Using Social Media in Health Promotion Gloria Tsang, RD Founder of HealthCastle.com
Where is HealthCastle? Trusted. Fun, & Practical.
What Could (or Should) You Do on Social Media? Balancing Company and Personal Brand Which Social Media Platform Works for You? Objectives Trusted. Fun, & Practical.
Prior to 2007: tradition PR Need to broaden our audience Social Media: free Why? Trusted. Fun, & Practical.
Social Media Trusted. Fun, & Practical.
Social Media Trusted. Fun, & Practical. Q. Well, what to broadcast? A. Fresh content relevant to your audience.
Social Media = Networking Trusted. Fun, & Practical. Local professionals, RDs, foodies, editors Whoever made a comment on your blog Friends and readers Your online resume ***
Too much Social Too much Media When imbalance strikes….. Trusted. Fun, & Practical.
On Twitter: We interact with PEOPLE Balancing Company vs Personal Brands Trusted. Fun, & Practical.
Waste Some Time What Do You Do on Facebook? Trusted. Fun, & Practical.
On Facebook: Business Page What Do You Do on Facebook? Trusted. Fun, & Practical.
What Do You Do on Facebook? Trusted. Fun, & Practical. An Initiative
What Do You Do on Facebook? Trusted. Fun, & Practical. Market Your Event
What Do You Do on Facebook? Trusted. Fun, & Practical. Ooooooo….. A secret group.
Videos! Trusted. Fun, & Practical. Start a YouTube Channel
Videos! Trusted. Fun, & Practical. A campaign or a short message
My latest addiction….. Trusted. Fun, & Practical.
Pinterest Trusted. Fun, & Practical.
Choose an appropriate platform for our target audience Google Buzz introduced in Feb 2010 Case Study: A lesson for us Trusted. Fun, & Practical.
The result? What we should have done? What works for Mashable doesn’t always work for us HealthCastle.com Women / Mashable IT-savvy men Check our member base Yahoo: 30 % Hotmail: 18 % Gmail: 13 % Case Study: A lesson for us Trusted. Fun, & Practical.
Goals? Connect with like-minded professionals? Share your passion and talents? Look for a job? Get more clients? Market a campaign? Audience? How Much Time? So, Which Platform? Trusted. Fun, & Practical.
A silver bullet Part of a marketing mix Social Media….. Trusted. Fun, & Practical.
Share your passion & Start a blog Utilize LinkedIn Connect with me on FB so I can add you to the secret group Start connecting! Today! Trusted. Fun, & Practical.
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