This document discusses using social media for event marketing and building community. It provides guidance on setting goals for social media use before, during and after events. Specifically, it recommends determining event marketing goals and target audiences before using social platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn and blogs to raise awareness and encourage registration. It also suggests sharing content, photos and live streams during events to engage attendees and absent audiences. Finally, it proposes posting summaries, discussions and presentations after events to share information and build ongoing engagement. The overall message is that social media is most effective when used for long-term relationship building rather than isolated event promotion.
4. What To
Do First:
STOP!
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5. 3 Basic Questions
(yep, they still apply)
● What are your overall
event marketing goals?
● Who is your market?
● Where are they online?
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7. Overall Event Goals
● Before: awareness, registration,
anticipation of value …. “Can't wait”
● During: sharing (onsite & off,)
excitement …. “So glad I came”
● After: sharing, excitement for next
year …. “I was there, so glad I went”
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8. HOLY COW, let me at 'em!
Is it social
media time
yet?
Patience,
grasshopper....
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9. Avoid Drowning
● Do your homework
● Know where to find
your market
● Get in front of them
by listening first....
● ….and have a plan
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10. OK, it's time now....Boo-Yah!
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12. Social Media - Before
Possible goals before the event?
Raise awareness
Word-of-Mouth excitement
Encourage sharing
Connect attendees
Support sponsors & Expo exhibitors
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15. Social Media – Before
● Facebook Event pages
● Facebook status updates
● On Facebook Pages
● On people's personal profiles
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27. Social Media - During
Possible goals during the event?
Share content value among attendees
Connect attendees
Share with those not there
Support sponsors & Expo exhibitors
Share fun social moments
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29. Social Media – During
● Facebook updates continue
● Live radio show on Blog Talk Radio
● LinkedIn updates continue
● Ustream live video stream
● Tweets with hashtag
● Photos, photos, photos
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34. Social Media - After
Possible goals after the event?
Share among attendees
Share with those who missed it
Help your industry knowledge base
Support sponsors
Build more connections!
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35. Share
The
Afterglow!
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37. Social Media – After
● Summary blog posts & link posts
● Facebook Pages & profiles
● Tweets – save on Chirpstory/Storify
● LinkedIn status updates & Group
discussions
● SlideShare for presentations
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50. Takeaways
● It's networking & human relationships
● Time + persistence = payoff
● Social media is social communications
● Meet your market where they are
● Help attendees to share & grow
● Be more than a one-off event
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51. Photo Credits
● Deb Brown & Colton: ● SoMeT tattoo: Anne
BJMcCray Flickr Hornyak Flickr CC
● Stop sign w/rabbits: ● OK Regatta: katsrcool Flickr
Nationaal Archief on Flickr
Commons
● People mover: KS State Fair
● Rules: Gord McKenna on
● Build a barn: BJMcCray on
Flickr Flickr
● Mr. Miyagi: ampedAsia
● Hutchinson blogger fam:
BJMcCray on Flickr
● Don't drown SAR swimmer :
DVIDSHUB on Flickr
● Cat + beer: pinguino on
Flickr
●Yell practice: TX A&M
Cushing Library on Flickr
● (all others taken by me)
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52. Thanks for your time!
Sheila
Scarborough
TourismCurrents.com
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