social media : the future of pr
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A presentation about social media given at Comms Week Cal State Fullerton CA to PR students. Information on social media and why PR students need to learn social media as part of their PR course.TRANSCRIPT
The Future of PRThe Future of PR
Why every PR graduate needs to learn social media
Sally Falkow APRSally Falkow APR
PR Trainer of the YearSnr. Fellow: The Society for New Communication Research
AdAge 150 blog - Top 10 PR blogwww.PRoactivereport.com
www.Twitter.com/sallyfalkow
The Future of PR – 2010 edition Bulldog Reporter
PRSA Counselors AcademyPRSA Counselors Academy
The top three issues for PR professionals in 2010:
1. Providing authentic strategic counselingto management/clients
2. Mastering social media skills3. Demonstrating return on investment
State of State of Social Media Social Media MarketingMarketing
Top Ten QuestionsTop Ten Questions
1. How do I measure social media return on investment?
2. What are the social media marketing best practices?
3. How do I best manage my time with social media?
4. How do I reach my target markets with social media?
5. How do I generate traffic and leads using social media?
6. How do I implement social media tactics?
7. What are the latest social media trends?
8. How do I get started?
9. How do I integrate my social media activities?
10. How do I evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each platform?
A More Strategic SequenceA More Strategic Sequence
What are the latest social media trends?
What are the social media marketing best practices?
How do I get started?
How do I integrate my social media activities?
How do I reach my target markets with social media?
How do I evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each platform?
How do I best manage my time with social media?
How do I implement social media tactics?
How do I generate traffic and leads using social media?
How do I measure social media return on investment?
PR TrendsPR Trends
Social Media is here to stay -it has to be included in your media plan for any PR campaign
One in thirteen of all people on the planet are now online (Universal McCann)
83% are active in some form of social media (Forrester Research)
Companies are hiring people with social media skills
What You Need to KnowWhat You Need to Know
Understand search optimization for content like press releases, video, articles
How to do a social media press releaseContent syndication onlineHow to find and work with bloggersBasic HTML code so that you can add help bloggers
and reporters take your content easilyOnline video production, editing, uploading and
sharingSocial NetworkingSocial NewsAnalytics
Best PracticesBest Practices
Read Social Media Case Studies
Proactive ReportSocial Media TodaySocial Media ExaminerEconsultancy.comEmarketer
How Do I Get Started?How Do I Get Started?
You need a social media strategy that aligns with your communications and business goals
Social Media StrategySocial Media Strategy
Listen and learnMeasure your share
of voice in the conversation
Set goals and benchmarks
Find relevant bloggers and communities
Identify Influencers
Develop Content Strategy
Evaluate platforms and pick the right tools
Create and deliver content
Engage. Participate in and facilitate conversations
Measure results
Start by ListeningStart by Listening
“If we trust our customers, we can actively listen to what they’re saying.
We can build the right product for our customers, instead of finding the right customers for our products.”
Steven Covey
Establish Share of VoiceEstablish Share of Voice
How often is your brand mentioned in a particular conversation?
How do you rate against your competitors
Share of Voice
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Lancome Clinique
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Share of Voice
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1. Share Of Voice
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2. Share Of Mind
Share of Mind
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146
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57
183
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Influencers (13 total) Magic Middle (72total)
Long Tail (440 total)
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3. Share Of ConversationTopic is Anti-aging
Share of Aging (# of conversations)
3326
119114
Lancome Clinique Other
Share of Aging
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Content AnalysisContent Analysis
What are they sayingPositive /Negative/Neutral mentionWhere are they saying itNeeds and wantsInterestsNeed for information on a certain subjectTrends in the conversation
Set Goals, Baselines and Set Goals, Baselines and BenchmarksBenchmarks
Find Communities & BloggersFind Communities & Bloggers
Identify the InfluencersIdentify the Influencers
Find Communities and Identify Influencers
600 Beauty Bloggers (US only)
26 in Head
106 in Magic Middle
460 in Long Tail
Top 60 Map
Develop Your Content Develop Your Content StrategyStrategy
THINK LIKE A PUBLISHER – YOU ARE THE MEDIA
Content Analysis – key messagesAudience Analysis – social technographicsTrends in Social MediaContent Audit – what do you haveWhat expertise do you haveResourcesCreate an Editorial Calendar
Social TechnographicsSocial Technographics
Growing by Leaps and BoundsGrowing by Leaps and Bounds
Analyze Your CustomersAnalyze Your Customers
Pick the Right ChannelsPick the Right Channels
Engagement can’t be skin-deep, nor is it a campaign that can be turned on and off
True engagement means full engagement in the channels where you choose to invest
So make sure you pick correctly and wisely
Pick the Right Tools/PlatformsPick the Right Tools/Platforms
Who is your audience?
