SCCA MiDiv Convention Presentation

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Presentation I gave to the SCCA Midwest Division on 2/20/2010.

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Online Regional Presence 

DevelopmentKyle Rohde

ER Marketing/Kansas City Region

The Crazy, Ever‐Evolving Digital World

Some Numbers• Social outlets are the fastest growing use of the Internet

– 75% of U.S. online population is using social technologies

• Facebook: 300 million active users (70 million in U.S.)• Not just kids: 

– Fastest growth 35‐49– Adults age 55 and older are quickly increasing their use of social networks, up from 6 percent last year to 19 percent this year.

• Every minute, 20 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube

It’s Overwhelming!

The Link

•Website

• Email

Regional Example ‐ Atlanta

Regional Example ‐ Nebraska

Example: KCRSCCA.org

Regional Website Must‐Haves

• Calendar of Events

• How to Get Involved

• Contact Form/Email

Other Nice‐to‐Haves• Photo Gallery• Event Results • Season Standings/Points• Member Directory• Newsletter/Magazine PDF editions• Embedded Video • Forums• Content Management System (CMS)

Resources

• PHPBB– http://www.phpbb.com/

• vBulletin– http://www.vbulletin.com/

Content Management System (CMS)

• Tool that allows creation and updating of website content…without the need for technical knowledge/programming

Example: KyleRohde.com

CMS Resources

• Ranking of Top Ten CMS Software – Wordpress

– Drupal

• 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a CMS

• How to Choose the Right CMS

• 10 Simple Ways for Choosing the Perfect CMS

Get Those Emails!

• Existing lists?

• Forums

• Pass around a sign‐up at your meetings/events

Email Newsletters

• Why consider?– Consistent communication is critical

– Timely

– Easier to create

– Less expensive to produce & mail

– Customizable

– Find out what people are interested in

So what kind of things can you do?

• Educate

• Engage

• Inform

• Ask

• Measure

Resources

• Constant Contact– http://www.constantcontact.com

• Other Options– MyEmma

– Bronto

– Vertical Response

– 50+ Others

Surveys

• Simple tools can lead to big insights

• Create in minutes > send via email

• Automatically tabulated results

• Resource– Survey Monkey

• http://www.surveymonkey.com

Remember the Link

Facebook

Twitter

ForumFlickr

YouTube Your Website & Email

Questions?