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Firestarter! Social Media for Event Marketing & Building
Community Sheila Scarborough - Tourism Currents
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What's In This For
You?
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What To Do First:
STOP!
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3 Basic Questions (yep, they still apply)
● What are your overall event marketing goals?
● Who is your market?
● Where are they online?
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Overall Event Goals ● Before: awareness, registration,
anticipation of value …. “Can't wait”
● During: sharing (onsite & off,) excitement …. “So glad I came”
● After: sharing, excitement for next year …. “I was there, so glad I went”
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HOLY COW, let me at 'em!
Is it social media time
yet?
Patience, grasshopper....
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Avoid Drowning● Do your homework● Know where to find
your market● Get in front of them
by listening first....
● ….and have a plan
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OK, it's time now....Boo-Yah!
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BeforeDuringAfter
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Social Media - BeforePossible goals before the event?
Raise awarenessWord-of-Mouth excitement
Encourage sharingConnect attendees
Support sponsors & Expo exhibitors
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Social Media – Before
● Facebook Event pages
● Facebook status updates● On Facebook Pages● On people's personal profiles
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Social Media – Before● LinkedIn Event Pages :(
● LinkedIn updates● On Company Pages ● On personal profiles● In Groups
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Social Media – Before● Blog posts
● Your blog and others
● Speaker preview videos
● Photos & video from previous events
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Social Media – Before
● Preview podcasts
● Conference venue info
● Conference town info
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Social Media - During
Possible goals during the event?
Share content value among attendeesConnect attendees
Share with those not thereSupport sponsors & Expo exhibitors
Share fun social moments
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Social Media – During
● Facebook updates continue● Live radio show on Blog Talk Radio● LinkedIn updates continue● Ustream live video stream● Tweets with hashtag
●Photos, photos, photos
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Social Media - After
Possible goals after the event?
Share among attendeesShare with those who missed it
Help your industry knowledge baseSupport sponsors
Build more connections!
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Share
The
Afterglow!
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Social Media – After
● Summary blog posts & link posts● Facebook Pages & profiles● Tweets – save on Chirpstory/Storify● LinkedIn status updates & Group
discussions● SlideShare for presentations
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Social Media's “Killer App” is....
….year-round discussion & community
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Build A Barn!
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Let's talk about Hutchinson, KS
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What social media is ....
…. and is not.
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Takeaways● It's networking & human relationships● Time + persistence = payoff● Social media is social communications● Meet your market where they are● Help attendees to share & grow
● Be more than a one-off event
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Photo Credits● Deb Brown & Colton:
BJMcCray Flickr
● Stop sign w/rabbits: Nationaal Archief on Flickr Commons
● Rules: Gord McKenna on Flickr
● Mr. Miyagi: ampedAsia
● Don't drown SAR swimmer : DVIDSHUB on Flickr
● Yell practice: TX A&M Cushing Library on Flickr
● SoMeT tattoo: Anne Hornyak Flickr CC
● OK Regatta: katsrcool Flickr
● People mover: KS State Fair
● Build a barn: BJMcCray on Flickr
● Hutchinson blogger fam: BJMcCray on Flickr
● Cat + beer: pinguino on Flickr
● (all others taken by me)
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Thanks for your time!
Sheila Scarborough
TourismCurrents.com