Where are they having conversations?
Trends – Video, Facebook, Twitter
Syndicate the ContentSyndicate the Content
Add RSS Feeds
Socialize the ContentSocialize the Content
Content Sparks ConversationsContent Sparks Conversations
Focused on what you have heard
Based on audience needs, interests
Placed in the right channel
Monitored for responses
Engaging PeopleEngaging People
The key finding is that those with the highest engagement factor also had the best financial results over the last year
Engagmentdb Study WetPaint/Altimeter
What Is Engagement?What Is Engagement?
We’re not talking about a presence in the online social sphere
It’s not using these channels to broadcast messages
Engagement is a deep and meaningful social interaction with your stakeholders
Engagementdb Study Altimeter Group
What Shows Engagement?What Shows Engagement?
People talking about your brand/product/companySaving and sharing contentVisit more frequentlySpend more time on blog or websiteSubscribeHave conversations with youMake suggestions and give feedbackPost comments, opinions reviewsRecommending your company to their friendsLoyalty to your brand
Entrepreneur Hot 100Entrepreneur Hot 100
26 percent of these companies are active on Twitter
37 percent are on LinkedIn11 percent have a Facebook pageJust over a half have a newsroom on their
websiteOnly 7percent optimize their news content for
searchJust 16% are actively engaging their customers
Inc 500Inc 500
25 percent are active on Twitter46 percent are on LinkedIn31 percent have a Facebook Page19% are engaging with customers
Fortune 100Fortune 100
54 percent have a Twitter feed94 percent use it for news and
announcements47 percent are on LinkedIn32 percent have a blog44 percent have a Facebook pageOnly 17% use all three22% are actively engaging customers
CMO Engagement GapCMO Engagement Gap
The engagement gap refers to the difference between the influence of the Internet in consumer decision making and the amount of spending, and the effort, by corporations and organizations, trying to interact with and shape the thinking behind those decisions.
Key MeasurementKey Measurement
The move to quantify “customer affinity” and increase “customer advocacy” has become a new measure of effectiveness
CMO Council
Focus on the Bottom LineFocus on the Bottom Line
Most marketers and corporations are now looking to reduce costs in order to improve the bottom line
Current economic indicators point to a vital need for business revitalization throughbetter customer engagement and analytics
CMO Council
New Measure of ROI:New Measure of ROI:EngagementEngagement
There are thousands of social media channels, each with a slightly different value proposition
It’s a daunting task to objectively evaluate various marketing efforts across all social mediums Engagement is the best criterion
The Wetpaint/Altimeter Group ENGAGEMENTdb Report
Engagement: The LifebeltEngagement: The Lifebelt
Companies that are both deeply and widely engaged in social media surpass their peers in terms of the two most meaningful financial performance metrics – revenue and profit – by a significant difference.
Wet Paint/Altimeter Group
What is the Bottom Line?What is the Bottom Line?
These highly engaged companies grew, on average, 18% in revenues over the last 12 months, compared to the least engaged companies who, on average, saw a decline of 6% in revenue during the same period
The same holds true for two other financial metrics, gross margin and net profit
WetPaint/Altimeter Group
Skin MD Natural Case StudySkin MD Natural Case Study
Situation Situation
Launching a new kind of lotion
New categoryNo awareness at
all
ObjectivesObjectives
The campaign aimed to reach consumers online through high search rankings on specific keywords and phrases, articles, blogs, newsgroups and forums.
Create a new search term – shielding lotion
Create awareness of the brand Skin MD Natural with dermatologists and the public
Customer EducationCustomer Education
You Tube VideosYou Tube Videos
PayoffPayoff
Over 400 bloggers talking about their productsConversations in targeted forums and blogsIncreased traffic to the websiteProduct in over 5000 pharmacies across the USPartners in many other countries
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