Hands-On Social Media

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HANDS-ON LAB:Real Time Marketing

from Your Event

KENDRA WRIGHTAARON PEDERSON

• First job managing events for non-profit

• Began building websites in 1995 for Fortune 1000 company

• Started own company in 1998

• Brings big-company experience to the event industry

Aaron Pederson

Technical Director• Leads a team of highly-skilled programmers

• Finds the perfect technology for the job

• A different breed of techie – speaks English!

Kendra WrightPresident

PRESENTERS

HISTORY

SAFFIRE CLIENTS

SAFFIRE ASSOCIATION PARTNERS

PALA

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TRADITIONAL ADVERTISING MODEL

Local TV Ad Campaign: 200,000 people/commercial Print: Varies

based on Send

Local Radio Ad: 5,000 people/

commercial

*Based on midsized market

SOCIAL NETWORKING MODEL

ME: 1My Friends: 130 - 500+

My Friends’ Friends

250,000+

AGENDA

1. Understand which social media outlets to use to get the most “bang for the buck”

2. Sign up for Facebook & Twitter if you don’t have an account

3. Become more comfortable with posting to your social media accounts

4. Learn easy ways to keep up with your accounts, even while you’re at your event

SOCIAL MEDIA PRIORITIES

FacebookTwitterYouTubePinterestInstagram

Follow 80/20 Rule!

REAL-TIME MARKETING TOOLS

If you have a smart phone, you can post from

your event grounds.

There’s an app for that.

FACEBOOK

How many of you have a Facebook page?

Do you have the Facebook mobile app?

THE POWER OF FACEBOOK

Coca-Cola has reported that Facebook fans are 2 times as likely to consume & 10 times more likely to purchase than non-fans.

CREATE AN ACCOUNT

Cover photoProfile picture—appears throughout the siteStatus updates

FACEBOOK BASICS

MAKING STATUS UPDATES

ACTION ITEMS

• Create a Facebook account (laptop)• Do a Facebook post (mobile)

• Tag people• Tag place• Tag photos

• Search Facebook

TWITTER

How many of you have a Twitter account?

Do you have the Twitter mobile app?

THE POWER OF TWITTER

eMarketer reports that most Twitter followers are more likely to purchase from brands they follow.

CREATE AN ACCOUNT

ANDROID – APP OPTIONS

POSTING ON PLUME

IPHONE – APP OPTIONS

IPHONE TWITTER APP

ACTION ITEMS

• Create a Twitter account (laptop)• Do a Twitter post (mobile)• Add a shortened URL • Add a hashtag• Add a photo

• Search Twitter

PINTEREST

Experian reports that Pinterest had 21.5 million visits the last week of

January, which is 30 times the number of visitors over July 2011.

PINTEREST

FOLLOW SAFFIRE EVENTS

CREATE AN ACCOUNT

PINTEREST ON MOBILE

98 out of 100 of AdAge’s Top 100 advertisers have run campaigns on YouTube

YOUTUBE

CHECK OUT SAFFIRE STUDIO

UPLOAD VIDEOS FROM MOBILE

MANAGE FB & TWITTER - BUFFER APP

NOW LET’S GET BUSY

If you want to CREATE a Facebook or Twitter account, or if you don’t have a smart phone:• Join us at a laptop

If you HAVE a Facebook or Twitter account, or if you have a smart phone:• Download the App• Follow WSFA / Saffire Events on Facebook• Follow @WAFairsAssn, @Saffire Events on

Twitter• Practice making posts/tweets

SAMPLE FACEBOOK POSTS

• This weekend, I’m visiting fairs across the state at the Washington State Fairs Association annual convention! Get ready for an even better fair next year!

• @SaffireEvents is teaching us fun facts about social media at the @Washington State Fairs Association Convention! Did you know that there are over 1 billion active Facebook users?

SAMPLE TWEETS

• (Take a picture of someone next to you._ Tweet: I just met (name) from (event twitter handle) @WAFairsAssn conference!

• Poll: What fair food do you miss most throughout the year?

• Link: Missing us at the fair? Check out our photos from last year at (insert shortened URL here)o Use this option only if you have a mobile website

Need more help?

The team at Saffire Events can help you with your social media.

Give us your business card, and we will invite you to upcoming webinars and send you The Dirt for social media marketing tips.