Social Media - Visualizing Your Network

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Social Networking Visualizing Your Network

By Danielle BrigidaU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

I’m a Wildlife and Technology Geek

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service• Over 300 Social Media Accounts • Profiles include regions, programs, topics,

refuges, hatcheries, & field offices

Photo: Lisa Hupp / USFWS

Social Media Across the Country

Know Your Social Media Contact…

Benefits of Social NetworkingFire = Criticism

Earth = Relationships

Flood = Support

Community, Network, and Crowd

Let’s ReflectWho is in your current community?

4 Elements of Social StrategyListen

Identify community needs

CreatePost content

Measure ImpactEvaluate efforts

EngageTalk with the community

Find Your Community Online

Search Keywords • Refuge name variations• Key individuals• Topic areas• Program references

Referring Traffic• Google Analytics• Facebook Insights

Monitor Your

Mentions & Keywordswww.google.com/alerts

Research… Google Trends

Tips for Listening on Social Media

• Tweetdeck• Tagboard• Facebook Search• Hashtagify• Search.Twitter• Mentions.net• Google Scripts

Search within Social Platforms

Audience Informationhttps://analytics.twitter.com

Facebook Audience

Tagboard Searches Hashtags

#RaganMSFT@starfocus

Interact with and Join the Community

Be Present

Care for it.

Interact with Hashtags

Instagram: Location and Hashtags

Listening: Tweetdeck

Keys to Building a Network• Listen and observe• Have fun• Be relevant• Be consistent • Invest in relationships• Ask questions• Use images,

storytelling and passion

Listening Helps You

Identify Trends

ReflectionHow can you experiment?

Create Content

Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously

Engage: Get Involved in Trends

Weave Communications Together to be a Resource

add context with content

Learn From Your Community• Use their interactions to inspire action• Correct misinformation• Answer frequently asked

questions• Join discussions

Act on What Listening Tells You

Empower Your

Friends

No Matter the Platform…• Get to know the users• Learn the functionality• Find your niche• Provide value• Learn and Grow

Interact with People Through Instagram

Do Not Just “Push it Out”

Have a Posting Strategy

From SmartInsights.com

Track Things. Google Analytics.

Explore Social Platform Data

Measure Impact

• Top shared content – what works, what should you produce more of?

• Who is your current active audience?• Where are there growth opportunities?

Metrics to Collect• Distribution: fans,

followers, mentions, reach

• Interaction: sharing, pageviews, reviews

• Influence: sentiment, brand evangelists

• Action: conversions, lead cost, sales

• Internal: blog posts, presentations, content

Image: Flickr / Iowa Red Bulls

Let’s ReflectWhat are ways you can better engage your network?

Enhance Your Community Then include them to inspire content.

Explore Trip Advisor, Yelp, Meetup etc

Events Help Reach Your Network

Before: Do your research around attendees

During: Engage with other attendees

After: Maintain contacts and share resources

Bring Unique Events to Lifewith Live Broadcasting

Bald Eagle Release on Periscope

Facebook Live

Create and Monitor a Single Hashtag

Follow Your Hashtag and Accounts that Use it

Consider Your Outreach Options

• Website • Facebook/Twitter

Submit Content To:• Open Spaces Blog• Facebook page – Regional• Instagram - @USFWS• Snapchat - USInterior

Visualize Your Network

Use Free Technology• Live video capabilities• Visual stories – steller/ snapchat • Snapchat geofilters: snapchat.com/geofilters • 360 degree images

Just Remember: Process for New Accounts

• Contact your social contact in your region• Follow best practices on fws.gov/social • Think long-term and big picture• Empower your community• Keep in touch with us

Thank You!

Danielle BrigidaNational Social Media ManagerU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service@USFWS or @starfocusdanielle_brigida@fws.gov

Judy N, Flickr

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