7. and outside the markeIng office
• Customer Service
• Fundraising
• Making Art
• Crowdsourcing SoluIons
• Professional Networking
• Thought Leadership
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8. big picture
1. Address a real problem
2. Have a meaningful goal
3. Test several opIons
4. Track what you do, and what the results are
5. Be yourself, not your brand
6. Adapt your content for different pla`orms
7. It’s okay to repeat
8. Simplify your metrics to a single dashboard
8
11. build relaIonships, not one night stands
• Ticket buyers
• Local businesses
• Other theatres
• Current and potenIal employees
• ArIsts
• Alumni
• Vendors
• Funders
• Local residents
• Curious onlookers
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15. 150 million US users on Facebook
I’m more ethnically and
geographically diverse,
older, and engaged online
than you might think.
Average user
• Logs in daily
• Spends 55 minutes
• Has 130 friends
• Creates 70 pieces of
content each month
• Like 7 pages per month
15
16. have you heard?
Privacy
Open Graph
Community Pages
Facebook Credits
Q&A
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19. how ohen do you update?
MulIple Daily
10%
Monthly
19%
The Public Theater updated
facebook 23 Imes last week.
Daily
29%
So did Jobsite Theater.
Weekly
42%
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20. 4 TCG members have > 10,000 fans
only 6 have < 100
16,000
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000 Median theatre = 1,238
6,000
4,000
2,000
‐
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21. on average last week
16
14
12
10 Post
8 Comment
6 Like
4 Status Update
2
0
Theatre Fans
Return on Engagement = 4
(10 Likes + 5 Comments + 1 Post) / 4 Status Updates
21
23. more posts more fans
Number of Fans
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
‐
MulIple Daily Weekly Monthly
Daily
23
24. more posts more engagement
Fan Response per Week
40
30
20
10
0
Likes Comments Posts
MulIple Daily Daily Weekly Monthly
24
25. but the real story is
ROE
5
4
3
2
1
0
MulIple Daily Weekly Monthly
Daily
ROE= (Likes + Comments + Fan Posts) / Theatre’s posts
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26. 37% of theatres don’t link to Facebook
from their homepage
Fans
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
‐
Front page Other page Not linked
PS: ReVision, Teatro del Pueblo, Gable Stage, Act II Playhouse, PURE Theatre, Chance Theater,
Next Theatre Co, Lost NaIon, Summer Play FesIval, Waterfront Playhouse—your links are wrong!
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28. if not, it’s worth it…
Average Fan Response per Week
16
12
8
4
‐
Likes Comments Posts
Custom URL Page Page Profile Group
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29. case study of Kansas City Rep
Asking quesIons Fans comment more
Fans “like” twice as
generaIons highest on administraIve‐
ohen as commenIng
levels of user related posts than
on a wall post
engagement arIsIc posts
70% of engaged fans 24% of engaged fans
are women, but men are students; they
comment more engage less frequently
frequently than non‐students
29
30. so?
• Update content daily
• Link to your facebook page
• Get a custom URL
• Ask quesIons (authenIcally)
30
40. 60 million US users
I’m probably less
knowledgeable
Average user
about “this whole
• 5 followers Twiyer thing” than
• Has tweeted < 10 Imes you might think
• Is in their 30s
• Has a college degree
• Lives outside the US
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48. on average, about 8% of your followers
will add you to a list.
450
400
350
300
250
Lists
200
150
100
50
0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000
Followers
What they name that list can tell you how they think of you
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49. case study of American Rep
Asking quesIons
Number of followers A theatre’s followers
generates highest
is best predictor of are ohen
level of user
high engagement geographically diverse
engagement
Users will casually
You can use Twiyer
menIon your theatre
for more than just
as ohen as they speak
markeIng
directly to you
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51. so?
• Search for menIons of your brand name, show you’re
producing, local compeItors, ‘theatre’ in your area, etc
• Make friends with others in your area tweeIng (theatres,
criIcs, local arts agency, local poliIcians, etc).
• Consider: Twiyer contests, tweet seats, twiyer ficIon,
seeking out new folowers, responding to everyone, linking
to your other content, custom backgrounds.
• Twiyer as CRM: make (private) lists of users. Segment
followers by type.
• Track your data in real Ime.
51
52. measure it!
• Reach: followers (not just how many, but who)
• Engagement: @menIon
• Influence: #ff and listed
• SenIment: content of the tweets about/to you
52
57. LORT top 20 case study
Men 45‐54 are
Viewers engage on Related videos are
largest
a “per video” basis top referral source
demographic
80% of views occur
Plays get higher
more than 2
views on average
months aher
than musicals
posIng date
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65. blogs
25% of TCG theatre websites link to a blog
2009 renewed interest (LORT)
On average post 3 Imes each month
Most popular: different author for every post
Good News: Bad news:
• Archive of your history • Very liyle engagement
• Permanent link to send informaIon • Lots of effort
• Thought leadership in the field • Unclear readership
• Schools/universiIes—student/intern life
• Value of SEO/recency to your website
65
66. how much Ime do you have?
20
18
1.3, Other
16
1.2, Flickr
14 2.9
YouTube 1.7
Measuring
12
2.9 2.7
Blog Learning
10
8
4.4
Twiyer
6
9.5
CreaIng
4 Material
4.8
2 Facebook
0
66
67. if your reputaIon is at stake,
should you trust an intern?
Think about
• Fit between who’s speaking & the pla`orm
• How to educate the staff about how to use it
• Staff engagement as a measure of success
• Social media policy for personal use
67
68. so what are your choices?
MarkeBng/CommunicaBons
• MarkeIng Associate (3) ArBsBc
• CommunicaIons Manager (2) • Mostly by Literary Manager
• MarkeIng Manager (2) • SomeImes by ExecuIve Director
• MarkeIng Director (2) • Co‐ArIsIc Director
• MarkeIng Coordinator (2) • Associate ArIsIc Director and Producer
• Associate MarkeIng Director • ArIsIc Fellow
• CommunicaIons Associate • ArIsIc Associate typically tweets
• Director of CommunicaIons and MarkeIng • ArIsIc Director
• MarkeIng dude • Producing ArIsIc Director
• MarkeIng mavens • Associate Director
• Director of Community Engagement
• MarkeIng Intern Other
• New Media Manager • Managing Director (2)
• MarkeIng Assistant • EducaIon Administrator
• Audience Development Associate • Resident ProducIon Stage Manager
• Public RelaIons Manager
• MarkeIng and Development Associate
• InteracIve Media Manager and MarkeIng Assistant
• Director of MarkeIng and Internet Services
Manager and Assistant Director of Development
• MarkeIng department
68
69. but what if?
People say bad things about us
They already are. Be more in control of the conversaIon around your brand
Social Media is just a fad
Pla`orms may come and go. The best way to be prepared is to (though`ully)
experiment on the current one.
It won’t sell Ickets
Build a relaIonship with your fans
It takes too much Ime
Once you get the hang of it, it doesn’t. Cheaper than most other markeIng efforts.
69
70. the future
Push RecommendaIons
Social Search
Open Graph
QR Codes
Q&A Pla`orms
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