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Sam Smith Ex Digital Access Development Officer, Renaissance East Midlands. Successful ways of overcoming barriers to using social media. @MansfieldMuseum @GertrudeSavile The Barriers:. Council social media/internet access Time allocation/staffing Social media knowledge/experience.
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Sam Smith • Ex Digital Access Development Officer, Renaissance East Midlands Successful ways of overcoming barriers to using social media
@MansfieldMuseum@GertrudeSavileThe Barriers: • Council social media/internet access • Time allocation/staffing • Social media knowledge/experience
Council social media/internet access • Find out if there is a social media policy • Demonstrate there is a point to it • Show other existing examples
Time allocation/staffing • Find staff who can update it regularly • Allocate 2 hours a week and allow time for research • Make use of Hootsuite or Tweet deck
Social media knowledge/experience • Choose the right platform and content • Find and establish your audience • Experiment and have fun!
Useful links http://www.sounddelivery.org.uk http://www.museumnext.org/ http://www.rcip-chin.gc.ca/index-eng.jsp
Mansfield Museum: Jodie Henshaw jhenshaw@mansfield.gov.uk • Gertrude Savile: Ruth Imeson ruth.imeson@nottscc.gov.uk • Loughborough Carillon and War Memorial Museum: Mel Gould carillonmuseum@gmail.com • Sam Smith: samsmith50@live.com Contact info: