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Social Media for Events
ABPCO Annual Conference 2011

        Kursha Woodgate
          Managing Director
        Mexia Communications

   No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
               © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
Why listen to me?
                    • Communications career
                      spanning 18 years,
                      established Mexia in Jan ’06
                    • Experience in journalism,
                      agency PR, in-house
                      marketing, event
                      management
                    • Regular speaker on social
                      media and articles published
                    • UK and overseas


No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
            © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
Client experience




No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
            © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
Workshop Structure

• Changing rules of customer engagement
• What is social media?
• How can social media help with events?
  – Tools: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube
  – Tips: great sources of information, specialist
    packages
  – Experiences to share
• Thoughts to take away

         No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
                     © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
Changing rules of customer
       engagement


Erik Qualman - @equalman
       Socialnomics

The social media revolution…



 No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
             © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
Changing rules of engagement




 No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
             © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
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            © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
            © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
What is social media?




No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
            © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
What is social media?

•   Online community
•   Sharing information
•   Opinion
•   Networking
•   Recommending
•   Reviewing
•   Helping
          No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
                      © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
Social media channels

•   Blogging – Wordpress, Eblogger, Twitter
•   Professional – LinkedIn, Viadeo, Ecademy
•   Multimedia – YouTube, Flickr
•   Personal – Facebook, Myspace
•   Location based - Foursquare, FB places
•   Special tools – Eventbrite, Plancast,
    Event-master.com, Ning,
    moreconference.com
          No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
                      © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
How can social media be used?

•   Brand building
•   Customer/delegate insight
•   Community engagement
•   Customer service
•   Advocacy and loyalty
•   Feedback
•   Website traffic
          No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
                      © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
Which channels to use?
• Answer important questions first:

• Who are you trying to reach?
• Can you identify these groups on that
  channel?
• What are your goals?
• What is your timescale?
• What is the etiquette on that channel?
        No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
                    © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
Main tools - overview
Channel              Pros                                    Cons
Twitter              Fast response                           Need to build following
                     Great viral nature                      Short tweet – need to link for more
                     Can post links and drive traffic        information
                     Google loves Twitter!                   Broadcast to everyone

LinkedIn             Very well respected                     Much stricter on spam
                     Main professional tool                  Groups can be closed
                     Inmail high open rate                   Takes time to build interest
                     Very qualified network

Facebook             Highest penetration of all channels     Kept for personal use
                     >500 million active users               Can irritate if posts too frequent
                     Great viral nature                      Better for consumer brands
                     Good search properties & multimedia     Watch out for spam posts
                     links

YouTube              Easy to communicate messages            Invest time and money in production
                     2nd largest search engine!
                     Can embed and link with other tools
                     Great for search engines

Wordpress            FREE and easy to set up                 Another thing to do!
                     Extends your space to write             Need to monitor for comments
                     Supports SEO offsite with backlinks




            No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
                           © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
Tips for events: Twitter

• To help boost delegate numbers:
  – Build a following well in advance of the event
  – Create either profile (@event) or hashtag
    (#event)
  – Engage Inform and Retweet #EIR
  – Leverage existing relevant # (eg #eventprofs)
  – Encourage followers to RT
  – Tweet links to relevant blog posts, sign up
    forms online
         No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
                     © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
• To engage the audience:
  – Q&A using conference hashtag
  – Publish etiquette guidelines for tweets
  – Third party monitoring tweets and feedback to
    moderator
  – Engage audience outside of the event



        No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
                    © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
• To encourage dialogue and networking:
  – Ask delegates to register their @profile and
    create a #hashtag for them to use for the
    event
  – Sign up Twitter advocates to tweet during the
    event
  – Register a Twub to record appropriate tweets
  – Display conference tweets during the event

        No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
                    © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
Listing your event on social media

