Managing social media with
limited resources
Libby Hall, WestmorelandFlint
People   Time   Money
Small business advantages
Passion
 Flexibility
Authenticity
Your social media team
Social media team




       The Now Revolution Shift 3: Organize your armies
Social media team
•  Content manager
  –  Writes content calendar
  –  Films videos, takes pictures,
     writes blog posts or assigns
     topics to bloggers
  –  Ensures new content is
     created or gathered
  –  Might not touch actual social
     space
Social media team
•  Community manager
  –  Day-to-day listening and
     monitoring
  –  Knows nuances of audience,
     brand, social space
  –  Answers questions, watches
     for problems
  –  Posts content from content
     manager
Social media team
•  Coach & booth
  –  Answers questions the
     community manager can’t
     answer
  –  Sets policies
  –  Doesn’t need to touch social
     space
Players:
Content
managers




 Players:
Community
            Social
            media
 managers




Coaches &
  booth
Determine content
Example: Mall
•  Goal = get people into the mall
•  Audience = people who shop at the mall
Determine content
•  Fall fashion
   –  Photos/outfits with pieces from retailers
   –  Photos of mall shoppers with cute outfits
•  Behind the scenes/inside info
   –  New store arrivals
   –  Behind-the-scenes of commercials
•  Sales and coupons
   –  Retailer coupons
   –  Mall events like sidewalk sale
•  Mall card giveaways
   –  Weekly reminders to enter
   –  Post weekly winner
Post
             Winner                        Reminder   behind-
             announced                     to enter   the-scenes
                                                      album
             Commercial                               Post
             starts airing                            behind-        Reminder
                                                      the-scenes     to enter
             Winner
             announced                                video
                             Poll                                    Reminder
                                                      Post
                             question:     Reminder                  about         Sidewalk
             Winner                                   sidewalk                     sale
                             what’s your   to enter   sale coupon    sidewalk
             announced       fave store?                             sale
             Post            Post poll
             sidewalk                                                              Post fall
Sidewalk                     results and
             sale album                               Reminder                     fashion
sale                         coupon
             Winner                                   to enter                     collage
             announced


                                                                    Post “street
             Winner                        Reminder                 fashion”
             announced                     to enter                 video

Red = Promotion
Blue = offline events
Green = other content
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Managing social media with limited resources

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    Managing social mediawith limited resources Libby Hall, WestmorelandFlint
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    People Time Money
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    Social media team The Now Revolution Shift 3: Organize your armies
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    Social media team • Content manager –  Writes content calendar –  Films videos, takes pictures, writes blog posts or assigns topics to bloggers –  Ensures new content is created or gathered –  Might not touch actual social space
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    Social media team • Community manager –  Day-to-day listening and monitoring –  Knows nuances of audience, brand, social space –  Answers questions, watches for problems –  Posts content from content manager
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    Social media team • Coach & booth –  Answers questions the community manager can’t answer –  Sets policies –  Doesn’t need to touch social space
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    Players: Content managers Players: Community Social media managers Coaches & booth
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    Determine content Example: Mall • Goal = get people into the mall •  Audience = people who shop at the mall
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    Determine content •  Fallfashion –  Photos/outfits with pieces from retailers –  Photos of mall shoppers with cute outfits •  Behind the scenes/inside info –  New store arrivals –  Behind-the-scenes of commercials •  Sales and coupons –  Retailer coupons –  Mall events like sidewalk sale •  Mall card giveaways –  Weekly reminders to enter –  Post weekly winner
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    Post Winner Reminder behind- announced to enter the-scenes album Commercial Post starts airing behind- Reminder the-scenes to enter Winner announced video Poll Reminder Post question: Reminder about Sidewalk Winner sidewalk sale what’s your to enter sale coupon sidewalk announced fave store? sale Post Post poll sidewalk Post fall Sidewalk results and sale album Reminder fashion sale coupon Winner to enter collage announced Post “street Winner Reminder fashion” announced to enter video Red = Promotion Blue = offline events Green = other content
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