This document provides an introduction to social media basics for youth organizations. It discusses the main chances and risks of using social media, focusing on opportunities to directly engage an audience at low cost but also potential drawbacks like outdated content. The document reviews key social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube and provides five simple rules for social media use, emphasizing dialogue, content quality, visual communication, and awareness that online content persists indefinitely.
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Social Media Basics
1. Social Media Basics
for you and your (youth) organisation
Stefan R端egger, Director of Communications | SAJV CSAJ | www.sajv.ch
2. Schedule
Introduction
Chances and Risks
Social Networks
Five simple rules
Q&A
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4. Who am I?
Stefan R端egger
Director of Communications
Studying Business Communications @HWZ in Zurich
Working with Social Media in political campaigns and
NGO since 2008
Stefan R端egger, Director of Communications | SAJV CSAJ | www.sajv.ch
7. CHANCES AND RISKS
Stefan R端egger, Director of Communications | SAJV CSAJ | www.sajv.ch
8. Chances
Theres no one in between you and your
audience.
Big potential audience low (basic) cost.
You can use whichever kind of content you
have at your disposal
Feedback from your audience
Stefan R端egger, Director of Communications | SAJV CSAJ | www.sajv.ch
10. Risks
Outdated or irrelevant content can actually
do more harm than good
Jack of all trades and master of none
High effort, small return on investment
Too high expectations...
Stefan R端egger, Director of Communications | SAJV CSAJ | www.sajv.ch
12. Facebook
1.28 billion users
Text, photos, videos
Your profile or page is your public identity.
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13. Facebook
A good post includes
a picture
a link
no wall of text
The question: would you like and share it?
Stefan R端egger, Director of Communications | SAJV CSAJ | www.sajv.ch
14. Facebook
Likes are nice
engagement is better.
Stefan R端egger, Director of Communications | SAJV CSAJ | www.sajv.ch
15. Twitter
271 million users
140 signs
Follow, share, be relevant!
Stefan R端egger, Director of Communications | SAJV CSAJ | www.sajv.ch
16. Twitter
Choose @yourname: short and simple
Tweet: 140 signs
@mention: Talk to @me if you talk about me
Reply: start a conversation
#hashtag: set your #topic!
Retweet: respect content and sources
Direct messages: for the private stuff
Stefan R端egger, Director of Communications | SAJV CSAJ | www.sajv.ch
17. Twitter
How do I get relevant?
Identify your relevant set of people
@mention people in your tweets
Use @hashtags if it makes sense
Retweet interesting tweets
Reply to others
Share interesting content not just your own!
Stefan R端egger, Director of Communications | SAJV CSAJ | www.sajv.ch
18. YouTube
Videos
Share your videos on other social networks!
Stefan R端egger, Director of Communications | SAJV CSAJ | www.sajv.ch
19. FIVE SIMPLE RULES
Stefan R端egger, Director of Communications | SAJV CSAJ | www.sajv.ch
20. Rule #1
Social Media = dialogue media
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21. Rule #2
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Content is King
22. Rule #3
Show, dont tell
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23. Rule #4
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24. Rule #5
What happens on the internet,
stays on the internet. Forever.
Stefan R端egger, Director of Communications | SAJV CSAJ | www.sajv.ch