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Twitter Training 101. Bryan Texas Utilities • COB Communications . with Jessica Willingham, Communications Coordinator. Social Media. Twitter Facebook LinkedIn FourSuare YouTube Instagram Pinterest GooglePlus Spotify /Pandora. TWITTER.
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Twitter Training 101 Bryan Texas Utilities • COB Communications with Jessica Willingham, Communications Coordinator
Social Media Twitter Facebook LinkedIn FourSuare YouTube Instagram Pinterest GooglePlus Spotify/Pandora
TWITTER “Social media is not about the exploitation of technology, but service to your community.” – Simon Mainwarning Social media is an ingredient, not an entrée. The goal of social media is to turn customers into a volunteer marketing army. Social media changes the relationship between companies and customers from master and servant, to peer to peer. You must fight social media fire with social media water.
Am I Tweeting or Twitting? • Almost 1 million accounts added every day
Am I Tweeting or Twitting? • Almost 1 million accounts added every day • We spend twice as much time tweeting as emailing
Am I Tweeting or Twitting? • Almost 1 million accounts added every day • We spend twice as much time tweeting as emailing • Average business has 14,709 followers
Am I Tweeting or Twitting? • Almost 1 million accounts added every day • We spend twice as much time tweeting as emailing • Average business has 14,709 followers • McDonalds employs 10 people to run their Twitter
Goals: Savvy Birds get the Worm • Voice
Goals: Savvy Birds get the Worm • Voice • Tone
Goals: Savvy Birds get the Worm • Voice • Tone • Relationship with followers
Goals: Savvy Birds get the Worm • Voice • Tone • Relationship with followers • Type of Information
COB Facebook + BTU Friendly, conversational, informative. Highest reach for a single post: 16,092 BTU’s campaign: 4,871
TWITTER What Kind of Information?
TWITTER • What Kind of Information? • An outage has happened
TWITTER • What Kind of Information? • An outage has happened • Areas affected
TWITTER • What Kind of Information? • An outage has happened • Areas affected • Estimated duration
TWITTER • What Kind of Information? • An outage has happened • Areas affected • Estimated duration • Estimated cause
TWITTER • What Kind of Information? • An outage has happened • Areas affected • Estimated duration • Estimated cause • When its been resolved
TWITTER • What Kind of Information? • An outage has happened • Areas affected • Estimated duration • Estimated cause • When its been resolved • Follow up information
Follow the Leader https://twitter.com/dmepower https://twitter.com/TampaElectric
Tell us how you REALLY feel… What was good? Awful? What could work for BTU?
TWITTER TOOLS • Twitter main site
TWITTER TOOLS • Twitter main site • Twitter app
TWITTER TOOLS • Twitter main site • Twitter app • Hootsuite
TWITTER TOOLS • Twitter main site • Twitter app • Hootsuite • The #Hashtag
#Hashtag • #BTUoutages
#Hashtag • #BTUoutages • #BTUpower
#Hashtag • #BTUoutages • #BTUpower • #BTUinfo
#Hashtag • #BTUoutages • #BTUpower • #BTUinfo • #BTUnow
What NOT to do. On Twitter, things can go bad. Fast.
Jessica’s Top 5things to never ever do on Twitter Ignore the customer
Jessica’s Top 5things to never ever do on Twitter Ignore the customer 2. #Dont#Hashtag #Like #This
Jessica’s Top 5things to never ever do on Twitter Ignore the customer 2. #Dont#Hashtag #Like #This 3. No manual retweets
Jessica’s Top 5things to never ever do on Twitter Ignore the customer 2. #Dont#Hashtag #Like #This 3. No manual retweets 4. Avoid automation
Jessica’s Top 5things to never ever do on Twitter Ignore the customer 2. #Dont#Hashtag #Like #This 3. No manual retweets 4. Avoid automation 5. Don’t Be late
Jessica’s Top 5things that will make you awesome on Twitter Always add value
Jessica’s Top 5things that will make you awesome on Twitter Always add value Turn critics in to fans
Jessica’s Top 5things that will make you awesome on Twitter Always add value Turn critics in to fans Write like a friend
Jessica’s Top 5things that will make you awesome on Twitter Always add value Turn critics in to fans Write like a friend Don’t just tell, show
Jessica’s Top 5things that will make you awesome on Twitter Always add value Turn critics in to fans Write like a friend Don’t just tell, show Fill the gap