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Reaching new audiences through social mediaGlobal NCAP Meeting Brasilia, BrasilNovember 15-17, 2015Russ RaderSenior Vice President, Communications

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Network evening news audiences by age groupPew 2012

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Among online adults, percent using TwitterBy age group, Pew 2015

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Our social media outlets

Twitter– General news feed

YouTube– Video repository including crash tests and educational clips

IIHS.org– Centralized hub for highway safety research and vehicle ratings

IIHS twitter page @IIHS_autosafety

IIHS Twitter subscribers and monthly viewsAs of November 5th, 2015

subscribers 7,981

average monthly views 220,000

Twitter activity after recent MTV music awards

Showcasing IIHS content

Showcasing IIHS content

Showcasing IIHS content

IIHS YouTube page

YouTube subscribers and viewsAs of November 5th, 2015

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YouTube awardfor surpassing

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IIHS homepage

Key benefits of implementing social media strategies

Helps to amplify a message Valuable tool for reaching untapped audiences Serves as a news service and story-idea stream for media followers

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More information and links to our YouTube channeland Twitter feed at iihs.org