eDemocracy2012 Savica Pop Toneva Social_media-closer_to_the_civic
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Social media has become an important tool for politicians to connect with constituents. It allows for two-way communication and sharing of ideas rather than just one-way messaging. Politicians can now get direct feedback from voters and personalize their brands online through platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Barack Obama successfully used these new methods in his 2008 presidential campaign to engage more voters, especially young people, which helped spread his message and give him an advantage over other candidates. For civic organizations and politicians to remain competitive, they must establish active presences on social media and consistently provide new and engaging content to interact with their online audiences.
eDemocracy2012 Savica Pop Toneva Social_media-closer_to_the_civic
- 1. SOCIAL MEDIA-BE CLOSER TO CIVIC Savica Pop Toneva, Managing Director Httpool
- 2. WHO AM I? • More about me you will find if you – Scan the QR Code • Install QR Code Reader on Your mobile device
- 3. WHAT IS “SOCIAL MEDIA” • Merriam Webster Dictionary: forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and micro blogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos) • A new way of communicating • Sharing of media: films, photos, music & ideas • “people to people” activities
- 4. SOCIAL MEDIA IS ABOUT… • Allowing people to share ideas, opinions, and insights rather than just communicating one-way • Dialog • Social media include things such as blogs, wikis, discussion boards, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Twitter… • Listening • Be accessible, self-awareness • Transparent
- 5. SOCIAL MEDIA IS ABOUT COMMUNICATING AND INTERACTION
- 6. GENERAL OVERVIEW • Over the last 10 years – social media in politics went from basically nothing to being everything • Replaces one-sided, one-way communications • Replacing old methods of communicating with constituents • Social Media platforms used by politicians • The effects on elections
- 7. IMPACTS OCCURRING DUE TO TREND • Blogs – Get a pulse of the voters – See emotional side of constituents • Facebook – People/Voters use media sites such as Facebook to gather political information – Increased Youth Vote and Political Involvement – Excellent tool for two-way communication – Provides a way to personalize politicians • Twitter – Provides real time feedback between politicians and voters – Provides a way to personalize politicians
- 8. BENEFITS OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN POLITICS • Connection with politicians on an intimate level • Quick way to communicate new information • Identifying target audience and tracking their opinions • Strong viral effect
- 9. BUT BEFORE YOU JUMP INTO SOCIAL MEDIA ASK YOURSELF: • What do we need to achieve? • Which audiences are important for this? • Where are those audiences online; which platforms are they using? • Do those platforms & tools fit with the kind of content we have or can create? • Can we sustain what we start?
- 10. POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE TREND • Politicians will be communicating via Facebook as the primary way to reach their constituents. • Old methods of communicating such as mailers and phone calls are obsolete. • Social Media Platform will allow voters to express their concerns in real-time such on perspective votes coming up.
- 11. HOW TO STAY COMPETITIVE? • Monitor blogs and websites for and provide feedback. • Once a Twitter or Facebook Page is created, keep it up-to-date. • Inflect personality on through social media sites. • Reach of the constituents via the social media platforms with common sense.
- 12. CASE 1 – 2008 OBAMA ELECTION • Used social media to create unique relationships with supporters • Realized the importance of harnessing the power of social media. • Using social media is a lot cheaper than traditional conventional methods. • Able to communicate with politicians at real time. • Politicians can show a more personal side through the Facebook and Twitter pages. • Politicians can get a real pulse of how their constituents think.
- 13. CASE 1 – 2008 OBAMA ELECTION • First politician to effectively use social media tools in a successful election • Used Facebook, MySpace and Twitter to create large database of supporters
- 14. CASE 1 – 2008 OBAMA ELECTION • Outcome = social media helped Barack Obama increase interaction and engage with voters to spread his campaign message giving him an advantage in the 2008 presidential election
- 15. CASE 2 – OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF RM(JP SLUZBEN VESNIK) • July 2012 start with a Facebook fan page • Posts about the company – History – Welcome page – Videos – Books published – E-services • Information on a daily level (1-2 posts) • Communication within a minute • Twitter profile • YouTube Chanel
- 20. CONCLUSION - BE CLOSER TO CIVIC • Develop a Facebook Profile – Add new content continuously – Always respond to posts • Join the Twitter conversation – Involve yourself in Twitter – Follow others • Communicate with your Audience – Create a blog and speak “loud” about your ideas • Involve multi-media – Use Flickr/YouTube to upload photos/videos
- 22. THANK YOU! Savica Pop Toneva Twitter: @ksavica Facebook:. www.facebook.com/savica.kusakatski