5. Assignment 1: Engage a Stranger!
• Find either: @georginamortime @meanwritehook
or @garethjenkins76 on twitter
• Read their tweets
• Comment on one of them with an @mention, say
something interesting
• Wait for the reply! @handtomouthb
#advocacytweets
6. Clients vs. Web vs. mobile @handtomouthb
#advocacytweets
• Programmes that access the database
• Different functionality and improve the ability to
observe/collect information
• Popular clients include tweetdeck, hootsuite etc.
7. Tweetdeck Basics
• Lets you manage multiple twitter
accounts from one place
• Lets you add unlimited numbers of
coloumns to monitor people,
hashtags, lists or key terms
• @pragyavats
@handtomouthb
#advocacytweets
8. But what is twitter FOR?
• Tapping into
communities
(music, film, food,
development,
politics)
• Getting news
FIRST
• Gossip and
snooping!
@handtomouthb
#advocacytweets
9. @handtomouthb
@whatleydude’s top tips! #advocacytweets
• Be yourself!
• Add value – say things of interest
• Identify yourself in your bio
• ‘Thoughts own, not employer's' - where necessary
• Use a tool such as Tweetdeck, to help monitor search terms around your
interests/brand or key stakeholders
• Engage! @people, follow people, speak to people, (add value - again).
• BE HUMAN
• What is your OBJECTIVE?
10. Question
• Now that I’ve shown you some tips from someone
on twitter, what should you do now?
@handtomouthb
#advocacytweets
11. Things twitter has done for me?
• Made friends!!!
• Free dinners and drinks
• Discounts on brands/companies I follow
• Met friends of twitter friends (in strange cities)
• Known things first
• Insight into targets
@handtomouthb
#advocacytweets
12. Warnings
• It is easy easy easy
to send DMs
publicly via
tweetdeck. Be
very careful.
• If managing
multiple accounts
make sure the
tweet is going
from the account
you want
• #GraceDentGate
• Don’t just tweet
about work, but
don’t over-share
@handtomouthb
#advocacytweets
If people are talking about your brand positively, leave them to it! And only jump in when fact correction is required Answer when called, but don't wade in unannounced If someone is asking for help, help!