Getting your house in order - Social Media Presentation for Central Iowa Tourism Region

Getting Your House in Order ~Make Social Media EASY

Leslie McLellan @lesliemclellan

Which Social Networks Should You Care About in 2014?

*1.15 billion+ users

*23% of users check their accounts more than 5 times per day

*50% of smartphones connect to Facebook hourly

*500 million+ users

*55 – 64 yr olds fastest growing age demographic

*60% of users access it from mobile

*130 million+ users

*More than 16 billion photos already uploaded

*More than 500 million photos uploaded daily

*500 million+ users

*80% of users log in once a week, 60% daily

*adds 25,000 NEW users every day

Social Media is like winning the lottery.

Lake Arrowhead, CA.

Use events to help spread the word.

Social Media Worked!

The numbers proved the ROI.

– 2008 $133,062.00– 2009 $133,717.00– 2010 $131,808.00

You have to be a genius…NOT!

Photo (CC) by Krissy.Venosdale on Flickr

Social

Media

Now here’s the GREAT part!

You’re NOT alone ~

Ideas and content

are all around you

Some EASY examples

A couple more examples

It’s a battle

Traditional vs. New mediaPhoto (CC) by MyEyeSees on Flickr

It’s all about relationships –

Bottom line - Fish where the fish are.

www.TourismCurrents.com@TourismCurrents@LeslieMcLellan

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