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So What and Who Cares? Nonprofit Messaging Workshop
This document provides an overview of effective communication strategies for non-profits in 2012. It discusses how people are overwhelmed with media messages and only pay attention to a small number. The rest of the document focuses on developing the right message for the right people by first segmenting audiences into relevant groups, then creating personas to represent those groups. It also discusses making messages rewarding, realistic and relevant to motivate action. Throughout, it emphasizes the importance of responsive, revealing and refreshing content to engage audiences.
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- 1. So What? Who Cares? Getting Your Communications Right in 2012
- 2. Kivi Leroux Miller New Book in the ? Works! Tweeting I’m @ kivilm
- 3. We get 3,000 media messages a day. We pay attention to about 52. We positively remember about 4. The rest? So What? Who Cares?
- 4. Which Comes First: RightMessage or Right People? flickr.com/photos/marktee/5586165599
- 5. Right Message ComesFirst What makes more sense to you? Line up based on how strongly you feel. Talk to those on your left and right to get yourself in the correct position. Right People Come First
- 6. Quick and DirtyMarketing Plan • Who are we trying to reach? (Or what do we want someone to do?) • What’s our message to them? (Or why should they do it?) • What’s the best way to deliver that message? (Or how do we convince them?)
- 7. Find Answers inRight People & Right Message • What should our website look like? • What kinds of articles should we put in our newsletter? • What should we emphasize in our fundraising?
- 8. Your Goals You Are Including Here calls to action Content Strategy Segmenting (Responsive, Revealing, (Groups of the Right Refreshing) People to Persuade) Personas Relevant Messages (Getting to Know the Right People as People) (Rewarding, Realistic, Real Time)
- 9. Calls to Action SomethingNeeds to Does Your Audience Be Done! Know Where to Begin? flickr.com/photos/fusen/2342290882
- 10. Typical (Ineffective) Callsto Action • Participate • Collaborate • Engage • Buy in • Believe • Promote • Understand • Share • Help • Educate • Support • Network • Be proactive • Connect • Work with us • Partner
- 11. Or No Callto Action At All! We Assume It is Obvious, or Or We Are Maybe That People Are Too Shy to Ask Psychic flickr.com/photos/68726162@N00/
- 12. People Need Direction •They won’t do anything unless we ask. • They can’t get there without a map. flickr.com/photos/liaw/398748129
- 13. Solution 1: ThinkVisually Can you take a photo or video of someone doing it?
- 14. Solution 2: Step1, Step 2 . . . Can you break it down into simple, ordered steps? flickr.com/photos/atoach/2545233155
- 15. Solution 3: Createa Checklist Can you create a short checklist?
- 16. Let’s Work onYour Goals/Calls to Action.
- 17. Your Goals Including calls to action You Are Here Content Strategy Segmenting (Responsive, Revealing, (Groups of the Right Refreshing) People to Persuade) Personas Relevant Messages (Getting to Know the Right People as People) (Rewarding, Realistic, Real Time)
- 18. Who Cares? Let’s Startwith Segmenting
- 22. Everyone should care. But they don’t.
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- 24. Clients Volunteers Advocates Donors Funders Partners Policymakers Decisionmakers Media Others Who Influence Your Success
- 25. Focus on groups of peoplewho are likely to lean your way.
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- 27. Example: Getting Volunteers& Donors
- 28. Groups of PeopleWho Volunteer & Donate • Retired, but still active • Resume building • Giving back • Save the world Flickr: DwightEvansforMayor
- 29. How Do WeKnow This Much? • Gut reactions • Listening and watching • Surveying • Online Analytics • Asking for comments/feedback everywhere
- 30. Let’s Work onYour Segments.
- 31. Your Goals Including calls to action Content Strategy Segmenting (Responsive, Revealing, (Groups of the Right Refreshing) People to Persuade) You Are Personas Relevant Here Messages (Getting to Know the Right People as People) (Rewarding, Realistic, Real Time)
- 32. So What? Start withRewarding, Realistic & Real Time
- 33. Messaging is AboutMotivating Others What are you trying to do? to get som eone else
- 34. Framing the Message Gross! I don’t care if it’s good for me!
- 35. Messaging That DoesWork REWARDING: Benefits are clear. REALISTIC: Barriers are addressed. REAL TIME: Context makes sense.
