A presentation on visual social media like Instagram and Pinterest, for the Michigan state tourism conference 2015.
At Tourism Currents, we do online & in-person training in social media for tourism & hospitality. More at http://www.tourismcurrents.com
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What's In This For You?
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Better storytelling that connects
with visitors & guests
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Universal language & emotion
of visual sharing
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More content in less time
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SEO (Search Engine
Optimization) boost #smshi@SheilaS
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7. Of U.S. online adults surveyed:
71% use Facebook
28% use LinkedIn
23% use Twitter
28% use Pinterest
26% use Instagram
Source: Pew Social Networking Fact Sheet @SheilaS
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11. Strategy Down to Each Social Post
Overall goals for your town, attraction, or hotel
Marketing communications to support goals
Social media that supports your marketing
Instagram
Instagram post to reach particular visitor type
12. Strategy to Social Post Example
Increase fall arts festival attendance
Marketing goal to support - reach crafters
Social media to support crafter outreach
Instagram account
Instagram photos of #quilting & #FiberArt
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Tips for Instagram
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Square cropping drives composition
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It's a mobile-first platform
– Use Iconosquare for desktop work
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Put “hashtag pile“ into a comment
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Brand hashtags allow sharing
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Read Instagram for Business blog
** Bought by Facebook @SheilaS
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Tips for Pinterest
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Huge popularity spike
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Some legal concerns with pins
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It's a discovery platform
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Can drive a lot of traffic, so pay
attention to your analytics
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Interact with pinners, say thanks
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Read Pinterest for Business blog #smshi@SheilaS
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Don't Forget Old School
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Photos to Twitter
– Easy from your phone
– Hashtags, incl. #FriFotos & #tbt
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Photos to Facebook Pages
– Easy from your phone
– Photos usually do well for engagement
– Change out header photos
– Photos as comments #smshi@SheilaS
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Takeaways
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Have a plan, goals, a direction
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Photo = self-contained story
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Your phone = publishing machine
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Create once, use many times
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Think like a photographer
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Use descriptive text/ALT tag for SEO
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Photo Credits
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All photos my own except....
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Me with camera:
BJMcCray on Flickr CC
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Boy surfing: Waikiki Beach Services
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Screaming woman:
kandyjaxx on Flickr CC
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71. Thanks very much!
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Sheila
Scarborough
Tourism Currents
@SheilaS
@TourismCurrents