Drew Keller's Keynote presentation to the 2011 WFAA annual conference. Discussion centered around an examination of "Millennials", the generation who have come of age after the turn of the century. Social Media policies and organizational management approaches are explored. Reference materials include Pew’s “Millennials: A Portrait of Generation Next” and Cisco’s “2011 Connected World Technology Report”.
Social Media and Financial Aid - Where are the millenials?
1. Where are the Millennials?
Financial Aid in the Era of Social Media
DREW KELLER
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4. Holding back technology to preserve broken
business models is like allowing blacksmiths
to veto the internal combustion engine in
order to protect their horseshoes.
5. A Millennial Snapshot
Social Media and Organizations
Policy and Starting Points
6. A Millennial Snapshot
Social Media and Organizations
Policy and Starting Points
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30. The way you can understand
all of the social media
is as the creation of
a new kind of public space.
DANAH BOYD
SOCIAL MEDIA RESEARCHER
MICROSOFT
31. “Thanks to the web, markets are
becoming better informed,
smarter, and more demanding of
qualities missing from most
business organizations.”
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34. Bring the best of
your authentic
self to every
opportunity.
JOHN JANTSCH
AUTHOR OF DUCT TAPE MARKETING
35. Authenticity means be yourself
• Listen and respond using all channels
• Authentic and transparent communications
• Conversational
• Use social media to connect with students
39. For many organizations,
the fear behind their social media
reluctance isn’t just fear of failure,
but of blame and accountability —
both individual and collective.
JAY BAER & AMBER NASLUND
AUTHORS OF THE NOW REVOLUTION!
46. Focus on the core
problem you solve
and put out lots of
content
, enthusiasm,
and ideas about
how to solve that
problem.
LAURA FITTON
FOUNDER, ONEFORTY.COM
47. A Millennial Snapshot
Social Media and Organizations
Policy and Starting Points
49. Corporate Versus Personal Profiles
School profiles are more one-way focused; less Personal, conversational
conversational Content shared is more about the person’s role
Managed by more than one person in the organization
Usually a relationship with PR | Community Personal brand
Communications 80/20 rule
Branded with logo, colors Links to personal blog or LinkedIn account
Some profiles are specific to organization Employee “owned”
(i.e. admissions, football) or task (i.e. financial
aid)
Links to organization home page, blog
50. The conversation is not:
o controlled
o organized
o ―on message‖
The conversation is:
o organic
o complex
o speaks in a human voice
Social media is not a strategy or a
tactic –
it’s simply a channel.
51. Resources required for
social media may include:
o Strategic consultation
o Training
o Creating content
o Integrating tools
o Distributing content
o Relationship management
o Measuring value
52. Rules
• Really there are none
• More like Guidelines
• Common practices
proven to be effective
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53. o Avoid puffery
(people will ignore it)
o Avoid evasion and lying
(people won’t ignore it)
o Companies have watched their biggest
screw-up's rise to the top 10 of a
Google search
o Admit your mistakes right away
54. o Don’t be afraid to share.
Colleges, like people, need to
share information to get the value
out of social media
o Make your content easy to share
o Incorporate tools that promote
sharing:
o Share This, RSS feeds, Email a
friend
55. o Don't shout. Don't broadcast.
Don’t brag.
o Speak like yourself – not a
corporate marketing shill or press
secretary
o Personify your brand – give
people something they can relate
to.
