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U.S. Census Bureau Social Media Overview
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Social Media Goals Continue to expand our social media
audience by finding opportunities to highlight statistics and join overall conversation through trending topics.
Create an engaging and centrally connected presence for the Census Bureau on social media that humanizes the Census Bureau’s overall brand.
Increase public awareness and understanding of Census Bureau statistics.
Engage our audiences in new ways through relevant online experiences with targeted content for a variety of users.
Provide good customer service by answering questions from Facebook/Twitter.
Goal Oriented Engagement Cycle
Results-Driven Outreach
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Increased Relevancy
Increased Transparency
Increased Awareness
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Census Bureau Social Media Platforms
A “Merry Band of Loveable Nerds…” –Hartford Courant
“The Undiscovered Gem of Federal Twitter Feeds…”—Business Week
Successfully built engagement on these sites through @uscensusbureau accounts…
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Census Bureau BlogsRandom Samplings Blog, The Director’s Blog, Global Reach Blog,
and Research Matters
Director’s Blog provides outlet for Director’s Voice
Random Samplings
provides analysis from subject
matter experts
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Census Bureau BlogsGlobal Reach Blog and Research Matters
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Highlights Census Bureau Research
Information for the Trade Community
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Twitter @USCensusBureau61.5K
Followers
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Tweets with graphics tend to be retweeted more…
Even when repurposed.
Visualizations
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www.facebook.com/uscensusbureau
124,870 Likes
Videos uploaded to Facebook to utilize auto play.
Customer service tool
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Instagram and Pinterest
Instagram: @USCensusBureau
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/uscensusbureau
559 Followers
1,000 Followers
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YouTube and Ustream
3,273 Subscribers
3,504 Followers
www.youtube.com/uscensusbureau
http://www.ustream.tv/uscensusbureau
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Connecting stories in the news back to Census
Generating interest/involvement before and after a data release
Engaging Audiences & Trending Topics
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Employees participate in National Poetry Month
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Customer Service & Providing Information
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Crisis Communications
Timely information provided via social media channels in response to questions.
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Connect With Us!Twitter: @uscensusbureau
Facebook.com/uscensusbureauInstagram: @uscensusbureau
Contact [email protected]
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