Working with Local Government Learning Solutions, we deliver half-day or full-day social media workshops : for more information email stewart@atomicsocialmedia.com.au

How is social media best used by local governments? To promote council achievements and events? To save money on interactions with local residents? And which platforms create the most positive effect? Facebook, Twitter, or even Pinterest? In this session you’ll learn practical everyday social media skills, while accessing the chance to be inspired by the possibilities.

Workshop Overview

Social media is not a fad – for constantly expanding numbers of people, it’s deeply embedded in their lives yet it’s a vastly different experience for free individuals than for businesses – and for government, it’s different again.

In this workshop you’ll learn practical everyday social media skills, while accessing the chance to be inspired by the possibilities.

What you will learn

• Best practice development techniques for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Instagram
• It’s SOCIAL media: that means staff teamwork – and eliciting support from community allies
• How to best integrate social media platforms and apps with each other and with your council’s website
• The risks and opportunities of social media use by local government

Who should attend?

All who need to work with social media regularly or infrequently, or anyone who would like to know more to help facilitate, or be congruent with strategy, implementation and future opportunities.

Social Media for Local Government: Holyroyd Council

Socialnomics Video

Holroyd on Wikipedia

Holroyd Council Website

Social Media for Neighbourhoods 

Facebook for Cities

Twitter is Prestigious – and Dangerous!

David Jones Social Networking Policy

Managers Need To Up Their Game With Social Media: Harvard Business Review

Student Jailed for “Vile Tweet”

Some Basic Organisational Strategies

Multiple staff accounts – cheerleading – 3rd party endorsements …

Applying a Twitter Consciousness to a Personal Facebook Page

Can your Facebook page become a community meeting point? Bodytrim

Relevancy + High Numbers!

Outsourcing – but probably not to the office intern!

Who’s on Twitter?

Brisbane City

Pittwater Council inspirational twitpic

My Warringah - Should follow people back

@WhatsonWaverley

Mosman Council

Wyong Council

Manly Council

Fairfield City Council - need more photos

Randwick Mayor - ???

City of Sydney

Clover Moore

Local Allies on Twitter:

@cholly_

@Smokey872

@DarrylLeeRubi

@PeronisItalian

@misspiggyeats

PaintMeHappy a Sydney-based self-confessed ‘local government maven’.

What is a “Tweet”? Examples of Tweets

Nicole Greentree about Getting Hired by a Startup

Spicy Ice Cream – shows bit.ly shortener

Chris Miller about Kangaroo Valley

Sydney Twitterati

Iconic88

Jeff Bullas

Grooviegal

PenelopePhoto

William Chen

Ms Darlinghurst

Hollingsworth

Iggy Pintado

Friends of Twitter:

Bit.ly URL Shortener

Twitpic

Instagram + Vegan/Pieface + Big Brekkie

Twitter Search: bad headache

Manage Flitter

Twiends

Tweetdeck

Hootsuite

Twitter Tales ~ It’s More Than Just ROI …

ROI: @aussiefarmstay

Don’t Tweet Drunk!

@NAB @QantasAirways @Telstra @Westpac - consumer power never been more public. Corporates’ goal is to get the matter out of public eye, e.g. Westpac response.

Alvin Quah

Foodies on Twitter

Top 100 Australian Food Twitterers

Facebook

Holroyd City Council

Holroyd City Council Library

Sunshine Coast Council

I Love Pittwater

Willoughby City Council

Fairfield City

Randwick City Council

City of Sydney

Queensland Councils

Overseas Examples

Coventry City

Local Online Businesses / Associations

The Hills Holroyd Parramatta Migrant Resource Centre

Strathfield Youth Film Festival

Community Social Media

My Northern Beaches on Twitter

My Northern Beaches on Facebook

Councils of Respondents to our Survey:

Liverpool Council - Facebook - Twitter

 Wyong Council - Facebook - Twitter

Kogarah Council - Facebook – Twitter

Penrith City - Facebook - Twitter

Further Reading: Relevant Social Media Articles

Listen, Participate, Transform ~ a Social Media Framework for Local Government

Local By Social: How Local Authorities Can Use Social Media to Achieve More For Less

How to Maintain Traditional Customer Service in the Social Media Age

Harvard: Managers Need to Up Their Game with Social Media

10 Strategies for Non-Profits on Pinterest

How Non-Profits Can Use Social Media – The Facebook Edition

Being Social: The MEC Guide to Social Media

What is Pinterest?

Pinterest – Fantastic to Use with Twitter (and Facebook):

http://pinterest.com/stewartdawes/

Great for infographics e.g. History of the Web

http://pinterest.com/EmpowerSM/

Examples:

Stewart Dawes

Nicole Greentree

Cut-through is a great reason to do Instagram, Pinterest & Linked In for starters.

Recent Twitter Joinees from our Workshops:

@EngagingChina
@NicolaParise1
@LucieDaGraca
@cjmedlicott
@georgialeathart
@kccwyc
@2012SBrallyteam
@nathwiltshire
@jazpreetdhillon 

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