Social Media Policy Template | Eric Schwartzman | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

This Sample Social Media Policy is the result of over two-years of research, extensive interviews with stakeholders from multiple corporate and government agencies and more than a decade of experience serving clients as a strategic communications consultant, with a specialty in online communications, web design, search engine optimization and, since its advent, social media.

 

On Jan. 25, 2012, the US National Labor Relations Board issued their second social media report, offering further clarification over an earlier compilation of cases it released August 18, 2011, available as a PDF. This revised social media policy template takes into account the NLRB's guidance to human resource professionals for the lawful development of social media policies for employees.

 

Social media policies are not one size fits all. The right policy for your organization will (1) reinforce your organization's existing corporate culture and (2) provide practical guidance to those governed by the social media policy....

 

[This social media policy template is an excellent starting point for a DIY guide for social media and employees. Available free under a Creative Commons license. ~ Jeff]