I like social media marketing because I'm always learning and experimenting. The main ingredient of a strong social media strategy should be innovation. Recently, I shared on MedVet's Facebook pages a recipe for dog treats, as part of a larger Halloween Pet Safety campaign. I got the idea from another animal hospital's Facebook page and… Continue reading A simple recipe for Facebook succuss
I want to talk about the Halloween Pet Safety social media campaign I ran for MedVet. Campaign Goal: Increased brand awareness. Make sure MedVet is top of mind for pet owners in case their pet faces an after-hours medical emergency. We will measure the number of post shares. Over October 20-31, our goal is to see… Continue reading MedVet Halloween Pet Safety Facebook Campaign
Last week I traveled for work to Chicago to support the opening of a brand-new state-of-the-art veterinary emergency hospital. Another Marketing team member and I drove to different referral partners (this is what we call veterinary practices that refer patients to MedVet's emergency and specialty hospitals) around Chicago. We told the staff about our new… Continue reading Sharing the news of MedVet Chicago’s brand-new hospital on Facebook and LinkedIn
I attend the Ohio Marketing Summit for the first time. Panel on reputation management and nurturing loyalty Today I went to the Ohio Marketing Summit hosted by IC SUMMITS. It was great to hear marketing case studies and insights from large and small Ohio brands. My biggest takeaway was the importance of communicating with your… Continue reading My Recap of the Ohio Marketing Summit
Tonight I went to a presentation called Social Media Strategy For Small Businesses at Haven Collective. I heard about the event from the Robles Design email newsletter that highlights cool upcoming marketing-related events for entrepreneurs in Columbus. This event peaked my interest because I always like hearing from other social media pros and learning from… Continue reading What I learned from the presentation “Social Media Strategy For Small Businesses”
Last week, I shared on MedVet's Facebook pages this pet safety tip and frankly, I was surprised at how well the post did. My boss emailed me suggesting I make a Facebook post about the potential pet danger of suffocation in potato chip bags. At first, I didn't know what she was referring to, but… Continue reading Pet owners want to know how to keep their pet safe
I wanted to highlight a recent example of how a Facebook post went from concept to publishing and the beauty of how that idea evolved and changed through collaboration. Concept: Hurricane Barry was barreling right into the path of our New Orleans and Mandeville MedVet hospitals so we were concerned about pets being displaced. The… Continue reading How a Facebook Post Can Evolve Through Teamwork
I'm proud to share some of the Facebook posts that I created for all of the 24 MedVet Facebook pages recently. My goal with the content creation has been to engage our audience while still maintaining our commitment to leading specialty healthcare for pets. I'm learning that our audience loves to interact with us, whether… Continue reading MedVet Facebook Posts I Created
Today's my two year work anniversary at Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana! Reflecting back, I've grown a lot in this role. I went from writing social media posts in Excel that needed to be approved each week to leading social media campaigns and projects in a paid software. I made the decision to start… Continue reading Two Years at VOA
Nate surprised me with an unforgettable Valentine’s Day. I feel so loved. He picked me up after work and we drove to campus. The whole drive, I was trying to guess what we were doing and where we were going. We parked at Chadwick Arboretum, where we had a picnic on our second date. Nate… Continue reading An unforgettable Valentine’s Day
Debbie Wakefield 