The Scroll: Hamilton's Social Media Strategy (and Platform)
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Creating a true strategy for social media can be a very trying effort. Besides choosing the most appropriate channels for your audience, you also have to create content, choose a voice and maintain conversation and engagement at a pretty high level. You also need to decide how loud your audience's voice is in comparison to your own. At Hamilton College, our strategy has turned this idea on its head: what if the audience was the primary content creator and voice? How do we then 'feed the beast' and highlight the great content coming from our campus, our alumni and our communities? Enter 'The Scroll' - Hamilton's home grown moderated social media mash-up (Launching in February). Find out the strategy behind this endeavor, how content is being curated, cultivated and maintained, and how research, buy-in and education lead to its creation.
Transcript of The Scroll: Hamilton's Social Media Strategy (and Platform)
The Scroll Hamilton's Social Media Strategy (and
Platform)
What are the elements of a great (institutional/brand) social media strategy?
Research
The Basics
The Basics
• What's The Problem?
The Basics
• What's The Problem? • Who is the Audience?
The Basics
• What's The Problem? • Who is the Audience? • Trying to communicate?
The Basics
• What's The Problem? • Who is the Audience? • Trying to communicate? • Success looks like?
Advanced
Advanced
• Current Preferences?
Advanced
• Current Preferences? • Already Communicate?
Advanced
• Current Preferences? • Already Communicate? • Call to Action?
Advanced
• Current Preferences? • Already Communicate? • Call to Action? • Competition?
Advanced
• Current Preferences? • Already Communicate? • Call to Action? • Competition? • New Tools?
@Hamilton
Buy In
Educate & Support
Educate & Support
• Strategy Understood
Educate & Support
• Strategy Understood • Support Their Projects
Educate & Support
• Strategy Understood • Support Their Projects • Top Down/Bottom Up
Educate & Support
• Strategy Understood • Support Their Projects • Top Down/Bottom Up • High Tides Raise All Boats
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Ability to Implement
Staff/Culture
Staff/Culture
• TIme Commitments
Staff/Culture
• TIme Commitments • Who Has Control?
Staff/Culture
• TIme Commitments • Who Has Control? • Technical Issues
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Branding (not campaign)
Focused
Brand Support
Brand Support
• No one Voice outshines
Brand Support
• No one Voice outshines • Watch the 'One Offs'
Brand Support
• No one Voice outshines • Watch the 'One Offs' • Everything Supports
Brand Support
• No one Voice outshines • Watch the 'One Offs' • Everything Supports • Brand, Business & Outcomes
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Authentic
Be Real
Be Real
• No gimmicks!
Be Real
• No gimmicks! • Low Barrier to Entry
Be Real
• No gimmicks! • Low Barrier to Entry • The Good & The Bad
Be Real
• No gimmicks! • Low Barrier to Entry • The Good & The Bad • Timeliness is Crucial
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Integrated
All of The Things
All of The Things
• Easy to Find/join
All of The Things
• Easy to Find/join • Meaningful Uses
All of The Things
• Easy to Find/join • Meaningful Uses • Coord. Conversations
All of The Things
• Easy to Find/join • Meaningful Uses • Coord. Conversations • Incorporate into NEws
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Collaborative
Shared Creation
Shared Creation
• Audience Ideas
Shared Creation
• Audience Ideas • Continued Education
Shared Creation
• Audience Ideas • Continued Education • Policy Vs. Guidelines
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Measured
Defined Goals
Defined Goals
• Vanity Metrics
Defined Goals
• Vanity Metrics • Positive Sentiment
Defined Goals
• Vanity Metrics • Positive Sentiment • Visibility
Defined Goals
• Vanity Metrics • Positive Sentiment • Visibility • Comm via Social
Defined Goals
• Vanity Metrics • Positive Sentiment • Visibility • Comm via Social • Completed Goals
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Q&A
FOr More: hamilton.edu/thescroll
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