Tagged: "HigherEd"

October 23, 2012

Webinar: 10 Instantly Actionable Ways To Leverage Twitter

Social media is all about people. In the world of education, this is no different. In fact, it's essential! To use Twitter effectively, you have to capture the attention and engagement of the right people. And you have to be able to drive actions; re-tweets, clicks and traffic. During this webinar, Dan Schure will walk you through 10 immediately actionable ways to get attention, grow your audience and increase traffic using Twitter.

October 09, 2012

Webinar: Using the WEB to inspire WOM for your school

Word of mouth (WOM) and the Web are always the top two ways that prospective parents find out about your school. Therefore, your marketing strategy should focus your efforts on these two areas. During this webinar, Rick Newberry, President of Enrollment Catalyst, will discuss strategies to utilize your website and social media channels to inspire word of mouth at your school.

July 17, 2012

Webinar: What’s the interest in Pinterest?

Pinterest (pronounced: Pin-trest) is the hottest new social media channel that promotes visual communication between “pinners” who use it. In just two quick years, Pinterest has become the third largest social media network, recently surpassing LinkedIn to be one of the most talked about social platforms on the web. Join Turnaround Marketing Communications & Brendan Schneider to talk about how you can amplify your school's message on Pinterest.

June 01, 2012

Erin Swanson: Donate your voice: Lessons from two years of automated, integrated social campaigns with Water.org

Erin Swanson, a freelance social media manager & former Marketing Programs Manager at Water.org, discusses time and resource management throughout her time working in a non-profit environment. With a limited marketing budget, Erin’s team developed a campaign that focused on the idea of advocacy over fundraising.

May 30, 2012

Andy Shaindlin: Balancing Creativity with Leadership: The Challenge of Social Media

Andy Shaindlin, the Associate Vice President for Advancement at Carnegie Mellon University & Founder of Alumni Futures, talks about involvement in social media from the organization leader’s perspective. His high-level, big picture planning ideas explore the challenges that Presidents and Heads of School face when using social media.

May 19, 2012

Georgy Cohen: Our Community: The Co-Author of Our Brand Story

Education institutions and non-profits are challenged to manage the social community as well as create the content. Georgy explains how managers can tap into the real conversations that are already happening to harness a stronger story surrounding your brand.

May 18, 2012

Rand Fishkin: Connecting Inbound Marketing for Exceptional Return

Content marketing should be the driving force in your online marketing campaign, as Rand Fishkin illustrates in his edSocialMedia Summit presentation, “Connecting Inbound Marketing for Exceptional Return.”

May 15, 2012

Ian Symmonds: Viral Video: Bringing Culture to the Curb

In this edSocialMedia Summit presentation, Ian Symmonds, from Ian Symmonds & Associates Inc., demonstrates the importance of engaging videos to authentically represent an organization’s unique identity.

May 10, 2012

John Hill: Inversity, A Higher Education View of LinkedIn

John Hill, the Higher Education Evangelist for LinkedIn, presented at the 2012 edSocialMedia Summit in San Francisco, CA, at the Fort Mason Center Cowell Theater. In this video, "Inversity, A Higher Education View of LinkedIn,” John focuses his presentation on four key aspects of LinkedIn: people, jobs, companies & groups, and provides insight into how we can leverage these core components for better individual and institutional advancement.