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Barack Obama
     and
 Social Media
What is Social Media?

Social media is an interactive platform where
  people, personalities, brands and organizations
  communicate and engage with each other.

You can also call it a social instrument or a two-
  way communication street.
Who is Barack Obama?
Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United
  States.
He is the first African American to hold the office.
The Nobel Peace Prize 2009 was awarded to Barack
  Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen
  international diplomacy and cooperation between
  peoples".
According to TIME, he is one of the most influential
  people in the world.
Who is talking about Obama?
Everyone!

Barack Obama has been re-elected as the President of
  United States of America.

According to Facebook Statistics,
  about 12 million people in United States like #Barack
  Obama or #Barack Obama presidential campaign.
Obama’s Reach On Social Media
Obama
   on
Facebook
Obama After Re-election
The social
media team
behind the
Barack Obama
page keeps his
followers
updated
through every
step of the
election
campaign.
Accomplishments on Facebook
Obama
  on
Twitter
Obama kept his
followers
updated and
encouraged
them to
#StayInLine to
vote.

He also used
promoted
tweets for a
larger outreach.
The hashtag
#StayInLine
generated
about
1.5 Million
impressions,
reaching an
audience
of 1,235,156
followers
within the
past 24 hours
Quick Twitter Facts
Reports suggest, his tweet
  “4 more years.” accompanied with a picture of him
  embracing the first lady surpassed 500,000 retweets
  making it the most retweeted posts of all times.
Hashtag #VoteObama generated 1,143,968 impressions,
  reaching an audience of 1,022,422.
Hashtag #Obama2012
  generated 855,427 impressions, reaching an audience
  of 767,362 followers.
  Data calculated from up to about 1500 tweets | Generated Wed Nov 07 2012 17:19:11 IST
Obama
   on
YouTube
Obama’s YouTube Channel
Quick YouTube Facts
• Obama’s ‘Yes we can’ video has been viewed over 14.8
  million times till date.
• His channel BarackObamadotcom has about 261,131
  subscribers and over 2.62 billion video views.
• ChannelMeter says Obama received 280,650 aggregate
  likes versus 54,467 dislikes.
• Obama’s ad, “Big Bird” has been watched 3.5 million
  times since being posted on Oct. 9
• President Obama’s team uploaded nearly 500 new
  videos in the 59 days since the DNC.
Afterword
President Barack Obama has effectively used social
  mediums such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube,
  Pinterest, Google+ and Instagram to build on his
  campaign.

Even though election campaigns are majorly focused
  towards television viewership, about 10% of the
  advertising spends are made for the digital space.

Obama’s social media strategy was primarily aimed to
  bring young voters to the polls.
Thank You!

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US Presidential Elections, Obama and Social Media

  • 1. Barack Obama and Social Media
  • 2. What is Social Media? Social media is an interactive platform where people, personalities, brands and organizations communicate and engage with each other. You can also call it a social instrument or a two- way communication street.
  • 3. Who is Barack Obama? Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. The Nobel Peace Prize 2009 was awarded to Barack Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples". According to TIME, he is one of the most influential people in the world.
  • 4. Who is talking about Obama? Everyone! Barack Obama has been re-elected as the President of United States of America. According to Facebook Statistics, about 12 million people in United States like #Barack Obama or #Barack Obama presidential campaign.
  • 5. Obama’s Reach On Social Media
  • 6. Obama on Facebook
  • 8. The social media team behind the Barack Obama page keeps his followers updated through every step of the election campaign.
  • 11. Obama kept his followers updated and encouraged them to #StayInLine to vote. He also used promoted tweets for a larger outreach.
  • 12. The hashtag #StayInLine generated about 1.5 Million impressions, reaching an audience of 1,235,156 followers within the past 24 hours
  • 13. Quick Twitter Facts Reports suggest, his tweet “4 more years.” accompanied with a picture of him embracing the first lady surpassed 500,000 retweets making it the most retweeted posts of all times. Hashtag #VoteObama generated 1,143,968 impressions, reaching an audience of 1,022,422. Hashtag #Obama2012 generated 855,427 impressions, reaching an audience of 767,362 followers. Data calculated from up to about 1500 tweets | Generated Wed Nov 07 2012 17:19:11 IST
  • 14. Obama on YouTube
  • 16. Quick YouTube Facts • Obama’s ‘Yes we can’ video has been viewed over 14.8 million times till date. • His channel BarackObamadotcom has about 261,131 subscribers and over 2.62 billion video views. • ChannelMeter says Obama received 280,650 aggregate likes versus 54,467 dislikes. • Obama’s ad, “Big Bird” has been watched 3.5 million times since being posted on Oct. 9 • President Obama’s team uploaded nearly 500 new videos in the 59 days since the DNC.
  • 17. Afterword President Barack Obama has effectively used social mediums such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Google+ and Instagram to build on his campaign. Even though election campaigns are majorly focused towards television viewership, about 10% of the advertising spends are made for the digital space. Obama’s social media strategy was primarily aimed to bring young voters to the polls.