategy – Day 2 Welcome Review last time: What were your main

takeaways? Any questions?

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Today: Example of good engagement. do's. Make sure you write down bullet points for

your strategy. Business goals: Everything you do should fit

into a business goal. We’ll talk about that.

Social media strategy - do's

Social media is social! Non-tech comparison:

At somebody’s house for dinner. Do you say: Buy this OR do you just talk?

They may still buy or use your business but you wouldn’t think of mentioning that first, right?

Social media strategy - do's

Social media - do's

Connect around topics. What’s the topic that you are an expert

in or are striving to be an expert in? Then connect with people in those areas.

Social media - do's

Examples: #Blogchat

Mack Collier runs it. Hundreds of people participate each Sunday night. He’s now a speaker and author.

Welcomes new people. Approachable. (Tries to meet people in person)

United Way Worldwide conference 2,000 Tweeters connected by topics In person, too, after that

Social media - do's

Wal-Mart has higher engagement than Target, despite having similar Facebook fan pages. Source

A large portion of the brand’s most successful posts are not directly tied back to the brand itself but rather are designed to appeal to the broad interests of its customers. They are publishing posts that say, “Happy 53rd Birthday Hawaii” with a picture of a sunset or “Like this if you’re going to miss summer” featuring a picture of a cute dog. Walmart has found that short, conversational and non-promotional posts featuring fun photos is what engages its fan base. They are blasting their fans with hundreds of posts, but they are posts that the people want to see"

Social Media - Business Goals Everything you do on social media/the

web needs to fit into your overall business goals.

Should be able to tell what they are when you look at an account!

What are mine… can you tell?

Social Media – do's Examples Be conversational Recognize people Respond … quickly. Pick an area or areas of expertise. Share knowledge. Don’t sell all the time. Remember that it takes time!

(Engagement pyramid)

Social media business goals

Learn and be known as a communicator/connector: Share knowledge around the topics of:

Communication Technology Media Advertising … Communication-related topics

Working in the communication field. Be seen as somebody who has thoughts to share.

Social media – Business goals What are yours? (Write them down on a

paper)

Social media

Review: Your main takeaway? Next time: Bring your social media plan

so far. Should look like this: Business goals Do's Don’ts

We will talk about Focus, Time Management and Monitoring the next time.

Social media strategy – Day 3 Welcome back! Thoughts from last time? Main

takeaways? How is your plan looking? Today: Building an audience, focus, time

management, monitoring. For next time: Use what you’ve learned

so far in social media (my suggestion: Twitter, Facebook, maybe LinkedIn). Report back next time what worked, what didn’t, etc.

Social media – Building an audience

Use what you have! Share valuable/conversational content. People will

share it if it’s meaningful to them. Test this: “Statement. LIKE if you agree. Comment

if you disagree.” (This works for some brands but not all. Usually bigger ones with a huge following.)

Make it easy for people to sign up. Direct links to your accounts from your

websites/newsletter, etc. Include in printed materials.

Share on your personal accounts … but think about if it fits and how.

Social media – Building an audience

Facebook: People come to you! Twitter: Do a search for relevant

keywords in the area. Follow people who show interest. Example: https://twitter.com/search-

advanced

Social media – When content is shared

Social media – Time Management Set expectation!

Social media – Time Management

Set alerts: Get email notifications when somebody mentions you.

Google.com/alerts Other services exist, but there’s a cost.

(Radian6, Salesforce) If not live response: Set a time or two per

day to check: First thing in the morning. Then again later. 10-15 minutes.

Post something new in your area of expertise each time!

Social media – Focus (What to say) Pick your area of expertise. Pay attention! Write down ideas. Read them back to co-workers/bosses

before sending. Get feedback! Don’t want to get into an approval process, though! Think about Do’s and Don’ts.

Tweet/Facebook the ones that fit. Keep an eye on insights. How do people

react?

Social media - Focus

Social media - Focus

Watch for good stories. Media stories to share. How do you know what to share?

Interesting! You mention it. (“Hey, xxx, I have to tell you

this …) It fits within your area of expertise. If you need structure: Develop a content

calendar, but don’t let things be stale.

Social media – Your Plan

Your goals Your area of expertise (Focus) Time management (Maybe include this) Do’s Don’t

Social media strategy - Wrap For next time: Use what you’ve learned

so far in social media (my suggestion: Twitter, Facebook, maybe LinkedIn). Report back next time what worked what didn’t, etc.

Next class: Feb. 26. No class on 2/19. Be prepared to report back on your two

week project. If questions in the meantime:

ctrappe@gmail.com OR twitter.com/ctrappe OR facebook.com/ctrappe.