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Kate Monohan
PROFESSOR ANTHONY ROTOLO
Syracuse University School of Information Studies
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SOCIAL This social media plan was devised for a not-for-profit organization
that aims to change behavior and attitudes of its community. This
MEDIA
is unlike a small business, because the organization does take action
in order to turn a profit. This shaped how the plan was formed. It
also impacted the resources available for implementation.
Table of contents
Situational Analysis
Client Overview..................................................................................................................................................................... 3-4
Client Research.......................................................................................................................................................................5-8
Implementation
Timeline & budget.................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Application screenshots............................................................................................................................................................ 15
Evaluation
Metric tools.............................................................................................................................................................................. 16
MONDAY
is to help end chronic preventable diseases by offering a
weekly program supporting healthy behavior.
“
Every Monday on the Syracuse
University campus, Healthy
College of Human Ecology. With
the help of these campus partners,
Monday offers free fruit, massages, Healthy Monday also offers disease
herbal tea, fitness classes and zen prevention/health promotion, peer
meditations. Our generous campus nutrition education and counseling
partners include Recreation Services, to residence hall f loors, Greek
Food Services, Health Services, the houses, and other campus groups.”
Society for Public Health Education
(SOPHE), OR ANGEWR AP and the (Source: http://healthyim.syr.edu/about.cfm?section=2)
Restock Monday - Visit Health Services from 9 a.m. until noon and stock up on con-
doms, fresh fruit and herbal teas! Or swing by the Schine Student Center Atrium from
12-3 p.m. for condoms, lubricant and dental dams! Then, Move It Monday (see below)
over at Recreation Services and pick up another helping of fresh fruit!
Stress Less Monday - Feeling stressed this Monday? Stop by the Schine Center Atrium
Sid Lerner - Founder & Chairman
from 12-3 p.m. for a professional, stress-reducing massage!
Peggy Neu – President
Move It Monday - Kick up the heat at Recreation Services this Monday with free fitness
classes! Flanagan Dance Studio in Archbold Gym, 1-1:50 p.m. Schedule of classes
Meditation Monday - Meditation helps you recenter, reconnect and renew. Clear your
mind this Monday in the Lower Hendricks Chapel from 2-3 p.m.
healthymonday@syr.edu Meatless Monday - Every Monday, choose a meatless menu option at Food Service’s din-
jcleeds@syr.edu ing centers or wherever you decide to eat. And, the last Monday of every month, check
eholtan@syr.edu out the Meatless Monday Try Me menu option at Food Service’s dining centers. It’s not
only good for your body, it’s good for the environment, too!
Monday Mile - Get moving this Monday! Step outside or hop on a treadmill and kick it
(Source: http://healthyim.syr.edu/events.cfm?section=3 into overdrive.)
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CLIENT
OVERVIEW
SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF HEALTHY MONDAY
Healthy Monday at Syracuse University is a small, not-for-profit organization sponsored by the S.I. Newhouse School of
Communication. The program is chiefly run by two graduate assistants from the school’s public relations master’s program.
The organization does not have a clear mission and vision statement to guide its actions. The program receives funding from
the national Monday Campaigns organization. This organization largely operates separately from the Syracuse office in its
promotional efforts. The Monday Campaigns began in 2005, as Sid Lerner, the organization’s founder became concerned
with the state of public health. The organization operates at many universities, and even some companies.
The main idea behind Healthy Monday is that Monday is the day of the week that prompts change. If someone is trying
to begin a health and fitness plan, Monday is the day that research shows it will be longest lasting over time, if implemented.
For example, if someone wants to quit smoking, train for a marathon or stop eating red meat, Monday is the day to start such
a plan off. If Monday is overlooked, it is a slippery slope of excuses for the rest of the week.
A professor at Syracuse University’s Healthy Monday organization used to be chair. At that time, the Syracuse community
was also able to participate in the campaign programs. Today, the programs at Healthy Monday are targeted toward university
students and faculty, not the larger Syracuse community. The organization is currently restructuring, and soon, there could be
more off-campus efforts, which could change the scope of this social media plan. A possible partnership with the master’s of
public health program at the university, also may change how this plan could be implemented in the future.
For now, the organization is mostly concerned with holding Monday programs, and promoting these to the Syracuse
University community. Programs focus on various aspects of physical and mental wellness, and are free to the campus
Healthy Monday at Syracuse University is a small, not-for-profit organization sponsored by the S.I. Newhouse School of
Communication. The program is chiefly run by two graduate assistants from the school’s public relations master’s program.
