Boston’s Mayor Marty Walsh is taking communicating with constituents to a whole new level by actively interacting through Facebook, Twitter, and Vine.
Currently with over 22.3K Twitter followers, Mayor Marty Walsh is the most technologically savvy mayor Boston has ever seen. Whether he’s hosting chats on Twitter and Facebook with fellow Bostonians or starring in Vine videos while completing his daily duties, Walsh has fully saturated the social media circuit. The mayor’s large social media presence has allowed him to engage the city in a modern form of daily conversation.
The City of Boston Facebook page currently has over 16,700 likes and over 700 people talking about it. Mayor Walsh tweets at his followers to join him on Facebook at specific times for Q&A on various topics.
On Feb. 10th at 1:30pm, the mayor joined with his staff and logged onto Facebook to answer questions regarding education for the duration of 30 minutes.
The mayor was very open and answered each question respectfully and honestly. Despite his absence due to a meeting, his staff took over and kept the conversations going, making sure each concerned individual was answered and satisfied.
The mayor also has starred in numerous Vine videos often times directed by his Chief of Staff Daniel Koh. On Jan. 23, he uploaded a Vine of himself about to start his Twitter Q&A with the people of Boston. On Feb. 5, the day of a heavy snowstorm, Walsh uploaded a Vine of himself getting ready to announce snow updates.
Walsh’s administration has even created a video documenting the mayor’s first 25 days in office- a first in mayoral history. Daniel Koh uploaded the video onto Vimeo:
Social media is a necessary tool in our modern world and the new administration for the city of Boston seems to be allocating many of the outlets we rely on everyday to relay our messages. The tools for communication are ever changing, and it is great to see the mayor’s office use outlets that PR pros rely on almost daily to relay our messages.
