as easy as herding squirrels: managing social media on your campus #heweb15 #mcs9
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Tiffany Broadbent Beker (@tb623) Web Developer & Social Media Coordinator University Communications William & Mary (@williamandmary) Williamsburg, Virginia
As Easy As Herding Squirrels: Managing Social Media On Your Campus
H I G H E D W E B 2 0 1 5 # H E W E B 1 5
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Brace YourselfSocial media accounts for your campus are coming
(or are already here)
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Social Media Growth At William & Mary
Plus: 25 YouTube accounts, 11 Flickr, 6 Tumblr, 12 LinkedIn, 5 Pinterest & 15 Blogs
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Let 1,000 Flowers Bloom
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A Little Outside HelpP H O T O V I A F L I C K R B Y P E T E R G T R I M M I N G ( P E T E R - T R I M M I N G )
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Starting An Account
• Unique, interesting, sharable content
• Time & resources for maintenance
• S.M.A.R.T goals
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The Nuts & Bolts
• Include school name, abbreviation, or “official”
• Provide details and links between channel & your website
• Distinguishing, square profile photo
• Public/open accountP H O T O V I A F L I C K R B Y D A W N E L L N E R ( N AT U R E S D A W N )
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With Every Post Remember…
• Conversational tone
• Editorial quality
• Content is accurate, respectful, public
• Use mentions & hashtags
• Is it interesting & shareable?
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Comment Policy & Spam
• On-topic, respectful interactions
• No abusive or hate language, or profanity
• No promotional posts unless deemed related & of interest to community
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www.wm.edu/social-media-comment-policy
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In Case Of Emergency…
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Share official announcement verbatim, refer any questions to the university spokesperson
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In The End…100 > 10,000
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Keeping Track
Active(in the last 3 months)
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Keeping Track
Flagged for review
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Keeping Track
Inactive
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Keeping Track
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http://bit.ly/wm-smdir
Why Collect Accounts?
Listen to campus community, plus keep
tabs on activity & messaging
Enable visitors toeasily find accountsof interest & know
they’re official
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Parody Accounts
• Keep an eye on content & activity
• Ask if they want to be “endorsed”
• If not violating trademarks or pretending to be official - let them be
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Avoid Surprises (or try to)
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Public Submission
Form
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Dig Around
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Stay AlertKeep an eye on mentions & hashtags
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Spread The Word
• Faculty/Staff & Student email listservs
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Spread The Word
• Faculty/Staff & Student email listservs
• Internal portal & public website
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Spread The Word
• Faculty/Staff & Student email listservs
• Internal portal & public website
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Spread The Word
• Faculty/Staff & Student email listservs
• Internal portal & public website
• Your social media channels
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Now That You Have Their Attention (& Emails)
Start being SMUG
(Social Media User’s Group)
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Hang Out TogetherFacilitate conversation & knowledge sharing
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Establish A Common
Communication Channel
Share information, articles & events via a
Facebook or G+ groupor email listserv
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W&M SMUGest. January 2011
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Create A (Virtual)
Home Base
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http://www.wm.edu/smug
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Get together for group lunches or tweet-ups
Everyone’s Gotta Eat
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Go Formal
Watch a webinar
mStoner, Meet Content, HootSuite, Social Media Today, Hubspot, CASE,
Higher Ed Experts
Host in-person meetings with a featured
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Break Down Silos & Build Your Contact Base
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Keep The Barrier To Entry Low
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Be Flexible, One Size Doesn’t Fit All
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The SMUG & Social Media Worlds Are
Your Nuts To Crack
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Thank You Tiffany Broadbent Beker @tb623 or [email protected]
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