Social media accounts policy
What should I be sharing?
- community stories & local causes #ItsWhatWeDo
- celebration/payout days with local causes #ItsWhatWeDo
- own brand products you’ve enjoyed #ItsWhatWeDo & #TasteAndTell
- volunteering efforts #BeingCoop
- team events & personal achievements #BeingCoop
- if you’re voting in our AGM #ItsWhatWeDo
- celebrating Pride #PrideInCoop
- working at a festival #BeingCoop
Have you heard about Social Hub?
Social Hub is a great place to access lots of amazing Co-op social media content, designed to be shared by colleagues straight to their social media profiles in exchange for points. And points = prizes. You can find out more and sign up to Social Hub here:. All the content is branded and approved by Co-op, meaning you can share approved Co-op messages, news and campaign as yourself to help shout about the amazing work Co-op and our colleagues are doing.
On Twitter
Twitter is an open platform, meaning you can have great, engaging conversations with your friends, brands and people who have similar interests to you.
- use hashtags on Twitter to join in with conversations. For example location-based hashtags like __#Manchester__, Co-op hashtags like __#ItsWhatWeDo__ or Trending hashtags like __#TogetherMCR__
- check out our YouTube series called [Skills for your community](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUKUl5Bmu1ZHuzzThniuU9tfnVSwiCexQ) which has lots of tips and tricks on how best to use social media.
- like & follow Co-op Colleagues on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/coopukcolleague)
- retweet, like & share posts you see on Co-op’s [Twitter](https://twitter.com/coopuk/)
- update your social media bio on Twitter to introduce and identify yourself, you can include where you work (e.g. Colleague @coopuk)
- add our [Twibbon](https://twibbon.com/Support/join-us-11) to your Twitter profile image
- join local community groups on Facebook and share news and events on behalf of your Co-op in there
- check out our YouTube series called [Skills for your community](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUKUl5Bmu1ZHuzzThniuU9tfnVSwiCexQ) which has lots of tips and tricks on how best to use social media.
- like & follow Co-op Colleagues on [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/coopukcolleague)
- like & share posts you see on Co-op’s Facebook
- join our [Co-op Communities Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/coopukcommunities) to share with local causes and Member Pioneers
- add our [Frame](https://www.facebook.com/Coopukcolleague/posts/10154957460970986) to your Facebook profile image
- share photos and videos on Instagram whilst using the location function
- use hashtags on Instagram to join in with conversations. For example location-based hashtags like __#Manchester__, Co-op hashtags like __#ItsWhatWeDo__ or Trending hashtags like __#TogetherMCR__
- check out our YouTube series called [Skills for your community](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUKUl5Bmu1ZHuzzThniuU9tfnVSwiCexQ) which has lots of tips and tricks on how best to use social media.
- like & share (re-share using an App or share to your Instagram stories) posts you see on Co-op’s Instagram
- update your social media bio on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/coopuk/) to introduce and identify yourself, you can include where you work (e.g. Colleague @coopuk)
Here are some tips and tricks on engaging your local community as yourself
- check out our YouTube series called [Skills for your community](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUKUl5Bmu1ZHuzzThniuU9tfnVSwiCexQ) which has lots of tips and tricks on how best to use social media.
- subscribe to the [Colleague Stories blog](https://colleaguestories.coop.co.uk)
- update your LinkedIn profile to include where you work (we’re Co-op on LinkedIn) Things you should know
- Contact the Social Media team [social@coop.co.uk](mailto:social@coop.co.uk) if you have any questions
- [Co-op social media principles](https://digitalblog.coop.co.uk/our-social-principles/)
- [Co-op colleague social media policy](https://colleagues.coop.co.uk/social-media-policy)
- [Co-op social media community policy](https://www.coop.co.uk/terms/social-media-policy)