• LinkedIn – events tool, can RSVP, post to
  groups and ‘share’ posts with your
  network
• Facebook – create an event on your page,
  can show RSVPs
• Blog – post event on your blog and share
  on other social media

        No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
                    © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
Useful social media info sites

•   www.Engage365.com
•   www.mashable.com
•   www.socialmediab2b.com
•   www.jeffhurtblog.com
•   www.icon-presentations.com/blog/



          No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media
                      © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
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Abpco conference-2011-social-media-workshop-kursha-woodgate

  • 1. Social Media for Events ABPCO Annual Conference 2011 Kursha Woodgate Managing Director Mexia Communications No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 2. Why listen to me? • Communications career spanning 18 years, established Mexia in Jan ’06 • Experience in journalism, agency PR, in-house marketing, event management • Regular speaker on social media and articles published • UK and overseas No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 3. Client experience No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 4. Workshop Structure • Changing rules of customer engagement • What is social media? • How can social media help with events? – Tools: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube – Tips: great sources of information, specialist packages – Experiences to share • Thoughts to take away No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 5. Changing rules of customer engagement Erik Qualman - @equalman Socialnomics The social media revolution… No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 6. Changing rules of engagement No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 7. No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 8. No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 9. What is social media? No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 10. What is social media? • Online community • Sharing information • Opinion • Networking • Recommending • Reviewing • Helping No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 11. Social media channels • Blogging – Wordpress, Eblogger, Twitter • Professional – LinkedIn, Viadeo, Ecademy • Multimedia – YouTube, Flickr • Personal – Facebook, Myspace • Location based - Foursquare, FB places • Special tools – Eventbrite, Plancast, Event-master.com, Ning, moreconference.com No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 12. How can social media be used? • Brand building • Customer/delegate insight • Community engagement • Customer service • Advocacy and loyalty • Feedback • Website traffic No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 13. Which channels to use? • Answer important questions first: • Who are you trying to reach? • Can you identify these groups on that channel? • What are your goals? • What is your timescale? • What is the etiquette on that channel? No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 14. Main tools - overview Channel Pros Cons Twitter Fast response Need to build following Great viral nature Short tweet – need to link for more Can post links and drive traffic information Google loves Twitter! Broadcast to everyone LinkedIn Very well respected Much stricter on spam Main professional tool Groups can be closed Inmail high open rate Takes time to build interest Very qualified network Facebook Highest penetration of all channels Kept for personal use >500 million active users Can irritate if posts too frequent Great viral nature Better for consumer brands Good search properties & multimedia Watch out for spam posts links YouTube Easy to communicate messages Invest time and money in production 2nd largest search engine! Can embed and link with other tools Great for search engines Wordpress FREE and easy to set up Another thing to do! Extends your space to write Need to monitor for comments Supports SEO offsite with backlinks No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 15. Tips for events: Twitter • To help boost delegate numbers: – Build a following well in advance of the event – Create either profile (@event) or hashtag (#event) – Engage Inform and Retweet #EIR – Leverage existing relevant # (eg #eventprofs) – Encourage followers to RT – Tweet links to relevant blog posts, sign up forms online No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 16. • To engage the audience: – Q&A using conference hashtag – Publish etiquette guidelines for tweets – Third party monitoring tweets and feedback to moderator – Engage audience outside of the event No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 17. • To encourage dialogue and networking: – Ask delegates to register their @profile and create a #hashtag for them to use for the event – Sign up Twitter advocates to tweet during the event – Register a Twub to record appropriate tweets – Display conference tweets during the event No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 18. Listing your event on social media • LinkedIn – events tool, can RSVP, post to groups and ‘share’ posts with your network • Facebook – create an event on your page, can show RSVPs • Blog – post event on your blog and share on other social media No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
  • 19. Useful social media info sites • www.Engage365.com • www.mashable.com • www.socialmediab2b.com • www.jeffhurtblog.com • www.icon-presentations.com/blog/ No-nonsense PR, Marketing & Social Media © Mexia Communications Ltd 2011
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