1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,452 ♪ (outro music) ♪ 2 00:00:03,452 --> 00:00:06,255 (male narrator) Larger organizations often have intensive, 3 00:00:06,255 --> 00:00:08,735 multi-faceted social media strategies 4 00:00:08,735 --> 00:00:12,735 that involve numerous employees creating posts for branded social accounts. 5 00:00:12,968 --> 00:00:15,158 However, each additional employee 6 00:00:15,158 --> 00:00:17,508 with access to publishing on the company’s behalf 7 00:00:17,508 --> 00:00:19,028 adds a degree of risk. 8 00:00:19,028 --> 00:00:21,958 For example, that something will be inadvertently posted 9 00:00:21,958 --> 00:00:25,958 that’s poorly composed, off-brand, or embarrassing to the company. 10 00:00:25,958 --> 00:00:28,778 To help companies ensure that all outgoing social posts 11 00:00:28,778 --> 00:00:30,838 are well crafted and on brand, 12 00:00:30,838 --> 00:00:33,778 Enterprise Admins within Hootsuite Organizations 13 00:00:33,778 --> 00:00:36,558 can require approval on team member posts 14 00:00:36,558 --> 00:00:39,168 before they get published to social channels. 15 00:00:39,168 --> 00:00:42,078 First, the admin will need to choose which team members 16 00:00:42,078 --> 00:00:46,078 will have restricted posting permissions, and on which networks. 17 00:00:46,507 --> 00:00:49,627 Then the admins need to set that Team Member’s permissions 18 00:00:49,627 --> 00:00:51,967 to Limited at the Social Network Level. 19 00:00:51,967 --> 00:00:54,617 For example, if a team member requires approval 20 00:00:54,617 --> 00:00:57,217 for the Facebook company page, the Twitter account, 21 00:00:57,217 --> 00:00:59,737 and the LinkedIn account permission settings 22 00:00:59,737 --> 00:01:03,737 will need to be set to Limited 3 times - once for each profile. 23 00:01:03,737 --> 00:01:07,257 Setting Limited Permissions on a network for a Team Member means 24 00:01:07,257 --> 00:01:11,257 that any social post that Team member sends or schedules to that network 25 00:01:11,257 --> 00:01:14,417 will have to be approved by someone with publishing rights 26 00:01:14,417 --> 00:01:16,547 before that message will publish. 27 00:01:16,547 --> 00:01:19,397 Once permissions are set, anyone with publishing rights 28 00:01:19,397 --> 00:01:23,397 has the authority to approve, edit, and delete messages. 29 00:01:23,397 --> 00:01:25,457 This includes admins, but also Team Members 30 00:01:25,457 --> 00:01:28,717 whose permission levels are set to Default or Editor. 31 00:01:28,717 --> 00:01:30,807 When a message is awaiting approval, 32 00:01:30,807 --> 00:01:33,427 everyone with publishing rights will receive an email, 33 00:01:33,427 --> 00:01:36,146 provided they have subscribed to notifications 34 00:01:36,146 --> 00:01:37,986 under the Preferences tab. 35 00:01:37,986 --> 00:01:41,646 To approve a message, select Publisher from the launch menu 36 00:01:41,646 --> 00:01:43,686 and click Require Approval. 37 00:01:43,686 --> 00:01:47,686 Hover your mouse over the message, and then click Approve to send as is. 38 00:01:47,874 --> 00:01:50,404 If the message isn’t exactly how you want it, 39 00:01:50,404 --> 00:01:52,294 you can edit it or reject it. 40 00:01:52,294 --> 00:01:56,054 Alternatively, you can click delete to get rid of the message entirely. 41 00:01:56,123 --> 00:01:58,683 If a message is scheduled and isn’t approved in time, 42 00:01:58,683 --> 00:02:01,583 it will move into the Expired Approvals queue. 43 00:02:01,583 --> 00:02:04,003 Expired Approvals are considered Rejected, 44 00:02:04,003 --> 00:02:06,703 and as such are taken away from the Admin 45 00:02:06,703 --> 00:02:09,413 and given back to the user who composed them. 46 00:02:09,413 --> 00:02:11,853 This user will need to reschedule their message 47 00:02:11,853 --> 00:02:15,073 if they so desire, which begins the approvals process anew. 48 00:02:15,399 --> 00:02:18,099 Eventually, you may feel confident that a team member 49 00:02:18,099 --> 00:02:20,479 no longer needs to have all their messages approved. 50 00:02:20,479 --> 00:02:23,309 In this case, you can set their social network permissions 51 00:02:23,309 --> 00:02:26,269 to something other than Limited, which means they can publish 52 00:02:26,269 --> 00:02:28,999 directly to the social networks to which they have access. 53 00:02:30,374 --> 00:02:33,264 (woman narrator) Want to up your social media credentials? 54 00:02:33,264 --> 00:02:35,484 Become a Hootsuite Certified Professional. 55 00:02:35,484 --> 00:02:37,114 Find out how. 56 00:02:37,114 --> 00:02:41,114 Hootsuite is the most widely used platform for managing social media. 57 00:02:41,114 --> 00:02:43,714 Loved by over 10 million people around the globe 58 00:02:43,714 --> 00:02:47,714 and trusted by more than 80% of the world’s Fortune 1000 companies. 59 00:02:47,714 --> 00:02:50,943 Find the Hootsuite plan that’s right for your business.