Social Media Standards & Strategy
Maintaining a consistent and cohesive brand presence across all social media platforms is crucial for building brand recognition and trust with your audience. Established brand standards ensure that your brand’s visual identity, tone of voice, and messaging remain consistent, regardless of the platform or the person managing your social media accounts. The attached PDF outlines our comprehensive social media brand guidelines, providing detailed instructions on how to adhere to these standards effectively. It covers aspects such as brand logo usage, color palettes, typography, imagery style, content themes, tone and language, and best practices for engaging with your audience. By following these guidelines, you’ll ensure that every social media post, interaction, and campaign aligns with our brand’s values and reinforces our distinct identity, fostering a seamless and cohesive brand experience for our followers.
General Standards
Welcome to the Houston Christian University Social Strategy Guide! This will provide you with an overview of our campus-wide social media strategy for our social media platforms. To know the best times to post, visit this Sprout Social.
- Know why you’re posting
- Check your accounts daily
- Respond within 24-48 hours
- Talk about the school, students, alumni, programs
- Use quality pictures and graphics
- Tailor every post to each platform
- Always edit mistakes
- Use & understand your analytics
- Use a content calendar
AVG USER SPENDS 35 MIN/DAY
Audience: Adults
You want engagement, not just reach
Less than 6 posts per week (min: 1)
Use video and live video appropriately
Utilize groups & events tools
AVG USER SPENDS 15 MIN/DAY
Audience: Teen – 35, Women
You want quality pictures and engagement
1 – 3 posts/week; at least 1 story/day
Use the location tag, great captions, hashtags
Be pretty
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AVG USER SPENDS 3 MIN/DAY
Audience: 18-50, Men
5 tweets/day (including retweets)
Use hashtags
News and humor
Tweet same content multiple times, different ways
AVG USER SPENDS 17 MIN/MONTH
Audience: Business professionals
4 – 5 posts/week (min: 1)
Use links to relevant news stories & blogs
Connect to the HCU University page
Be professional & polished