Councillor Social Media Pack
Welcome to the Scottish Labour social media pack for councillors.
There are a number of templates in this pack for you to use in your campaign.
Social media is an increasingly crucial campaign tool and should become an
automatic habit when running a campaign, and to generally raise and expose your
profile ahead of the council elections in 2017.
Some helpful links that might help you overview how to get started with social
media more generally are:
Starting a Facebook Page
Quick Social Media Guide
Some examples of best practice to give you inspiration are:
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/CllrSMcCabe
https://twitter.com/KeithRobson
https://twitter.com/Alison2812
https://twitter.com/IainGrayMSP
https://twitter.com/MartinNeill1
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowLabour
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Councillor-Martin-Neill
https://www.facebook.com/KennyYoungForMidlothianEast
https://www.facebook.com/CouncillorStuartClark
https://www.facebook.com/beamish.msp
If you would like to suggest a particular resource to add to this pack, please fill in
our survey here.
If you have any other questions or requests please feel free to e-mail
[email protected]
PLEDGE/WHAT I’VE BEEN WORKING ON GRAPHIC
COUNCILLOR NAME
For this ward
This is a placeholder
for a picture of you.
The ideal picture size
is 300 x 420 pixels –
but you can also move
this light grey frame
if those dimensions
aren’t quite right.
www.picresize.com
is a very helpful tool
for cropping and
resizing an image.
Include 3 to 4 points either
with pledges you’re
making, or reflecting on
what you’ve already
delivered for your ward.
Please be sure to keep
these to 2 to 3 lines long,
Trebuchet size 12.
Use the check mark bullet
points provided on the left
hand side
1
Vote My Name
on this date
To save this as a picture:
1. Press Screenshot/Print Screen (sometimes you have to press Shift
depending on your keyboard)
2. Open the Screenshot in Paint, or in www.picresize.com
3. Crop the graphic – making sure it is square
4. Save it as a picture to your drive
CAMPAIGN SPECIFIC GRAPHICS
CAMPAIGN NAME
In this text box, write the key
aim of your campaign that
you’re carrying out in your
local area. This can be
specific to the area or to you
as a councillor. See the
thumbnails below for some
examples. Make sure you
don’t write more than 4 or 5
lines and keep the font nice
and big. There are a couple of
examples below to help with
visualisation.
This is a placeholder for a
picture of you. The ideal
picture size is 300 x 300
pixels – but you can also
move and alter this light
grey frame if those
dimensions aren’t quite
right.
www.picresize.com is a very
helpful tool for cropping and
resizing an image.
My Name
for my ward
To save this as a picture:
1. Press Screenshot/Print Screen (sometimes you have to press Shift
depending on your keyboard)
2. Open the Screenshot in Paint, or in www.picresize.com
3. Crop the graphic – making sure it is square
4. Save it as a picture to your drive
CAMPAIGN NAME
In this text box, write the key
aim of your campaign that
you’re carrying out in your
local area. This can be
specific to the area or to you
as a councillor. See the
thumbnails below for some
examples. Make sure you
don’t write more than 4 or 5
lines and keep the font nice
and big. There are a couple of
examples below to help with
visualisation.
This is a placeholder for a
picture of you. The ideal
picture size is 300 x 300
pixels – but you can also
move and alter this light
grey frame if those
dimensions aren’t quite
right.
www.picresize.com is a very
helpful tool for cropping and
resizing an image.
My Name
for my ward
To save this as a picture:
1. Press Screenshot/Print Screen (sometimes you have to press Shift
depending on your keyboard)
2. Open the Screenshot in Paint, or in www.picresize.com
3. Crop the graphic – making sure it is square
4. Save it as a picture to your drive
CAMPAIGN NAME
In this text box, write the key
aim of your campaign that
you’re carrying out in your
local area. This can be
specific to the area or to you
as a councillor. See the
thumbnails below for some
examples. Make sure you
don’t write more than 4 or 5
lines and keep the font nice
and big. There are a couple of
examples below to help with
visualisation.
This is a placeholder for a
picture of you. The ideal
picture size is 300 x 300
pixels – but you can also
move and alter this light
grey frame if those
dimensions aren’t quite
right.
www.picresize.com is a very
helpful tool for cropping and
resizing an image.
My Name
for my ward
To save this as a picture:
1. Press Screenshot/Print Screen (sometimes you have to press Shift
depending on your keyboard)
2. Open the Screenshot in Paint, or in www.picresize.com
3. Crop the graphic – making sure it is square
4. Save it as a picture to your drive
STREET STALL GRAPHIC
Where:
When:
We’ll be talking to
constituents about:
For more details, contact:
To save this as a picture:
1. Press Screenshot/Print Screen (sometimes you have to press Shift
depending on your keyboard)
2. Open the Screenshot in Paint, or in www.picresize.com
3. Crop the graphic – making sure it is square
4. Save it as a picture to your drive
CLP MEETING GRAPHIC
Where:
When:
We’ll be discussing:
For more details, contact:
To save this as a picture:
1. Press Screenshot/Print Screen (sometimes you have to press Shift
depending on your keyboard)
2. Open the Screenshot in Paint, or in www.picresize.com
3. Crop the graphic – making sure it is square
4. Save it as a picture to your drive