This is from a presentation I did at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. I was part of a panel that made a presentation on social media. I presented Thomas Nelson, as a case study of one company who is aggressively pursuing social media. You can read my blog commentary on the presentation here: http://bit.ly/47KsNs
17. What Is Twitter?
“Twitter is a free social networking and
micro-blogging service that enables its
users to send and read messages known as
tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to
140 characters displayed on the author’s
profile page and delivered to the author’s
subscribers who are known as followers.”
—Wikipedia
32. How much time?
- I spend less than 30 minutes a day.
- I average 12–13 tweets per day.
33. How much time?
- I spend less than 30 minutes a day.
- I average 12–13 tweets per day.
- Most tweets take 20–30 seconds each.
Assuming 30 seconds, I spend 6.5 minutes
tweeting.
34. How much time?
- I spend less than 30 minutes a day.
- I average 12–13 tweets per day.
- Most tweets take 20–30 seconds each.
Assuming 30 seconds, I spend 6.5 minutes
tweeting.
- I spend another 15–20 minutes a day
scanning other people’s tweets.
48. My Contact Info
Blog: michaelhyatt.com
Twitter: twitter.com/michaelhyatt
Facebook: facebook.com/michaelhyatt
Speaking: michaelhyatt.com/speaking
Email: michael@michaelhyatt.com
Notes de l'éditeur
In the last few years, we have been experimenting with social media. I want to talk about three of them today:
1. Blogs
2. Twitter
3. [User-generated Product] Reviews
In the last few years, we have been experimenting with social media. I want to talk about three of them today:
1. Blogs
2. Twitter
3. [User-generated Product] Reviews
My story:
I wanted to experience first-hand where digital content delivery was going.
At the time, I didn’t realize that I was also signing up for a social media experiment.
Today, my blog has almost 100,000 readers a month. Compare this to the two leading trade journals in my field:
- Publishers Weekly has 19,608 subscribers
- Christian Retailing has 9,500
It has allowed me to address a number of things, including changes in our corporate strategy or new initiatives.
It has allowed me to call attention to new products that otherwise would have received little or no exposure.
It has allowed me to lead important conversations within our industry.
It has allowed me to become a thought leader in our industry and even mentor younger leaders.
Twitter
Is the one of the hottest social media services around.
What is it?
This is a short definition from Wikipedia.
This is a short definition from Wikipedia.
I joined Twitter in April 2008.
I have approximately 45,000 followers.
I have also encouraged our employees to Twitter.
- We have about 13% of our workforce who are active on Twitter (60 people).
- We have 100 people active on Facebook.
What has been the business impact? Last Friday, I asked my followers how my involvement in Twitter has impacted their perception of Thomas Nelson. I received more than 100 responses. They boiled down to five things.
1. Visibility
“I never knew Thomas Nelson existed until I started following your Twitter and blog feeds.”
2. Personality
“Thomas Nelson has a face and a voice. It is not just a burgandy Bible cover any more.”
3. Connectivity
I have been a Thomas Nelson customer for many years. Now I feel connected.”
4. Loyalty
“[Your Twittering] makes me aware of your brand. I actively look for your books.”
5. Leadership
“Speed of the leader, speed of the team; my perception that Thomas Nelson is pushing the publishing envelope comes from your Tweets.”
I spend less than 30 minutes a day.
I average 12–13 tweets per day.
Most tweets take 20–30 seconds each. Assuming 30 seconds, I spend 6.5 minutes tweeting.
I spend another 15–20 minutes a day scanning other people’s tweets.
I spend less than 30 minutes a day.
I average 12–13 tweets per day.
Most tweets take 20–30 seconds each. Assuming 30 seconds, I spend 6.5 minutes tweeting.
I spend another 15–20 minutes a day scanning other people’s tweets.
I spend less than 30 minutes a day.
I average 12–13 tweets per day.
Most tweets take 20–30 seconds each. Assuming 30 seconds, I spend 6.5 minutes tweeting.
I spend another 15–20 minutes a day scanning other people’s tweets.
I spend less than 30 minutes a day.
I average 12–13 tweets per day.
Most tweets take 20–30 seconds each. Assuming 30 seconds, I spend 6.5 minutes tweeting.
I spend another 15–20 minutes a day scanning other people’s tweets.
I spend less than 30 minutes a day.
I average 12–13 tweets per day.
Most tweets take 20–30 seconds each. Assuming 30 seconds, I spend 6.5 minutes tweeting.
I spend another 15–20 minutes a day scanning other people’s tweets.
The origin of the idea ...
Last fall we 2 controversial titles. Many people were formulating negative opinions these books before they gave them a chance.
We felt if we seeded the market, and got some honest opinions about the titles it would change public sentiment.
We offered both books FREE to the readers of my blog in exchange for an “honest review.” We gave away hundreds of copies. Both books hit the New York Times bestseller lists and sold in excess of 100,000 copies each.
As a result of this, we decided to launch an official book review program for bloggers in October of 2009 ...
The origin of the idea ...
Last fall we 2 controversial titles. Many people were formulating negative opinions these books before they gave them a chance.
We felt if we seeded the market, and got some honest opinions about the titles it would change public sentiment.
We offered both books FREE to the readers of my blog in exchange for an “honest review.” We gave away hundreds of copies. Both books hit the New York Times bestseller lists and sold in excess of 100,000 copies each.
As a result of this, we decided to launch an official book review program for bloggers in October of 2009 ...
This program is called the Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers program.
Here’s how it works:
- We send bloggers who request the book a free copy.
- They read the book and then write a 200-word review.
- The review can be positive, negative, or somewhere in between.
- They must post the review on their blog and on at least one online bookseller’s site.
Results:
1. We have more than 6,500 bloggers enrolled in our program.
2. We have had numerous successes stories. Our biggest success—a book called Fearless by Max Lucado—had more than 850 reviews.
3. Our competitors have begun to imitate us.
We are about to launch a version 2.0 of our blog review program, which we have dubbed ...
We are about to launch a version 2.0 of our blog review program, which we have dubbed ...
We are about to launch a version 2.0 of our blog review program, which we have dubbed ...
We are about to launch a version 2.0 of our blog review program, which we have dubbed ...
BookSneeze: “Great books are contagious.”
We intend to open this up to our competitors.
We will charge them to participate.
We want to have 10,000 bloggers in our program.