- 36. Rewarding: The BenefitExchange • What’s in it for them to follow through? • Often an emotional payoff
- 37. Example: Teens andSmoking • What are the benefits of not smoking? • Do teens care about them? • What DO teens care about? • How can we relate what they care about to not smoking? .flickr.com/photos/21524179@N08/2419469212
- 38. Realistic: Addressing Barriers • Heart overrules head • Convenient? • Easy or difficult? • Costly ($, time) • Stigma?
- 39. Example: Health Screenings •Most women know they need Pap smears. • So why don’t they get them regularly? • How can we address the barrier in our messaging?
- 40. Let’s Work onYour Rewarding Benefits and Being Realistic about Barriers.
- 41. Real Time: TheContext Works • Know What’s in the News • Look at the Calendar flickr.com/photos/katerha/4647339052
- 42. JUNE • First dayof Summer! – What can kids do during summer break to help you? Do things change at your org in summer? • Father’s Day – Who’s the “father” of something related to your work? Or who’s been like a father to your org lately? • Your Calendar?
- 43. JULY • Independence Dayin the U.S. – Who deserves a fireworks celebration of their own? Who should celebrate their freedom? • Bugs! – They are everywhere. How do insects play a role in your work? • Your Calendar?
- 44. AUGUST • Dogs Days– Hot Weather – How does hot weather affect your work or supporters? • Back to School – What are you studying up on now? How do you gear up for the fall? • Your Calendar?
- 45. Your Goals Including calls to action Content Strategy Segmenting (Responsive, Revealing, (Groups of the Right Refreshing) People to Persuade) You Are Personas Here Relevant Messages (Getting to Know the Right People as People) (Rewarding, Realistic, Real Time)
- 46. Who Cares? Let’s Develop SomePersonas
- 47. Sketch out personas to helpyou focus. flickr.com/photos/rileyroxx/985778569
- 48. Affinity (Tribe) +Demographics • Gender, age, ethnicity, education • What they like – music, TV, politics, celebrities • Geotargeting – zip codes, types of retail • Other groups they join or support • Allegiances and hobbies, strong and weak (sports fans, stay-at-home moms, marathon runners)
- 49. What do thesepeople value? • Time • Fitting In • Safety • Sleep • Change • Money • Convenience • Self-Help • Efficiency • Adventure • Competition • Challenge • Public recognition • Action • Privacy • Good karma • Formality • Connecting • Control • Openness • Independence • Love • Pragmatism • Teamwork • Status • Cooperation • Predictability • Power • Idealism • Fun
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- 51. Add Values toBasic Demographics Predictability, Time, Efficiency, Recognition Good Karma, Control Idealism, Fitting In, Fun Money, Self-Help, Convenience
- 52. Volunteering: Matching Messageto Values •Specific, recurring •We’ll tailor your tasks that can be volunteer experience accomplished in a to your talents. set amount of time •Give back and get • Personal thank you results! notes •Volunteer with friends •Facebook Group •Tasks that let you polish your skills •Socials before •Flexible weekend and evening hours or after •Child care or activities available volunteering
- 53. Donating: Matching Messageto Values • Leaving a legacy • Options for what to (planned giving) fund • Naming • Reporting back built opportunities into gift • PR • PR • Monthly giving • Events • Facebook Causes • Mobile giving • Monthly giving • Events (especially with kids) • Church/Club service projects
- 54. Let’s Create Some ImaginaryFriends.
- 55. “Why This Matters”Demo: Let’s Try to Target Some of These People with Facebook Ads . . .
- 56. Your Goals Including You calls to action Are Here Content Strategy Segmenting (Responsive, Revealing, (Groups of the Right Refreshing) People to Persuade) Personas Relevant Messages (Getting to Know the Right People as People) (Rewarding, Realistic, Real Time)
- 57. So What? Create ContentThat’s Responsive, Revealing and Refreshing
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- 59. flickr.com/photos/marcinmoga RESPONSIVE MESSAGES: Think of communicating as gift giving.
- 60. RESPONSIVE MESSAGES: Flickr: Brittany G Listen to what your supporters are saying, and respond!
- 61. RESPONSIVE MESSAGES: Be ahelpful human.
