Visual platforms at Missouri StateApr 12, 2017 · •I love visual storytelling •I love sharing...
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April 12, 2017
Erika Brame | @ErikaBrame
Visual platforms at Missouri State
ALLOW YOUR AUDIENCE TO DREAM
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“THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE” - M. MCLUHAN
About me
• I love visual storytelling
• I love sharing people’s stories
• Missouri State is my home
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•Why social media favors visual content
•YouTube
•Aggregators
Overview
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•Mobile use led to visual content
•We consume information via pictures
•Visual content captures our attention more
quickly than text
A picture > 1,000 words
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• 500 million+ monthly active users
• 95 million photos and videos shared each day
• 810+ per second
• Videos up to 60 seconds
•More than half of all Instagram posts have one
hashtag, and a fifth have more than six
SEE THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE-COLORED FILTERS
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• Great medium for visually telling a story
• Functions as feeder to other social networks
• Facebook owns Instagram
• Popular with younger demographic
• More than half of all Twitter users also have it
WHY USE IT?
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•Mobile-dependent
•Links don’t work
•No desktop publishing method
•Focus is singular
CHALLENGES
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•Not easy to share others’ posts w/o app such as
Regram
•No hyperlinks in descriptions or comments
•Driven by consumption, not interactivity
CHALLENGES FOR BRANDS
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• Multiple photos
• Instagram for business
allows analytics
• Layout app
• Switch accounts
• Not limited to square
crop
NEW AND TRENDING
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•Second-most visited Internet website
•Second largest Internet search engine
• More than 3 billion searches a month
• 100 hours of video uploaded a minute
•Reaches more 18-49-year-olds than any cable
network in the United States
BY THE NUMBERS
YouTube
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•More than 6 billion hours of video watched per
month
• More than 684,000 years
•Mobile stats
• More than half of all views
• Average viewing session: 40 minutes
BY THE NUMBERS
YouTube
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•Tells an engaging story
• Integrates with other platforms
•Mobile-friendly
•Appeals to younger demographic
BENEFITS
YouTube
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•Tempts you with ways to violate copyright rules
•Need some video equipment and editing
knowledge
•No formula for making a video go viral
CHALLENGES
YouTube
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•Keep it short (2 minutes or less)
•Hook your viewer within 5 seconds
•Think content (not advertising) first
• Include a call to action
•Add a strong title and description
BEST PRACTICES
YouTube
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•Combine cross-platform posts around a theme or
hashtag
•You can:
• Archive conversation
• Connect people across platforms
• Tell a story about an event
• Become a destination for coverage
A FANCY WORD FOR PUTTING VISUAL POSTS IN ONE PLACE
Aggregators
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TAGBOARD
Aggregators
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STORIFY
Aggregators
The 2015-16 school
year as told by
Missouri State Twitter
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•Use a unique hashtag and promote it
•Prioritize audience posts over your own
•Provide key details
•Customize the layout with strong photography,
links and more
BEST PRACTICES
Aggregators
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• Questions?
Thank you!