AFT Social Campaign Success
Explore how AFT, under Kris Havens' leadership, leveraged social media for a successful advocacy campaign in the face of budget cuts and layoffs. Learn the impact of their social media strategies and the importance of integrating online efforts with offline actions.
AFT Social Campaign Success
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AFT goes social Kris Havens AFT communications director 19 November 2010
Getting our feet wetJanuary 2010: the end of being anti-social
Spring 2010 • Multiple locals facing budget cuts, layoffs and union attacks • 300,000 educators were expected to receive pink slips nationwide • Proposed federal legislation for $23 billion to save education jobs • May 4 was National Teacher Day
A simple button • Affiliates to order • Members to wear on May 4 … we “pushed” their button
GREAT results • Facebook ads ran for 2 weeks • 61 million impressions • 13,000 clicks • 10,500 fans • 14,000 signatures on petition • 15,000 letters sent to Congress • 1,250 calls to Congress … and the jobs bill passed!
Thank you! • Print and FB • 23 million impressions • 2,500 clicks • 9,000 letters
Direct attack • Letter to press • Website: aft.org/NotWaiting • Viral videos • Google text ads
Positive message • TV Commercial • Banner and video online ads • And of course… … another Facebook page … with Facebook ads
But it worked before… • Facebook ads ran for 4 weeks • 94.5 million impressions • 6,400 clicks • 900 fans • No urgency • Big ask
We still had success • Many articles critical of the movie • Hundreds of community organizations voiced their support for teachers • Members are happy to see AFT stand up and push back • Large volume of traffic to our web page • The movie bombed at the box office
It’s just 1 more tool • Social media doesn’t work on it’s own • Must be part of a complete media matrix • And what worked yesterday for that other campaign… … well, you know.
But it’s an awesome tool • Enhance what you are doing online – and offline • Quick, cost effective • Rapid response andinstant gratification • Activate and empower your members • Recruit new supporters
facebook.com/AFTunion facebook.com/PinkHeartsNotPinkSlips facebook.com/AFTeveryday