You Don't Know What You Don't Know About Social Media
Monday, September 26, 2011Navy Public Affairs Symposium
Baltimore, MD
There’s no turning back
• More than 3.5 billion pieces of content shared each week on Facebook• 53 % of people on Twitter recommend companies or products in their tweets• Average American internet users watch 30 minutes of video online /day• 1.4 million new blog posts created every day• More than 5 billion photos shared on Flickr• 45 million people view SlideShare presentations monthly
--13 Mind-Bending Social Media Marketing Statistics via HubSpot's Inbound Internet Marketing Blog by Kipp Bodnar on 8/31/11
Social media is media!
Focusing your communications efforts on Facebook is worth it!
No matter the age, our
audiences are consuming
online media more than television
Source: Ad Age
Active social media users are not just influential behind their computer screens, they are also active participants in your local community
The audience
Veterans
BloggersFamilies
Sailors
Leadership
Media
Creating a well-balanced meal of communications content
Veggies: Key messaging & leadership priorities
Candy: Relevant, but interesting and fun content that engages audience
You want to strike a balance between “veggies” and “candy” when planning your content
The well-balanced meal
Varied content on different platforms
Navy.mil story Twitter
Livestream
Blog
Pre-event promotion
USS Enterprise homecoming
Photos
Why did this work?
Part of your strategy…
How can you more effectively use social media to achieve your communications goals?
• Discuss ideas and best practices with your peers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/navycoms/
• View examples from other commands and guidance from CHINFO: http://www.slideshare.net/usnavysocialmedia
• Try something new (then measure, assess and refine)!• Contact us!
LCDR Chris ServelloDirector of Emerging Media (OI-24)Office-703-697-3290Blackberry-703-835-7533bullpao@yahoo.comTwitter: @Bull_pao
Jessica A. FallerNavy Public AffairsOffice- 703-614-9213Mobile- [email protected]: www.facebook.com/USNavyTwitter: @USNavy/@Fallerworld