How to (Not) Be the Next Social Media Viral Sensation

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How to (Not) Be the Next Social Media Viral Sensation Prepared for ISACA Memphis by Liz Jostes November 12, 2014 Eli | Rose Social Media, LLC EliRose.com Monday, November 10, 14

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After you develop a social media policy for your company, there are still some extra considerations to plan for. Namely, how you'll respond in times of crisis or quick-thinking. A bad decision can be amplified with social media, reaching thousands and even millions of people you never intended to. Slides include real life examples that serve as lessons of what to - and NOT - do with your brand.

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How to (Not) Be the Next Social Media

Viral SensationPrepared for ISACA Memphis

by Liz Jostes

November 12, 2014Eli | Rose Social Media, LLC

EliRose.com

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Step #1: Create a Social Media Policy

• Guides content, activity, monitoring, tone/language, and complaint response plan

• To be used by all employees managing brand’s social media channels

• Can involve marketing / be part of larger corporate policy

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Good, bad or otherwise, the internet has awarded a special kind of fame to

several unsuspecting & un-newsworthy individuals and brands.

Here’s how that happened.

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Don’t Review your Campaign as if you are 12 Years Old

• Cowboys are playing the Jaguars in London

• #CowboysUK

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*Photo Credit @DallasCowboys *Photo Credit @News_Craig

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Don’t Throw a Temper Tantrum

• Amy & Samy Bouzaglo

• “Kitchen Nightmares” Reality TV guests

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*Photo credits Amy’s Baking Company Facebook Page

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Forget that You’re Being Watched

• President Obama’s Selfie at Nelson Mandela’s memorial services

• Michelle looking very displeased

• Appearing to be “goofing off” during funeral services

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*Photo credit Huffington Post

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Don’t Tweet Inappropriate Tweets

• #Rockbone

• Local Memphis New Channel

• Picked up nationally by Mashable

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*Photo credit @KJMeow*Photo credit @3onyourside

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Don’t Use Bots to Handle Customer Service Issues

• Bank of America used a customer service Twitter bot

• @BankofAmerica was being used during Occupy tweets

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*Photo credit @darthmarkh

*Photo credit Consumerist

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Don’t (Re)Act Quickly

• 24.1 Million Super Bowl tweets

• 231,500 tweets/minute during blackout

• 15,696 Retweets

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*Photo credit @Oreo

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Threaten Customers who Dare Leave you a Poor Online Review

• Union Street Guest House

• $500 fine to be removed once poor review is removed

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Questions?

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