John B. and Lillian E. Neff College of Business and Innovation

Social Media Competition

Before UTISC

• Students watch on-demand webinar on social media unboxing and review sponsor websites and profiles
• Posting period is February 24 (W) through March 3 (W)

During UTISC

• Students will network and collect sponsor swag at the UTISC Career Fair and will use the knowledge gained and swag in their LinkedIn posts
• Posting period is February 24 (W) through March 3 (W)
• Sponsors will send their winners to the UTISC Director no later than March 4 (R) (how to search hashtags).  Social media winners will be announced on March 5 (F) along with the top 10 teams. 

Eligibility

• All UTISC students other than high school learners
• Must use the designated hashtags of #UnboxingUTISC and one from the list below
• Posts should capture an understanding of the sponsor's brand for employees and/or customers and an appreciation for their support of UTISC
• Enter as many competitions as you want!
• Each sponsor related post earns a competitor student 0.50 points for engagement.  Engagement points counts toward the team awards and travel reimbursements, and each competitor needs at least 1 sponsor related social media post.  Each sponsor organization can only count once for engagement points.  See points for further details. 
• See example posts
• Only Blue through Product sponsors are part of the Social Media Competition

Hashtags and Awards

Each sponsor and general winner receives a $75 Amazon gift card

#InternationalPaper
#Hilti
#Gartner
#OwensCorning
#NationalCorporateHousing
#Adobe
#Grainger
#JasperEngines
#CapturingUTISC     ...to enter for best caption
#ArtofSales     ...to enter for most artistic picture and video

No extra hashtag for most reactions (likes, celebrations, etc)