Social Media for Economic Development

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Part of a presentation for the University of Alaska Anchorage's Basic Economic Development course on social media marketing for communities and EDCs.

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AlizaSherman.com @alizasherman

Social Media Meets

Economic Development

1. Determine your goals

² Build a brand ² Increase awareness ² Attract attention ² Amplify messages ² Stakeholder relations ² Outreach and acquisition

Who are you trying to reach?

2. Identify your audience

What are you trying to get them to do?

3. Map out your process

Mapping out your process

² What tools do you use? ² Who is responsible? ² How often do you engage? ² What should you automate? ² Why should people care?

What is success to you?

4. Pick Your Tools

Foursquare"

Instagram"

Pinterest"

Flickr"

Blog"

Twitter"

Facebook"

YouTube"

Tumblr"Website

Google+

LinkedIn

Engagement

Response Images

Facebook = Exponential reach

Twitter = Broad reach

Conversations

Cover image

LinkedIn = Biz reach

YouTube = Multimedia reach

Website = Gateway

Website = Shareables

Social Mobile networks

Foursquare"

Instagram"

Foodspotting"

Pinterest"

Flickr"

Blog"

Twitter"

Facebook"

YouTube"

Tumblr"Website

Google+

Trover

GLMPS

Over

Overgram

Pictures: Instagram

Places: Foursquare

Things: Pinterest

5. Plan your messaging

Messaging Map

Messaging Map (position)

² Who ² What ² Where ² Messages ² Post Types

Social Media Calendar (plan)

² Events ² Promotions ² Seasonal ² Topical ² Actions

Timing & Frequency (schedule)

² Optimal times ² Staying visible ² Repeat messaging ² Live interactions ² Experiment

² Provide value. ² Produce shareables. ² Start conversations. ² Join conversations. ² Initiate campaigns.

6. Tell your story

#bananasforCLT

#NoCincyBananaSplit

CEO: “Two GR8 regions w lots of positive people”

#ilovejax

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Promoted Accounts, Promoted Tweets

Targeted Self-Service Ads

Inline Ads, Promoted Videos

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1.  Determine your goals. 2.  Identify your audience. 3.  Map out your process. 4.  Pick your tools. 5.  Plan your messaging. 6.  Tell your story.

Measure & Optimize

•  aliza@mediaegg.com

• @alizasherman

•  AlizaSherman.com

Aliza Sherman

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