reaching your members
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Reaching Your Members: Options Available with Social Media HDI Regional Chapter Officer Call July 30, 2008TRANSCRIPT
O P T I O N S A V A I L A B L E W I T H S O C I A L M E D I A
S O N I A Z I L V I T I S
B R E W C I T Y H D I , W E B M I S T R E S S
Reaching Your Members
Ways to Reach Your Members
Website – www.brewcityhdi.com
Slides – SlideShare
E-mail – Constant Contact
Photos – Flickr
Gear – Cafépress
Social Networking Sites Facebook
MySpace
Website – www.brewcityhdi.com
Information needs to be current
Next meeting information on the front page
Provide links to all the other social connection media
Multiple officers should have the ability to update content
Have fun with your site. http://brewcityhdi.com/happyhour/
Slides – SlideSharehttp://www.slideshare.net/BrewCityHDI
Take your meeting presentation slides and share them online.
Post presentation slides to your website for your members to enjoy.
Connect to other members of the SlideShare community.
E-mail – Constant Contactwww.constantcontact.com
Send your newsletter, meeting invites, meeting reminders, and meeting recaps. 21-14-7-1
Makes your e-mails look professional. Follow the wizard with built in templates.
Create multiple contact lists for different groups of contacts.
Account accommodates membership growth. Select the contact level and features your chapter needs.
Easy for members to subscribe and unsubscribe.
Add subscription link to your website.
Photos – Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/milwaukeehdi/
Upload pictures from meetings and events of your members having FUN!
Link your account to your website with a Flickr badge.
Tag your photos to make them more searchable on Flickr.
Connect to your members with Flickr accounts.
Gear – Cafépresshttp://www.cafepress.com/brewcityhdi
Show chapter pride.
Use for member giveaways.
Mark up on product is revenue for the chapter.
Cafépress manages all transactions. No inventory to store.
Start a basic shop for free.
Link your Cafépress shop to your website.
Social Networking – Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1212821923
Connect to your current members.
Generate interest in your chapter by adding new friends.
Search for friends from schools in the area with technology or business majors.
Add a link to your website for your Facebook profile.
Social Networking – Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=25820730630
Promote your meetings and events.
Invite your Facebook friends. It sends a message to their Inbox.
Keep track of attendees. Viewable to everyone.
Have your officers post comments to generate interest.
Post photos or videos after the event.
Social Networking – Linkedinhttp://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=61787&sharedKey=579F3340FF5D
Have all officers create a professional profile.
Connect with your current members.
Create a group for your chapter.
Invite your members to join your group through a link on your website.
Social Networking – MySpacehttp://www.myspace.com/brewcityhdi
Create MySpace meeting and event announcements.
Update your blog.
Create bulletins for your friends to view.
Comment on your friends pages. Use attention grabbing html comments.
Put a link to your MySpace profile on your website.
Social Networking – MySpaceGet More Friends!
Finding friends is free advertising for your chapter.
Find friends that have listed Technology as their networking interest, narrow the search by sub-fields, and location.
Send potential friends a personalized message when you send the friend invite or e-mail.
Reaching Your Members: Options Available with Social Media
Any Questions?
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Contact me by phone during business hours at 414-288-8040