The Medium is the Message - iModule's #Sizzler14

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The Medium is
The Message
#sizzler14 @mallorywood
Tuesday, July 29, 14

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Mallory Wood
Director of Marketing
@MalloryWood

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“It’s not about us, it’s
about the audience we
want to reach.” -
@SusanTEvans
#sizzler14

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Photo Credits: Tom Woodward, https://flic.kr/p/2YwUM4

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http://mstnr.me/2014SurveyFindings

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58% consider Twitter to be a successful
tool, up from 49% last year.
Instagram use jumped 15% in one year.
In their first year on the survey, Vimeo and
Vine are used by 16% and 9% respectively.
Top-Line Results:

2014 E-Expectations

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Higher ed has earned a
reputation for sameness.

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Raise your hand if
you communicate
with external
audiences on behalf
of your institution.

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Our channels must tell
a consistent story and
mutually reinforce each
other. #sizzler14
http://mstnr.me/mFLoB

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Integrated marketing is the
combination of marketing tactics
to help deliver one marketing
strategy and more quickly build
know, like, and trust.
What’s the definition?
@ducttape

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Overcome increased
audience fragmentation by
integrating your channels.
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Intentionally blend online and
offline tools and
tactics around a single
marketing strategy.
What’s the approach?
@ducttape

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We must tailor the
type and delivery of
content to the platform
for it to truly resonate
with our followers.
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Cross-promote

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Cross-promote: Oberlin College

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“If we have good content, we
need to give it a longer shelf
life than the day we click
publish.” @plautmaayan
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Cross-promote: University of Rochester
#whatsinthesafe

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Cross-promote: University of Rochester

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Cross-promote: University of Chicago Law
#UChiLaw13

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#UChiLaw13

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• 93 posts using hashtags across all platforms
• 792 visits to UChiLaw13 page
• 443 views of Storify recap
• 126 clicks on Spotify playlist
• 63 clicks on Tagboard link
• Weekly Total Reach on FB increased 88%
The Results:

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Ampersandbox.WM.edu
Cross-promote: William & Mary

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Campaigns

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Plan
Set Up
Communicate
Execute
Measure
The Approach:
Tracking Listening Reporting
Platform Setup Design Research
Brainstorm Strategies Objectives KPI
On-Campus Buy-in
Content Production Recruitment

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Campaigns: Suffolk University
FlatRammy.com

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• Introduce and generate interest of prospective
students through an on-brand message delivered
through their trusted influencers.
• Cultivate brand affinity before day one.
• Attribute making new friends to FlatRammy
• Brag to peers about Suffolk.
The Goals:

Campaigns: Suffolk University

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Campaigns: Florida State

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“The best thing we could do was
reach out to members where
they were and how they were
communicating.”
- Daniel Krueger, Assistant Director of
Annual Giving
Campaigns: Florida State

Campaigns: Fordham University

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The Goal:
Influence yield of admitted
undergraduate students
planning to enroll in Fall 2014.

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The Audience:
Active social media users.
17-19-year-olds.
Admitted.

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The Strategy:
Leverage popular platforms
to generate excitement
about choosing Fordham.

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The Inspiration:

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• Reach 90 percent of all
admitted students.
• Prompt 100 admitted
students to generate
content.
• Attract 150 new followers
on Tumblr and Instagram.

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The Tools:
Visual, popular among
target audience, growing
Visual, popular among
target audience, growing

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FordhamUniversity.Tumblr.com

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The Results:
58% Open Rate
3.2% Click Rate
3 Emails

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The Results:
3,200+ Pageviews
900+ Visitors
63 New Followers
21 On-Page Likes

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The Results:
6,238 Public Likes
511 Public Comments
282 Total Posts
180 Public Participants
99 Unique Participants

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• Reach 90 percent of all
admitted students.
✓Prompt 100 admitted
students to generate content.
✓Attract 150 new followers
on Tumblr and Instagram.

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http://mstnr.me/Fordham4Me

EDUniverse.org/SocialWorks
Campaigns: Social Works

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Gamification

Gamification: Georgetown

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• Insert added in direct mail pieces
• Phone-a-thon students added a
message about the campaign
• 63 online ambassadors helped
spread the word day-of
Spreading the Word:

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• 1,514 gifts from seven markets
• $529,000 raised in 27 hours
• 898 new donors
• Alumni giving participation rate
increased from 28% to 35%
The Results:

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Integrate

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Integrate: Webster University
Webster.edu

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Integrate: Trend, social in footer

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Integrate: Brown University

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250.Brown.edu/social-media

Thank you! Questions?
Mallory Wood
Director of Marketing
mallory.wood@mStoner.com
802.457.9234
@MalloryWood
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Bonus slides

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Goals always come
before tools. Always.
#sizzler14

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Examples of measurable objectives
• Increase followers by ___%
• Increase content sharing ___%
• Increase website traffic ___%
• Increase applications ___%
• Increase attendance at events by ___%

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