Investing in Social Media

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Investing in Social Media

Sponsored by Seniors In Touch

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American College of Health Care Administrators

“Social Media Success for Senior

Living,”feature article Spring 2011

What is “Social Media?” The term social media refers to the use of

web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into interactive dialogue. – Wikipedia

“Technology that enables connections and community…”

Social Media Success for Senior Living What goals should we consider when

developing a Social Media strategy for Senior Living communities? It should generate referrals It should connect staff with the families of

residents It should connect residents to loved ones

Social Media Success for Senior Living What goals should we consider when

developing a Social Media strategy for Senior Living communities? It should generate referrals It should connect staff with the families of

residents It should connect residents to loved ones

So what SocialMedia shouldwe use?

Social Media tools to review - Related to marketing:

Group e-mail distribution tools such as Constant Contact and Yahoo Groups

Facebook Ads Twitter

Related to family engagement: Facebook Business Page

Related to resident engagement: Social Media resources for Activities Directors

Social Media tools expense - Free building blocks:

Facebook Twitter Yahoo! Groups

Social Media tools expense - Free building blocks:

Facebook Twitter Yahoo! Groups

Paid building blocks: Constant Contact Facebook Ads

Tools used by Trinity Hills in Knoxville

Activities / Events

Refer

ral P

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o

Group

E-m

ail

Tweets

Facebook Ads

Group E-mail tool - Constant Contact (subscription fee)

Many templates to choose from…

200+

Trinity Hills has a

200+ member mailing

list

Group E-mail tool - Constant Contact (subscription fee)

Statistics on how many “opens” and other reporting info…

Group E-mail tool - Yahoo Groups (free)

Facebook

Facebook

Facebook “News Feed”

FB Personal Profile

Example: Business Pages on FB

Example: Business Pages on FB

Example: Business Pages on FB

Facebook “Like” Button

When Members select the “Like” button on your Business Page your activities appear in

their News Feed.

Elements of Trinity Hills Facebook Page

Trinity Hills Facebook Photos

Trinity Hills Facebook Photos

Trinity Hills Facebook Events

Trinity Hills Facebook Events

Trinity Hills Facebook Promotion

Understanding FB 3rd Party Apps

Wix.com app (free)

3rd Party Applications “plug-in” to Facebook to

create new functionality

3rd Party Applications “plug-in” to Facebook to

create new functionality

Understanding FB 3rd Party Apps

ConstantContact .com app Wix.com app (free)

Sample Social Media campaign: FB Ads Creating the ad for the offering page

Sample Social Media campaign: FB Ads

Sample Social Media campaign: FB Ads

Sample Social Media campaign

$100 BudgetReport as of noon 8/1/11

Review so far… Constant Contact or Yahoo Groups allows for

direct contact with the family and friends of your residents.

A Facebook Business Page is an Internet presence that promotes your community, creates connections, announces events, and can help with referrals.

Facebook Ads are a low-cost way to target decision makers according to age, geography, and other criteria.

Twitter

Read business tweets on the web…

Twitter

Retweet the best ones to Facebook using a 3rd party app

Twitter

Retweet the best ones to Facebook using a 3rd party app

Twitter

Your tweets can automatically show up in Facebook and can even automatically show up in your web site…

Twitter

Resources for Activities Directors

1) Seniors can’t get enough of photos,  so family members could be invited via e-mail to participate in an upcoming photo sharing activity.  Using a free photo sharing service such as Flikr.com from Yahoo! family members could get be contacted via an e-mail distribution from a facility and be given a week or two to organize their photos.

2) A newer, free Social Media site for photo sharing can be found at CoMemories.com and is set up where several family members can collaborate together to create shared photo albums.  Seniors could privately view the results, or share photos with friends during an afternoon activity.

3) Family members could start sharing memories about their loved one at Blogger.com from Google, a free blogging service.  This could chronicle the Senior’s life beginning with childhood and include schooling, marriage, and children.  Military careers can be honored, academic accomplishments celebrated, and careers chronicled.  

4) Schedule an afternoon or evening of free, face-to-face video conferencing using Skype.com.  

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