The organization does not have a clear mission and vision statement to guide its actions. The program receives funding from
the national Monday Campaigns organization. This organization largely operates separately from the Syracuse office in its
promotional efforts. The Monday Campaigns began in 2005, as Sid Lerner, the organization’s founder became concerned
with the state of public health. The organization operates at many universities, and even some companies.
The main idea behind Healthy Monday is that Monday is the day of the week that prompts change. If someone is trying
to begin a health and fitness plan, Monday is the day that research shows it will be longest lasting over time, if implemented.
For example, if someone wants to quit smoking, train for a marathon or stop eating red meat, Monday is the day to start such
a plan off. If Monday is overlooked, it is a slippery slope of excuses for the rest of the week.
A professor at Syracuse University’s Healthy Monday organization used to be chair. At that time, the Syracuse community
was also able to participate in the campaign programs. Today, the programs at Healthy Monday are targeted toward university
students and faculty, not the larger Syracuse community. The organization is currently restructuring, and soon, there could be
more off-campus efforts, which could change the scope of this social media plan. A possible partnership with the master’s of
public health program at the university, also may change how this plan could be implemented in the future.
For now, the organization is mostly concerned with holding Monday programs, and promoting these to the Syracuse
University community. Programs focus on various aspects of physical and mental wellness, and are free to the campus
University program. They are in charge of promoting and operating the programs that Healthy Monday provides. This
In the interview the graduate assistants expressed the goals of Healthy Monday, as well as how social media could provide
a vital role to achieving these goals in the future. They both said that awareness a major issue for Healthy Monday, as many
“People see just freebies, not the main message,” said Jessica Leeds, a public relations master’s student, and graduate
Her counterpoint, Elizabeth Holtan, another public relations master’s student, explained that the on-campus community
does not seem to fully understand why the programs are held on Mondays. She also explained that there are some
misconceptions about some of the programs, for example, the “Meatless Monday” program which promotes not eating meat
one day of the week. She said that some students don’t understand that the program is about making small changes in one’s
diet for overall health, and is not promoting vegetarianism or any rigid dietary restrictions. Many students are aware of the
organization’s events and give aways, such as fruit at the gym, or massages, but they don’t understand the goal behind these
efforts.
In general, communicating Healthy Monday’s message poses a challenge for the graduate assistants running the program
because they have “limited messaging ability with traditional media,” Leeds said. With limited funds, and limited media
outlets to put out their message, social media presents great opportunities, Holtan and Leeds said. The problem now is that
the graduate assistants don’t have enough time to devote to proper social media management.
Both assistants running the program said that they had busy schedules as graduate students with other internships and
commitments. Though they work approximately 10 hours per week, social media has a more flexible schedule that requires
In addition the restriction of time, the students are not trained in social media best practices. Nor are they experts in
health or nutrition. They are skilled communicators, but perhaps, this particular program needs a different type of leadership
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in order to run more effectively under its unique circumstances.
Some research was done by public relations undergraduates at the S.I. Newhouse School of Communication to see what
could be done to better promote the Healthy Monday program. It is also possible that the organization will become a client
of the school’s student-run public relations firm: Hill Communications. This firm conducts public relations campaigns, and
could help Healthy Monday with their social media presence and awareness issues. However, the future of the program is
somewhat unclear, making the social media strategy harder to implement right away.
The graduate assistants recognized that the structure of the organization was somewhat flawed, but did point to some
successes. There is a well-designed website, a newsletter distributed on Slideshare once a semester and events on the university
calendar and home page. The graduate assistants said that they can no longer write press releases to be published on university
websites, making their communication channels increasingly limited to their weekly events and tabling.
Due to time constraints, and preoccupation with fulfilling the actual operation and organization of programming, the
graduate assistants only update social media platforms once or twice a week. These updates are often links to blog posts,
health tips or announcements. Typically, the posts are announcing the times and locations of programming, or changes that
may arise. These are posted on both the Facebook fan page and Twitter account. Healthy Monday operates with those two
social media platforms, primarily. Occasionally, the graduate assistants will write a blog post for What The Health Magazine’s
blog. This is one of the few health-related campus organizations. This helps the Healthy Monday expand its audience base,
but since the publication is printed infrequently, the posts are not reaching a large, engaged audience.
