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Whatabout Social Media Releases?
Idon’tsupposeIcouldwriteane‐bookabout Social Media Marketingwithoutmentioningmy“baby,”the Social Media Release
(SMR).
Whatis a Social Media Release,inessence? A Social Media Releaseconvertsthe100‐yearoldtext‐heavypressreleaseinto a blog
post,withallofthecoolfunctionsof a blog–includingmultimedia,theabilitytocommentandaggregateinboundlinks,etc.SMRs
canpower a directconversationwithstakeholdersaboutyournews,andgivethemthecontentelementstocarryyourmessage
forwardontheirown.Cool,right?
Buthere’s a radicalsuggestion:don’tputany Social Media Releasesoutoverthenewswires.
WhileIsincerelyapplaudhowfarthewireservices(BusinessWire,Marketwire,PRNewswire,etal.)haveprogressedinall‐things‐
social, Iamunconvincedthat“distribution”istheBigIssue for Social Media Releaseadoption.Thepowerofthe Social Media
Releaseisnotaboutdistribution,it’saboutempowermentandconversation.
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Thisisnot a call for brandstodefertheirentryinto Social Media spheres.Therearemanylargecompaniescurrentlyresearching
anddevelopingplans for Social Media campaigns.Iapplaudtheirenthusiasm.
But,goslow.Listenfirst.Then,listenagain.Use free toolslikeBlogPulsetoascertainwho’stalkingaboutyourbrand(andsimilar
industrytopics).YoumayfindthattheBigPlandeveloped6‐monthsagoisnolongerrelevant,sincethisspacemovessodarned
fast.
Findoutwhereyourlikelyfriendsandskepticsare…figureouthowtheir
opinionsandtonechangedoverthepastfewmonths…takeaninterestinwhat
theytalkaboutwhenyou’re(ostensibly)notaround.
Figureouthowyoumightaddvaluetotheircommunities,withoutexpectingan
immediateReturnonInvestment.Itmaybeanathema for a marketerto
discountROIconsiderations,but,it’spoisonoustoyourplansifregularfolks
figureoutthatthatROIequationisallyoutrulycareabout.
It’snotaboutmakinganimpression.Andit’snotabout“impressions”intermsofwebsitetraffic.It’saboutmakingfriends.
Friendswhowilltellyouthetruth.Friendswhomightsomedaybuyyourproduct,andtelltheirfriendsaboutit.Friendswhomight
rallytoyourdefensewhenyouhit a roughpatch.
Listen.Think.Listen.Act.(Slowly.)
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Hi.
IthinkIknowwhyyou’rehere.Letmeguess?
You’re a long‐timemarketer,andyouareherebecauseyou’veheard a lotofrumorsabout“that Social Media stuff”and
wonderifit’stimetoexploreit for yourcompany?
Or,you’realreadywayoutinfrontofthe Social Media wave.Youarehopingthatthise‐bookeitherhassomethingnewinit
for you,orisatleastgoodenoughtoforwardalongtoyourcuriouscorporatecolleagues?Maybewith a personalnotealong
thelinesof,“Checkthisout…weshouldtalkaboutsomeofthepossibilities?”
Yes,TraditionalMarketer,youshouldprobablybeexploring Social Media for yourcompany.Andyes, Social Media Smarty‐pants,
theremaybesomechoicenuggetsinhere for you,andyoucandefinitelyforwardalongthise‐book.I’lltrynottoletyoudown.
Mygoalistotouchonsomeofthefundamentalconceptsrelatedto Social Media, butin a tacticalwaythatwillhelpyougetyour
handsdirtyrightaway.Allinunder40pages.(Youprobablyjustskimallthose Social Media Marketingbooksanyway,right?So
we’lljusthitthehighlights.)
Beforewegetstarted:whoamI?MynameisToddDefren.Iam a bloggerand a principalat a PRagency,SHIFTCommunications.
I’mcreditedwith“inventing”the Social Media NewsReleaseandthe Social Media Newsroom.AndSHIFTis a 100‐personagency
thatworkswithtechclientslikeQuantumandwithconsumerbrandssuchasCanadianClubWhiskyandVirginMobile.Allofour
clientsengageSHIFT for a hybridofPublicRelationsand Social Media Marketingdesignedtoengagethe media, theircustomersand
prospects.Theytrustus.Youprobablycan,too.
Ready?Let’sgo.
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