IWIRC Talks: An In-Depth Look at Social Media; Blogging (Salene Mazur Kraemer)
1. IWIRC TALKS:
An In-Depth Look at
Social Media
April 24, 2014 – IWIRC Spring
Program, Washington, D.C
Carrianne Basler of AlixPartners, for Twitter
Salene Kraemer of MAZURKRAEMER, for Blogging
Natahsa Labovitz of Debevoise, for Facebook
Pia Thompson of Navigant, for LinkedIn
Sarah Frankel, Moderator
2. Social Media Platforms
Description Intent Audience Features
LinkedIn Professional Colleagues and
professional
acquaintances
-Bio Visibility
-Contact Management
-Link sharing
-Direct Messaging
-Two-Way Environment
Facebook Primarily Personal,
Professional Potential
Friends, family and
professional contacts
you deem worthy
-Photo Sharing
-Content Updates
-Link Sharing
-Direct Messaging
-Two-Way Environment
Twitter Personal and/or
Professional
Friends, family,
colleagues, celebrities,
news outlets, etc. The
cooler you are…
-Content Updates (Limited text
field)
-Photo Sharing
-Link Sharing
-Direct Messaging
-Two-Way Environment
Blogging WEB LOG. A journal that is on
the internet, chronologically
ordered
Personal and/or
Professional
Whomever you target,
people with same
passion/interests
-Self-managed and unrestricted
content
-Two-way environment
-Text, Video, Photo, Link sharing
-Generates higher search engine
rankings
3. Blogging
What it is?
What does it do for me?
In Plain English
Business Blog
Steel Valley Bankruptcy
Blog
Where have we seen it?
Tips
Do’s/Don'ts
Cautionary Tales
Salene Mazur Kraemer
All copyrights reserved @2014
4. MY SOCIAL MEDIA STORY
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LINKEDIN: (2007) 1,000+
connections
BUSINESS BLOG:
(November 11, 2009)
76,700 + hits, 88+ posts, 39
followers
“In Plain English”
Business Bankruptcy Blog
(2013)
“Steel Valley Bankruptcy”
FACEBOOK FIRM PAGE:
228 likes(2010)
TWITTER:
@salenekraemer (2009)
1147 followers
FACEBOOK Photography
PAGE: 278 likes (2013)
“Through My Eyes”
FLICKR: (2011)
salene
photostream
MAZURKRAEMER LAW Born!!!
(October 2009)
6. Blogging: What is it?
Discussion or information
site on Internet
Frequent posts/entries
Most recent post is first
Single or multi-author
blogs
Single or multiple subjects
Art
blogs, photoblogs, vlogs, fo
od blogs, podcasts
Permalink pages
Comments
Archives
Categories
Header
Text, images, video, songs
, and links
Blogger, wordpress, Techn
orati
Higher search engine
rankings
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9. Blogging: What Has It Done For Me?
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Humanize myself and my firm (Ex. 1, 2, 3, 4)
Evidence Industry Know-How (Ex. 1, 2, 3)
Add Value/Inform (Ex. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Promote events (external (Ex.1), internal (Ex.
1, 2))
Educate clients re: trends and local resources
(Ex. 1, 2, 3), community interests (Ex. 1)
Spotlight clients/business people (Ex. 1, 2, 3)
Evidence legal expertise (Ex. 1, 2, 3) and inform
re: news (Ex. 1, 2, 3)
10. Attract New
Stakeholders
• Clients, supporters
• Referral
sources, partners
• Investors, lenders
• SEO traffic
Connect/Participate
with Client
Communities
• Create buy-in/loyalty
• Multiplier effects of clients’
communities
• Develop relationships
• Gather information re:
specialists, clients, competit
ors
Exhibit
Unknown
Aspects
Business
• Charity, corporate
culture
• Provide glimpses
into personal
lives of owners
• Reveal behind
the scenes
10What Has Blogging Done for
Me?
11. 11Where Have We Seen It?
~Bankruptcy Related Blogs
ABI Blog Exchange
MAB: Newspaper: Wall Street Journal Bankruptcy
Beat: Lisa Donahue
Fox Rothschild’s Bankruptcy Litigation Blog
In the Red: Cooley Law Firm
Weil Bankruptcy Blog
SEE ALSO ABA Journal Blawg Directory
12. Where Have We Seen it?
~Lawyer Blogs
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http://www.scotusblog.com
http://www.divorcediscourse.com
http://www.adamsmithesq.com
http://www.loweringthebar.net
http://www.socialmediaemploymentlawblog.com
http://californiaemploymentlaw.foxrothschild.com
SOURCE: Cordell Parvin, Lawyer Coach www.cordrellparvin.com http://www.cordellblog.com/blogging/some-of-my-favorite-
business-blogs-1/ and http://www.cordellblog.com/client-development/is-it-ok-to-show-a-little-personality-in-your-blog-posts/
13. Where Have We Seen It
~Business Blogs
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http://sethgodin.typepad.com
http://blogs.hbr.org
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/
http://lifehacker.com
http://www.copyblogger.com/blog/
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com
http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/
SOURCE: Cordell Parvin, Lawyer Coach www.cordrellparvin.com http://www.cordellblog.com/blogging/some-of-my-
favorite-business-blogs-1/ and http://www.cordellblog.com/client-development/is-it-ok-to-show-a-little-personality-in-
your-blog-posts/
14. 14Basic Blog Writing Tips
Niche subject matter
Discover voice
Repurpose Content
Tell stories
Survey readers
Respond to Comments
SOURCE: Cordell Parvin, Lawyer Coach
www.cordrellparvin.com/blogging and Bair &
Gardner, Blogging for Dummies (5th ed.
2014)
15. 15Basic Blog Writing Tips
Catchy Title
Reader Friendly (font, white space,
length, one image)
Disseminate Widely
Post Regularly
Add Disclaimers
Guest Bloggers
SOURCE: Cordell Parvin, Lawyer Coach
www.cordrellparvin.com/blogging and Bair &
Gardner, Blogging for Dummies (5th ed.
2014)
16. BLOGGING ETIQUETTE:
The Dos and The Don’ts
DO
Comply with any corporate
policies
Add value
Be authentic
Demonstrate expertise
Follow Diverse Users/Content
Read shared links
Be respectful
DON’T
Forget your acts may be imputed
Be negative
Be insincere or fake
Make a sales pitch
Refer to confidential info
Give away too much personal data
Swear
Mention politics/religion
Spam
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17. BLOGGING: CAUTIONARY
TALES
Tarnish reputation
Get fired/not hired
Alienation
Uninsured events
Used as Evidence
Ethics or Licensing Violations
Inaccurate Information
Who Owns It?
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Viral
Permanent
Non-private
18. BLOGGING: CAUTIONARY
TALES
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Policies
Monitoring
Direct or vicarious liability (copyright, trademark, harassment,
defamation, discrimination, negligent hiring) with criminal or
monetary penalties
Inadvertent disclosure of confidential and/or $ info
Deceptive trade practices
Social media loafing
Notes de l'éditeur
As of Feb. 20, 2013, 172 million Tumblr blogs and 75.8 million Wordpress blogs. Recommend removing graphic on the bottom
. Branding, competitive edge, stay top of mind
Why is the “multiplier effects” underlined?
ABI Blog ExchangeMAB: Newspaper: Wall Street Journal Bankruptcy Beat: Lisa DonahueFox Rothschild’s Bankruptcy Litigation BlogIn the Red: Cooley Law FirmWeil Bankruptcy BlogSEE ALSO ABA Journal Blawg DirectoryPrefer color other than purple