social media for events & conferences
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Social Squared
Social squared is a digital marketing
agency in mumbai. founded by IIM
alumni passionate about new media,
It now helps brands in India and
around the world manage their
owned, paid & earned media.
Social Squared provides SEO, SEM,
Email marketing, social media &
other inboundmarketing services.
Live & breathe digital!
This presentation is intended for
event organizers.
the presentation involves steps to
use social media for various events,
exhibitions & conferences organized
by event organizers in india.
HOW?• EMAIL invites
Tend to get ignored
• DIRECT INVITATIONS
Are very expensive
• Phone Calls
High involvement
• Paper invites
Really?
Social Media gets you in front of people ( awareness )
& adds your event to their calendar
• Easy to share
• Easy to RSVP
• Easy to promote
It’s freefreefreefree ( or cheap )
MAKE IT EASY
1. Registration buzz
2. Share & win - increases virality for the events
3. Promote speaker profiles with Twitter handles included
4. Allow attendees to ask questions to speakers via Twitter
5. Keep some event ideas for voting
6. Decide & promote #hashtags beforehand
Pre-event activity starts at least 6 months prior to the event.
� Dedicated resource to liaison with you
� To build thought leadership
� To build awareness about the event
� To warm up the social presence
� To get paid registrations
PRE EVENT
DURING EVENT1. Twitter screen with continuous updates in common areas
2. Sharing images in real time
3. Location sharing on Foursquare/Facebook
4. Allow virtual attendance through live Twitter updates,
sharing presentations & videos live
5. Video streaming
A team of social media managers present at the venue.
� Nothing is lost in translation
� Curate content as-it-happens
� Provide opportunities to converse
� Reach out beyond the immediate attendees
POST EVENT1. Publish Twitter wall & the wittiest tweets
2. Share presentations on Slideshare & videos on YouTube
3. Thank you message to all participants
After the event, the team curates the highlights.
� Attendees can connect to the organizers & to each other
� Valuable property is created online
� Social media presence acts as a meeting point
� Attendees’ feedback is collected & analyzed
� Based on their interests, other events are pitched to them
CONTENT GENERATION:
Social Squared will provide relevant content based on target group. This content will be
generated by collating articles from industry sources, research reports & news articles. The
specific tasks will be:
1. Create copy to inform readers about:
� Company
� Events
2. Produce engaging content (text, slides, infographics, etc.) to encourage browsing on the
website & other platforms. This operates on the premise that longer a visitor stays on a
particular site, the greater the likelihood he will eventually become a customer.
3. Produce content that is smart in its use of keywords, or is focused on search engine
optimization (SEO).
4. Create content that allows visitors to access the information they seek quickly & in a form
that makes it appealing.
Content generation will aim for relevance and searchability.
CONTENT TYPES:
Blog posts | Articles | Slides | E-books | Infographics
2. Content centric
Source A Source B
Decide on a topic
Online resources Offline resources
Source 1 Source 2
Draft content
Final content
Blog post E-book Presentation Infographics
Final content
Website Blog Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Slideshare
Downloads / Shares
Awareness + Lead Generation
Research
Writing
Adaption
Proliferation
Tracking
3. Proliferation plan
Social Squared
Futuready services pvt. Ltd.
( an IIM alumni company )
274, V mall
Next to saidham
Off weh, Kandivali ( e )
Mumbai 400101.
+91-22-42645743
www.socialsquared.in
Thank you
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