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So, before I start, perhaps I should ask what the purpose of this meeting is? What are you trying to accomplish? I did hear from Monica and Cynthia, but would like for you to elaborate. Expand awareness of CSUSB, clarify identity and brand, engage constituents where they congregate, increase credibility of the university, build affinity with CSUSB, offer timely/instantaneous communication, and create a process for official social media sites by developing mission/purpose statements. 1. Cynthia Pringle, Associate Vice President, Development 2. Sid Robinson, Associate VP, Public Affairs 3. Angela Gillespie, Graphic Designer, Public Affairs 4. Mike Ross, Assistant VP, Academic Computing and Media 5. Lorraine Frost, Vice President, IRT 6. Olivia Rosas, Director of Admissions and Recruitment 7. Terri Carlos, Director of Development 8. Vicki Bevard, Director of Advancement Services 9. Joanna Oxendine, Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs
Notice the purpose is very different for each channel. Facebook is very personal. Twitter can be too, but it’s also used for news, research. Linkedin is B2B. etc.
This is not one-way communication. This is not pushing an agenda. This is about engaging with your constituents, its about learning about your audiences. Who owns this channel? The users! Key words: Listen, engage, discover, produce, share
Dr. Razzouk: “People make decisions with their emotions, then they justify with logic.” This holds true here too, if you create a relationship, then you will ultimately reach your goals: increase admissions, increase retention, increase alumni engagement
Everything evolves around conversation with your audiences. Social media is not a product, it’s a channel that can be used in a variety of ways.
Wrote about this in an email to Virgin that then went viral. As a response Sir Richard Branson personally called the guy and apologized. Reiterated award-winning meals, then invited the guy in to help create menu items.
Brilliant campaign. Over the course of a couple of days, the Old Spice persona would video tape responses to top influencers like Perez Hilton, Ashton Kutcher, etc. It spread like wildfire, celebrities would retweet and regular people would start asking Old Spice questions, hoping they would create a video for them.
Here’s something that get’s me real excited. See attached NPR article. Basically, it takes your facebook presence a step further than Pages and Groups. Ultimately, the goal is to increase retention by creating a meaningful community customized for each student.
Most importantly, how do you ENABLE your audiences to participate!