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Optimizing your social media campaign on a dimeAshley VillanuevaMedia Communications SpecialistUC Berkeley Admissions
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Flickr Contest for New Admits
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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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What we asked them to do.. “Upload your best photo and a caption on why you want to Be Berkeley.”
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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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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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Results
William Roy ‘15San Francisco, CA:
“Lending an educated ear to the next generation.”
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Results
Anny Proctor ’15
San Jacinto, CA:
“This caption shows the moment I opened my admission acceptance ”
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Results
Christopher Van Redman ’15San Diego, CA:
“Getting into Berkeley is like hearing music for the first time.”
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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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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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