Tapping the Power of Social Media for Event Promotion
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Tapping the Power of Social Media for Event Promotion
- 1. Tapping the power of social media for event promotion
- 2. Eventbrite Hashup Contest PodCamp Boston #pcb4 3600+ tweets in 8 days
- 3. Agenda â˘âŻ Why social media matters â˘âŻ How to tap the power of: â˘âŻ Facebook â˘âŻ Twitter â˘âŻ Becoming a social media marketing guru
- 4. Social media matters â˘âŻ Social media represents a fundamental shift in the way we communicate and make decisions â˘âŻ Itâs bigger than you think â˘âŻ Facebook is the fourth largest site in the world â˘âŻ The fastest growing segment on Facebook 35+ â˘âŻ Ashton Kutcher and Ellen Degeneres have more Twitter followers than the entire populations of Ireland, Norway and Panama â˘âŻ And itâs growing fast â˘âŻ Years to Reach 50 millions Users: â˘âŻ Radio: 38 years, TV: 13 years, Internet: 4 years, iPod: 3 years â˘âŻ Facebook added 100 million users in less than 9 months â˘âŻ Twitter is growing its audience at 2,614%
- 5. Social media matters for events â˘âŻ Events are inherently social â˘âŻ Events are inherently viral â˘âŻ With the right tools, event-holders can reach the right audience â˘âŻ More quickly â˘âŻ More effectively
- 6. Why we built SM tools into Eventbrite â˘âŻ Our savviest users were doing interesting things with these tools â˘âŻ We noticed a lot of trafďŹc was coming from Social Media sites. Why? â˘âŻ We realized these were important, new promotional methods that needed to be shared with all our customers.
- 7. Behaviors we Observed: Facebook
- 8. Behaviors we Observed: Twitter
- 9. Social Media: What we did â˘âŻ Made it much easier for people to do things they already wanted to do. â˘âŻ DemystiďŹed the use of social media for event promotion. â˘âŻ Created tools everyone could use to drive event success.
- 10. Facebook: What â˘âŻ Took advantage of Facebook Connect â for seamless integration. â˘âŻ Facilitated event publishing to Facebook. â˘âŻ Made event attendee registration a news feed item.
- 11. Facebook: Why â˘âŻ Publishing your event to Facebook lets you take advantage of your existing networks. â˘âŻ People you are already connected to may be attendees or can help you promote your event to their networks. â˘âŻ Events âcome to lifeâ on Facebook.
- 12. Facebook: How â˘âŻ Publish a doppelganger of your event on Facebook. â˘âŻ Invite people you hope will come. â˘âŻ Invite people who hope will extend visibility to their connections. â˘âŻ Create a ânexusâ where all sorts of content related to your event can be aggregated and shared.
- 13. Twitter: Why â˘âŻ It really works. â˘âŻ The Twitter follow is an awesome proxy for the invitation. â˘âŻ No social boundaries. â˘âŻ Leverages human behavior.
- 14. Twitter: How â˘âŻ Create a Twitter page for your event. â˘âŻ Follow unashamedly. â˘âŻ Create a unique hashtag. â˘âŻ Participate in relevant discussion. â˘âŻ Foster virality â˘âŻ Ask for the sale.
- 15. Common Themes â˘âŻ You have to socially âactivateâ your event. â˘âŻ Expanding the effect of your event beyond the day/time/place to touch many more people than could ever attend. â˘âŻ Enriching the experience for the people who do attend. â˘âŻ Content is king.
- 16. Obey the Tenets of Social Media Marking â˘âŻ Be valuable and appealing â˘âŻ Be sustainable and viral â˘âŻ Inspire participation
- 17. Thank you! â˘âŻ Jack Mardack www.facebook.com/Eventbrite jack@eventbrite.com â˘âŻ Tamara Mendelsohn @Eventbrite tamara@eventbrite.com