56. o Don’t try to delete or remove
criticism (it will just make it worse)
o Listen to your detractors
o Admit your shortcomings
o Work openly towards an
explanation and legitimate
solution
57. Cisco Social Media
Policy, Guidelines &
FAQs
http://www.slideshare.net/CiscoSystems/cisco-social-media-guidelines-may-2011
General Policy
Discussions
http://www.inqbation.com/government-policy-on-the-use-of-social-media/
DePaul University
http://brandresources.depaul.edu/vendor_guidelines/g_socialmedia.aspx
58. o You need buy in from everyone
in the organization
o Convince your BOSS that social
media is relevant to your
organization
o Shape a POLICY you can live with
o Get your communications team
together, discuss the options, then
divide and conquer with your team
59. There are no magic wands, no hidden
tricks, and no secret handshakes that
can bring you immediate success, but
with time, energy, and determination
you can get there. DARREN ROWSE
FOUNDER, PROBLOGGER
Learning media production can be really overwhelmingThis is a craftAs such like learning plumbing in a dayRequires practiceWe don’t teach the specific technology, but help you to leverage global concepts that you can leverage on today’s technology, and technology going forwardWhether you are creating or leading this will help you create much better contentAlso cause you, in all likelihood to look at media differently… for the rest of your life
Holding back technology to preserve broken business models is like allowing blacksmiths to veto the internal combustion engine in order to protect their horseshoes.
Growing up I was defined by the dominant technologies of the day. That means that who I am was defined by television, which was an emerging technology, and pop music on the radio. Pop music had a direct influence on who I was, and how I related to my peers. It stands to reason then, that contemporary technology is going to have a similar impact on today's youth. What I find particularly interesting in this data set is technology that was prevalent even 10 years ago has fallen by the wayside with this millennial generation. You'll notice on this list two things missing that we take for granted as primary means of communication. The phone and email. The millennial generation has a low incidence of cellphone use for conversation, nor do they engage in e-mail. Anecdotally, with my group of millennials, I find I have to send a text message asking him to read the e-mail I sent. Otherwise it never gets read. More often than not my reply is, why didn't you send it on Facebook? So if we were shaped by the contemporary technology of the day television and radio then it stands to reason that the millennial's are equally being shaped by their technology. It is going to have a direct impact on how and what they communicate. If you're looking to send a long piece of email and get a response... Forget it. Their engagement is limited by the size of the screen. At least for now.
Millennials are on course to become the most educated generation in American history, a trend driven largely by the demands of a modern knowledge-based economy, but most likely accelerated in recent years by the millions of 20-somethings enrolling in graduate schools, colleges or community colleges in part because they can't find a job. Among 18 to 24 year olds a record share -- 39.6% -- was enrolled in college as of 2008, according to census data.
The way you can understand all of the social media is as the creation of a new kind of public space.DANAH BOYDSOCIAL MEDIA RESEARCHERMICROSOFT
People want organizations to open sopeople can really see them
Bring the best of your authentic self to every opportunity.JOHN JANTSCHAUTHOR OF DUCT TAPE MARKETING
For many businesses, the fear behind their social media reluctance isn’t just fear of failure but of blame and accountability—both individual and collective.JAY BAER & AMBER NASLUNDAUTHORS OF THE NOW REVOLUTION!
reveal the inner workings of a project or company to a prospective new partner.drop all the pretense and speak openly, clearly and honestly, and expect others to do the same. No agendas, no pre-conceived notions, no indirect analogies
Focus onthe core problem your business solves & put out lots of content & enthusiasm, & ideas about how to solve that problem.LAURA FITTONFOUNDER, ONEFORTY.COM
It’s not unusual for every department at a university to have its own Facebook Page. At Syracuse University, this happened without any coordination from the marketing team. Department pages now work together with the main page in an approach that Morrow calls “Decentralized Federation.”“When it comes down to it, you want to make sure that all of the constituents are getting the most relevant information for them, and in our opinion that can’t come from one place. There are just so many goals that a university has, you can’t really do it through one channel.” explains Kate Brodock, the executive director of digital and social media at Syracuse University.The university also has separate pages for different geographic regions. “What’s nice is that each can have its own specialized content, but there’s also a strong sharing component between the Facebook Pages — a nice sharing of content with one another, so they can kind of do some cross-pollination with different audiences,” Morrow says
There are no magic wands, no hidden tricks, and no secret handshakes that can bring you immediate success, but with time, energy, and determination you can get there.DARREN ROWSEFOUNDER, PROBLOGGER