Exam 2 Flashcards
Stats on social media sharing
100 hours of video to YouTube every 60 seconds
Sharing more than 4.75 billion pieces of content on Facebook every 24 hours
Send 500 million new tweets daily
Essential elements of “sticky” social media
Storytelling: Tap into emotions. Tell a story that helps consumers understand and care about the idea behind it.
Social Currency: How we look to others matters. Create stories that are remarkable & unusual.
Influencers: Maximize people “in the know” who have impact over others.
Sharable: Produce content that is so extraordinary people willingly share it with others. Make it easy to share by including share buttons.
How to make a good first impression with social media
- accessible
- easy to share
- easy to find
Components of an ideal online media center
- press releases
- company backgrounds/statements
- leadership team
- multimedia
- products
- FAQs/fact sheets
- speakers or interview topics
Modern press releases
Contact information -the headline The introductory paragraph -using the standard inverted pyramid -who, why, what, when, and where Supporting paragraphs/details Anchor text links Facts and stats Multimedia
Developing your news release strategy
- research your public’s persona
- develop an editorial calendar for news releases
- implementing a news release strategy to reach publics directly is like publishing an online news service
- big news is great, but don’t wait. Write about pretty much anything your organization is doing.
How to reach your publics directly
- Simultaneously publish your news releases to your website
- The importance of links in your news releases
- Focus on the keywords and phrases your publics use
- Include appropriate social media tags
Content management system (CMS)
A content management system is a computer application that supports the creation and modification of digital content
-it is often used to support multiple users working in a collaborative environment
Post vs. page
Post:
- reverse chronological order
- date driven
- organized with categories and tags
- collected on archive pages (date, category, tag)
Page:
- static content or information
- hierarchical structure
- not part of the date-driven post stream
- have parent pages
- have no categories or tags
5 reasons to use photos in social media campaigns
- people are visual beings
- share photo streams
- tag it
- creative commons
- chat, chat, chat
Creative Commons
Creative common’s tools give everyone from individual creators to large companies and institutions a simple, standardized way to keep their copyright while allowing certain uses of their work
- a "some rights reserved" approach to copyright - which makes their creative, educational, and scientific content instantly more compatible with the full potential of the internet
SEE CREATIVE COMMONS SYMBOLS
SEE CREATIVE COMMONS SYMBOLS
How to address CC
Works published by (name) are licensed under CC: (creative commons licenses)
Photo from (where) by (name) are licensed under CC: (creative commons licenses)
Establishing the groundwork for engagement
- Trust and respect
- Values
- integrity, respect, humility, teamwork, and accountability
- Fluidity
- Avoidance of zero-tolerance
- Lack of jargon
- Sensibleness
- Friendliness
- Consistency
- Clear consequences
Initial entry strategy: passive vs. active
Passive strategy:
- search
- listen
- respond
Active strategy:
- create
- engage