Centralized or Decentralized

The Hybrid Social Media Strategy

Tuesday, August 5th 2014

Chris Barrows Social Media and Mobile Products Coordinator (New York University)

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Who Am I?

@CBarrows

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Digital Communications Group

www.nyu.edu/digicomm

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Get To Know New York University

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NYU Schools

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14 Schools, Colleges, and Divisions

19,401 Undergraduate Students

18,990 Graduate and Professional Students

470,000 Alumni

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Global Sites and Study Away Locations

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NYU Accounts (Facebook and Twitter)

630 Facebook Accounts

629 Twitter Accounts

DATA: (UPDATED JULY 2014)*

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175

350

525

700

Facebook Twitter

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Looking BackWhere Was NYU on Social Media?

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Lagging, not Leading

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?IS OUR CURRENT STRATEGY WORKING?

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?ARE WE EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING WITH OUR COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY?

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?COULD YOU REALISTICALLY LEAD ALL MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL MEDIA CENTRALLY FOR THE ORGANIZATION?

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Thinking Hybrid

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Setting Goals

• Build A More Successful Flow of Communication

• Enhance Social Media Culture at NYU

• Increase Cross School/Organization Collaboration

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Steps to Building A Hybrid Strategy

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1. Start With A Strong Foundation

2. Build A Communication Strategy

3. Open and Establish Communication 4. Foster Community

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Hybrid Strategy Step 1Start With A Strong Foundation

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• Document Strategy• Social Style Guide• One-Pager Help Guides

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YOU are a resource

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Take the Lead

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Be Seen and Earn Trust

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NYU Social Media Webpage

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www.nyu.edu/socialmedia

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Steps to Building A Hybrid Strategy

Flickr User: MelusinaParkin

1. Start With A Strong Foundation

2. Build A Communication Strategy

3. Open and Establish Communication 4. Foster Community

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Hybrid Strategy Step 2Build Communication Strategy

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• Generate A Contact List

• Use A Roadmap

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Create A Contact List

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Email

Phone

School Directory

Contact Resources

Current Contacts

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Use A Roadmap

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On The Road to Leading

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Steps to Building A Hybrid Strategy

Flickr User: MelusinaParkin

1. Start With A Strong Foundation

2. Build A Communication Strategy

3. Open and Establish Communication 4. Foster Community

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Hybrid Strategy Step 3 Open and Establish Communication

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• Inform and Update

• Encourage Sharing

• Educate Through Training

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Inform and Update

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Educate Through Training

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Encourage Sharing

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Steps to Building A Hybrid Strategy

Flickr User: MelusinaParkin

1. Start With A Strong Foundation

2. Build A Communication Strategy

3. Open and Establish Communication 4. Foster Community

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Hybrid Strategy Step 4 Foster Community

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NYU Social Media Ambassadors

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“The Social Media Ambassadors Group is designed to facilitate community amongst the members increasing knowledge, awareness, and best practices in the areas of social media at NYU.”

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Social Media Ambassador Meetings

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Get Feedback

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Leadership and Collaboration Blossom

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Success Story - NYU Human Resources

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Success Story - NYU Human Resources

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• Has seen a steady increase in job applicants who cite “social media” as a referral source

• Have consistently been featured in top tweets (using #NYUsGotTalent)

Success StoryHuman Resources and Social

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Success StorySchool Collaboration

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• Hired a Social Media Coordinator | Social Lead

• In the process of creating their own Social Ambassadors

• Grew to be the largest school on social at NYU

Success StorySchool Collaboration

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Success Story#CongratagradNYU

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•Trended nationally on Twitter

•Over 1,100 unique users (Twitter)

•Doubled reach from 2013 (1.9 million)

Success StoryCongratagradNYU

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Where Is NYU on Social Media now?

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Active Level Increase

DATA: (UPDATED JULY 2014)*

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NYU Stories

www.nyu.edu/nyustories

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Leading, Not Lagging

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…the Road Continues

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Contact Information

Chris.Barrows@nyu.edu

@CBarrows http://po.st/BarrowsLinkedIn

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