Social media is often seen as a grass roots, “for the people, by the people” means of communication. Healthy Monday, with
its green, retro logo is supposed to represent a similar mantra. The culture of Healthy Monday would lend particularly well to
social media if it was given the time and attention it needs to succeed. The graduate assistants interviewed felt that Healthy
Monday was not even an “organization.” Instead, they called themselves a “resource,” to the campus community, much like
At times Health Services interns help Health Monday with programming. Every event is partnered with another
organization on campus. For example, Stress Less Monday is partnered with The Art of Massage, a local masseuse. Move It
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Monday is partnered with Student Recreation Services. Although Healthy Monday is well-connected with other health-related
At times, Healthy Monday works with Newhouse classes to provide health advice articles, and a YouTube channel was
started to gain attention. In years past, a TV show about freshman students and health issues aired on Orange Television
Network. Multiple attempts to gain attention through video have come and gone. The YouTube channel is not titled “Healthy
Monday at Syracuse,” it is instead uploaded by an individual, making it difficult to find, and somewhat confusing as the
official channel. Recipes are provided to students, but this is not particularly effective, as the majority of students might not be
in off-campus housing where they have the opportunity to cook. At times Student Health Services and Schine student center
will show the videos, and the videos are posted on the Healthy Monday website. They are not consistently produced, nor do
Twitter contests have been used once or twice to gain attention on campus. One contest was for a massage, which the
graduate assistants deemed a success. Although this heightened the activity of users with the Healthy Monday account, the
effects were short-lived. Following the @HealthyMondaySU Twitter account and emailing healthy tips was how the contest
was run. The fact that email was used instead of the Twitter shows that the effort was not controlled on one platform as well
as it should have been. Knowledge of hash tags and other social media best practices needs to be put in place to aid contests
and give aways in order to better raise awareness and buzz around the organization.
Event attendance was not a concern for the graduate assistants. Sign-in sheets at the weekly events showed that there
tended to be good turn outs to Monday events, although the dining hall programs had no way to measure how many people
Graduate assistants suggested that it would be more convenient if the Healthy Monday social media account notifications
went to their personal email addresses. They also said that the foundation of the organization was not extremely clear in its
messages, and there were not clear enough messages to disseminate in their efforts. They also said that questions tend to
come to them through email and not social media, showing the total lack of dialogue happening through their social media
accounts. The goal, the assistants said is to have students understand what Healthy Monday is, and why they hold their events.
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GOALS &
OBJECTIVES
SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF HEALTHY MONDAY
Overall, there are only a few goals that Healthy Monday has, making it fairly easy to focus a strategy in the future:
3. Act as a resource to the Syracuse University community for health and wellness questions.
From these goals, clear, measurable objectives can be formed in order to aid in the strategic plan’s evaluation, and
timeline planning.
The objectives correlate to the goals above, and are the following:
1. Increase engagement on social media platforms by expanding followers on Twitter by 50%. Increase Twitter Klout score
to at least a 50. Have tweets reaching at least 1,000 other users. All of these objectives are to be accomplished by the end of
2. Increase positive social media mentions by 50% by the end of the Fall 2010 semester.
3. Provide content on a weekly basis, including health-tip videos and What the Health guest blog posts.
4. Create rewards for loyal program attendees through the use of Twitter contests once a month. Create a Foursquare
Healthy Monday page, and badge by the end of the 20111-2010 academic year.
These goals and objectives provide the basis for the social media strategy, because social media should not be used just for
the sake of using it. The strategic planning of this campaign is based upon the organization’s goals and available resources.
STAFF &
RESOURCES
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR HEALTHY MONDAY
Healthy Monday has two main program coordinators at this time. They are both female public relations master’s students
at the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications. The Newhouse school houses the Healthy Monday office, and provides
resources for the staff to carry out its daily operations. The office includes a Mac desktop computer with the Adobe Creative
Suite, Internet Access and free maintenance from Newhouse IT services. The office also has a Mac laptop so that two people
can be working at once in the office. It also allows for working remotely on a computer that doesn’t contain personal files of
the staff. Brochures are also printed with the program’s goals and the history of the Monday Campaigns.
Although the organization of Healthy Monday is likely to change for the 2011-2012 academic year, this plan will act under
the current state of the program. The staff currently gets paid hourly to work for Healthy Monday by the Newhouse School.
One of the two graduate assistants receives tuition reimbursement credits in addition to her hourly wages, and works more
hours each week. The other assistant only receives hourly wages. Because the school is not under financial constraints that
would cause them to possibly cut the program funding or tuition reimbursement, staff compensation is not an issue. Recruiting is
done through the Newhouse school. Staff should be from inside the Syracuse University community in order to keep up dialogue
with them on social media effectively. It also would help if this staff member had an interest in exercise and nutrition.
