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How Age UK use free social
media channels to connect
with its audiences
Rob Mansfield - Senior Digital Editor, Age UK
How Age UK uses social media…



   Age UK – a quick overview
   Our social audiences
   How do we and other charities use it?
   Measuring success
Age UK: an overview

3 National Partners: Age Cymru, Age NI, Age Scotland
175 Local partners
2 financial services companies
600+ Age UK shops
500+ local friendship centres and older people’s forums
1 Biomedical research charity
1 International sister charity for overseas relief
Social audiences, who are they?

Core audience: older people 50+, their families and carers

           23k+ fans                       20k+ followers
           45% are 55+                     Professionals
           65% are 45+                     Mainly 35+
           70% female                      60% female


More than one Facebook page          Three separate Twitter handles
- Team Age UK                        @age_uk – Main charity
    : Purely for those running for   @ageukcampaigns – Public
      Age UK at an event                                  affairs
                                     @ageuknews – Media team
How does Age UK use social media?
Humour works...
The quirky...
Heart-warming stories
Campaigns

            We have issues...

            The tangible campaigning work
            we carry out always resonates
            with our audience and Facebook
            is an ideal way to spread our
            message, with our audience as
            the advocates.

            This example: >5% engagement
Promoted posts
BHF
On Twitter...

Live-tweeting
In common with many other
brands, we live-tweet anything
that we think is relevant –
especially TV programmes.


Here’s Doris again...
We, ahem, invent new words...
Online debates
Parkinson’s UK
WhizzKidz

Audioboo
Award-winning for Best Innovation: at party
conferences – smartphone podcasting

For Marathon runners to update sponsors of their
progress, as they run the course
Pinterest
Success? How do you know?
Facebook gives you the tools...
Success...

In September 2012, we were
ranked in Top 10 Brands by
Daily Page Engagement Rate
on Facebook pages in UK,
according to social media
monitors, Socialbakers.
Summary

• Try things... You won’t get it right first time
• Talk to people – accept the bad and the good
• Listen to your audience
• Silence is as telling as noise
• Don’t be put off by low percentage returns
Any questions?


                                Rob Mansfield
                 rob.mansfield@ageuk.org.uk
                             Twitter: @robram
    LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robmansfield

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How Age UK uses social media to engage with supporters

  • 1. How Age UK use free social media channels to connect with its audiences Rob Mansfield - Senior Digital Editor, Age UK
  • 2. How Age UK uses social media…  Age UK – a quick overview  Our social audiences  How do we and other charities use it?  Measuring success
  • 3. Age UK: an overview 3 National Partners: Age Cymru, Age NI, Age Scotland 175 Local partners 2 financial services companies 600+ Age UK shops 500+ local friendship centres and older people’s forums 1 Biomedical research charity 1 International sister charity for overseas relief
  • 4. Social audiences, who are they? Core audience: older people 50+, their families and carers 23k+ fans 20k+ followers 45% are 55+ Professionals 65% are 45+ Mainly 35+ 70% female 60% female More than one Facebook page Three separate Twitter handles - Team Age UK @age_uk – Main charity : Purely for those running for @ageukcampaigns – Public Age UK at an event affairs @ageuknews – Media team
  • 5. How does Age UK use social media?
  • 9. Campaigns We have issues... The tangible campaigning work we carry out always resonates with our audience and Facebook is an ideal way to spread our message, with our audience as the advocates. This example: >5% engagement
  • 11. BHF
  • 12. On Twitter... Live-tweeting In common with many other brands, we live-tweet anything that we think is relevant – especially TV programmes. Here’s Doris again...
  • 13. We, ahem, invent new words...
  • 16. WhizzKidz Audioboo Award-winning for Best Innovation: at party conferences – smartphone podcasting For Marathon runners to update sponsors of their progress, as they run the course
  • 18. Success? How do you know?
  • 19. Facebook gives you the tools...
  • 20. Success... In September 2012, we were ranked in Top 10 Brands by Daily Page Engagement Rate on Facebook pages in UK, according to social media monitors, Socialbakers.
  • 21. Summary • Try things... You won’t get it right first time • Talk to people – accept the bad and the good • Listen to your audience • Silence is as telling as noise • Don’t be put off by low percentage returns
  • 22. Any questions? Rob Mansfield rob.mansfield@ageuk.org.uk Twitter: @robram LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robmansfield