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Ilanit Kateb, MS, MBA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Eric Diaz DK Web Consulting National Hispanicize Conference April 7 th , 2011 How Government Agencies communicate with Hispanics via Social Media Case Study: CDC Social Media campaign U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of the Association Director for Communication

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Case Study: CDC Espanol Social Media campaign presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and DK Web Consulting. Topics discussed include Spanish social media monitoring, facebook advertising, custom facebook landing pages, and overall hispanic marketing strategy.

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Page 1: How Government Agencies communicate with Hispanics via Social Media 

Ilanit Kateb, MS, MBA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Eric Diaz DK Web Consulting

National Hispanicize ConferenceApril 7th, 2011

How Government Agencies communicate with Hispanics via

Social Media 

Case Study: CDC Social Media campaign

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Office of the Association Director for Communication

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA

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Presentation Goals

Define why the CDC chose to provide tailored health channels specific to the Hispanic community

Identify the primary goals and communication messages of the campaign

List the channels used to communicate these messages

Describe promotional campaigns

Provide the results of the campaign

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WHY PROVIDE TAILORED HEALTH CHANNELS SPECIFIC TO THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY

GOAL 1

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Data, Data, Data…

Hispanics make up 16% of US population (US Census 2010)

2/3 of Latinos are online (2009 Ipsos’ US Hispanic Omnibus study )

47% of Spanish-dominant Latinos use the internet (Pew Hispanic Center, 2010)

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48% of Online Latinos have profiles on social networking websites (Interactive Advertising Bureau, 2010)

21% of U.S. Bloggers are Latinos (Felippe Korzenny, 2010)

31 million U.S. Hispanics have cell phones. 64% of Hispanics with a mobile phone use it for: texting, accessing social networks, etc. (Mobile Marketing Association, Scarborough Research)

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www.CDC.gov/spanish

Launched in 2004 All content in Spanish

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www.CDC.gov/spanish American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI)

Survey

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www.CDC.gov/spanish American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI)

Survey

Spanish language pop up survey distributed through - www.cdc.gov/spanish

Surveys completed = 5,889 since July 2009

Average customer satisfaction rating = 85%

Results indicate that primary demographic is…. 62% are 35-64 years old 75% have a college or advanced degree 56% female; 41% male

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Outbreaks and Events: Identified a needs for Bilingual

communications

Post 9/11 Bilingual Emergency Communications Anthrax SARS Smallpox West Nile

Natural Disasters Hurricanes

H1N1 And other bi-national and international responses

Several other outbreaks and events…

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PRIMARY GOALS AND COMMUNICATION MESSAGES OF THE CAMPAIGN

GOAL 2

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Primary campaign goals

CDC en Español Facebook & @CDCespanol Twitter will serve as the hub of information and conversation for the Hispanic community on health, safety & protection

CDC social media is to be an open channel of communication with Hispanics, where they can interact, be informed, ask questions & share their stories

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Primary Campaign Goals: YEAR 1

1. Grow number of Facebook fans and Twitter followers

2. Develop and launch 3 campaigns that increase user engagement and interactivity

3. Develop editorial calendar of health awareness topics to deliver culturally relevant and timely health information to the Hispanic audience

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CHANNELS USED TO COMMUNICATE PRIMARY MESSAGES

GOAL 3

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Primary Social Media Channels

Facebook: CDC en Español

Twitter: CDCespanol

YouTube: CDCStreamingHealth

Mobile at CDC 

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Facebook: CDC EnEspanol

Launched Dec 1 2010

3,600+ Fans

10+ Interactions/post

2,500+ monthly active users

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Twitter: @CDCespanol

Launched Dec 1 2010

5,100+ Fans

Listed 78 times

6+ Mentions/ posts

Verified account

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You Tube: CDC Streaming Health

6,400+ Subscribers

3.8MM+ Upload Views

296,000+ Channel Views

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Mobile Website: http://m.cdc.gov

CDC's Mobile Site in Spanish Expanded content

delivery still in development

Information available on… Seasonal flu Emergency

preparedness Traveler’s Health

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PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNSGOAL 4

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Primary Campaign Goals revisited:

YEAR 1

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Spanish Social Media Campaigns – Year 1

Health Superstars

Health Superstars

Ask the Expert

Advertising

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Health Superstars Campaign

GOAL = Increase fan engagement

Launched – March 2011

Process: Weekly quizzesWinners highlighted at end of each month on CDC page

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Ask the Expert Campaign GOAL = Increase fan engagement

Launched ONLY in English

Process: Fans ask questions of experts during specific time frameAnswers posted by expert

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Facebook Advertising

Average

Growth = 550 fans/ week

Targeted audiences on

specific pages

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Twitter Advertising

Promoted Accounts: CDC selected as Beta advertiser on

Twitter

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Developing a Social Media Calendar

Calendar based on…

1. Social listening tools and software2. Public Health Annual Calendar of events3. Primary CDC campaigns 4. “Hot topics” in CDC English social media

channels 5. Short term findings of “Hot topics” in CDC

Spanish social media channels

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Social Listening Tools:“What is the Hispanic Community

talking about?”

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Top 10 Health topics of primary interest to Hispanic Community

1. Cancer 2. Cardiovascular disease3. Obesity & Physical activity (also from ACSI CDC enEspanol data)4. Pregnancy 5. Diabetes6. Nutrition & Food Safety 7. Depression (topic = post with 2nd most engagements since Spanish SM

launch) 8. Disease prevention (#1 topic from ACSI CDC enEspanol data) 9. Tobacco (Vital Signs and Winnable Battles) 10.Unintentional Injury (Vital Signs and Winnable Battles)

(Note: Topics 1 -6 determined by Social Listening report)

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2011 CDC Spanish Social Media Promotional Calendar

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RESULTS OF THE CAMPAIGNGOAL 5

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Facebook and Twitter fan growth :

First 3 months of campaign

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Facebook and Twitter fan engagement:

First 3 months of campaign

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CDC Facebook and Twitter: Growing Daily

Facebook:• 3,600+ Facebook Fans in 4 months • 1,500+ people weekly consume content • 72+% fans are from the US & Puerto Rico• Demographics =

• 69% Women; 29% Male• 58% 18-34 years old (22% 35 – 44 years old)

Twitter:• Growth to 5,100+ followers in 4 months  • Average of 6 RT’s per post• Doctors, hospitals, and health organizations among

followers

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For more information please contact Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333Telephone, 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)/TTY: 1-888-232-6348E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.cdc.gov

The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

THANK YOU! Questions?

Ilanit [email protected]

Eric Diaz [email protected]

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Office of the Association Director for Communication