If possible, it would be beneficial to have one of the staff members running the program focusing only on social media efforts.
This could be the non-tuition reimbursed staff member, while the other staff member could focus solely on programming and
operations. The social media manager could be recruited through the Newhouse school’s internship fairs held each semester.
There are ample students willing to work for at no cost for experience. If not through Newhouse, the new hire could be recruited
from the School of Information Studies, which has several courses in social media. In this case, social media knowledge is most
STRATEGY & This social media plan was devised for a not-for-profit organization
that aims to change behavior and attitudes of its community. This
TACTICS
is unlike a small business, because the organization does take action
in order to turn a profit. This shaped how the plan was formed. It
also impacted the resources available for implementation.
Social. This includes Mashable’s Twitter Guide Book found online at: http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/. And the Sprout
Social online user guide at: http://userguide.sproutsocial.com/page/2. Twitter is to be the main platform used because that is
In general, the social media manager needs to create buzz to promote the Healthy Monday initiative. As many students ignore
Facebook events and postings, viewing them as “spam,” this is probably not the platform to reach the target audience.
• Apologize if a patron has a problem or complaint and assure them a change will be made.
• On Twitter, sign tweets with initials if being moderated by more than one person, and have tweeter’s names in bio.
• Take into account a person’s influence when responding to them. Look at their Klout influence score, which is
a better gauge than follower count. If they have no influence and don’t ask a question that needs to be addressed, it
• Use filters. Sort followers. On Twitter, this can be through categorical lists. Lists can be private, and include new
followers, similar tweeters, top influencers. Make a list of top influencers, similar businesses and view the lists in
Tweetdeck or Hootsuite instead of on Twitter.com. These are better to use than the website since they filter followers
tweets in columns by hash tags and lists. Use Formulists.com for list creation.
• Hold Twitter chats. These can be weekly talks on a specific topic, or questions can be tweeted to the account manager
to be chosen and asked to followers. A hash tag should be instituted that is short to allow users to tweet more in the
140 characters. Because of the nature of the organization, it makes the most sense to hold these chats on Monday nights.
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STRATEGY & This social media plan was devised for a not-for-profit organization
that aims to change behavior and attitudes of its community. This
TACTICS
is unlike a small business, because the organization does take action
in order to turn a profit. This shaped how the plan was formed. It
also impacted the resources available for implementation.
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• Crowdsource: get advice on future action/decision making and other improvements that can be made to
programming.
• Hold a contest that gives exercise-related gifts or Wegmans grocery gift cards.
• Frequently use hash tags on Foursquare and Twitter to improve search engine optimization.
• On YouTube, create weekly videos. Utilize Newhouse connection to film savvy students to produce engaging
videos that will draw attention. This will require having key influencers in the videos. Athletes, athletic trainers,
Crouse Hospital doctors, public health professors, dining hall staff and other health experts. Don’t just post
these videos as links without explanation. These videos should be short, no more than 1 minute 30 seconds
to maximize viewership. These can use humor to attraction. This coalition building with key Syracuse
• Use Sprout Social to manage Foursquare and Twitter accounts in one place, and schedule messages for certain
• Direct Message someone on Twitter if the conversation lasts more than a few tweets. Exchange emails to continue
• Plan a Tweet up. Tweet out a specific give away at a location that is only disclosed through Twitter so that people
will follow the account in case of future meetings. Meet with university key influencers through Twitter for a walk
• Welcome new followers, and thank followers who have recently retweeted you, followed you on Foursquare or
commented on a What the Health guest blog post. Respond to comments on the platform they occur on.
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STRATEGY & This social media plan was devised for a not-for-profit organization
that aims to change behavior and attitudes of its community. This
TACTICS
is unlike a small business, because the organization does take action
in order to turn a profit. This shaped how the plan was formed. It
also impacted the resources available for implementation.
• Constantly pitching followers on Twitter. Consider if you just met someone what you would say before
• Don’t be defensive, stubborn or impolite. Being friendly and helpful will make Healthy Monday a community
• Don’t just tweet about Healthy Monday. 70% of tweets share resources, 20% engage in conversation (asking
questions etc.) 10% are about self (person who is the social media manager). Be a creator of content, not
someone who just joins in social media without having anything of value to share.
• Don’t filter people out or ban them, no matter how inaccurate or negative their comments are. Use it as an
opportunity to dispel myths and rumors about Healthy Monday’s programs and mission.
