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NARFE Maryland Federation. Electronic Communications Committee. ECC Members. Linda Adams, 409, Chair Patrick Dempsey, CAB Howard (Flash) Gordon, 1747 Jim Lish, 1972 Chris Spain, 251. ECC: Getting Started.
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NARFE Maryland Federation Electronic Communications Committee
ECC Members • Linda Adams, 409, Chair • Patrick Dempsey, CAB • Howard (Flash) Gordon, 1747 • Jim Lish, 1972 • Chris Spain, 251
ECC: Getting Started • Jim Lish’sFacebook instructions: http://035a1d5.netsolhost.com/mdnarfe/officer-resources/facebook-how-to/ • NARFE Headquarters Facebook instructions for organizations: http://035a1d5.netsolhost.com/mdnarfe/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/facebook_page_guide-1.jpg
ECC: Marketing FB • Build visibility by including FB link in: • Signature lines in emails particularly distribution of newsletters • i.e., Linda Adams Chapter FB Page Chapter Website • On websites • Chapter and Federation letterheads
ECC: Marketing FB • Create fresh content • Content should educate • Link to the State FB page for interesting items • Sign up for your Congressman and Senators FB or website for updates and “share” that info. • Sign up for Federal facilities that interest you. If you are interested, others might be also. NASA has a video subscription that Chapter 409 posts regularly. • “Like” FB pages of magazines that should be of interest to your audience.
ECC: Marketing FB • Create fresh content • Content should entertain • Look around for other FB pages that you find interesting to “share” their info. Might be a cooking, Pinterest, gardening page, or blogs you find interesting • Frederick News Post Social Media Blog • EMME Books: Reading and discussing Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century • Gardening, home improvement, cooking magazines • Other entertainment media sources or of interest to you
ECC: Marketing FB • Engage your community • Invite your “friends” to your FB • Sharing posts • Respond to comments • Tag photos • Develop a posting schedule • Be responsive and allow conversation
ECC: Marketing FB • Suggestions • Don’t just post NARFE events, functions and news. • Pick something fun to include; people will come to your site it if is interesting. • Change your photos/cover occasionally to keep interest. • You might want to pick a theme you want to include. • Federal employees • Federal sites • Local functions • Local news
ECC: Marketing FB • “Like” my page. • The Federation website has a list of MD Federation Chapter FB pages; “like” their pages to see what other Chapters are doing. • The Federation FB page is very well-done and please “like” this page
ECC: Marketing FB • Once you feel comfortable with the basics of FB, try using: • Social plug-ins • Live video • Forms • Pinterest • Mobile phone app and other apps
Marketing FB • Questions • Comments • Reference info: Suggestions, Facebook for Dummies and Marketing Facebook for Dummies • Flash Gordon’s FB training section
ECC: Demonstrations • Facebook • Demonstration of Chapter 409 FB page • Demonstration of Chapter 969 FB page by Geneva Leon, Chapter SMC • Demonstration of Federation FB page by Elroy Thomas • Federation Website • Demonstration by Jim Lish of Federation Website. Our new webmaster is Diane Bicjan, Chapter 422.