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CASE District I — 29 January 2010
Why Social
The&Whys nots
Media
Speakers
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Tamsen S. McMahon— Sametz Blackstone Associates— Director of Digital and Strategic Initiatives— [email protected]—@tamadear
Gene Begin— Babson College — Marketing Director, Undergraduate School— [email protected]— @gbegin
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Whysocial media
If Facebook were a country, it would be the world’s third largest.
…and be only five years old.
Social networking is more popular than email.
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Mashable.com
Social networking is more popular than email. And porn.
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TIME Magazine
Whynot
It’suncontrollable!
It’sunexpected!
It’sunsustainable!
structures
The doughnut
Adaptation of J. Owyang concept
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The tower
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Adaptation of J. Owyang concept
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The solar system
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Adaptation of J. Owyang concept
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policies
No policy
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“No!” policy
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Spokesmodel
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A-team
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The train (all aboard!)
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strategies
Four profile strategies
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Personal content / behavior
Organizational content / behavior
100 % organization
100 % organization
20 % personal
80 % organization
40 % personal
60 % organization
20 % organization
80 % personal
20 % organization
80 % personal
100 % personal
How to figure out what’s best?
We take a scientific approach…
the method
0 Define the question
1 Observe
2 Investigate
3 Hypothesize
4 Experiment
5 Analyze
6 Retest
Odefine the question
What’s the best use of social media in my organization?
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1observe
Grow bigger ears – and eyes.
Paraphrase of Chris Brogan
2investigate
ScopeAudiencesContent ResourcesOutcomesMeasurement
Scope
Audiences
Audiences
Resonance & Dissonance
Content
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Resources
Outcomes
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Measurement
3hypothesize
For {scope}, {content} from {sources}, used across {tools}, will produce {measured} {results} with {audiences}.
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4experiment
Observation ≠ participation.
You have to do it.
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5analyze
Numbers Sentiment Actions
6retest
It takes practice.
Why/Whynot
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