leveraging social media to advance your organization
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Learn how to ensure that your organization is making the best use of social media to build an online presence for your community.TRANSCRIPT
Leveraging Social Media toAdvance Your Organization
Roger Renteria
Rochester Chapter
About Roger Technical Writer, Albuquerque, NM New Mexico Tech, 2010 Secretary, Webmaster
New Mexico Kachina Chapter, 2010-2013 Content Management, Social Media Loves technology, websites, and online
collaboration Other: Blues Dancer. http://linkedin.com/in/rrenteria
Social Media Practices
From old to new From hard to easy Lessons learned Sustaining an online community
Hub and Spoke
Traditional Channels
Traditional Channels
Traditional Channels
Navigate the Social Media Matrix
Navigate the Social Media Matrix
Share with love Social Media Friendly
Great graphics Nice photos
Search Engine Optimized Meta Tags Meta Description
Mobile Friendly
Tried and true, the stories
Perks Scheduled emails HTML/Plain Text options Real-time Tracking
Horrors Flagged for “spamming” Rate Limits MailManager manual
export
Email Old: MailManager New: MailChimp
(or similar)
Tried and true, the stories
Perks Media rich Cross-network sharing Real-time Tracking Schedule posts (with
other services) Drawbacks
Few followers “Spammy” Repetitive posts
TwitterFacebook InstagramLinkedInFlickrYouTube
Tried and true, the stories
Attract attention with Photos Graphics Event Invitations Questions Facts
Examples Did you know that
[insert TechComm-related fact]?
Join us for [event details]!
Don’t forget about this week’s event!
What are your thoughts on [topic]?
Active Social Media Weekly or Semi-Monthly
Schedule posts or set reminders (for yourself) Automatically Cross-Post
Link social network accounts together Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Start group discussions Encourage members to talk with each other
Keep the Discussions Alive
Plan Ahead Schedule posts in
advance Cross-post
Two-Way Communication
Resources http://www.slideshare.net/viqui_dill/social-media-
webinar-stc-cac-websites-wikis-part-2
http://www.slideshare.net/viqui_dill/stc13-ld-communications-publicity
http://www.slideshare.net/viqui_dill/stc-social-mediasurvey
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