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Joannah Connelly, REW.ca @REWca

Social  media  pla,orms  –    and  what  they’re  used  for  

Eight  top  pla,orms…  •  Twi<er  

•  Facebook  

•  Pinterest  

•  Instagram  

•  Google  +  

•  LinkedIn  

•  YouTube  

•  Vimeo  

Social  media  uses  News  content,  blog  links,  stories,  promoIons,  compeIIons  and  videos  (FB)    

•  Twi<er    •  Facebook  

•  Pinterest  •  Instagram  

Visual  content  and  telling  stories  with  pictures  such  as  project  and  news  images  

Networking  and  video  Great  for  connecIng  with  network,  relaIonship  and  reputaIon  building  

Great  places  to  host  video  content  accessible  to  a  massive  audience  and  earn  SEO  points  from  Google  

•  Google  +  •  LinkedIn  

•  YouTube  •  Vimeo  

Business  goals  and  matching    them  to  social  media    

•  Drive  traffic  to  website  •  Increase  brand  awareness  •  Increase  SEO  and  global  visibility  •  Improve  industry  reputaIon  

Content  targeIng  is  key  •  Facebook  and  Twi<er  are  ideal  for  sharing  news  and  feature  stories,  blog  posts  to  your  followers  

•  Twi<er  is  less  visual  and  an  established  news  source,  so  can  lean  towards  having  “harder”  content  

•  Facebook  is  more  visual  than  Twi<er  and  you  can  post  videos,  making  it  open  to  more  fun  content  

•  Pinterest  and  Instagram  are  even  soUer  

Use  the  appropriate  tone  •  LinkedIn  and  Google  Plus  are  more  likely  to  be  peer-­‐to-­‐peer,  which  will  affect  how  you  post  content  

•  The  pla,orm  you  are  on  dictates  tone,  whether  formal,  informal,  friendly  etc.  

•  REW’s  formal-­‐to-­‐informal  scale:  Professional/colleagues                Newsy          Fun  newsy            Fun  casual  

Engagement  •  Quality  of  followers/likes,  not  quanIty,  is  key  •  Frequency  and  Iming  of  posIng  is  important  •  Clickability  is  essenIal  –  would  you  click  on  it?  •  Don’t  just  post  same  old  sales  promoIons  •  Don’t  be  afraid  of  sharing  other  people’s  content    •  Make  yourself  a  go-­‐to  expert  in  your  field    

Organic  promoIon  •  Use  hashtags  to  join  conversaIons  •  Use  Twi<er  handles  and  tag  people  •  Think  about  who  would  want  to  read/share  this    and  target  them  

•  Target  social  media  influencers  to  do  your  work    for  you!  

Paid  promoIon  •  PromoIng  tweets  and  boosIng  posts  is  cheap  and  can  be  effecIve  

•  Access  targeted  demographics  that  you  wouldn’t  otherwise  reach  

•  Set  parameters  such  as  age  25-­‐55,  lives  in  Vancouver,  likes  real  estate