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Building Your Facebook Audience. APTA Marketing & Communications Workshop, February 24-27, 2013. Leverage your a ssets. Key Strategies. Create amazing c ontent. Follow and interact. Actively promote. Onboard Ticket office Stations Maps Timetables Website eNews
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Building Your Facebook Audience APTA Marketing & Communications Workshop, February 24-27, 2013
Leverage your assets Key Strategies Create amazing content Follow and interact Actively promote
Onboard • Ticket office • Stations • Maps • Timetables • Website • eNews • Content • Public events Leverage Current Assets
Create Amazing Content Visual Personal Relevant Funny
FB research shows that PHOTO albums, photos, and videos increase engagement by 180%, 120% and 100% respectively.
Being PERSONAL makes fans feel more connected to your brand.
IDEAS: Questions Fill in the blank Factoids Rider Tips Employee Profiles Destinations Historical Photos Managing Content
Sure! If you share my content, I’ll share yours. Hello, do you mind if I follow you? Follow & Interact
Quantifies how engaged fans are with your brand. Facebook EdgeRank Value Only about 17% of a business page’s posts show up in a fan’s newsfeed!
EdgeRank Drivers Affinity Amount of interaction between users Weight Type of post Time Decay Timeliness, age of post
When you post, think about how you can maximize the value of a fan’s response.
Facebook Page/Post promotions Third-Party contests Digital ads Actively Promote Your Page
Budget: $200 Length: 9 days Fans: 198 Prizes: None FB Page Promotion
Budget: NA Length: 14 days Fans: Prizes: 31-Day bus pass Facebook Referral Contest Budget: $35Length: 14 days Fans: TBD
Budget: $2,200 Length: 14 days Fans: 350 Prizes: Multiple My Transit Resolution
Keep it simple Facebook Contest Tips Use third-party app Have relevant prizes Actively promote
Having a lot of fans is great, but if they are not interacting with your page, it defeats the purpose of social.
Thank You! Karen Bakar (510) 891-7153 kbakar@actransit.org Twitter: @kbakar Connect with AC Transit: Facebook: facebook.com/rideact Twitter: @rideact