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Channeling your faculty research to
social media success
Michi Gupta
The University of Chicago
Michi Gupta
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DIGITAL STRATEGY
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
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THINK. TRANSFORM. THRIVE.
THE QUESTION
We have this amazing faculty research on
XYZ! Can we get some media
coverage/social media buzz around it?
THE PROBLEM
“Far too often for writers and editors the story is
done when you hit publish. At the Huffington Post,
the article begins its life when you hit publish.
Paul Berry, Former CTO of The Huntington Post
”
RETHINK THE PROCESS
(Near) real-time Storytelling Digital Storytelling Social Media
Visuals are processed
60,000 times faster
Real-time engagement
earns more retweets
and likes by 400%
62% of U.S. adults get
news on social media
Quick Hits Menu is an assorted list of different
content types catered towards real-time
storytelling. The goal of this “menu” is to insert
our faculty expertise in a timely fashion with
current affairs, and the turnaround time for this is
aimed at 48 hours max.
THE HOW: QUICK HITS MENU WAS BORN
QUICK HITS MENU
Appetizers
• Content Calendar
• Social Listening
Main Course
• Reddit AMA
• In Studio With
• Medium
• Facebook Live
Dessert
• By the numbers
• a
APPETIZER: CONTENT CALENDAR
APPETIZER: WE LISTEN. A LOT.
REDDIT AMA (ASK ME ANYTHING)
1. Faculty member has a new book coming out that aligns with current news
VIDEO: IN STUDIO WITH
2. Faculty is well-versed in a topic that’s in everyone’s mind
OP-ED IN MEDIUM
3. Faculty has expertise in somewhat an evergreen topic
#FACEBOOKLIVE OFFICE HOURS
4. Faculty is up for dialogue on topics that people have questions about
DESSERT: BY THE NUMBERS
Total number of Quick Hits Menu content: 16
Reach: 870K
Video views: 100K
Engagement: 8.4K
Questions and Discussions
@TeamUChicago
@UChicago

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