[Lnc-business] Twitter/Social media - again

[Daniel Fishman]

https://blog.markgrowth.com/how-to-steal-your-competitors-instagram-followers-728d70c34f23

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Daniel Fishman
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On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 2:10 PM Daniel Fishman <dan.fishman at lphq.org> wrote:

> Agreed!
>
> We didn't make the hashtag. We are doing what is called in the industry
> "hashtag hijacking" We re using a hashtag from a competitor so that our
> "ad" gets seen by their audience. Coke and Pepsi do this, as do the major
> car manufacturer. It is an effective technique. Robert took the top
> trending tags -- none of them are in there for any other reason.
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> Daniel Fishman
> Executive Director
> The Libertarian Party
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> On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 1:37 PM Caryn Ann Harlos <caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org>
> wrote:
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>> That hashtag is completely contradictory to the tone we urged in our most
>> recent release
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 10:41 AM Daniel Fishman via Lnc-business <
>> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
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>>> Comparing this with recent tweets:
>>>
>>> [image: image.png]
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>>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 12:39 PM Daniel Fishman <dan.fishman at lphq.org>
>>> wrote:
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>>> > So impeachtheMF is trending -- strongly. Adding that hashtag to the
>>> tweet
>>> > is for visibility.  Here are the current analytics for the tweet
>>> >
>>> > [image: image.png]
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>>> > On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 12:34 PM Daniel Fishman <dan.fishman at lphq.org>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Some context.  Still investigating
>>> >>
>>> >> https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImpeachTheMF?src=hash
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>>> >> Daniel Fishman
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>>> >> The Libertarian Party
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>>> >>
>>> >> On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 10:20 AM John Phillips via Lnc-business <
>>> >> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> Dear colleagues,
>>> >>>
>>> >>>   While perhaps not as heinous as the last couple faux pas, I have to
>>> >>> question the professionalism of our Twitter page using the hashtag
>>> >>> #ImpeachTheMF even if I agree with the sentiment.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>  I am aware of all the arguments about micromanaging and all the rest
>>> >>> people threw out last time.  However, at what point is enough
>>> enough? When
>>> >>> our members are expressing deep displeasure at the repeated issues
>>> seems to
>>> >>> be one answer to me.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I am also aware that sometimes crap just happens.  The difference is
>>> >>> whether and how well you handle it after it does.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Now I'm not suggesting going for someone's throat on this, but
>>> perhaps a
>>> >>> refresher on professional standards for the team is in order since
>>> there
>>> >>> seems to be ongoing issues.  I am assuming that there are training
>>> and
>>> >>> guidelines for our social media team.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> John Phillips
>>> >>> Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
>>> >>> Cell 217-412-5973
>>> >>>
>>> >>
>>>
>> --
>>
>> *In Liberty,*
>>
>> * Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
>> (part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
>> communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas.  If anyone
>> found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
>> pas), please contact me privately and let me know. *
>>
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