This document provides an overview of Kennesaw State University's social media presence and strategies from 2010-2013. It discusses the initial creation of Facebook and Twitter accounts used primarily for news, the hiring of a social media specialist, and their efforts to expand the university's presence on other platforms like LinkedIn, Google+, and YouTube. Metrics on growth and engagement are presented for Facebook and Twitter, as well as tactics for boosting content and audiences. Challenges and lessons learned are also reviewed.
3. Social Media Beginnings
• 2010 - KSU created a Facebook Page and a
Twitter Account
• Primarily used for KSU News Releases
• Began working with other departments and
units to help promote their events and news
• End of 2011 - 4500 Facebook Likes; 1800
Twitter Followers, no official LinkedIn,
Google+ or YouTube presence
6. Initial Strategies
• Jumpstart content
• Boost/engage audiences on Facebook &
Twitter
• Establish footprint on LinkedIn companies
and Google+
• Reign in Foursquare
• Plan for YouTube and other new platforms
13. 2013 Facebook Tactics & Strategies
• More pictures and videos - Graph Search
• Ask Audience Questions
• Integrate Events
• Sharing is Caring
• Increase audience and engagement
• Become the most engaged university in GA
14. Analytics
• Weekly analytics report produced for all KSU
platforms
• Monitor all GA peer institutions for analytics,
tactics, trends, frequency
• Engagement = Talking About This/(Likes/
100)
• Consistently one of the top 5 most engaged
universities in Georgia and USG group
• Most Engaged University in Georgia with
Facebook fanbase over 10k
18. 2013 Twitter Tactics & Strategies
• Signposting
• Active listening to KSU conversations
• Talking
• Shameless Self Promotion
• Encourage more interaction
• Use new tools in the space - Vine/Images
• Increase audience and engagement
• Become the most engaged university in GA
20. 2013 LinkedIn Tactics & Strategies
• Bespoke Content
• Platform for courses & enrollment
• Boost to Alumni
• Shameless Self Promotion
• Encourage more interaction
• Use new tools in the space - Video/Uploads
• Increase audience and engagement
22. 2013 Google+ Tactics & Strategies
• Encourage more staff and student specific
interaction and content
• Hangouts (On-Air integration with YouTube)
• Communities
• Shameless Self Promotion
• SEO and Social Search
• Increase audience and engagement
• Picture Sharing - Smugmug
29. Social Media Guidelines
• Guidelines not commandments
• How to do it better
• Should you be even doing it at all?
• Literally not set in stone
• "Don't do anything silly"
30. Social Media Hub Page
• Navigation
• Consolidation
• Social stream - Readers Digest for Web 2.0
• Shameless Self Promotion
35. Pay to Po$t - the co$t conundrum
That's a nice post you
got there...
It would be a shame
if nobody saw it...
Facebookmail is
such an ugly word
- this is promotion...