This document outlines social media marketing plans for Our Lady of Grace Catholic School across multiple platforms:
- Facebook will be used to communicate, connect, inform followers and drive traffic to their website. They will post 1-2 times daily.
- Twitter will allow them to share articles, retweet content and start conversations using hashtags. They will tweet 2-10 times daily.
- Pinterest will help establish their brand, expand their reach and drive website traffic. They will pin 2-3 times weekly.
- Instagram will share daily life through photos and videos to engage current and prospective families. They will post 1-2 times daily.
- A blog on their website will connect with and educate readers while sharing
2. SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM
FACEBOOK
Name: facebook.com/ourladyofgraceschoolgreensboro
Facebook has over 5,000,000 current users
Goal: Increase engagement (shares, likes, and comments) on current Facebook page and overall page likes
Frequency: 1-2 per day
Content: 75-25 (75% OLG Content/ 25% Community Content)
Timeline for Implementation: Spring 2015/Ongoing
How: 1 new connection a day by posting, sharing, and uploading video content
"Shares" allow users "Friends" to see our post increasing organic reach and website traffic
Purpose: Facebook is a great platform to communicate, connect, inform, and ultimately drive traffic to our website.
Facebook is a great platform it allows us to not just share our mission, but show our mission.
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TWITTER
Name: twitter.com/olgschool
Twitter is an active conversation in 140 characters or less
Goal: Create a Twitter account to increase followers and focus on engagement
Frequency: 2-10/day (depending if you are live tweeting)
Content: 75-25 (75% OLG Content/ 25% Community Content)
Timeline for Implementation: Spring 2015/Ongoing
How: 1 new connection a day by responding to a tweet, retweeting someone and engagement through asking a
question.
Purpose: Twitter is a great platform for social not promotional media
#Hashtags create conversation
Twitter is a great platform to retweet articles and content and in turn allows us to share our mission
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PINTEREST
Name: pinterest.com/olgschool
Pinterest is an social pin board that allows "pinning" of other users content
Goal: Create a Pinterest account to increase followers and focus on engagement and authority.
Frequency: 2-3 per week
Content: 25-75 (25% OLG Content/ 75% Informational Content)
Timeline for Implementation: Summer 2015 / Ongoing
How: 1 new connection a day by like or commenting on pins.
Purpose: Pinterest creates brand authority, expands your reach, and drives traffic to websites.
Pinterest is a great platform to organize and categorize photos of OLG's campus, faculty, clubs, sports
Pinterest allows pinners to view our mission
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INSTAGRAM
Name: instagram.com/olgschool
Instagram is a social platform for sharing candid photos and 15 second videos
Goal: Create an Instagram account to increase community and drive traffic to website
Frequency: 1-2 per day
Content: 100% OLG related content
Timeline for Implementation: Summer 2015 / Ongoing
How: 1 new connection a day by a heart or commenting on photo or video.
Purpose: Instagram shares a slice of daily life with current and prospective families
#Hashtags create conversations, campaigns, and enable us to tell our story through an everyday lens
Can be tied into club activity at school with student ambassadors
Instagram is a great platform to allow users to see our school living our mission
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BLOG
Name: integrated on the school website
A Blog is a core branding and marketing strategy
Goal: A blog establishes branding, leadership, authority, and community
Frequency: 1-2 per week
Timeline for Implementation: Fall 2015 / Ongoing
How: 1 new connection a day by a heart or commenting on photo or video.
Purpose: The purpose of a blog is to connect, entertain, minister, and educate readers.
A Blog is a great platform to share expertise knowledge of administration, faculty, staff, alumni, and parents.
A blog allows readers to become educated through our mission