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What Can Higher Ed Learn from the Finance Industry to Restore Trust?
Four steps to help restore the ever-diminishing public trust in higher ed institutions and a college degree.
By: Alastair Hayes
Is YouTube Social Media?
Although its components may be unsavory to some, YouTube should be the first thing a social media manager starts cooking.
By: Andrew Cassel
Is This a Complaint or a Crisis?
A social admin’s job is to know what has the potential for reputational harm, but some issues may be trickier than others.
By: Andrew Cassel
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New Social Accounts: Who’s Going to Walk the Puppy?
A social media account is like a pet. Here are three things to consider when a department wants a new one.
By: Katelyn Mills-Erickson
7 Must-Know Tips for SciComm Hires
Scientists are in the business of finding answer to the universe, your job is to bring that science to the masses. Here’s how to do it effectively.
By: Andrew Cassel
4 Marketing Lessons from TikTok’s Creative Library
Learn how to navigate the Commercial Content Library by reviewing the work of industry leaders
By: Chris Huebner
13 Lessons from Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour
Inspirations and aspirations for higher education social media teams from the cultural phenomenon of the summer.
By: Andrew Cassel
Threads: 7 Things Higher Ed Marketers Need to Know
The long-awaited Twitter-fighting microblogging platform is here. Will it work for higher ed?
By: Jon-Stephen Stansel
Preparing for Gen Alpha Students: Everything Will Be Different
Highlighting events, tutoring and Title IX will help overcome Gen Alpha students’ innate distrust in marketing and may just help your current Gen Z students.
By: Andrew Cassel
You Are Not Helpless: SM in Crisis
How can a job, which, at its core, is no more than pasting links into an empty field, adding a description and pressing the return key, help anyone when something terrible is happening?
By: Andrew Cassel
My State Banned TikTok, Now What?
Here are four questions social media managers should ask to determine how the TikTok ban will impact higher ed marketing and communication efforts.
By: Jon-Stephen Stansel
The Social Media Outhouse
When looking for the pulse of the student population, higher ed social administrators may need to pull on a bio-suit and get dirty in the social media cesspool.
By: Andrew Cassel
Repin that Account
Take a step back from the current social media circus and let us reacquaint you with an old and comfortable marketing friend.
By: Andrew Cassel
Close That Underperforming Social Media Account
Social media platforms have defined purposes, but when an account no longer aligns with the institution’s goals, it may be time to allocate resources elsewhere.
By: Jon-Stephen Stansel
5 Things To Do While Considering Twitter’s Future
Can we offer you a listicle in these trying times?
By: Andrew Cassel
Should Marketers Quiet Quit Meta?
When use of a social media platform no longer aligns with an institution’s brand or message, quiet quitting may be more effective than simply abandoning valuable audiences.
By: Andrew Cassel