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BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013 Optimizing your social media campaign on a dime Ashley Villanueva Media Communications Specialist UC Berkeley Admissions

BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013 Optimizing your social media campaign on a dime Ashley Villanueva Media Communications Specialist UC

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BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013 Flickr Contest for New Admits Audience: Admitted freshman and transfer students (including international students) Goal: 1)To yield the best and the brightest students 2)Get them to engage, interact, socialize with us, their peers, new Golden Bear community

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Page 1: BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013 Optimizing your social media campaign on a dime Ashley Villanueva Media Communications Specialist UC

BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013

Optimizing your social media campaign on a dimeAshley VillanuevaMedia Communications SpecialistUC Berkeley Admissions

Page 2: BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013 Optimizing your social media campaign on a dime Ashley Villanueva Media Communications Specialist UC

BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013

Flickr Contest for New Admits

Page 3: BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013 Optimizing your social media campaign on a dime Ashley Villanueva Media Communications Specialist UC

BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013

Flickr Contest for New AdmitsAudience: Admitted freshman and transfer students (including international students)

Goal: 1) To yield the best and the

brightest students 2) Get them to engage, interact,

socialize with us, their peers, new Golden Bear community

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BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013

What we asked them to do.. “Upload your best photo and a caption on why you want to Be Berkeley.”

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BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013

As a new admit, what’s in it for me?

A chance to win: • $25 Cal 1 Card (5)• 2 free tickets to the 1st home football

game complete with refreshments• Dinner with Dean of Students,

Jonathan Poullard (5)• Dinner with the AVC of RSSP,

Mr. & Mrs. LeNorman Strong (1)• Cal gear

*All these prizes were kindly donated (FREE!)

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BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013

Results

Arya Aliabadi ‘17Santa Monica, CA:

“Freedom is a choice, a voice, an identity; freedom is education. This image is my way escape-my chance to Be Berkeley.”

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BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013

Results

William Roy ‘15San Francisco, CA:

“Lending an educated ear to the next generation.”

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BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013

Results

Anny Proctor ’15

San Jacinto, CA:

“This caption shows the moment I opened my admission acceptance ”

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BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013

Results

Christopher Van Redman ’15San Diego, CA:

“Getting into Berkeley is like hearing music for the first time.”

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BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013

Why I think it worked: • Minimum input, maximum outreach

• Free• Worked for a global audience• Garnered campus effort• We walked away with student stories• All the entries we checked were

SIR’d students

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BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013

Key Takeaways• Identify your audiences• Re-evaluate what tools you have

access to• Figure out your budget• Reach out to campus partners• Don’t forget your disclaimer

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BERKELEY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE | June 13, 2013

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