• Don’t leave a platform dormant. If videos can’t be posted frequently, for example, then do not use them. A dormant account
is worse than not having one at all. Build a following on a platform that works for the audience, and stay active there.
• Don’t auto-follow everyone that follows you. If you aren’t curious about what they are posting, it isn’t necessary to follow
them. Don’t send out automated thank yous to new followers. They are viewed as spam, and aren’t personal.
• Most importantly: if you wouldn’t say it to someone’s face, don’t say it via social media.
Twitter, Foursquare page and badge creation and What The Health guest blogging are the main focus of this plan. If
possible, YouTube videos featuring key university influencers would also be highly beneficial if it could be enacted on a regular
(weekly) basis. The Foursquare page and badge application take time and paperwork. Therefore they need to be done at the
beginning of the year in order to have time to promote and implement them. The Foursquare page could contain special perks
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for the Mayor. This is the person who checks in to Healthy Monday events the most. By rewarding loyalty, more people will
want to be engaged. People are motivated by feelings that they are valued and recognized.
A viral QR code campaign to raise awareness of Healthy Monday would make a good starting event to draw people to the
newly tended to Twitter and Foursquare pages. The QR code creation could be assisted by members of the iSchool if the social
media manager did not know how to make one. The QR code would be printed on flyers with a question mark and various
questions hinting at the word “Monday.” For example: “Rhymes with Sundae.” The QR code would contain the Healthy
Monday mission and a link to its website, Twitter and Foursquare page. These could be posted in common thoroughfares,
such as gyms, dining halls, Schine student union, the Bird library and throughout Newhouse and the iSchool where most
are specific items that need to be accomplished by the Fall semester’s in December. The QR code campaign can occur after a
few months have passed in the fall, ideally after the social media manager is comfortable with the key messages they intend to
promote. October is a good deadline to have the QR campaign completed by. Creating the Foursquare Healthy Monday page,
and badge by the end of the 20111-2010 academic year in May is a longer goal due to the lack of control over the process.
Weekly videos and the take down of the Facebook fan page, which is dormant, can begin in August and continue throughout
The cost of this plan is fairly minimal. The Sprout Social set up takes mere minutes, as does reading the user guide, and
the Mashable Twitter guide book. Developing relationships takes time, but is generally free. The only costs will of printing
out the posters with the QR code. However, can be done for free if done in the Newhouse school. The social media manager
could be unpaid, but if paid, that hourly wage would accrue to no more than about $2,000-$3,000 annually. Sprout Social
costs money, and this is the main means of management and evaluation. The cost is a range of either $9 a month or $45 for
the option with more features, including more options with Foursquare linkage.
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Relevant Screenshots
Sprout Social allows for scheduled messages, and many other features
to make management less time consuming
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ROI & This social media plan was devised for a not-for-profit organization
that aims to change behavior and attitudes of its community. This
is unlike a small business, because the organization does take action
EVALUATION
in order to turn a profit. This shaped how the plan was formed. It
also impacted the resources available for implementation.
EVALUATION
Evaluation of the social media plan will be based upon the previously stated objectives:
1. Increase engagement on social media platforms by expanding followers on Twitter by 50%. Increase Twitter Klout score
2. Increase positive social media mentions by 50% by the end of the Fall 2010 semester.
3. Provide content on a weekly basis, including health-tip videos and What the Health guest blog posts.
4. Create rewards for loyal program attendees through the use of Twitter contests once a month.
If these deadlines are met, the plan should help to have Healthy Monday achieve its overarching organizational goals.
Evaluation can be done using: Tweetreach, Social Mention, Sprout Social and Klout. Evaluation will occur continuously, not
just at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year. Keeping track of where the efforts are heading constantly through checking
Sprout Social is not only the key to managing the implementation of the Foursquare and Twitter platforms, it also is
essential to the evaluation process. The software will help Healthy Monday learn about its audience, for instance, it currently
states that the @HealthyMondaySU Twitter account and Facebook page followers are 84% female. This might change how
the efforts are handled. Females are clearly more engaged, and therefore, it may help to put out more advice that is gender
specific to attract both males and females to the organization’s events. Sprout Social had influence tracking of its own. It
also allows for constant monitoring of progress by scanning keywords Healthy Monday to see who is tweeting about the
organization. For full information on the features of Sprout Social, the social media manger will need to read the user guide in
their first few weeks of work. This small fee is worth it for the evaluation tools provided.
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Current social media report from Sprout Social shows a baseline of nearly zero for future efforts. This shows a
great potential for social media efforts to succeed.
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