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Welcome
Dial in:Conference Line #: 1-877-885-3221
Passcode: 5775274
To mute and unmute your line, press *6.Feel free to use the chat function to
share thoughts or questions.
Agenda
1. Welcome and Roll Call
2. Check In
3. Influencer Research Indicators for CWRF
4. Case Study from MomsRising
5. Legislator Engagement Best Practices
Brainstorm
6. Next Steps
Check In
What did you try coming out of
November’s webinar? What worked? What didn't?
Please type your responses into the chat.
Definitions
Influencers: Influence means the power or ability to affect someone’s actions. Influencers are people who can influence your stakeholders or mission. Influencers can be journalists, legislators, business leaders, or individuals in your network who inspire others to action, etc.
Influencer Research
Indicators for CWRF
CRAWL WALK RUN FLYNot using. Uses online
systems and “desk research” to identify but is not monitoring on a regular basis.
Uses online system and “desk research” to identify, monitor, and cultivate.
Uses online systems and “desk research” to identify, monitor, and cultivate and to build an influencer engagement strategy.
Influencer Research: Using online search and other tools to identify social media profiles of influencers and an analysis of what they are saying to design a formal program to engage them.
How To Identify Your Organization’s Influencers
Step 1: What data do you already have available
Step 2: Use search terms to work backward to discover who writes about or tweets you or your issue
Step 3: Do online research and organize in a spreadsheet
What Information Should You
Collect?
• URLs and Handles for social media presence• Notes based on reviewing their streams – no presence,
presence but doesn’t engage, what type of content do they share?
• Web Site, Blog, Facebook, Twitter, Klout, LinkedIn – whatever you feel is relevant
Influencer EngagementIndicators for
CWRF CRAWL WALK RUN FLYNot using. Follows and
engages with influencers on social channels but not part of a formal champion or ambassador program or strategy.
Has formal influencer or champion program, communicating through private channels, and providing content to share.
Mobilizes influencers or champions easily, especially to respond to a crisis or critical campaign. Influencers invite others.
Influencer Engagement: A process of cultivating “influencers” online and offline so they will share your content/messaging and influence others.
Influencer EngagementChampions
Group
IdentifyRecruit
ResourcesUnleash
Influencer Engagement: Remember
This!
If your influencers are legislators, make sure you research and understand whether their social media presence is their office, personal, or campaign presence.
Only engage in a “C-3” appropriate way, not partisan activities.
When in doubt, CYA – Consult Your Attorney!
Case Study
Engaging Legislators in Context
• MomsRising Mission: To build a more truly family-friendly nation, as well as to work toward the economic equality of women and mothers.
• MomsRising Top Line Goals: Grow the movement, garner media coverage to change the culture, win legislative policy changes, engage with traditionally underrepresented communities, experiment and learn new online and on-the-ground tactics, and listen to and serve our members/our constituency.
Define Goals & Associated Metrics
Goal: Win legislative policy changes
• Matching Key Result Area: MomsRising is exercising our power to pass family-friendly policies at the state and federal levels and to change the culture.
• Associated Metrics (example): - Number of target policies moved forward or passed
Strategy - Blog
• Publishing and promoting legislators’ blogs
Strategy - Blog
Blog – Add-ons & Social Media
• Leaders share blog on their Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest feeds
• Share blogs links with grassroots members in that district – demonstrates engagement with leadership
• Conduct related Facebook & Twitter chat regarding carnival and related blog
• Invite member of Congress to MomsRising radio or related media/podcast
Strategy – Social Media Events
• Tweet & Facebook chats• Designate hashtag
time/place for engagement
• Request leader provide resource & input
• Spanish/English• Invite policy partners
Strategy – Awards/Recognition
• Awards & Recognition creates conditions for these engagements
Legislator Engagement
Best Practices
Brainstorm
Legislator Engagement
Best Practices
Brainstorm Before you begin ….
Define SMART objective and your metrics for success.
What do you want to accomplish by engaging with legislators who are your influencers?
Legislator Engagement
Best Practices
Brainstorm
1. Identify legislators that are you influencers
2. Find and follow them on social media channels
3. Evaluate if feeds are being used
4. Monitoring their streams5. Engage with them (C-3
Appropriate)6. Measure, Refine, and Repeat
4,5,6
Legislator Engagement
Best Practices
Brainstorm • Identify legislators that are your
influencers
=You probably already know this=Get information from partners or others on staff
Legislator Engagement
Best Practices
Brainstorm • Find them on social media
= Use Google searches and add words “Facebook” or “Twitter”= Visit their web sites and see if social presence is connected= Call office and ask= Organize in spreadsheet
Legislator Engagement
Best Practices
Brainstorm • Evaluate if their streams are being
used and how
=No presence=Presence set up, but actively using it=Actively using it, but just sharing their press releases=Actively engaging with constituents or “tweeting from the floor”
Legislator Engagement
Best Practices
Brainstorm • Monitor their streams
= Use lists for Twitter=“Like” them on FB or subscribe to public updates= Use RSS reader and add their blog feeds to it
Legislator Engagement
Best Practices
Brainstorm • Engage with them
= Comment on blog posts or FB posts= RT tweets= Ask questions= Share articles about them in your social streams
Legislator Engagement
Best Practices
Brainstorm • Measure, refine, and repeat
=Screen capture examples=What got them to respond?
Next Steps
What action step will you commit to trying between
now and the next call?
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Thanks!
The next webinar is scheduled for:Thursday, February 28, 2013
2-3pm ET/11am-12pm PT
Please contact your Spitfire coach if you have any questions about today’s
presentation.