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Using

 Social  Media
to  Amplify  Advocacy  Efforts

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Welcome  and  Introduc=ons
Mike  Pane)a
•Partner,  Beekeeper  Group
•Elected  Official  in  the  District  of  Columbia

•Award-­‐winning  online  strategists  with  top  honors  from  George  


Washington  School  of  PoliDcal  Management,  American  
AssociaDon  of  PoliDcal  Consultants,  and  the  Public  Affairs  
Council

•First  job  aIer  college  was  a  temporary  employee  in  the  


Greater  Washington  Region  office

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Why  We  Are  Here?  What  We  Will  Learn?
•Lobby  Day  is  an  opportunity  to  get  actual  AHA  members  talking  
to  their  elected  officials

•Face-­‐to-­‐Face  is  so  important,  however  it’s  only  going  to  be  only  a  
handful  of  people  visiDng  each  office

•What  if  there  was  a  way  to  get  have  know  about  the  good  work  
you  are  doing  here  this  week  with:
               -­‐  Your  friends,  family,  and  co-­‐workers?
               -­‐  Your  elected  officials?
               -­‐  Local  media?

•Tips  and  tools  not  just  for  today  -­‐  but  for  use  back  home  as  well!!
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Quick  Overview  of  Social  Media
•How  many  of  you  use  Facebook?  
TwiUer?  YouTube?  
•How  many  friends  do  you  have?
•How  many  friends  do  all  your  
friends  have?
•The  main  goal  for  using  social  
media  is  to  get  our  updates  and  
messages  into  as  many  people’s  
social  media  streams  as  possible  -­‐  
and  that  starts  with  you.

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Why  This  MaIers
•Fundamental  shiI  in  the  
power  of  communicaDon  and  
the  flow  of  informaDon
•FragmentaDon  of  media  
landscape  conDnues  on  a  
relentless  pace
vs.
•TradiDonal  media  business  
models  are  starDng  to  erode
•The  people  are  now  the  
media….and  have  the  tools  and  
means  to  maUer!

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Fragmenta=on  of  Media

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People  Trust  What  Friends  Say
•People  no  longer  place  a  great  deal  
of  trust  in  insDtuDons  or  the  media
•Only  23%  rate  the  honesty  and  
ethical  standard  of  journalists  as  
“high”  or  “very  high”,  while  31%  said  
they  were  “low”  or  “very  low”  
(Source:  The  Project  for  Excellence  in  Journalism  )

•Only  22%  have  a  high  degree  of  trust  


in  the  government  (Source:  Gallop,  April  2010)

•90%  of  consumers  online  trust  


recommendaDons  from  people  they  
know;  70%  trust  opinions  of  unknown  
users.  (Econsultancy,  July  2009)
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Congress  is  Listening
•Congressional  offices  are  integraDng  
social  media  tools  into  their  operaDons
•To  beUer  understand  consDtuents’  
opinions  and  also  to  communicate  
informaDon

•Nearly  two-­‐thirds  of  staff  surveyed  


(64%)  think  Facebook  is  an  important  
way  to  understand  consDtuents’  views
•Nearly  three-­‐quarters  (74%)  think  it  is  
important  for  communicaDng  their  
Member’s  views.

Source:  Congressional  Management  Founda5on


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So  Are  State  Legislators
• 48  governors  have  a  personalized  TwiUer  
presence  and  every  governor  has  a  
personalized  Facebook  presence
• At  least  10%  of  state  legislators  have  a  
personalized  TwiUer  presence.
• The  top  five  TwiUering  state  legislatures  
are  FL,  MO,  PA,  CA,  and  IL
• More  than  2,500  state  lawmakers  are  on  
Facebook
• The  top  five  Facebook  state  legislatures,  
by  total  numbers,  are:  NY,  MN,  MI,  TX,  
and  NC

Source:  Digital  America,  March  2011 2


The  Media  is  Listening  Too
•89%  of  reporters  look  to  blogs  and  65%  
are  using  social  networks  for  stories*.  
•Reporters  will  oIen  turn  to  social  
media  and  dive  into  “hash  tags”  to  find  
quotes  and  real-­‐Dme  informaDon  on  an  
issue  or  event
•Great  way  for  them  to  find  leads  and  
see  emerging  trends  and  topics  develop

