Social Media For Engineers

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@willisturner Webinar October 9, 2013 Presenter: Willis Turner

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How professional engineers can use social media to build a personal profile, company brand and share information with the public

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Webinar  October  9,  2013  

 Presenter:  Willis  Turner  

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Welcome!  Willis  Turner  Presenter    Our  goal  today  is  to  learn  about  social  media,  share  some  ideas  that  you  can  put  to  work  right  away.    Let’s  relax  and  have  fun!  

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Let’s  Get  to  Know  You  

•  How  do  you  use  social  media?  

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Social  Media  For  Engineers  Overview  

•  Using  a  Blog  as  your  main  plaTorm  •  Using  Facebook    •  Using  LinkedIn  •  Using  TwiVer  •  Social  Media  Management  Tools  •  Sharing  –  CuraYng  vs.  Original  Content  

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Strategy  

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Developing  Your  PlaTorm  Facebook  

• Sharing  Content  • Company  Pages  

TwiVer  • Events  • Announcements  

LinkedIn  • Groups  • Personal  Profile  

YouTube  • Examples  of  Work  

• MarkeYng  

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Some  Social  Media  Channels  Facebook   Twi0er   LinkedIn   Blog   YouTube   Slideshare  

Create  a  personality  for  your  brand,  person,  place  

Micro-­‐blog  site  to  share  short  bursts  of  informaYon  

Create  personal  profile,  company  page  and  interest  groups  

Great  as  a  plaTorm  for  sharing  rich  content  such  as  arYcles,  videos  and  photo  journals  

Good  way  to  create  visual  and  sound  files  to  share  with  your  audiences  

Good  way  to  share  white  papers,  journals  and  PPT  decks  

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The  Top  Three  RT  To  Win  via  TwiVer  Example  • RT  to  win  2  Yx  to  @smeiorg  event  What  Buyers  Hate  about  Vendor  Content  hVp://bit.ly/xf08X6  

Share  content  from  your  Blog  • Automate  a  connecYon  between  your  blog  and  Facebook  Page  that  will  cross  post  

Create  Profile,  Company  Page  &  Group  • Use  LinkedIn  to  further  develop  your  brand  

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Blogging  

•  Some  blogging  best  pracYces  •  Blog  tools  – Wordpress.org  – Blogger    

•  CreaYng  Content  •  Example  Blog  

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LinkedIn  

•  Your  Profile  •  Company  Page  •  Group  •  Live  Examples  

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LinkedIn  Updates  

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TwiVer  

•  Personal  Pages  •  Company  Pages  •  Following  •  TweeYng  •  Live  example  

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Using  Hashtags  on  TwiVer  &  Facebook  •  “#”  –  the  hashtag  system  is  used  to:  – Tag  a  topic:  Anyone  following  that  topic  will  pickup  the  feed.    Example:    Topic  –  how  to  use  #LinkedIn  to  market  your  brand  

– Tag  an  event:    Anyone  following  the  event  can  parYcipate  in  conversaYon  about  the  event.    Example:    Join  the  conversaYon  for  #wspe  event  about  Social  Media  to  market  your  brand  

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Facebook  

•  Personal  Profile  •  Company  Page  •  Person  Page  •  PosYng  &  Sharing  Content  •  Live  Example  

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Post  Scheduling  •  Blog  post  can  be  tweeted  

as  soon  as  the  arYcle  is  published  

•  Tweets  can  be  sent  out  2  –  3    Ymes  per  week  as  a  follow-­‐up.  

•  Tweets  can  contain  varied  abstracts  or  excerpts  about  the  arYcle  

•  Promote  to  LinkedIn  once  on  company  page,  personal  status  update  and  groups  

•  Generally  blogs  are  only  cross  posted  to  Facebook  once  per  arYcle  

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YouTube  

•  Types  of  content  •  Sharing  content  •  Live  Example  

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Social  Media  Metrics  

•  Record  your  current  staYsYcs  so  that  you  can  measure  performance  for  each  channel:  – TwiVer  Followers:  ___________  – Facebook  Page  Likes:  _________  – LinkedIn  Page  Followers:  _______  

– Get  staYsYcs  reports  from  the  admin  panel  on  your  social  media  pages  

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Social  Media  Tools  

•  There  are  many  ways  to  manage  your  social  media  channels  

•  Assign  staff  •  Monitor  •  Schedule    •  Live  Example:  Hootsuite  

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AcYon  List  •  If  you  don’t  have  accounts  on  TwiVer,  Facebook  or  LinkedIn  think  about  seong  them  up  

•  Create  a  strategy  for  social  media  •  Think  about  bringing  in  a  consultant  to  support  your  iniYal  efforts  

•  ParYcipate  in  the  online  conversaYons  

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Thank  you  for  AVending  

•  Number  one  goal  is  to  have  fun  and  learn  at  the  same  Yme!  

•  Things  you  learn  are  transferable  skills,  think  about  business  and  personal  applicaYons  

•  We  appreciate  your  effort  and  we’re  cheering  for  your  success!  

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About  the  Presenter  

•  Willis  Turner,  CAE  CME  CSE  – AssociaYon  Management  Professional  – MarkeYng  Teacher  

•  Contact  – [email protected]  – TwiVer:    @willisturner  – Facebook:  facebook.com/willisturnerceo  

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