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The tech formerly known as social media.
Pleitez for LA Mayor 2013 digital organizing
Prepared for theNew Leaders Council
• Introductions
• Let’s talk about you
• EP’s perspective
• The problem
• Strategy to solve it
• Specifics and learnings
• City-wide race case study
Agenda
Introductions
• Role in campaign: Candidate and visionary
• Past lives: Tech strategist, management consultant, financial analyst
• Other areas of expertise: Nonprofit and leadership development, mentorship, organizing
• @EmanuelPleitez
Emanuel Pleitez
• Role in campaign: Director of Digital Outreach
• Past lives: Advertising exec, writing coach
• Other areas of expertise: Nonprofit, youth development, public speaking
• @JuanSVas
Juan Vasquez
• Role in campaign: Deputy of Digital Outreach
• Past lives: OFA RFD, Public Allies in Silicon Valley
• Other areas of expertise: Violence against women advocacy, German literary studies
• @ZoeKipping
Zoe Kipping
• Name
• Twitter handle
• How you’ve used social media for political reasons?
Your turn
What do you want to get out of this discussion?
Let’s dig in...
• Build localized presence
• Create relevant content to boost SEO
• Target specific audiences
• Engage people typically not engaged
EP’s Goals for Social
• No brand recognition (Name ID)
• Political outsider
• Evolving team dynamics
• Lack of money
Challenges
• Drive dialogue
• Organize
• Capitalize on core competencies of candidate/team (e.g SEO)
• Create competitive presence versus competitors
Strategy
• Top priority
• Original content, disruptive imagery
• Continuous monitoring & posting
• Multiple platforms and social networks
Strategy: Dialogue
• Social Ambassadors Program
• Field integrated with digital
• Engaged with negative comments
Strategy: Organizing
• Solid search presence across keywords
• Awareness driver
• Strategic content creation
• Opportunity to highlight own content
• Whole team naturally used social media
Strategy: Core Competency
• Need balance of sponsored stories
• Promoted posts performed best
• Decide based on CTR, Frequency, Reach
• Update imagery and messaging
• Start with baseline, then segment
• Rapid response based on opposition research
Strategy: Presence
Specifics & Learnings
• Live-tweeted debates
• Unafraid of disagreements
• High production quality
• #LetEPdebate, #LAMayor, #TeamPleitez, #LADebate
• Everyone you engage can be a volunteer, voter, or donor
Tactics
Examples
Examples
• Segment your audiences
• Create and stick to posting calendar
• Steal, pillage, and embed
• Not all platforms are the same
• Develop content creation processes
• Open up content creation to everyone
• Integrate field with digital
Learnings
City-wide race
• Engage voters face-to-face
• Generate media coverage
• Play on notion of “candidate running the streets”
• Start strong, finish stronger
Goals
• 100 miles in 6 days
• Run/bike combination
• Canoga Park to San Pedro
• Merge field and digital
Execution
• 85 run, 40 bike
• 550+ miles by run team
• Media coverage
• Social love
• Team chemistry
Results
Discussion andlet’s circle back