Putting Social Media to Good Use in Government Communications
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My presentation to the Minnesota Association of Government Communicators on applications of social media in government, delivered in St. Paul, Minnesota on November 19, 2009.
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Putting Social Media to Good Use in Government Communications
- 1. Putting Social Media to Good Use in Government Communications Lee Aase Manager, Syndication and Social Media Mayo Clinic #MAGC November 19, 2009
- 2. About Lee Aase (@LeeAase) • B.S. Political Science • 14 years in politics and government at local, state, national levels • Mayo Clinic since April 2000 − Media relations consultant − Manager since 2004 − Media Relations/Research Comm − Syndication and Social Media
- 3. A Grandpa who appreciates the power of Facebook
- 6. Disclaimers • These results not typical • Use as directed • Read and follow label directions • Side effects may include vertigo, watery eyes, crackberry thumb and iPhone application addiction • Social media tools are an essential part of a balanced communications diet • If insufficient media coverage persists, consult your communications doctor • Batteries not included • Some assembly required • Your mileage may vary
- 7. Disclosures • No financial interest in any product or service mentioned in this presentation • Full-time salaried employee of Mayo Clinic
- 10. Demonstrate that social media tools are... • Immensely powerful • Consistent with your organization’s values (or should be) • Free (or ridiculously inexpensive) • and...
- 17. Thesis #1: Air was the original social medium
- 22. Mayo Clinic and Word of Mouth • 91 percent of patients surveyed say they have said “good things” to an average of 40 people after a Mayo visit • 85 percent say they recommended Mayo to a friend − Advised an average of 16 to come − 5 actually came
- 23. Sources of Information Influencing Preference for Mayo Clinic Word of mouth 84 Stories in the media 57 MD recommendation 44 Advertising 27 Internet/Websites 26 Personal experience 24 Mailings to home 18 0 20 40 60 80 100
- 24. #2: Electronic tools merely facilitate broader, more efficient transmission by overcoming inertia and friction
- 26. #3: The mass media era was a temporary anomaly
- 27. Evolution of Community • Local: Pre-1930 • National: 1930-2005, made possible by mass media • Global: Post-2005, individuals members of multiple communities of interest without regard to geography • Succeeding levels build upon earlier stages without completely supplanting
- 29. #4: Social media are the third millennium’s defining communications trend
- 31. The Most Important Word in Web 2.0
- 33. Intro to Today’s FREE Tools Blogs RSS Podcasts Social Networks Skype YouTube Wikis Twitter Slideshare uStream
- 34. Intro to Blogs • Just an easy-to-publish Web site that allows comments • Blogs in Plain English - Lee LeFever • You read them all the time without even knowing it
- 35. RSS = Really Simple Syndication • Lets you easily track dozens of blogs or other Web sites without surfing • Truly opt-in “email” • RSS “baked in” to IE 7, Safari • Google Reader a free Web option
- 36. Podcasts • TiVo for Audio (and now video) • Don’t need an iPod to use • Series of segments to which you can subscribe via RSS • iTunes free for PC or Mac • Create your own FREE podcast (listed in iTunes) through SMUG
- 38. Wikis • Collaborative editing tools • Wikipedia the most famous • 2.9 million articles in English • Definitive stories quickly on − 35W Bridge Collapse − Virginia Tech shooting
- 40. YouTube • World’s second largest search engine • Google bought for $1.65 Billion • “The world has voted, and we want to watch videos on YouTube.” - Andy Sernovitz, SocialMedia.org
- 42. #7: Hand-wringing about merits and dangers of social media is as productive as debating gravity.
- 43. What else do patients know about you? Copyright 2009, Health Grades, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- 44. #9: Mass media will remain powerful levers that move -- and are moved by -- social media buzz.
