WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.452 ♪ (outro music) ♪ 00:00:03.452 --> 00:00:06.255 (male narrator) Larger organizations often have intensive, 00:00:06.255 --> 00:00:08.735 multi-faceted social media strategies 00:00:08.735 --> 00:00:12.735 that involve numerous employees creating posts for branded social accounts. 00:00:12.968 --> 00:00:15.158 However, each additional employee 00:00:15.158 --> 00:00:17.508 with access to publishing on the company’s behalf 00:00:17.508 --> 00:00:19.028 adds a degree of risk. 00:00:19.028 --> 00:00:21.958 For example, that something will be inadvertently posted 00:00:21.958 --> 00:00:25.958 that’s poorly composed, off-brand, or embarrassing to the company. 00:00:25.958 --> 00:00:28.778 To help companies ensure that all outgoing social posts 00:00:28.778 --> 00:00:30.838 are well crafted and on brand, 00:00:30.838 --> 00:00:33.778 Enterprise Admins within Hootsuite Organizations 00:00:33.778 --> 00:00:36.558 can require approval on team member posts 00:00:36.558 --> 00:00:39.168 before they get published to social channels. 00:00:39.168 --> 00:00:42.078 First, the admin will need to choose which team members 00:00:42.078 --> 00:00:46.078 will have restricted posting permissions, and on which networks. 00:00:46.507 --> 00:00:49.627 Then the admins need to set that Team Member’s permissions 00:00:49.627 --> 00:00:51.967 to Limited at the Social Network Level. 00:00:51.967 --> 00:00:54.617 For example, if a team member requires approval 00:00:54.617 --> 00:00:57.217 for the Facebook company page, the Twitter account, 00:00:57.217 --> 00:00:59.737 and the LinkedIn account permission settings 00:00:59.737 --> 00:01:03.737 will need to be set to Limited 3 times - once for each profile. 00:01:03.737 --> 00:01:07.257 Setting Limited Permissions on a network for a Team Member means 00:01:07.257 --> 00:01:11.257 that any social post that Team member sends or schedules to that network 00:01:11.257 --> 00:01:14.417 will have to be approved by someone with publishing rights 00:01:14.417 --> 00:01:16.547 before that message will publish. 00:01:16.547 --> 00:01:19.397 Once permissions are set, anyone with publishing rights 00:01:19.397 --> 00:01:23.397 has the authority to approve, edit, and delete messages. 00:01:23.397 --> 00:01:25.457 This includes admins, but also Team Members 00:01:25.457 --> 00:01:28.717 whose permission levels are set to Default or Editor. 00:01:28.717 --> 00:01:30.807 When a message is awaiting approval, 00:01:30.807 --> 00:01:33.427 everyone with publishing rights will receive an email, 00:01:33.427 --> 00:01:36.146 provided they have subscribed to notifications 00:01:36.146 --> 00:01:37.986 under the Preferences tab. 00:01:37.986 --> 00:01:41.646 To approve a message, select Publisher from the launch menu 00:01:41.646 --> 00:01:43.686 and click Require Approval. 00:01:43.686 --> 00:01:47.686 Hover your mouse over the message, and then click Approve to send as is. 00:01:47.874 --> 00:01:50.404 If the message isn’t exactly how you want it, 00:01:50.404 --> 00:01:52.294 you can edit it or reject it. 00:01:52.294 --> 00:01:56.054 Alternatively, you can click delete to get rid of the message entirely. 00:01:56.123 --> 00:01:58.683 If a message is scheduled and isn’t approved in time, 00:01:58.683 --> 00:02:01.583 it will move into the Expired Approvals queue. 00:02:01.583 --> 00:02:04.003 Expired Approvals are considered Rejected, 00:02:04.003 --> 00:02:06.703 and as such are taken away from the Admin 00:02:06.703 --> 00:02:09.413 and given back to the user who composed them. 00:02:09.413 --> 00:02:11.853 This user will need to reschedule their message 00:02:11.853 --> 00:02:15.073 if they so desire, which begins the approvals process anew. 00:02:15.399 --> 00:02:18.099 Eventually, you may feel confident that a team member 00:02:18.099 --> 00:02:20.479 no longer needs to have all their messages approved. 00:02:20.479 --> 00:02:23.309 In this case, you can set their social network permissions 00:02:23.309 --> 00:02:26.269 to something other than Limited, which means they can publish 00:02:26.269 --> 00:02:28.999 directly to the social networks to which they have access. 00:02:30.374 --> 00:02:33.264 (woman narrator) Want to up your social media credentials? 00:02:33.264 --> 00:02:35.484 Become a Hootsuite Certified Professional. 00:02:35.484 --> 00:02:37.114 Find out how. 00:02:37.114 --> 00:02:41.114 Hootsuite is the most widely used platform for managing social media. 00:02:41.114 --> 00:02:43.714 Loved by over 10 million people around the globe 00:02:43.714 --> 00:02:47.714 and trusted by more than 80% of the world’s Fortune 1000 companies. 00:02:47.714 --> 00:02:50.943 Find the Hootsuite plan that’s right for your business.