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Social Media in Higher Education: 8 Essential Tips

Hootsuite

Social media in higher education provides an indispensable resource to students and alumni — not to mention the school itself. Social media in higher education is a perfect avenue for that. This means one thing: Establishing a presence on a social media for higher education institutions is more important than ever.

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Three Reasons We Can’t Disconnect from Social Media

Webbiquity SMM

Our research among 4,000 US respondents ages 18-75 reveals that out of 10 social media platforms, only Facebook is primarily associated with serving social connection. is seeking social connection: they value the “wisdom of the tribe” being part of the group.

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When Awareness Isn’t Enough: Government Social Media Campaigns That Create Action

Social Media Strategies Summit

Yet research shows that fewer than one in three Americans floss daily, while just over a third floss weekly — meaning a further third don’t floss at all. The Problem: Ineffective Suicide Prevention Training After some research, the team discovered a suicide prevention training course that anyone in Utah could sign up for.

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How to Find Your Audience on Social Media

Social Media Strategies Summit

Specifically, think about things like: Where they live What job they do How old they are How much they earn Their education level You should get much of this from your social media analytics platform or from analyzing your existing customer base. Use a little educated guesswork, too. Start with the basic stuff: demographic information.

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Navigating the Higher Ed Enrollment Cliff: How Social Media Managers Can Position Their Institutions for Success

Social Media Strategies Summit

As a higher education marketer, you’ve probably heard about the so-called “enrollment cliff” and its potential impact on the higher ed landscape. For her dissertation, Dr. For her dissertation, Dr. Phillips researched marketing strategies that universities can use to mitigate the looming cliff. What Is the Enrollment Cliff?

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Social Media On The Farm: Crisis Management, Market Research, Education And APIs

The Realtime Report

farms are turning to Twitter and other social media tools as a support group to share information, gain insights and keep customers informed about changing conditions. A group called Open Food is collaborating on an open source API to share data about food.

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MUST READ new Pew survey about groups on the internet

SocialFish

There is a brand new Pew Internet Research survey out called The Social Side of the Internet which is all about the impact of the internet on GROUP-FORMING. There’s lots of data in here about internet users joining groups, including associations. As noted [.], Check out the report here.

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