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UCM Quarterly Dashboard highlights past quarter successes

51ĀŅĀ× Communications and Marketing (UCM) has released its quarterly dashboard, which highlights achievement metrics, projects and initiatives completed during the last quarter. The dashboard provides a sampling of recent progress in UCM’s ongoing mission to raise the national profile of the University, its programs and the OHIO brand.

Successes from the last quarter include:

  • Growth in engagement on the University’s official Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube platforms – measured by metrics including ā€œlikesā€ and viewsā€ – by 39, 24, and 21 percent respectively
  • The launch of a new video feature on OHIO’s front door, which helped increase page views by 12 percent and unique visitors by 6 percent from the previous quarter
  • The overall tone of OHIO’s news coverage was optimistic, as 87 percent of stories about the University were rated positive or balanced
  • Prominent media placements in outlets including outlets including The New York Times, University Business and Psychology Today covering topics including efforts to help first-generation students and international students

The dashboard also features the latest installment of UCM’s ā€œProfiles in Faculty Achievementā€ video series, , director of percussion studies in the College of Fine Arts’ School of Music.

ā€œJust as some individuals take advantage of the dawning of a new year to review the one before it, UCM will use this quarter’s dashboard to reflect on our work, celebrate our successes and identify opportunities to improve,ā€ said Chief Marketing Officer Renea Morris. ā€œI am proud of the work our team accomplished over the last three months and look forward to continuing to track our work using the dashboard tool in 2018 and beyond.ā€

View the complete quarterly dashboard on the UCM website.

Published
January 11, 2018
Author
Staff reports