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| GettysburgVisitorCenter SOCIAL MEDIA: TAKE A DIP OR MAKE THE PLUNGE Michael Ishman Social Media and Website.

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1 | @visitgettysburg | GettysburgVisitorCenter | @gettysburgvisitorcenter SOCIAL MEDIA: TAKE A DIP OR MAKE THE PLUNGE Michael Ishman Social Media and Website Marketing Specialist Gettysburg Foundation mishman@gettysburgfoundation.org

2 | @visitgettysburg | GettysburgVisitorCenter | @gettysburgvisitorcenter About Us - The Gettysburg Foundation is a non-profit educational organization working in partnership with the National Park Service. - The Visitor Center sees nearly a million visitors a year. - Over 20,000 Friends of Gettysburg members

3 | @visitgettysburg | GettysburgVisitorCenter | @gettysburgvisitorcenter Social Stats Facebook: 38K Followers Twitter: 5.8K followers Instagram: 1.8K Followers

4 | @visitgettysburg | GettysburgVisitorCenter | @gettysburgvisitorcenter Different Platforms, Different Needs - Twitter is a Facebook aggregate along with visitor outreach, with a goal of awareness - Instagram is used for awareness, with some promotion.

5 | @visitgettysburg | GettysburgVisitorCenter | @gettysburgvisitorcenter What Every Dashboard Should Have - Having a dashboard (Hootsuite, Tweetdeck, etc) is key. - Saved searches are your friend. - As are filters.

6 | @visitgettysburg | GettysburgVisitorCenter | @gettysburgvisitorcenter Creating Twitter Content - Twitter is Becoming More Visual - Posts with images receive 150% more engagement - Utilize the Carousel

7 | @visitgettysburg | GettysburgVisitorCenter | @gettysburgvisitorcenter Finding Twitter Content - Retweeting content is a strategy. - Finding Potential Followers - Reaching Out

8 | @visitgettysburg | GettysburgVisitorCenter | @gettysburgvisitorcenter Instagram Success - + 194% growth since last June - Fastest growing, most engaged of our channels - Why is this important?

9 | @visitgettysburg | GettysburgVisitorCenter | @gettysburgvisitorcenter Weekly Contest - Most popular feature week to week - Visitors/Followers submit photos - 2-3 are reposted on Instagram, 8-10 on Facebook - Winners receive recognition - Photos are shared, increasing reach - Creates at least one post a week with little time spent

10 | @visitgettysburg | GettysburgVisitorCenter | @gettysburgvisitorcenter Instagram Specific Content Cropped: Uncropped: - Instagram requires its own files - Avoiding cropping if possible! - Using a photo editor to make images square

11 | @visitgettysburg | GettysburgVisitorCenter | @gettysburgvisitorcenter Finding Followers - Instagram isn’t heavily promoted on other channels - Utilizing location/hashtag data - A personal touch creates results.

12 | @visitgettysburg | GettysburgVisitorCenter | @gettysburgvisitorcenter Takeaways - Social is Social. - Visitor Recognition = New Followers - Content is Not One Size Fits All

13 | @visitgettysburg | GettysburgVisitorCenter | @gettysburgvisitorcenter THANK YOU Questions? Michael Ishman mishman@gettysburgfoundation.org

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