rde12 claire wardle and brett spencer
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Social Media: What must radio stations do to
survive?Brett Spencer & Claire Wardle
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The Tale of
two Radio Statio
ns
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At this station the controller said: “I’ve got no interest in what the audience have to say”
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But at this station the controller said: “what is the audience talking about today? Let’s work with them to make better content.
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At this station staff spent their days making programmes like using newspapers, books, and their own contacts……
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At this station staff spent their days interacting and collaborating with listeners, making the strongest and most relevant content imaginable
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At this station the output was delivered in a one-way fashion, with features and content decided by staff who believed they knew best
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This radio station understands that even though radio is about the sound, and will mirror TV with great streaming
video, extra digital content, and that niche will be the most important trend.
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At this station, no-one had invested in technology so the producers couldn’t do their jobs properly.
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At this station all staff had the technology to do their work at the station and out on the road
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This station didn’t have a mobile or digital strategy
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This station was constantly thinking about how listeners were accessing their output on different
platforms
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This station thinks about its schedule purely in terms of shows and
presenters.
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This station understands that increasing numbers of people want to listen to audio chunks: personalised playlists, podcasts, pop-
up stations
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This radio station just thinks about its local listeners
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This radio station understands its reach is
global
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20
BBC Analogue Stations By Platform
Source: IPSOS/RAJAR 15+
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54%
24%
28%
17%
19%
Percentage of listeners who DO NOT use BBC Online but do use social media
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So what do I need to do?
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Ensure Senior Management are using this technology. They need to be involved and
leading from the front.
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1 Do not mix the professional and the personal in ways likely to bring the ABC into disrepute.
2 Do not undermine your effectiveness at work.3 Do not imply ABC endorsement of your personal views.4 Do not disclose confidential information obtained through
work.
Can you retweet an offensive job about the Occupy Protests?
Can you take photos of guests in the studio on your personal
facebook account?
Can you complain about how much money is wasted by your
station on sending people to conferences overseas?
Ensure you have clearly guidelines and all staff understand how they work in practice
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Ensure all staff are inspired through the right kind of training
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core services
programmes: if big or niche
personal individual accounts
‘talent’ accounts
Start using your accounts strategically
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Embed digital in everything you’re doing
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Fish where the fish are…
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Where are the opportunities to properly collaborate with your listeners?
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Think about providing added value to the audience listening live as well as those listening again
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“Radio isn’t going away, it’s going everywhere” - Gary Knell, NPR
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Adopt, adapt, improve
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1. Ensure Senior Management are using this technology. They need to be involved and leading from the front.
2. Ensure you have clearly guidelines and all staff understand how they work in practice
3. Ensure all staff are inspired through the right kind of training4. Start using your accounts strategically
5. Embed digital in everything you’re doing
6. Fish where the fish are
7. Identify the opportunities to properly collaborate with your listeners
8. Think about providing added value to the audience listening live as well as those listening again
9. “Radio isn’t going away, it’s going everywhere” – how can you get your content out far and wide
10. Adopt, adapt, improve
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Do radio stations have to use social media and if so why?
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“Our relationship with our audience is made stronger by being up close & personal with them in their space on their terms”
Heather Davies, ProducerTrevor Dann Co.
@heatherrhian
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Matt Deegan, Fun Kids
Folder Media
@matt
“No - not at all. Only use it if it has a purpose. Ideally a measurable one that delivers for your station”
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“stations that do, engage with a different audience and promote content to listeners beyond their geographical boundaries”
Laura MillerProducerBBC London
@producerlaura
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Ryan Egan, Radio Australia, Melbourne
@rynobi
Many tools will amplify, assist, streamline and provoke engagement with your audience. Social media is a powerful option. It makes it easier for true fans to love you harder”
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Charles Ubaghs, Head of Social Media, Global Radio.
@cubaghs
“Social offers Radio an opportunity to extend its reach in ways that were previously impossible”
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Eric Eberhardt, You Are Listening To Los
Angeles.
@idontlikewords
“they don't *have* to but should, because what is a radio station if not a community of like-minded individuals?”
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Shell Zenner, Presenter, Bolton FM
@shellzenner
“Social Media works well for me, I can get up to 250 tweets from listeners per show”
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Gideon Coe, Presenter, BBC 6 Music
@gidcoe
Not necessarily. Not everyone uses social media. And its still about communicating via radio with the listener.
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Steve Bowbrick, Head of Interactive, BBC Radio 3
@bowbrick
“Radio stations don’t have to use social media. Just as they didn’t have to use magnetic tape, FM, stereo, digital and the web”
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Michael Hill, MD, UK Radio Player
@radiomikehill
“Anyone who claims to know the answer is lying or insane. If it feels right, try it”
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Brett SpencerHead of Digital BBC Radio 2, 6 Music & Asian [email protected]@brettsr
Claire WardleDirector of Development & Integration
@cward1e