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WHAT’S ON THE AGENDA

Intro

What are Your Neighbors Doing?

Audience is King...and Content is a Constitutional Monarchy

Don’t Over-think the Channels

Main Take-A-Ways

Questions

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WHAT ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS DOING?

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AUDIENCE IS KING... 

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AUDIENCE

EMAIL

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AUDIENCE IS KING...

You can’t control where they consume

Great stories will be universally accepted

Steal content from all corners of the University

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AUDIENCE IS KING... 

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AUDIENCE IS KING... 

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AUDIENCE IS KING... 

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EVENTS NEWS UNIVERSITY FACULTY STUDENTS ATHLETICS

IMPROVEDOPEN RATE

312%

+ 52% CLICK-THRU RATE

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CONTENT IS A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY 

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WEBSITE.COM

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CONTENT IS A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY 

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CONTENT IS A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY 

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CONTENT IS A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY 

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DON’T OVER-THINK THE CHANNELS 

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DON’T OVER-THINK THE CHANNELS

Define the purpose of each social channel

It’s ok to share the same stories on multiple channels

You probably don’t need your own social network

Mix in transactional content

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DON’T OVER-THINK THE CHANNELS 

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DON’T OVER-THINK THE CHANNELS 

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DON’T OVER-THINK THE CHANNELS 

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DON’T OVER-THINK THE CHANNELS 

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MAIN TAKE-A-WAYS

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It’s OK that you can’t control consumption

Keep your channels to a minimum

Steal (gather) content from everyone, share

Don’t build the new Facebook

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QUESTIONS

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STAY IN TOUCH

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[email protected]

@mattmcfadden

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