The Do's and Dont's of Social Media

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Social media presentation at Comcast Media Day for non-profits.

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Alex de Carvalho

The do's and don'ts of social media and how non-profits can make it workComcast Media Day, July 2009

“I kept thinking to myself, “I better get on this social networking train soon

or it’s going to leave the station without me!” I started going to seminars

and workshops on social networking. I met with experts on social media

hoping that some of their knowledge would rub off on me resulting in an

amazing epiphany! I created a personal page on MySpace, Linked In and

Doostang, and then spoke with even more people who seemed to “get it”.

And guess what happened? Nothing!”

-Brendan Hurley, Goodwill

Alex de Carvalho @alexdc

- South Florida’s web and new media community

- Established March 2006

- Over 1,400 members

- Monthly meetups average 130 participants

- Third web and new media “un”conference

- February 22nd 2009: 806 registered and over 600 attended

- Entirely supported by 38 company sponsorships of $300 each

A community for the champions of social media and those seeking to learn

- Expand media literacy

- Share lessons learned

- Adopt industry standards

- Promote ethical practices

markets are conversations

Traditional media

Newspapers

Magazines

Television

Radio

Books

CDs

DVDs

Aboxofphotos

Physical,papermailandcatalogs

YellowPages

Digital media

CellphonesCompact discDigital video

Digital televisione-bookInternetMinidisc

Video games

Social media

Blogging

SocialNetworking

Wikis

Bookmarking

Photosharing

Calendaring

Tagging

Podcasting

Microblogging

TOOLS for sharing and discussing

ACTIVITIES combining technology and social interaction

INTERACTION that builds shared meaning among communities

this is the media

Blogging

SocialNetworking

Wikis

Bookmarking

Photosharing

Calendaring

Tagging

Podcasting

Microblogging

this is the social

markets are conversations

This is not a conversation

This is not a conversation

This is not a conversation

Interruption marketing

Traditional marketers broadcast “crafted” messages

How advertising / marketing / PR sees us

... unsolicited commercial messages

they might as well talk to the hand

we’re besieged by ads!(and not even my cat likes spam)

http://thoughtnow.blogspot.com/2006/04/nyc-and-automobiles.html

do you see the membrane?

Jeep’s website

Logos are just brand identification.

A brand is the collective consumer concept of an organization.

links to social networks on Jeep’s website

markets are conversations

David Armano

And online, conversations spread quickly from network to network

“Stop treating your database as a sacred collection of data controlled by you and begin to see it for what it has always been: a dynamic record of the

engaged community who want to help you achieve your mission.”-Scott Henderson, rallythecause.com

Shared experiences

Shared experiences

The market for shared experiences is inexhaustible

Spaces acquire meaning

Social Media is already in your marketing mix

whether you like it or not

Listen

Questions:

✤ How do people feel about my brand?

✤ What is being discussed?

✤ Who’s talking?

✤ Are they influential?

✤ Is my marketing working?

✤ How do we engage in the conversation?

Listen: track your mentions

http://startpr.com

Listen: monitor your brand(s)

http://startpr.com

What should I track?

✤ Key employees

✤ Company name and URL

✤ Issues

✤ Brands

✤ Keywords

✤ Trends

You may be amazed at what you’ll find out ...

Listen, then manage and react to conversations

http://startpr.com

Dell Ideastorm

My Starbucks Idea

GetSatisfaction

this is the social

Become or hire a community manager

Influence

Authority

Reputation

Credibility

Identity

Presence

online objective

Intel

Intel will build credibility among the tough-to-impress IT crowd by putting its engineers out front, rather than a media-trained spokesperson.

So far, 150 engineers have been selected to contribute as bloggers on Intel sites and on other tech sites.

-ADWEEK, July 2008

http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3i5dab627a6e5e9f670fe61aa2512a7514?pn=1

“We started with a very small focus and tactical use for Twitter: to get

important info out to affected people in the immediate aftermath of a

disaster. There was not a single thought towards marketing or even public

relations -- it was purely public information no one else was putting out.”

-Wendy Harman, Red Cross

“If you think of twitter as a public service that your organization provides,

rather than a marketing tool, you should be in good shape.”

-Claire Johnson, Red Cross

“Suddenly, the marketing solution became clear: Use a common interest to

prospect and cultivate fashion conscious shoppers. That common interest:

fashion! How could we reach them on a limited budget? Social networking

and the internet! Many of the items being sold on the auction site (and in

our stores) are vintage and inexpensive contemporary fashions that would

appeal to the young professional woman.”

-Brendan Hurley, Goodwill

“After only six weeks the blog is averaging over 600 readers a week!! We?re

retaining more than 25% of our readers and converting better than 3% into

online shoppers. Considering thatthe blog has only been up for about 90

days, we’re obviously very pleased so far with the results.”

-Brendan Hurley, Goodwill

Go where the people are

Think of it this way. If you are a fisherman you would not fish for the trophy catch in stagnated water.

You would need to go to where there is fresh water.

That's where the fish are.

http://infoworthsharing.com/blog2/2008/06/go_where_the_people_are.html

The“Conversation Prism”

Brian Solis

One step at a time ...

LinkedIn.com• Your first step for professional

networking online• Fill out all the sections• Import your email address book to

easily find and connect with your contacts already using LinkedIn

• Ask for recommendations• Connect with people from your

same industry and region• Seek out groups and participate in

the discussions• Answer (and ask) questions on

LinkedIn Answers• Create polls • Include your blog’s feed and

slideshare account• Be a good member and maintain

professionalism

flickr.com

Remember to:• Include a title•Work the tags•Post to relevant groups•Embed in your blogs•Syndicate to your social

networks

YouTube.com

•Interview people•Short clips•Flip camera•Titles, descriptions and tags•Experiment until you find

your style•The Seesmic community

Facebook.com

• Get your username• Manage your privacy• Place friends and contacts in

“buckets”• Connect with more than just

friends• Update your status• Include your friendfeed• Upload photos and tag them

with your friends’ names• Connect Twitter to Facebook

Twitter

Measure and count individual units, not just agreggate results

The social web is like water for dolphins

Like water for chocolate

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Alex de Carvalho

The do's and don'ts of social media and how you can make it work for youComcast Media Day