Find your Authentic Social Presence on Social Media with Mike Russell. Mike manages the social media accounts for @VisitFlagstaff at the Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau as well as @MikeRDzign.
2. Why are you here?
You’re too busy.
You could have sent someone (a robot maybe) in
your place to take notes.
You could have taken an online course or webinar or
looked up the TED talk on being authentic in social
media.
*Being authentic in a digital world: Kylie Lang at TEDxNoosa
You know the value of interaction.
3. Why am I here?
Graphic Designer working in tourism for The Flagstaff CVB
2008…....@Mikerdzign Twitter
2009…....In charge of YouTube at the
CVB
2014…....Began Posting for
@VisitFlagstaff on Twitter, Instagram,
Google+ and Flickr
2016…....Currently managing Instagram,
Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Google+ and
Flickr 2016
4. Social Media Challenges
How do I find the time?
How do I justify spending time on Social?
What return will I get?
Authenticity is a quality that can’t be precisely
measured.
5. Why be Authentic
Brands don’t control the message.
Before the Internet, before social media, brands
controlled content.
It was a one-way conversation
Now, we share that message with the millions of
customers and potential customers that can at
any time make their voice heard.
Today it’s a two-way conversation.
6. Control the message
Chipotle went from posting restaurant sales growth in
October
to a 16% comp decline in November and a 30% comp
decline in December. Comp sales trends bottomed out in
January with a stunning 36.4% decline.
The E. coli outbreak was the primary cause of these sales
declines. But social media likely played an important role.
Jack in the Box had an E. coli outbreak far worse in1992
More than 500 people in the western U.S. became
infected with E. coli, mainly from eating regular-size
hamburgers from Jack in the Box. Four people died.
Chipotle's E. coli outbreak only affected 60 people,
with no fatalities.
After the outbreak Jack in the Box’s comparable
restaurant sales fell only 22.2%. Furthermore, its sales
quickly recovered. In Q3 and Q4, Jack in the Box
reported comp sales declines of about 9%.
*How Social Media Is Killing Chipotle's Recovery. Adam Levine-Weinberg
7. Build brand loyalty
Every day, a brand should be connecting more and more
on a personal level with their audience. They should be
building brand loyalty and banking affinity. Because, at
some point, people will overreact about your brand. The
brands that have a loyal audience will get through it. The
brands that don’t, will take a big hit because they won’t
have people out there supporting them.
Flagstaff to @VisitFlagstaff –
Share the conversation
Engage with your community
8. An authentic company owns up to their mistakes and is
honest with customers. Doesn’t sugar coat anything or
sweep problems under the rug.”
Acting like a human rather than a robotic brand increases a
brand’s likeability and allows the audience to feel a more
genuine connection.
63 percent of those surveyed in a 2014 study state that
they buy or would buy from authentic brands over their
competitors.
*Keeping It Real: How to Build an Authentic Voice on Social By Dara Fontein
9. In 2016 and beyond, people want something real
and authentic.
Ninety-two percent of consumers say they trust
earned media, while only half trust paid
ads. (earned media refers to media exposure you’ve
earned through word-of-mouth.)
Seventy percent of people want to learn about
products through content vs. through traditional
advertisements.
*Learn more about how to build an authentic voice on social media.
10. How to be Authentic
AUTHENTICITY - genuineness and humanness that
makes your brand more trustworthy.
If your posts seem robotic, formulaic, contrived,
sales-heavy, or manipulative, they are not authentic.
If they are sincere, emotional, personal,
approachable, and believable, they are authentic.
Automation vs. Authentication
11. 1. Post more images
2. Interview your employees, or interview yourself
3. Write like you would on your own social profiles
Speak casually and conversationally
4. Post in real time
5. Hold conversations
6. Avoid any formulaic response
7. Express opinions
*7 Ways To Make Your Brand More Authentic On Social Media Larry Alton
12. Model Responsibility and respect
Lead by example
Pause before you post
Be vulnerable
Look beyond the ME
Imagine what you can change.
13. Thank You
Sample Tweet: Great talk from @Mikerdzign at
@Flagstaff_Comm and great food from
@Oakmont_Flag. #CommunicateU
I got Authentic at @Flagstaff_comm. Love this
group. #CommunicateU @Mikerdzign
@Oakmont_Flag
Notas do Editor
I’m preaching to the choir
The value of interaction.
You could have sent a intern.
You could have asked for the powerpoint notes
You could have taken an online course or webinar or looked up the ted talk on being authentic in social media.
You’re here because you are authentic, unafraid of being present and saying your spiel and hearing others.
Not just soft metrics but referrals, leads and sales
There is a conversation happening.
Chipotle went from posting modest comparable restaurant sales growth in October to a 16% comp decline in November and a 30% comp decline in December. On a monthly basis, comp sales trends bottomed out in January with a stunning 36.4% decline.
The E. coli outbreak was the primary cause of these sales declines. But social media likely played an important role.
Jack in the Box had an E. coli outbreak far worse than Chipotle's. From late 1992 to early 1993, more than 500 people in the western U.S. became infected with E. coli, mainly from eating regular-size hamburgers from Jack in the Box. Four people died. Chipotle's E. coli outbreak only affected 60 people, with no fatalities.
Despite the severity of Jack in the Box's E. coli outbreak, its comparable restaurant sales fell only 22.2% during the second quarter of fiscal 1993, at the height of the crisis. Furthermore, its sales trend quickly recovered. In Q3 and Q4, Jack in the Box reported comp sales declines of about 9%.
The difference in the impact of these E. coli outbreaks on sales results can probably be traced to social media. Social media increased awareness of Chipotle's food safety problems in the first place, and Chipotle's food safety issues continued to be the butt of jokes on social media long after the initial outbreak.
earned media: whether it was the fantastic content you've distributed, the influence of your SEO efforts, the customer experience you've delivered, or a combination of all three, earned media refers to the recognition you receive as a result.