Social Media & AHF

Trish DeverAHF Hoosier Chapter

August 5, 2011

AHF Social Media Stats*

AHF Listserve over 600 membersAHF Facebook, 328 LikesAHF LinkedIn, 140 SubscribersAHF Twitter, 126 FollowersAHF YouTube Channel 3,967 views*as of 8/1/2011

5 Benefits of Social Media to Associations

SOURCE: Social Media Dudes

Get Your Message Out and Increase Your Organization’s

Online Exposure!

 Drive Membership Growth!

 Opportunity For Organizations to be a Source

for News Distribution!

 Engages and Energizes Your Members!

 Creates Networking Opportunities!

Nearly 2/3 of US Internet users regularly use a social network.

• SOURCE: EMARKETER, February 2011

Social Media = Cross Promote

Communicate AHF benefits tailored to make self-operated foodservice departments the

strongest in the industry

• S.O. Connected• S.O. in the Know• Chapters • AHF Website• AHF Annual Conference• AHF Listserve• AHF Social Networking Channels• Webinars• Benchmarking

• Make your administrator view you as an integral part of the facility’s success

• Elevate your position in the hospital

Pump Up The Volume

The Value Of Being Connected

Get Connected

Volunteer to serve on committees Register for conference Attend a webinar Join us on Linked In Follow us on Facebook, Twitter & YouTube Join the AHF Listserve Enroll in Benchmarking EXPRESS™

Stay Connected

Recruit new members – the more members we have the louder our collective voice

Be connected – social networking profiles can provide exponential returns

Tell us your challenges

What Industry Leaders Are Saying

Guy Kawasaki, alltop.com

Just be nice, take genuine interest in the people you meet, and keep in touch with people you like. This will create a group of people who are invested in helping you because they know you and appreciate you.

Additional resources:

http://smartblogs.com/socialmedia/2011/02/16/how-associations-can-use-social-media-to-build-influence-and-increase-their-reach/http://www.sitepronews.com/2011/02/13/top-14-benefits-of-social-media-marketing/http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/getting-started/http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/4663/How-to-Monitor-Your-Social-Media-Presence-in-10-Minutes-a-Day.aspx