1. New Media Training A candidates overview of online and social media strategy for campaigns March 2011- New Brunswick, NJ

2. Agenda 1.Create a new media plan 2.Manage your website 3.Online video and photography 4.Social Media – cultivating a personality online 5.Blogging 6.Email list growth - fundraising 7.Online ads 8.Metrics 9.Mobile 10.Next Steps

3. A New Media Director’s Plan Discern what online and social media strategy you’ll need to win. SMS = mobile

4. Managing a website Keeping it simple

5. Online Video and Photography Paint a story and remain relevant

6. I’m Not a Witch Or what not to say in a candidate video

7. Ways of Using Video on the Campaign Types of videos: – Recording speeches, events and rallies – Direct to camera messages to supporters – Interviews and documentaries of events/issues – Informational videos – Inspirational movement videos

8. Social Media – Cultivating a Personality

9. Facebook for Politicians Personal pages should be restricted to family – everything is public Hire a Social Media Manager; Administrator and Monitor Updates should be a mix of personal and political Use mobile apps on your phone to post to social media sites Post both Facebook and Twitter at the same time After canvassing invite the doors you knocked to become supporters Make every campaign event a Facebook event Have a Fan page and group page

10. Twitter Is Where You Ought to Be And Proxy Services can help you get there

11. A Twitter Political Giant

12. Social Media Best Practices for Candidates 1.Use it-- it’s free; popular and many potential voters are on it! 2.Utilize various social media platforms to reach niche audience 3.Conversational tone - 4.Promote your ideas and cultivate democracy 5.Post regularly 6.Be sure that your staff has presence on the sites

13. Blogging Why blog? › 1. Communications and Organizing strategy › 2. Tell why you’re running/issues › 3. Explain how your candidacy will help your community › 3. Foster an online community › 4. Two way communication tool › 5. Recruit and mobilize supporters

14. Blogging Visibility

15. Email-- 4 Questions You Must Ask 1. What’s the problem or why are you running? 2. What’s the crisis? 3. Why your candidate? (Theory of change) 4. Why right now? (Urgency)

16. Email

17. Online Ads Google Facebook BlogAds Pandora

18. Metrics Know if your messaging is working Google Analytics Facebook Insights Hootsuite Metrics, etc.

19. Mobile SMS – many communities do not have online access Iphone + Droid Apps Proxy programming like Hootsuite and Tweetdeck you can use on your phone

20. Next Steps Hire a New Media Director Build capacity to maintain before you start Tie your new media plan into the benchmarks set for your field plan Questions