Three trends with potential for meaningful impact in higher ed social/digital communication.
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If you read the title of this blog and thought to yourself, “Why would it not be a good idea to post a Facebook Event?” Well, let me save you some stress, time and heartache. Each fall, some of our veterinarians, students and many volunteers hold an outreach event to provide free pet care and […]
Four engagement techniques that generated more than 11,000 reactions, 2,000 shares and 1,200 comments in a two-week period.
#SummerCamp is a month-long series (one day a week for four weeks) for #CSUSocial to grow as a team, evaluate efforts from the previous year, strategize for the coming year, and it’s a good excuse to have fun together.
The #CSUSocial team spent weeks planning and strategizing content for the week of finals leading up to and through Commencement weekend.
Get out your sharpies, markers, and sketchbooks, it’s time to go old school.
A simple and easy campaign to ring in the new year.
16 Snapchat Dos and Don’ts for Higher Ed
GRIT. Reddit. They (sort of) rhyme. Thanks to MacArthur genius Angela Duckworth’s NPR/TED Talk rounds, one of our team values is grit. Grit has risen to prominence as the need-to-have success trait that emphasizes long-term focus, motivation, and optimism. It’s the courage to continue in the face of adversity. I’m a big fan of grit. […]
We call it the Swoon Principle. Every single day, fans around the world choose to engage with Colorado State across social media channels. And it’s awesome. In fact, we often swoon. Lindsay Connors, our marketing whiz and Pinterest queen, coined the term. “The Swoon Principle. It’s tough to explain, but I think it’s approaching […]
Welcome to our blog. We’re glad you’re here. Let’s get Social. Virtually every university (or brand for that matter) uses some form of social media as part of its communications toolkit. And that’s no different here at Colorado State University. Social media is in many ways the lynchpin in how we communicate as an institution. […]