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MPRC District Roadshow May 2014. Using Social Media to Market your Club Nick Drake MPRC Chairman. Using Social Media to Market Your Club. Social media is a fancy way to describe the billions of conversations people are having online 24/7. Using Social Media to Market Your Club.
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MPRC District Roadshow May 2014 Using Social Media to Market your ClubNick Drake MPRC Chairman
Using Social Media to Market Your Club Social media is a fancy way to describe the billions of conversations people are having online 24/7.
Using Social Media to Market Your Club There are millions of reasons to be on social networks. There are • 1.4 Billion Facebook users who use it at least once a month, and it’s the No. 3 site visited by users 65 and older – 31.5 million users in the UK. • 300 million LinkedIn users – more than 15 million in the UK • 645 million Twitter users – more than 15 million in the UK.
Using Social Media to Market Your Club Through social networks you can • Listen to what’s going on in your community and with friends and family • Spread awareness of Rotary • Amplify messages • Connect to your community and potential Rotarians
Using Social Media to Strengthen Your Club Add value • Comment on blogs or news stories • Interact on Facebook/LinkedIn/Twitter • Tweet projects/activities • Upload images or videos
Using Social Media to Strengthen Your Club Rotary’s social media goals 1) Strengthen the Rotary brand Showing Rotary as world-class humanitarian and social service organization helps membership and fundraising for all involved in Rotary.
Using Social Media to Strengthen Your Club Rotary’s social media goals 2) ConnectThis helps • Listen to what Rotarians are saying • Connect Rotarians to resources • Connect Rotarians to what other Rotarians are doing worldwide
Using Social Media to Strengthen Your Club Rotary’s social media goals 3) Collaborate and co-create • This can help us develop more meaningful and engaging resources • Create the Rotary message to spread it around the world.
Using Social Media to Strengthen Your Club www.facebook.com/rotary -- 281,000 likes
Using Social Media to Strengthen Your Club Twitter.com/rotary 233,000 followers
Using Social Media to Strengthen Your Club LinkedIn – 47,600 members
Using Social Media to Strengthen Your Club Before you start, ask • Why do you need a presence on social media? • How does it fit with your communications/public relations plan? • Who is your audience? • What experience do you want your visitors to have? • What are your resources of time and abilities?
Using Social Media to Strengthen Your Club • Look at what other clubs/districts are doing • Update your page regularly • Designate more than one moderator • Look professional. Use spell check and the Rotary emblem correctly.
Using Social Media to Strengthen Your Club Mobile • Phones and tablets have apps that work with all major social networks • Easy to stay connected • Useful for monitoring profiles • Easy to update on the move
FINAL ADVICE • Get your club on Facebook and Twitter • Update regularly with something • Use lots of pictures • Use circles to like other clubs and districts and charities • Link back to a strong club website