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Putting Together an Effective Social

Media Policy

2010 CoSIDA ConventionChris Syme, Montana State

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Do you have a social media strategic plan?

4 Questions You Need to Ask First

What resources can you dedicate? Is your administration on board?

Who will manage it?

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What are other schools your size doing?

What are schools in your conference doing?

What is your university doing?

Get Started: Do your research

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General Guidelines/Definitions

Three Key Elements: Purpose

Why are we doing this?

Who is responsible?

What are the metrics?

Who do we answer to (higher powers)?

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General Principles

Three Key Elements: Guidelines

Rules of Engagement-SpecificThis is your longest and most “custom” section

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This section has to do with “how to”/implementation and not with guidelines.

Three Key Elements: Procedures

Make sure this section includes disciplinary procedures.

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Is policy really necessary in a one-man shop?

Questions

What if we’re already there? Do we really need a policy?

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Who should be involved in the process?

Questions

Is training really necessary?Why do I need all logins and passwords?