In our communications efforts, we seek to convey and affirm the brand of our institution. But the members of our community—students, alumni, faculty and staff alike—are doing that already everyday, regardless of our efforts, through the content they share and create.
Through content-minded community management, we can more effectively appreciate that our community is the co-author of our brand story, sharing content and having conversations that shape the reality of our brand identity.
The more we are aware of their authorship, the more effective our communications will be, and Georgy will explore strategies and tools that can help us achieve this.
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About you
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About you
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8. About you
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Four tenets of the community manager
1. A community advocate
2. Brand evangelist
3. Savvy communications skills;
shapes editorial
4. Gathers input for future product and services
Source: Jeremiah Owyang
http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/11/25/the-four-tenets-of-the-community-manager/
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How does social media build community?
• Connect disparate audiences in one space
• Build meaningful connections
• Reinforce your brand
• Enable content discovery and creation
• Communicate, respond and engage in real-time
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How do we use social media to build community?
• Be relevant
• Be helpful
• Balance their needs and your goals
• Don’t try to be cool
• Facilitate, don’t dominate
• Listen, listen, listen 9
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About you
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/baltic-development-forum/4000629590/
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Your community is the co-author of your brand story.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/3562071888/
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Strategies for sustainability
• Goals, then tools
• Content calendar
• Dashboard
• Knowledgebase
• Campus social media user group
• Style guide/guidelines/protocols
• Shared ownership and investment
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Let’s dig into branding,
community and content
Let’s dig into branding, community and content
Co-creation
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community and content
Community
Content
Text
Branding
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Branding, community and content
“ Want a strong brand?
Have strong, shareable content.
Want strong, shareable content?
Give your fans strong experiences.
Want strong experiences?
Have a strong community to engage with.
Want a strong community?
Have a strong brand…and so on.
http://www.a-g.com/Blogroll/2012/03/What-Top-Chef-The-Onion-and-the-Juggalos-taught-me-at-SXSW/
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Branding, community and content
“ Strong brands create strong
fans, who can add depth and
context to your efforts…and
put you in places you hadn't
even thought of.
Tamsen McMahon
VP Digital Strategy, Allen & Gerritsen
http://www.a-g.com/Blogroll/2012/03/What-Top-Chef-The-Onion-and-the-Juggalos-taught-me-at-SXSW/
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Branding, community and content
And now, a moment
on my soapbox...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14544320@N05/2293212674/
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Branding, community and content
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Branding, community and content
“In 2009, Casey Pugh
asked thousands of
Internet users to remake
"Star Wars: A New Hope"
into a fan film, 15
seconds at a time. ... In
2010 we won a
Primetime Emmy for
Outstanding Creative
Achievement In
Interactive Media.”
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Branding, community and content
“ If you’re going to tell
stories beyond what you see in the
films, the minute they contradict each
other your house falls apart. If you kill
off a character and then try to revive
him, it’s going to be bogus.
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/03/star-wars-generation/all/1
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