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Does Social
   Media
  Matter?

Revitalize Your
 Social Media
Efforts NOW!

 Curtis R. Rogers, Ed.D.,
Communications Director
Quick survey
 Does   your organization use Facebook?
 Twitter?
 YouTube?
 LinkedIn?
 Flickr?
 Pinterest?
 Others?
66% of online adults…
 As of February 2012, 66% of online adults
  use social networking sites.
 Find more social networking stats at
  http://www.pewinternet.org
DISCUSSION
Why   are these
 statistics
 important?
How can you
 use statistics
 like these?
How is your
industry
changing?
Social Media Policies
 Does  your organization
  have a social media
  policy?
 Make it a separate policy
  or part of employee
  handbook.
 Don’t reinvent the wheel!
Steps to
developing
a Social
Media
Policy
More stats!
 Mobile    + apps Statistics
     The number of smartphones
      shipments is expected to be
      almost one billion in 2015
     This billion will be dominated
      by Apple, Google and
      Microsoft, who will enjoy
      90% of market share with
      their respective platforms
Social commerce
 Sales  via social commerce
  expected to reach $30
  billion in five years
 by 2015 brands will be
  generating 50% of their
  web sales through social
  media and mobile
  platforms with a projection
  of $30 Billion
Social media for business
statistics
 58% of businesses saw a
  drop in marketing costs by
  moving to social marketing
 78% of women are happy to
  share what brand they
  prefer, compared to 74% of
  men
Pinterest statistics 2012
 In February 2012
  Pinterest had 10.4 million
  users
 Pinterest is retaining and
  engaging users 2-3 times
  better than Twitter was
  at a similar time in
  Twitter’s company
  history
Twitter statistics 2012
 InFebruary 2012 Twitter had 500 million
  registered users (approx 200m active)
 Twitter users send 175 million tweets each
  day
 The top three countries on Twitter – USA
  (108 million), Brazil (33 million) and Japan
  (30 million)
Facebook statistics 2012
 InFebruary 2012 Facebook had 850
  million users
 Of the 850+ million Facebook users, 31%
  check in more than once a day
LinkedIn statistics 2012
 InFebruary 2012 LinkedIn
  had 135 million users
 50% of LinkedIn users have a
  bachelor’s degree or higher
 There are 2 million
  companies on LinkedIn
General Internet statistics 2012
   In one day on the Internet:
       Enough information is consumed to fill 168 million DVDs
       294 billion emails are sent
       2 million blog posts are written (enough posts to fill TIME
        magazine for 770 million years)
       172 million people visit Facebook
       40 million visit Twitter
       22 million visit LinkedIn
       17 million visit Pinterest
       4.7 billion minutes are spent on Facebook
       532 million statuses are updated
       250 million photos are uploaded
       22 million hours of tv and movies are watched on Netflix
       864,000 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube
       More than 35 million apps are downloaded
                           http://thesocialskinny.com/100-social-media-mobile-and-internet-statistics-for-2012/
What are your
thoughts?
Discussion
 What unique ways has your organization
 used social media?
Social Media Management
Tools
Learning Exercise
 Thinkabout Social Media, the communities you
  serve, and your organization.

 In   small groups, take 6½ minutes to discuss:
      How to make social media more effective for your
       organization.
      When you get back to work, what are your next
       steps?

 There    will be time to volunteer your results!
Resources available from the SC State
Library or your local public library
   Doing social media so it matters by Laura Solomon
   Cracking the new job market : the 7 rules for getting
    hired in any economy by R. William Holland.
   Social media analytics : effective tools for building,
    interpreting, and using metrics by Marshall Sponder.
   Mining the social web by Matthew A. Russell.
   The social media survival guide : strategies, tactics,
    and tools for succeeding in the social web by by
    Deltina Hay.
   ROI of $ocial media : how to improve the return on
    your social marketing investment by Guy Powell,
    Steven Groves, Jerry Dimos.
THANK YOU!
Curtis R. Rogers, Ed.D.,
Communications Director

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Does social media matter state housing forum 2012

  • 1. Does Social Media Matter? Revitalize Your Social Media Efforts NOW! Curtis R. Rogers, Ed.D., Communications Director
  • 2. Quick survey  Does your organization use Facebook?  Twitter?  YouTube?  LinkedIn?  Flickr?  Pinterest?  Others?
  • 3. 66% of online adults…  As of February 2012, 66% of online adults use social networking sites.  Find more social networking stats at http://www.pewinternet.org
  • 4. DISCUSSION Why are these statistics important? How can you use statistics like these?
  • 6. Social Media Policies  Does your organization have a social media policy?  Make it a separate policy or part of employee handbook.  Don’t reinvent the wheel!
  • 7.
  • 9. More stats!  Mobile + apps Statistics  The number of smartphones shipments is expected to be almost one billion in 2015  This billion will be dominated by Apple, Google and Microsoft, who will enjoy 90% of market share with their respective platforms
  • 10. Social commerce  Sales via social commerce expected to reach $30 billion in five years  by 2015 brands will be generating 50% of their web sales through social media and mobile platforms with a projection of $30 Billion
  • 11. Social media for business statistics  58% of businesses saw a drop in marketing costs by moving to social marketing  78% of women are happy to share what brand they prefer, compared to 74% of men
  • 12. Pinterest statistics 2012  In February 2012 Pinterest had 10.4 million users  Pinterest is retaining and engaging users 2-3 times better than Twitter was at a similar time in Twitter’s company history
  • 13. Twitter statistics 2012  InFebruary 2012 Twitter had 500 million registered users (approx 200m active)  Twitter users send 175 million tweets each day  The top three countries on Twitter – USA (108 million), Brazil (33 million) and Japan (30 million)
  • 14. Facebook statistics 2012  InFebruary 2012 Facebook had 850 million users  Of the 850+ million Facebook users, 31% check in more than once a day
  • 15. LinkedIn statistics 2012  InFebruary 2012 LinkedIn had 135 million users  50% of LinkedIn users have a bachelor’s degree or higher  There are 2 million companies on LinkedIn
  • 16. General Internet statistics 2012  In one day on the Internet:  Enough information is consumed to fill 168 million DVDs  294 billion emails are sent  2 million blog posts are written (enough posts to fill TIME magazine for 770 million years)  172 million people visit Facebook  40 million visit Twitter  22 million visit LinkedIn  17 million visit Pinterest  4.7 billion minutes are spent on Facebook  532 million statuses are updated  250 million photos are uploaded  22 million hours of tv and movies are watched on Netflix  864,000 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube  More than 35 million apps are downloaded http://thesocialskinny.com/100-social-media-mobile-and-internet-statistics-for-2012/
  • 18.
  • 19.
  • 20.
  • 21.
  • 22.
  • 23. Discussion  What unique ways has your organization used social media?
  • 25. Learning Exercise  Thinkabout Social Media, the communities you serve, and your organization.  In small groups, take 6½ minutes to discuss:  How to make social media more effective for your organization.  When you get back to work, what are your next steps?  There will be time to volunteer your results!
  • 26. Resources available from the SC State Library or your local public library  Doing social media so it matters by Laura Solomon  Cracking the new job market : the 7 rules for getting hired in any economy by R. William Holland.  Social media analytics : effective tools for building, interpreting, and using metrics by Marshall Sponder.  Mining the social web by Matthew A. Russell.  The social media survival guide : strategies, tactics, and tools for succeeding in the social web by by Deltina Hay.  ROI of $ocial media : how to improve the return on your social marketing investment by Guy Powell, Steven Groves, Jerry Dimos.
  • 27. THANK YOU! Curtis R. Rogers, Ed.D., Communications Director