Changing Your Content For The Mobile World Adrian O’Flynn Facebook & Instagram for Social Good - London By Adrian O’Flynn
Jul 16, 2015
Changing Your Content For The Mobile World
Adrian O’Flynn
Facebook & Instagram for Social Good - LondonBy Adrian O’Flynn
(Explanatory slide)
• Facebook and Instagram held an event in London to help UK charities use their platforms for social good in October 2014.
• I was invited by Facebook to speak about Concern Worldwide’s successful Facebook content strategy.
Content associated with Concern?
Once a upon a time....
And everybody was happy!
Like Wiley Coyote…
The ads didn’t break, reach did.
For Concern that has real consequences……
We changed our approach to Facebook to try and solve this problem.
We were doing little or no social good.
Niall @Concern said “It doesn’t work to apply what worked in other channels.”
Experimented with what people Liked
Show impact, a smile and thank YOU.
The results were undeniable.
When promoting a campaign…
Or an event…
Or just post photos…
Then Achoyo reached 98,089 people. Including my housemate.
Engagement increased 1809% in 1 year.
• Q4 2011. 18 posts = 748 total engagements
• Q4 2012. 18 posts = 14,760 total engagements
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The miracle of compound interest
The Philippines typhoon got people talking. And then texting.
We were telling stories…with happy endings.
Story definition: A character wants something and has to overcome
adversity to get it.
We used to just show adversity
Character. Adversity. Got it!
Then we started posting less…
It didn’t fix our recruitment problem.
But we were getting reach.
What you really need to do?
• Experiment with your brand’s message to find what fits a new channel.
• Then give that channel time to grow. Invest in building an audience.
Applied the same approach to email.
Open rates went from 11.5% to 16%
A/B test: regular givers gave 6% more.
Found this video campaign which raised $1.6m online.
Tell the story of Nurse Mary K. Cole
Saving lives in this place…for the last 18 years
A story we play a role in.
YOU can create the happy ending
#send1brick
Selfie VRS High-production video
Plan and test your content…
And you can use Facebook for social good.
Takeaways
• Experiment with Facebook and Twitter to find what part of your message fits the conversation.
• Provide value to build an audience.
• Show them the happy ending of a story (Buy Story by Robert McKee.)
• Set targets per post to ensure consistency.
• Say NO to fundraisers’ Brand & CTAs.
P.S.
“This dynamic sector is in a constant state of flux, and those who want to keep apace need to ensure that they stay up to speed.”
Digital Conference Promo, 2014
100+ online marketing staff…
“Marketing is the science and art of exploring, creating and delivering value to satisfy the needs of target market at a profit.”
Phillip Kotler, 1967.
Thanks