Tagged: "relationships"

August 28, 2010

How to Deal with Social Media “Trolls”

I left the independent school world nearly one year ago to join an advertising agency. When I made the move, I thought I was leaving behind much of the concern and caution the organization exhibited with regard to getting involved in social media. However, after dealing with clients in the financial services, retail, non-profit, government/military, [...]

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August 16, 2010

What I learned on my summer vacation

Two weeks ago I went on vacation to Newport, Rhode Island, one of my favorite destinations.  My wife and I have a 15 month old son so the term “vacation” takes on a new meaning. We decided to try to make this vacation a truly relaxing experience for the family and not pack it with [...]

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July 16, 2010

Be quick. Be nimble.

I wondered who would be the first to jump on the outrageous, awesome and just plain hilarious Old Spice commercials and YouTube phenom.  If  you have no idea what I’m talking about go here,  enjoy and thank me later. I figured that some enterprising college would hop right on this just like Yale did with [...]

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May 10, 2010

What can your school learn from a Burrito Company?

Jeff Bezos founder and CEO of amazon.com said “your brand is what people say about you when you leave the room.” You don’t own your brand (and yes, your school is a brand). This lack of control is an uncomfortable thought. What do people say about your school when you’re not in the room? If [...]

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April 12, 2010

Admissions is a relationship not a transaction

I work as the Director of Admissions for Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Massachusetts. Xaverian is an all boys private catholic, day school with an enrollment of 930 boys. Prior to working at Xaverian I worked in higher education admissions for ten years and proudly launched Salve Regina University’s first student bloggers when that [...]

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March 05, 2010

Five Things I’m Excited to Explore at TEDxNYED

We at edSocialMedia are excited about sponsoring this weekend’s TEDxNYED event being hosted by our friends at Collegiate School. I have the lucky task of representing ESM at the event, and I plan to take full advantage of the opportunity to participate in the discussion with an impressive list of presenters and attendees. The live [...]

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March 05, 2010

Five Things I’m Excited to Explore at TEDxNYED

We at edSocialMedia are excited about sponsoring this weekend’s TEDxNYED event being hosted by our friends at Collegiate School. I have the lucky task of representing ESM at the event, and I plan to take full advantage of the opportunity to participate in the discussion with an impressive list of presenters and attendees. The live [...]

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November 05, 2009

The Internet Does Not Cause Isolation

School administrators take note. The Internet is not isolating children or teenagers. In fact, chances are they are more connected because of it. According to the Pew Internet Personal Networks and Community survey social media activities are associated with several beneficial social activities, including having discussion networks that are more likely to contain people from [...]

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September 21, 2009

Bootcamp: Los Angeles, January 20, 2010

Join us on January 20, 2010 at Windward School in Los Angeles, CA for a social media bootcamp experience. Learn how social media can help you strengthen relationships with the constituents that matter most- your students, parents, faculty & alumni. Who should attend: K-12 or higher-ed administrators and staff in Admissions, Marketing, Communications, External-affairs, Advancement, or Alumni/Development.

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September 21, 2009

Bootcamp: San Francisco, January 19, 2010

edSocialMedia Bootcamp A School Administrator's Guide to Social Media Join us on January 19, 2010 at Bentley School (Upper School Campus), Lafayette, CA for a social media bootcamp experience. Learn how social media can help you strengthen relationships with the constituents that matter most- your students, parents, faculty & alumni. Who should attend: K-12 or higher-ed administrators and staff in Admissions, Marketing, Communications, External-affairs, Advancement, or Alumni/Development. This full day workshop provides an in-depth introduction to social media technology for school leaders, and administrators, complete with an opportunity to create content and get your hands dirty.

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