For many prospective students, their final college decision is based on one major factor — which institution made them feel most at home.
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Social Media Analytics Data Dictionary
It's important to understand the meaning behind the numbers before you can make sense of the data.
2018 In Review: Top Posts
As we look back at 2018, let's examine the Top 5 posts for three major platforms (Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram) and consider ways in which this data might affect our 2019 content strategy.
100 Inspirational Designs for 2019
Hand-crafted art, simple lines, bold colors, slab serifs and modern retro designs - which other design trends will we see in 2019?
How to Pull Off a Surprise Video
If you want to surprise someone and film it, here are a couple tips.
Why #CSUSocial is Using Animoto to Create Story-Style Social Videos
The cat's out of the bag, social videos are hot. So let's talk about video marketing... right meow.
5 Key Takeaways from AMA Higher Ed 2018
After a few days of networking and soaking up as much information as possible at AMA Higher Ed 2018, I left Orlando and came back to Fort Collins with five key takeaways.
Marketing for Higher Ed is 50-year-olds telling 30-year-olds what to say to teenagers.
— Wayne Connell
On The Grid: 2 Ways We Made Instagram Shine
Keep it consistent. Keep it simple. Post images to the Instagram feed.
1998: - Don't get in strangers' cars - Don't meet people from the internet. 2018: - Literally summon strangers from the internet to get in your car
— Carol Nichols
Instagram Highlights: How To Guide
Take a look at #CSUSocial's Instagram Highlights strategy.
Everything You Need To Know About #CSUSocial’s New Intern Kellen
Meet #CSUSocial's newest intern.
#CSUSocial AMA Tutorial Presentation
At last year’s AMA tutorial, we focused on social media strategy and shared what/why we post to CSU social media channels. This year, we’re sharing how we do it.
Two Reasons To Post When Your Athletics Team is Losing
A look into how when the score isn’t on your side, the content still can be.
Coming Soon: A Redesigned Social Blog
Since the blog began, our social strategy has changed and, therefore, so must our blog design in order to reflect those changes.
Promote Events Using Instagram Story Highlights
Instagram feeds are for pretty pictures. Story Highlights are the perfect place to promote events.
Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.
— John Wooden
How To Use Instagram Stories’ New Tools To Make Creative Content
Instagram users more often turn to Stories than Feed in two scenarios: for in-the-moment content and for unfiltered, authentic content.
Great stories happen to those who can tell them.
— Ira Glass
Turn New Students Into Fans and Followers
CSU Social gained just about 1,250 new followers on Instagram over the past three weeks. Here’s how we did it.