Social PR Secrets 4th Ed

Published on Aug 15, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Social PR Secrets

by Lisa Buyer

Social PR Evolutions & Revolutions

Chapter 1

Social media has the power to make or break a brand in a snippet of text.

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Transparency and authenticity still wins.

Today's Media Relations

Chapter 2

Create a Twitter list for your media target natively in Twitter. Make it public so they can see you added them.

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Think like your audience.

The NEW Press Release

Chapter 3

It’s better to send out 1 press release a month that is substantial than 4 that are all fluff.

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Break the press release up into 5 to 10 newsworthy Tweets with a link to the story on the corporate blog/company newsroom.

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Content Strategy

Chapter 4

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Content is about them. Not you.

Editorial Calendar

Chapter 5

The social PR editorial calendar isn’t designed to be a top-secret document.

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In the Social PR world, there is NO such thing as a template.

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Online Newsrooms

Chapter 6

Make your newsroom content mobile-friendly

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94% of journalists surveyed said that having photos in an online newsroom is important.

Art & Science of Social Publishing

Chapter 7

Write like a social news reporter and leave the selling out.

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Share third-party content.

Managing a Community

Chapter 8

Connectors make savvy Social PR Managers. Salesmen do NOT.

Think outside the box.

Dialing into Social PR Customer Service

Chapter 9

Social media is the new 1-800 number

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Personalizing your messaging is key to social customer service.

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Jump Into Any News Story

Chapter 10

Content comes first. PR comes second

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Be quick.

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Distribution, Amplification, & Promotion

Chapter 11

Reporting your company’s news content in a Facebook-friendly way is the first step to driving quality visitors to your website or blog

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Show a different side of your company by sharing inspirational pictures and reach a global audience in a very mobile and visual way.

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Live Streaming PR Secrets

Chapter 12

“Livestreaming is the missing link between television & social media"
-Cathy Hackle

Have an influencer take over the account.

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Podcasting PR Secrets

Chapter 13

Think about search-friendliness for your podcast & episodes.

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Don’t ask a podcast host to be on their podcast just so you can promote your wares.

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Mobile & Social PR Hook Up

Chapter 14

A mobile-friendly website or blog is good Social PR.

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PR Mistake:
The company’s contact information is on the home page but is part of an image, instead of HTML. - Joe Laratro

Rise of Visual Reporting

Chapter 15

Adding a strong photo, video, and/or a downloadable file to a press release distribution can increase your online visibility by 10 times the views.

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Check out Twitter Cards to add visual impact from your content to Twitter.

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Visual PR Secrets

Chapter 16

Images are the key to grabbing the attention of your audience

Canva offers free access to a wide assortment of design tools.

Scoring Influence

Chapter 17

There’s some correlation between number of +K’s earned and high Klout scores

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Social media popularity (in terms of number of friends and followers) does not equate to influence.

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Measurement, Analytics, & Google

Chapter 18

The most important analytics are what matters most to your business goals.

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Think beyond the obvious KPIs such as number of followers and quantity of visitors.

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Avoiding a PR Disaster

Chapter 19

Do NOT treat social media as a silo.

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Develop a company-wide social media policy that clearly defines both acceptable and unacceptable behavior on social media

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Strategy for Tragedy

Chapter 20

About 50% of consumers think a brand’s Facebook page is more useful than a brand’s website
- a study by Lab42 suggests -

In a time of tragedy or crisis, check out sources and be sure to fact-check.

Optimizing an Event for Social PR

Chapter 21

Live tweeting or blogging during an event

After the event, create strong visuals using slideshows to tell the story of the event.

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Social PR Collaboration #FTW

Chapter 22

Create a shared calendar with everyone who contributes to your editorial efforts.

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Use a social collaboration platform like Asana.

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Facebook PR Secrets

Chapter 23

Write simply.
Quality vs Quantity.

Inspire.

Instagram PR Secrets

Chapter 24

Be the first to know about new features or changes. Subscribe to Instagram’s business blog.

It’s not about you, it’s about your community.

Snapchat Secrets

Chapter 25

Customize and download your own Snapcode

“We are not the sum of everything we have said or done or experienced or published—we are the result. We are who we are today, right now.” — Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snapchat

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Pinterest PR Secrets

Chapter 26

Schedule your pins out for your campaign. Tool: Tailwind

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Create a secret board while working with a brand or co-partnering with a brand!

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LinkedIn PR Secrets

Chapter 27

“People spend time on other social networks, but invest time in LinkedIn.”
– Jason Miller

Write every day and as much as you can using LinkedIn’s blog-like, long-form content updates.

Twitter Social PR Secrets

Chapter 28

Want to get someone’s attention on Twitter? Like one of their tweets with a click of a heart!

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Monitor activity via a platform such as Tweetdeck.

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Namaste Sane

Chapter 29

The hardest part is getting started. Just hit the start button, and things get easier.

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Clear off your desktop every day before and after work.

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Social PR Wisdom

Chapter 30

“Be passionate, tell personal stories, and be real.”–Tony Hsieh, Delivering Happiness.

Define your own way, your own structure for operating, and the creative processes that drive your purpose and objectives.

About the Author

When it comes to balancing relationships, Lisa Buyer believes the practice of PR, social media, and SEO is exponential.

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