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Sametz Blackstone Associates

The Scientific Method for Social Media

PodCamp Boston 5 – 25 September 2010

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Who I am   Tamsen McMahon

[email protected]   @tamadear

  Sametz Blackstone Associates   www.sametz.com   www.sametz.com/roundthesquare   @sametz

  Brass Tack Thinking   brasstackthinking.com

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SOCIAL MEDIA

IS A MADHOUSE

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Facebook

Twitter

YouTube

Blogs

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Some say it’s AN ART.

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I say it’s a SCIENCE.

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Got your lab book?

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You’ll need it.

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Today

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the method

0 Define the question

1 Observe 2 Investigate

3 Hypothesize

4 Experiment 5 Analyze

6 Retest

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O define the question

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How can we best use social media for our business?

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Is podcasting an effective way to generate prospects?

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1 observe

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Grow bigger ears – and eyes.

Paraphrase of Chris Brogan

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LISTEN: IF

WHAT

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WATCH: WHERE HOW

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2 investigate

Scope Audiences Content Resources Outcomes Measurement

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Scope

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Audiences

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Resonance & Dissonance

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Content

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Resources

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Outcomes

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Measurement

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3 hypothesize

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For {scope}, {content} from {sources}, used across {tools}, will produce {measured} {results} with {audiences}.

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4 experiment

Design Execution

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OBSERVATION ≠

PARTICIPATION

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OBSERVATION ≠

PARTICIPATION (you have to do it)

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5 analyze

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Numbers Sentiment Actions

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6 retest

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It takes practice.

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So maybe it is a madhouse.

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But now you’re the mad scientist.

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Who I am   Tamsen McMahon

[email protected]   @tamadear

  Sametz Blackstone Associates   www.sametz.com   www.sametz.com/roundthesquare   @sametz

  Brass Tack Thinking   brasstackthinking.com