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M a n a g i n g F a c e b o o k a n d L i n ke d I n f o r C l u b V P P R s
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AGENDA
UNDERSTANDINGYOUR
TARGET AUDIENCE GETTING STARTED
BEST PRACTICES Q & A
New members are searching for Toastmasters
online.
 Is your club’s website up to date?
 Is your listing at WHQ up to date?
 Are your Facebook and LinkedIn pages up to date?
81% ofeverydollarspent
todaybeginswithanonline
search.
KnowYourTarget
Audience
Demographics
Source: https://toastmasterscdn.azureedge.net/medias/files/statistics-and-data-hub-pdfs/2021-updates/factsheet_july2020tojune2021_2021-08-06.pdf
ChooseWisely
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Instagram
• YouTube
• TikTok
1.88BillionDailyActiveUsers
56%Male|44%Female
69%ofAmericansuseFacebook
LifespanofaFacebookpostis6hours
Source: https://www.omnicoreagency.com/facebook-statistics/
196MillionUsersinNorthAmerica
56.9%Males|43.1%Female
48.5%ofUSUsersareMonthlyActiveUsers
LifespanofaLinkedInpostis24hours
More than 75% of LinkedIn users are outside the U.S.
Source: https://www.omnicoreagency.com/linkedin-statistics/
GetStarted
FirstThings
First
BECOME A PAGE ADMIN
Ask the previous VPPR to assign you as an Admin on your club’s social media pages.
Review and update all
settings:
 Profanity filter (set to
strong)
 Who can post
 Past performance
 Number of followers
WhattoPost
CONTENT RESOURCES
• Member success stories
• A speech delivered
• An award won
• A contest completion
• Members in action
• Photos of club meetings*
• Club success stories
• Awards won
• TLI or conference participation
• Open house
• Club special events
• Articles from Toastmasters Magazine
*Members to sign photo release form
Frequency
Post 2-3 times per Week
PRIOR TO MEETING: Promote upcoming meeting
theme, open house, or contests
AFTER THE MEETING: Post photos* and notes of
members in action
*Photo release forms recommended
Use polls & surveys to build engagement
Share other people’s content (District, Region,
clubs, TM magazine)
Use Facebook Business Manager to
schedule posts in advance.
Choose a scheduling tool like Hootsuite,
Sprout Social, or CoSchedule to manage
LinkedIn.
Canva is an easy (free) graphic design
program. Use TM branded photos or
copyright-free image sites like Pexels or
FreeRange Stock.
Schedule 20-30 minutes weekly to
manage your pages.
SocialMedia
Tools
S C H E D U L I N G M A D E E A S I E R
Social Media Best
Practices
SocialCurrency
• Value of likes, comments &
shares
Photos,Tags
• Use copyright-free images
in every post to capture
attention
• Tag members
• Tag locations
• Invite your members to follow your pages
• Encourage participation (likes,
comments, shares)
• Ask members to invite friends to pages
BuildYour
Tribe
• Be social
• Timely response
Listen/
Respond
• Use optimal times
for each platform
• Just keep going!
Consistency
Matters
Q &A
Presented by Robin Riddell, DTM

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