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Steven Mehringer
Head, Communications Services
NATO Public Diplomacy Division
Online and On-The-Air: NATO’s Digital Outreach

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More People Are Seeing More NATO
Content Than Ever Before…possible

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Online and On-The-Air:
NATO’s Digital Outreach

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•Brand awareness
•Increase online engagement
•Reach younger audience
•Acquire fans/followers
Online and On-The-Air:
NATO’s Digital Outreach
•Understanding of NATO
•Media engagement
•Reach key-opinion formers
•Create Credibility

5.
Head of Section
NATO Online
Manage NATO’s
online presence
with web site
•Research
•Development
•Maintenance
NATO Multimedia
Library
Internal and
external research
•14,000 books
•150+ journals
•Historical imagery
Editors
•Content creation
•Editorial process
•Develop narrative
to priorities
NATO Radio
& TV
•VIP press events
•Global TV & Radio
•Video production
NATO Social
Media
NATO’s core social
media platform
•Coordinate
•Develop
•Enhance
Communication
Technology
Centre
Editorial
Services
Marketing
&
Project
Coordinators
NATOChannel
Telling the story
of NATO’s international
events, activities
and operations
•Appropriate
•Timely
•Accurate
NATO Communications Services

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Quality Storytelling Builds Natural
Connections With Audiences
Communications Tangibility
• Emotional
• Informational
• Visual

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Online and On-The-Air:
NATO’s Digital Outreach

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Online and On-The-Air:
NATO’s Digital Outreach

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Online and On-The-Air:
NATO’s Digital Outreach

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Method of Delivery

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2014
60% Increase in
traffic
20% mobile
NATO SUMMIT Launched new NATO website
• ‘Lighter’ look
• New functionality
• Works on ALL mobile devices
Online and On-The-Air:
NATO’s Digital Outreach

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Online and On-The-Air:
NATO’s Digital Outreach

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325,000 to 982,100 84,000 to 308,000 4M to 9,000,000+
2014-2015 Social Media Growth
IN DEVELOPMENT:
Online and On-The-Air:
NATO’s Digital Outreach

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Online and On-The-Air:
NATO’s Digital Outreach

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Compared to other
NATO relevant
accounts, NATO’s
Facebook page
consistently ranks
near the top in
follower growth.
Online and On-The-Air:
NATO’s Digital Outreach

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Online and On-The-Air:
NATO’s Digital Outreach
It is critical to be in first
place managing your message,
image and perception

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If you are not there...
someone will do it for you
Online and On-The-Air:
NATO’s Digital Outreach
It is critical to be in first
place managing your message,
image and perception

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Online and On-The-Air:
NATO’s Digital Outreach
Countering Russian Misinformation

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Online and On-The-Air:
NATO’s Digital Outreach
‘Content Translation’

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Online and On-The-Air:
NATO’s Digital Outreach