T16 – To tweet or not to tweet?
A beginners guide to social media for housing providers
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T16 To tweet or not to tweet? A beginners guide to social media for housing providers What do you think of when you hear of social media More is not always better What do you think of when you hear of social media BCNPHA Annual
A beginners guide to social media for housing providers
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More is not always better
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BCNPHA Annual Conference 2014
Media Panel
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The good and the bad
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HINT: It’s about sharing your story!
http://www.theprovince.com/touch/story.html?id=11536389&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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Agree or disagree?
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What do you think of… when you hear of social media? Social media?
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Or is it something like this…
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But it’s more than that! It’s a conversation between…
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Employees
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Stakeholders
…and many more!
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….and guest what?
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Not organized!
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Not controlled!
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And it’s not always on message…
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Instead…
the conversation is… vibrant intense dynamic
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What does this mean for us?
Opportunity!
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Twitter…misconceptions
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However, there are pitfalls…
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And it’s not always on message…
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Twitter… sound familiar?
Denial LinkedInTwitter/Facebook is a waste of time Anger Why would I care what people are having breakfast Bargaining I’m only signing up because my friends are Depression It doesn’t make any sense Acceptance I get it!
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It begins with one simple question..
What are you doing? So… What the heck is Twitter?
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The key to using it!
Remember the good ‘ol days of the telegraph? Simplicity… the message goes from
another quickly
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Why use Twitter?
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How does it work?
The Lingo What is it? How / Why?
Tweet The act of posting a message 140 characters (including spaces) # Hashtag The # symbol used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet Makes the keyword “searchable” @ “Handle” A username is often called a handle Becomes the link to the profile URL A website’s address or specific page Often included in the tweet to drive traffic to the website
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Don’t be a #onehitwonder!
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What’s the formula?
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Rental Housing Index – Case Study
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Rental Housing Index – Case Study
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/many-b-c-ers-spending-more-than-half-their-income-on-rent-study- finds-1.2671672
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And the results were…
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The Communications Strategy…
The launch of the Rental Housing Index was three fold:
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Share, Share & Share
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Trending…
#click2015
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Why wouldn’t you use it?
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Is it only about Twitter?
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Is it only about Twitter?
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Social media users engaged on a daily basis
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Web traffic – the breakdown
What are social media users using?
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When to tweet and not tweet…
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65+ over & tech adoption
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Sharing your story… it’s free
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Who do you want to look at, and what will that tell you?
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What should you look for?
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5 key social media objectives
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Do I need a Strategy?
How do you go about using social technologies to accomplish objectives, (smart) goals and determine change?
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Social Objectives Listening Talking Energizing Supporting Embracing Organizational Goals What are they? Connecting the dots…
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Tools & Tactics – connecting to social objectives
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Connections dots… some more
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Putting it together… takes patience
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You need to know where to… Get started.
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You need a source of rich content to fuel your social media presence. Something that provides real value to your stakeholders.
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What’s our source of the rich content?
You have to do more than tweet and then update your social media profiles…
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http://rossmcculloch.com/3-ways-housing-associations-can-embrace-social-media/
Making the most of social media
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Now it’s your turn!
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3 ways housing association