Who Is Amy Vernon?
I do stuff on the Internet
• 20 years as a newspaper reporter, editor and blogger
• Top female submitter of all time on Digg.com
• Consultant to the stars (OK, not really, but I’ve worked with lots of companies & publishers, including AOL, VentureBeat, and Dailymotion.
Setting Up
Accounts
Be Consistent
CVS Screenshot via B.L. Ochman
Be Open
Don’t Overdo It
Crisis
Management
When & How to Apologize
Screen shot via Ad Week
Policies
Best Buy has a Social Media policy that’s in simple language and boils down to a single statement at the end:Remember: protect the brand, protect yourself
Dell’s policy includes a section on the company owning social accounts created on behalf of the company:
If that account is Dell property, you don't get to take it with you if you leave the company — meaning you will not try to change the password or the account name or create a similar sounding account or have any ownership of the contacts and connections you have gained through the account.
Montana State University Athletics Dept. has some common-sense language in its policy:
Posting is speaking in public. Don't post anything you wouldn't say at a public meeting representing MSU or to the media.
Wolverhampton Homes in the U.K. has a policy that addresses how to handle negative attention:
It is much better to be honest about our failings and make it clear how we intend to put it right. If we make a mistake, we should apologisepromptly and honestly, explaining what happened and what we will do to put it right.
Twitter Don’ts
Photo by Rex Dingler via Flickr Creative Commons.
Twitter Mistakes Made Right
Photo by Terrance Heath via Flickr Creative Commons
Screen shot via Ad Week
Why People Follow You• Number of connections in common• You get retweeted a lot• Lots of informational tweets• A detailed bio• URL listed• Location listed• Tweets tend to be positive• Use of long, fancy words• High ratio of followers to following• Following back those who follow you
Findings from a Georgia Tech study, summarized by Poynter.
Facebook Meltdowns
Photo by Bess Grant via Flickr Creative Commons
Screen shots via E Online.
Screen shot via Eater Boston
Screen shots via Realtime Report and Jezebel (deleted comments)
Why You’re Liked
• 49% say they Like a page because they “support” the brand• 42% Like in order to get a coupon or discount• 41% Like to receive regular updates• 35% Like to participate in contests• 31% Like to share their personal, good experiences• 27% Like to share their interests• 21% Like in doing research for specific products or services• 20% Like because their friends are fans
Syncapse survey results via Socially Stacked
Google+
Don’t Fuel the “Ghost Town” Rep
Photo by Deni via Flickr Creative Commons
Foster Community
Photo from mystuart via Flickr Creative Commons
Tools!
Thanks and Keep In Touch
www.amyvernon.net
Facebook.com/AmyVernon
Twitter.com/AmyVernon
plus.google.com/+AmyVernon
