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The Power of Recycling and Social Media

Summit 2012

October 2, 2012 Point Clear, Alabama

Social  Media  is…  •  About  Community  •  Two-­‐way  Dialogue  •  Discussion  Oriented  •  Transparent/Allows  Feedback  •  Constantly  Evolving  •  Powerful!    

   

Copyright  2010  by  The  Vandiver  Group,  Inc.    All  rights  reserved.      

What  is  Social  Media?  

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Social  Media  Landscape  •  56%  of  Americans  have  a  profile  on  a  social  networking  site.  

 •  22%  of  Americans  use  social  networking  sites  several  Tmes  per  day.  

 •  20%  of  all  page  views  on  the  web  are  on  Facebook.    •  There  are  over  465  million  acTve  TwiVer  accounts.    •  YouTube  receives  more  than  2  billion  views  per  day.    •  Pinterest  has  over  10.4  million  registered  users.  

Social  Media  •  The  media  world  is  no  longer  one-­‐way  communicaTons—it  is  conversaTons  and  collaboraTon  

 

•  Reporters  now  use  social  media  every  day;  to  find  story  ideas,  get  quotes,  poll  their  audience,  etc.  

 

•  News  stories  are  starTng  to  break  on  social  media  first    

Impact  of  Social  Media  on  Recycling  

•  CommunicaTon  is  now  happening  in  public,  more  open  forums.  

•  The  public  is  taking  a  more  acTve  role.  •  Increased  demand  for  informaTon  and  transparency.  

•  Consumers  are  using  social  media  to  make  decisions.  

 

The  Power  of  Instant  Feedback  •  Anyone  can  share  experiences  and  vent  frustraTons  on  social  media.  

•  Listen  to  what  the  public  is  saying  and  use  insight  to  adapt  and  meet  their  needs.  

•  Gives  organizaTons  the  ability  to  measure  outcomes  of  outreach  in  real-­‐Tme.  

•  NOTE:  Fast  response  Tme  is  crucial.    

Tools  In  Your  Toolbox  

•  Facebook  •  TwiVer  •  LinkedIn  •  Blogs  •  News  Sites  •  MulTmedia  

   

 

Social  Media  is  Evolving  

•  Mobile  •  Google+  •  Pinterest  •  Facebook  Changes  

 

 

Your  Social  Media  Mix  •  What  are  you  trying  to  achieve?  •  Who  are  you  trying  to  reach?  •  What  content  do  you  have  to  share?  •  How  much  Tme  do  you  have?  •  Where  are  you  comfortable?  

   

 

Your  Social  Media  Mix  •  What  voice  will  you  use?  

•  Are  you  represenTng  an  organizaTon?  •  Are  you  posTng  as  an  individual?  

•  What  are  you  allowed  to  share?    

   

 

Copyright  2010  by  The  Vandiver  Group,  Inc.    All  rights  reserved.      

Social  Media—Types  of  ParTcipaTon  

Social  Media  Strategy  

• Develop  a  social  media  strategy  for  you  or  your  organizaTon.  

• Strategy  should  be  customized.    • Most  effecTve  strategies  are  broken  down  into  four  basic  steps:  listen,  parTcipate,  engage  and  measure.    

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•     Google    Alerts:      − Brand,  company,  compeTtors  and  industry.      

•     Search  terms  on  social  media.  •     Many  opTons  from  free  to  fancy.  •       Search  using  Search.TwiVer.com  or  TweetScan.    

Listen:  Follow  the  ConversaTon  

ParTcipate  • You  don’t  have  to  post  every  day  to  create  an  effecTve  presence  on  social  media.    

• Find  the  frequency  that  makes  sense  for  you  and  be  consistent.    

 

•  Communicate  with  employees  

 

•  Publicize  local  events  •  Highlight  success  stories  and  achievements  

 

•  Create  specific  pages  for  aliments  or  behaviors  

•  Daily  recycling  Tps  •  Opinion-­‐sharing  •  UpdaTng  the  public  regarding  new  informaTon  

•  Schedule  changes  (Holidays/Weather  delay)  

•  Recruitment    

•  Employee  outreach    

•  Peer-­‐to-­‐peer  thought  sharing  

•  Training  videos  •  How-­‐to’s  •  Share  news  stories  •  Staff/thought-­‐leader  interviews  

•  Event  pictures  •  Visual  updates  

Social  Media  Engagement  •  CombinaTon  of  Talking  and  Listening  

•  Finding  Relevant  ConversaTons  •  ParTcipaTng  In  These  ConversaTons    •  GeneraTng  Responses  to  You  Posts  •  Responding  to  Relevant  Posts  in  a  Timely  Manner  

•  Collaborate  to  Share  the  Best/Latest  InformaTon  

 

   

 

Benefits  of  Social  Media  Engagement  

•  Build  LasTng  RelaTonships  •  Increase  Number  of  Friends,  Fans  and  Followers  

•  Find  and  Grow  Your  Target  Audience  •  Influence  Opinions  and  Behavior  •  Become  a  Trusted  Thought  Leader  

•  Faster,  BeVer  InformaTon  for  the  Public  

 

   

 

Measure  • A  few  things  to  keep  in  mind:    

• Most  tools  monitor  and  measure  things  differently;  you  will  need  a  combinaTon  of  tools.  

• Take  some  Tme  to  periodically  search  around  for  new  measurement  tools.  

• Measure  as  much  as  you  can,  but  also  look  at  the  relaTonships  and  connecTons  you  form.    

• Make  sure  you  are  looking  at  the  effects  on  your  organizaTon  as  a  whole,  not  just  on  social  media.    

 

   

Listen  

ParTcipate  

Engage  

Measure  

Rules  and  RegulaTons  • Develop  a  social  media  policy  for  employees.  • Train  employees  on  the  policy  and  answer  any  quesTons.  

• More  advanced  training  may  be  required  for  those  managing  your  organizaTons  social  media  accounts.    

   

Have  a  Plan  • PosTng  schedules  • Approval  process  • Protocol  for  responding  to  negaTve  comments  • Crisis  communicaTons  plan,  including  social  media  component  

• Regular  training  or  updates  • Re-­‐evaluate  strategy  every  8-­‐12  months    

Thank  You  

Andy  Likes  Senior  Director  of  Media  Rela1ons  

alikes@vandivergroup.com  314-­‐991-­‐4641  @TVGmediaguy  

 www.vandivergroup.com          @VandiverGroup