My life as a social radio presenter rick oshea rte @ Radio 2.0 2015

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Rick O’Shea

Why on earth should you listen to an idiot like me who doesn't even

speak fluent French?

Je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais peut-être vous me donner 20 minutes de

votre temps et je vais essayer de vous montrer.

Why start with social media?

• Boredom...

Why start with social media?

• Boredom...

• Free guerrilla marketing

Why start with social media?

• Boredom...

• Free guerrilla marketing

• First Irish radio shows with Bebo, Myspace, FB and first to use Twitter in March 2008...

First. Ever. Tweet.

First. Ever. Tweet.

How Do I Use SM For Radio?

Making audio visual

Making audio visual

What's happening in studio

What's happening in studio

What's happening in studio

Visual projects I’m involved in

Visual stuff listeners send me

Visual stuff listeners send me

Visual stuff listeners send me

• Guess what listeners? One of you has e-mailed me a picture of a tub of butter that looks exactly like U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Visual stuff listeners send me

Endless source of content...

Things you shouldn’t put on your CV

Things you shouldn’t put on your CV

Things you shouldn’t put on your CV

Things you shouldn’t put on your CV

Things you shouldn’t put on your CV

How To Develop Relationships In SM

How To Develop Relationships In SM

• Treat it like a friendship

Developing Relationships In SM

• Treat it like a friendship

• Let them play with you

Developing Relationships In SM

• Treat it like a friendship

• Let them play with you

• Give them access

Developing Relationships In SM

• Treat it like a friendship

• Let them play with you

• Give them access

• Make your followers feel special

#RicksMembersOnly

• MLB

• Make account private for 4 hours

• Prizes from phones to tech to weekends away

• Trended in Ireland for 18 hours after it finished

Allows you greater influence

Allows you greater influence

• Radio – on 2 ½ hours a day, 5 days a week.

Allows you greater influence

• Radio – on 2 ½ hours a day, 5 days a week.

• Total - 12 hours a week.

Allows you greater influence

• Radio – on 2 ½ hours a day, 5 days a week.

• Total - 12 hours a week.

• SM – 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.

Allows you greater influence

• Radio – on 2 ½ hours a day, 5 days a week.

• Total - 12 hours a week.

• SM – 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.

• Total - 40 hours a week.

Allows you to be on when you’re not on

Allows you to be on when you’re not on

• Radio show – 12 ½ hours a week

Allows you to be on when you’re not on

• Radio show – 12 ½ hours a week

• Live SM – 40 hours a week

Allows you to be on when you’re not on

• Radio show – 12 ½ hours a week

• Live SM – 40 hours a week

• Timed SM – 15 hours a day x 7 days a week – 105 hours a week

When my FB fans are online

When my Twitter followers are online

Timed SM

• 5 tweets per night

• 2 FB posts per night

• Bufferapp.com

• Followerwonk.com

Conclusions

Conclusions

• Be active *during* the show

Conclusions

• Be active *during* the show

• Respond to listeners

Conclusions

• Be active *during* the show

• Respond to listeners

• Don’t forget why you “do” SM – to push audience

Conclusions

• Be active *during* the show

• Respond to listeners

• Don’t forget why you “do” SM – to push audience

• Know when to switch off...

C’est ca.

rick@rte.ie @rickoshea