- 50. #10: Social media strategies can’t compensate for an inferior offering or bad service
- 51. United Breaks Guitars Breaks United
- 53. #15: You can hear a lot just by listening
- 54. A Story from Twitter
- 58. #17: Social media are free in any ordinary sense of the word (or at least ridiculously inexpensive)
- 61. Total Cost for Mayo Clinic Facebook, YouTube and Twitter $0.00
- 62. In England, based on current exchange rates: £0,00
- 63. In the European Union: €0,00
- 64. Cost for a Standard Definition Flip Video Camera $149.99 HD available for an additional $50
- 69. Yearly Cost for a Customized Blog $75.00
- 70. Cost for Your Global TV Station and Publishing Platform $300.00
- 71. #18: As I approaches zero, ROI approaches infinity
- 74. #19: MacGyver is the model for social media success
- 77. Mayo Clinic Medical Edge News Media Syndications
- 78. First Foray in New Media • Existing Medical Edge radio mp3s • Launched Sept. ‘05; Downloads up 8,217 percent Oct. vs. Aug.
- 79. Step 2: More, Longer Podcasts
- 81. #20: Social media enable authentic communication if you don’t purposefully complicate things
- 83. Key Tool: Flip Video Camera* • Affordable • Recording interviews (with tripod) improves existing processes • Authenticity without writer’s cramp • Provides potential blog resources − Audio of full interview − Video excerpts • Limited group of video editors to ease adoption, ensure quality
- 85. Case Study: Simple Storytelling • 8:45 a.m. Colleague mentions article coming off embargo at 3 p.m. • Interviewed M.D. via Flip at 10:20 • Edited video, had password-protected post on blog by 11:55 for pitching • Uploaded files to YouTube channel • WSJ Health Blog used video
- 87. #24: Compelling content is much more valuable than advertising time or space
- 88. The Octogenarian Idol Story • Alerted to interesting video of elderly couple playing piano in Gonda atrium • Video shot by another patient and uploaded to YouTube by her daughter • Video had been seen 1,005 times in six preceding months since upload • Embedded in Sharing Mayo Clinic, posted to Facebook, Tweeted on 4/7/09
- 89. The next day...
- 91. April 22
- 92. Sunday, May 3
- 95. May 4
- 96. Cinco de Mayo
- 97. May 10
- 99. May 11
- 100. May 12
- 101. May 15
- 102. Early Morning May 26
- 103. May 26, 2009: Live in Studio Good Morning America
- 105. Results to Date • More than 4.8 million views on YouTube • >1.4 million views on Sharing Mayo Clinic • From 200 views/month to 5,000 views/hour • Validation of Thesis #26
- 106. #26: Your mileage may vary, but you’ll go a lot further if you get a car.
- 107. If getting involved in social media doesn’t excite you...
- 108. #28: Paying for advertising while not taking advantage of FREE social media tools isn’t particularly astute
- 109. A Story from Facebook...
- 113. Tamiko says... “I’ve had lots of people ask me about the YouTube video and I’ve told at least 30 people they should go to Mayo. ”
- 116. The most harmful TV show in U.S History? • Married with Children? • Baywatch? • The Survivor series? • The A-Team?
- 119. “Kids will take a chance. If they don’t know, they’ll have a go.” -- Sir Ken Robinson, TED 2006
- 120. #29: Your kids aren’t smarter than you are. They’re just not afraid to look dumb.
- 121. #33: Social media will decrease diffusion time for research and innovations (and crisis communications)
- 123. Thesis 9 and 33 Combined!
- 124. Mayo Clinic/USA Today #kidsflu Twitter chat 8-9 p.m. ET last night
- 125. An example from last night...
- 127. #34: Challenges of introducing social media in healthcare (or government) are not unique
- 128. Businesses Already Revolutionized • Music - iTunes vs. Tower Records • Classified Advertising - eBay, Craigslist • Bookstores • Movie rentals - Local, Blockbuster, Netflix • All mass media • Video cameras • See The Innovator’s Dilemma; TI Solution and TI Prescription - Clayton Christensen
- 129. #35: Social technologies will transform government
- 130. How can you accelerate the pace? • Free/low-cost practical experiments − Twitter − Blogs − YouTube • Suggest data practices statutory language to your favorite state legislators: − “Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent government units from interacting with citizens through general- purpose social networking sites.”
- 131. If you have an iPhone, Let’s Bump!
- 132. If not, contact me by... • Googling Lee Aase or SMUG U • @LeeAase on Twitter • aase.lee@mayo.edu • Continue conversation at #MAGC, or via SMUG comments