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Everythingischanging.Whatyouaredoingisn’tworkinganymore.Thestakesarehigherthanever.
Whatdoesitreallytaketomakeadifferenceinthedigitalage?
TechnologyandtheInternet,andtheirroleinourlives,haschangedhowwecommunicate,getandshareinformation,themediaweconsume,andthereasonsweengagewitheachother‐onlineandof>line.Theeffectsofthesechangesarebeingfeltbyallofus,everyday,allthetime.
[3Things]
[240Seconds]
[Ideastorm]
[MustReads]
Thereisno‘rightway’toblogEverythingissocial:Whatpeoplearedoing,whyitmatters,andwhatyoushoulddoaboutit.
RelationshipsMatter:Why(andhow)youbuildmorethanabiglistofnames.
Sayanything:Howcontentdrivesactivityandwhatyoushouldbecreatingtodriveresults.
Getoffthecouch:Whenyouhaveanaudiencereadytotakeaction,whatshouldyouaskthemtodo.
[Social]
Listen
Learn
Participate
Adapt
Look for opportunities to offer information or action items where people are looking for them.
Don’t worry so much about collecting people like bottlecaps.
Worry about filling your niche and providing value where the people are.
Look for opportunities to meet potential community members offline to supplement your online relationship.
[Content]
Whatdopeoplewant(andrespondto)?
Timely,relevant,compellinginformation
Howdoyouknowwhattocreate?
DemographicPsychographicTechnographicBehavioral
Anythingcanbecome(good)content
Human…ize Personal…ize Local…izeOperational…ize Granular…ize Opportunity…ize
Some(Starter)Ideas100Days1Picture20Questions60Seconds50States
ReadThisDoThatTellHimAskHerSaywhat?
NewsBusinessSportsCultureWeather
[Relationships]
TheImportanceofConversation
OrWhyYouAreWastingYourTimeonSocialIfYou’reOnlyTalkingtoYourself
Find the Voice(s) for Your Org 1. Identifyyoursocialcommunicationsspokespersons.
• Leadership• MediaSpokespersons• BrandAmbassadors• Volunteers• Writers,EditorialStaff
2.Uniquevoicemoreimportantthantitle.3.Socialstarsareinyourmidst.Find&enlistthem.
TrainFirst,ThenEmpower1. EstablishGuidelines.
ForAARP:BeTransparent,BeResponsible,BeNonPartisan,BeTrained,BeResponsive
2.Knowwhereyourorganization’scomfortzoneisandstayinthesweetspot.
3.Donotcommittosocialifyouarenotpreparedtoconnect,engage,respond,banter.
Havenofear.Ok,somehealthyfear.
• Talktopeopleyouknow.• Talktopeopleyouwanttoknow.• Talktopeopleyoudon’tknowthataretalkingaboutthingsyoucareabout.
TalkBack:Media
TalkBack:Customer/MemberService
TalkBack:Community
[Activation]
Donors are great…
But what do you do when…
…your donors aren’t Rich Uncle Pennybags?
EVERYONE H
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use it in a presentation
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76% of all givers are motivated by friends and family
Givers of money, time, shared links, tweets, ReTweets, reviews, votes, ratings, comments, blog posts…
Let go
Trust that they know the best way to communicate and motivate their network
Example: Atlas Corps
[IdeaStorm]
Scenario:Themedia(andeveryoneelse,onlineandof>line)istalkingaboutyourissue–butnotyourorganization.Challenge:Howdoyoudemonstrateyourcredibility,expandyourreach,andgethelpadvanceyourcause?
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[People]
Wendy Harman
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http://blog.redcross.org/ @redcross @wharman
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