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SMSsummit Speaker Interview with Sarah Barnes of Harvey Mudd College

Social Media Strategies Summit

At Harvey Mudd College, she is part of a small but mighty communications team that produces everything from web content to alumni magazines to academic department newsletters to social media and more. How many people are on your team, and where does it sit within the university? Please briefly describe the structure of your team.

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How Higher Education Institutions Can Find and Work With Influencers

Social Media Strategies Summit

What’s more, reminding alumni of their favorite professors can play a part in encouraging donations. Alumni Remember: alumni are more likely to contribute to your fundraising efforts when they feel connected to your institution. And secondly, consumers enjoy hearing from senior leadership.

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Why P2P Texting Should Be Part of Your Marketing Strategy in 2021

Social Media Strategies Summit

78% of people wish they could have a text conversation with a business. Plus, while phone calls can be easily screened (and voicemails left ignored), texts are associated with the people closest to you: friends, family, and coworkers. Your emails, by contrast, will likely only get read 20% of the time and responded to 6% of the time.

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Universities: How to Use Social Media as Well as Students Do

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This can include the sports department, theatre and arts, student services, alumni events, and the marketing office among others. Alumni Communication. Yet another important way for universities to use social media is communicating with alumni. How does the university use social media to maintain relationships with its alumni?

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Apply Now! How Universities Can Use Social Media for Recruitment

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After all, every school wants bragging rights for the most notable alumni and the ability to snag the best and brightest out there. Showcase Influential Alumni. ” If you look at most universities’ social media , you’ll likely see a long list of posts mentioning the great things their alumni are doing. .”

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LinkedIn for colleges: Best practices for higher education

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For new graduates, researching potential colleges, searching for new jobs and maintaining your alumni connections have always been a challenge. With its focus on professional organizations and institutions, LinkedIn has become an excellent resource to meet the needs of both prospective and current students as well as alumni on one platform.

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How to Implement a Portfolio-Wide Social Media Strategy for Student Communications

Social Media Strategies Summit

Set Rules Around Account Activity Before Christina’s overhaul, some of UBC’s social media accounts were accessible by multiple people, each of whom simply posted whenever they wanted to. Not only did this eradicate the previous scattergun approach to posting, but it also effectively created a team of “social people,” Christina says.