- 62. Fill in BlankHeadlines If I'd Only Known: Lessons from __________ How Many of These Early Warning Signs of _________ Do You Recognize? [Number] Myths that ___________ Believe How to ________ When You Really Want to _________ [Number] Little _______ That Will _________
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- 64. REVEALING MESSAGES: Share New Info orInsights. flickr.com/photos/katemere flickr.com/photos/farleyj/2768941171
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- 66. REVEALING: Communications Arcs •Think Must-See TV, Except Now It’s Your Content! • Story Threads Over Weeks or Months • Think Beginning, Middle, End flickr.com/photos/wonderlane/5351266905
- 67. Communications Arc: Strategy : les g: id dle Profi nin ruitin g e: y M idate sues ure le: d: in ec ddl ttles r i dd e t o En eg i Sto and al Is islat yM s ry r y B at e R ry M ry B a - C at i on Leg t or s pon s S e Sto ction Sto ndid Sto ma in - R ck A d Ele sults Ca Pri - N t i on a -A c A tt Re Filing Deadline (Feb) DNC Convention in Primary Election (May) Election Day (Nov) Fall/Early Winter CLT (early Sept)
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- 69. Communications Arc: Microsite anewwarrior.greenpeace.org
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- 72. REFRESHING MESSAGES: Show somepersonality! flickr.com/photos/uggboy/4100732860
- 73. flickr.com/photos/noelzialee REFRESHING MESSAGES: Show us the personal side of your work – think You and I/We.
- 74. Fill in BlankHeadlines [Number] Miracles You've Created for _________ This Year How Your Support Changed _________ into ___________ Why We Can't _______ Without You
- 75. flickr.com/photos/ piccadillywilson REFRESHING MESSAGES: Factsare fine, but emotions drive action.
- 76. REFRESHING MESSAGES: Express an opinion! flickr.com/photos/randysonofrobert/393165345
- 77. You Made It Your Goals Back! Including calls to action Content Strategy Segmenting (Responsive, Revealing, (Groups of the Right Refreshing) People to Persuade) Personas Relevant Messages (Getting to Know the Right People as People) (Rewarding, Realistic, Real Time)
- 78. What Have You LearnedToday?
- 79. Thank You! flickr.com/photos/flashpackinglife/6844834841
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Editor's Notes
- #5 Right Message to the Right People at Right Time
- #7 Don’t jump ahead to #3. It doesn’t work, and people also have the most fear. Start on #1 and #2. Make #3 your job.
- #10 OK, Something needs to be done. How do we can our target audience to do it? If I told my daughter to clean this kitchen, she ’ d freak out, she wouldn ’ t know where to start. If I told her to start by putting the plates in the dishwasher, she ’ d know where to begin. Do your personas know where to begin?
- #28 Let’s say we need to get volunteers to work at our community center
- #29 Based on talking to our volunteers over the years, we have a pretty good sense for why people volunteer, so we’ll organize our first cut at grouping them based on these four motivations. Now let’s look at some of their demographics and create a persona for each one.
- #34 What are trying to get someone else to do? What is the real call to action here?
- #35 Once you have identified your target audience and you know who you need to talk to, how do you decide what to say to them? What ’ s your message? “ do the right thing ” is generally not a good message.
- #37 The Benefit Exchange answers the question, “ What ’ s in it for them? ” What ’ s the payoff for following through on your call to action? In the nonprofit world, it ’ s often an emotional payoff, such as feeling effective, appreciated, powerful, included, heard, validated, relieved, or some other highly valued emotion.
- #39 Barriers to your call to action may prevent your target audience from following through, even when the Benefit Exchange is well understood. This is often when our emotions overrule our heads. I know I shouldn ’ t eat that pound of fudge because I want to lose weight, but I ’ m going to anyway because I ’ ve had a hard week and I deserve it! Take a hard look at your call to action. Is it (honestly) inconvenient, difficult, and expensive to perform? Is it just too hard or confusing? Is there any social stigma attached to what you are asking people to do (What will my husband, neighbor, boss think?)
- #51 This is Maria. She is 19 and in her second year at a community college, trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life. One day she’s all about transferring to a 4-year college, the next, she wants to just get an associates degree and start working somewhere. She spends a lot of time online.
- #61 You’ll learn a great deal from the conversation in social media that you can use to inspire and inform you e-news and web content. For example, a conversation on Twitter can transform into a new update you send out via your e-newsletter. Blog comments can direct updates to other parts of your website.
- #62 The story isn’t about you. It’s about being helpful to your supporters, participants, etc.