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Boosting your Brand

June 19, 2018

Strategies to enhance your

social media presence.

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What makes a perfect post?

Social media tips and tricks

Digital advertising at a glance

Measure, learn, improve and succeed

Overview

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What makes a perfect post?Facebook

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What makes a perfect post?Facebook

o Compelling topico Conciseo Organizations are taggedo Good quality photoo Meets a social media goalo Link to more information

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What makes a perfect post?Instagram

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What makes a perfect post?Instagram

o Concise and leaves users anticipating more

o Relevant hashtagso Fulfills a potential goal

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What makes a perfect post?Twitter

o Caption, multiple photos and video grab attention

o Good tagging/hashtag practiceso Excellent brand ambassadors

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What makes a perfect post?LinkedIn

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What makes a perfect post?LinkedIn

o Strategic event promotion

o Multiple photos showing our strong community

o Good tagging practices

o Multiple links

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Engage with people who comment and share! (like,

reply)

Remove your website link in your post after it auto-

populates the story/photo

Boost posts that perform well

Avoid syncing your Twitter account

Use the Video Manager

Invite people who like your posts to like your page

Facebook Tips and Tricks

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Facebook Tips and Tricks

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Save time and post directly to Facebook. Tweak as

needed

Use emojis (sparingly)

Direct followers to links in your bio

Test out live videos

Take advantage of Story Highlights

Instagram Tips and Tricks

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Instagram Tips and Tricks

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Curate a story with Twitter Moments

Engage easily with your communities with lists

Reply, retweet, or like every tweet you receive

Tweet + if you need more than 280 characters

Twitter Tips and Tricks

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Twitter Tips and Tricks

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Tag people and organizations relevant to your posts

Experiment with sponsored posts

Profile

Check the activity on your homepage at least once a

day and like, comment and share posts from the

people you follow

Write an article

LinkedIn Tips and Tricks

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LinkedIn Tips and Tricks

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Connect with McMaster Engineering

Facebook: @McMasterUEngineering

Twitter: @McMasterEng

Instagram: @mcmastereng

LinkedIn: @FacultyofEngineering – McMaster

University

Hashtags: #MacEng #ThinkEngineering

#FireballFamily #BigIdeas

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Digital Advertising at a GlanceAdvantages

Flexibility with budget

You can see the impact

It’s easy

Detailed targeting capability

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Digital Advertising at a GlanceFacebook Ad Campaign Case Study

Goal: To increase recruitment of the Software

Engineering Technology Program

Strategy: Create a Facebook ad campaign targeting

prospective students

Audience: People aged 17-59 in Ontario who have

interests in software, computer and electrical

engineering.

Budget: $2,000

Timeline: Ongoing

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Digital Advertising at a GlanceFacebook Ad Campaign Case Study

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Digital Advertising at a GlanceFacebook Ad Campaign Case Study

Results (Spent $1,500 so far)

4,380 link clicks

151,525 people reached

507,880 impressions

April 2017: 14 applicants, April 2018: 48 applicants

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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram provide

analytics within their platforms

Hootsuite

Tweet Reach

MeasurementHow to measure

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MeasurementHow to measure

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Engagements (mentions, comments, shares, likes,

etc.)

Followers

Clicks (link clicks and post clicks)

Popular Posts

Demographics

MeasurementWhat to measure

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Ciara McCann

Social Media and Digital Content

Coordinator, Faculty of

Engineering

[email protected]

Ext. 20074

THANK YOU!

Questions?