•Look  for  new  sources  or  people  who  


are  actually  at  an  event  -­‐  and  someDmes  
use  photos  or  videos  submiUed
*Source:  George  Washington  University  and  Cision,  Jan  2010
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You  Have  the  Power  and  the  Tools

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Example  of  Someone  Using  Tools

hIp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6e94jJ5AaQ

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...And  Ge`ng  Results

Senator  Michael  BenneI  of  Colorado


hIp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsz0LPqPrwA 2
Ge`ng  Into  Specifics
We  are  now  going  to  do  a  hands-­‐on  review  of  some  of  the  
major  social  media  networks  including:

•Facebook  
•TwiUer
•Flickr
•YouTube

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Using  Facebook
•Make  sure  you  download  the  
Facebook  applicaDon  for  your  phone  
-­‐  or  set  up  your    phone  with  
Facebook  -­‐  to  easily  upload  photos  
and  status  updates
•Be  sure  to  tag  people  in  photos,  
videos  and  updates
•It’s  essenDal  to  “like”  your  
RepresentaDve  and  Senators,  so  
that  you  can  tag  them  in  your  own  
posts  -­‐  same  for  local  media  outlets  
Be  sure  to  “Like”  the  Facebook
•Once  you  follow  your  member  you   Page  of  You’re  the  Cure
can  also  write  on  their  wall h)p://www.facebook.com/yourethecure/
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Using  Facebook

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Using  Facebook

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Using  Facebook

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Using  Facebook

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Using  TwiIer
•Add  the  applicaDon  to  your  mobile  
phone  or  set  up  your  account  to  “tweet”  
via  text  message
•Find  out  if  your  Rep.  and  Senators  are  on  
TwiUer  -­‐  and  follow  them
•When  updaDng  from  Capitol  Hill,  be  sure  
to  use  the  appropriate  hash  tag  
(#YTContheHill)
•Use  your  Member  of  Congress  TwiUer   Follow  
handle  in  your  tweets  that  will  be  seen  by   @AmHeartAdvocacy  
their  office  and  others  who  follow on  TwiIer

•There  are  tools  that  allow  for  photos  to  


be  appended  to  tweets  -­‐  use  them! 2
TweetCongress.com

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Using  TwiIer

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Using  TwiIer

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Using  YouTube
•Video  taken  on  your  phone  can  be  
uploaded  directly  to  YouTube
•First-­‐person  to  camera  telling  your  story,  
why  you  are  here,  and  what  people  
watching  can  do  works  very  well  in  this  
format
•Again,  be  sure  to  use  appropriate  hash  
tags  and  take  the  Dme  to  write  the   Be  sure  to  subscribe  to
descripDon  -­‐  used  for  search  engines our  YouTube  channel  at:
h)p://www.youtube.com/AmHeartAdvocacy

•You  can  also  upload  video  to  Facebook  


and  other  platorms  as  well  -­‐  or  from  a  
video  camera  when  you  get  back  home
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Using  Flickr
•Flickr  is  used  to  share  photos  -­‐  and  has  a  
lot  of  the  same  social  media  capabiliDes  as  
as  other  sites

•There  are  apps  for  mobile  phones  to  


upload  to  the  service

•AHA  has  a  Flickr  pool  where  you  can  


upload  photos  taken  today  or  when  you  
get  back

•The  tag  for  photos  on  Flickr  is  


“YTContheHill”
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Take  These  Skills  Home  With  You!
1)  Find  us!    "Like"  American  Heart  Associa=on:  You're  
the  Cure  on  Facebook  and  "Follow"  @AmHeartAdvocacy  
on  TwiIer.
2)  Find  Your  Legislators  and  the  Media!    "Like"  and  
"Follow"  your  local,  state,  and  federal  lawmakers,  as  
well  as  key  local  and  na=onal  news  outlets,  so  you  can  
be  part  of  the  dialogue.
3)  Spead  the  Word!    "Share"  and  "retweet"  You're  the  
Cure  messages,  such  as  ac=on  alerts  and  news  stories.
4)    Recruit  Others  to  the  Cause!  Encourage  your  friends  
and  followers  to  join  our  pages.
5)  Keep  Us  Posted!  Let  us  know  how  you  are  being  part  
of  the  cure  by  sharing  your  story,    pictures,  videos,  and  
links  with  us,  documen=ng  your  AHA  involvement.
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