Objective 7: SELF REFLECTION

I think what worked best for me was the schedule I was on. I posted twice daily at the same time. They were times that I felt were popular times for social media use. I also tried my hardest to become more interactive with with other users and local customers. I think that I got a lot of interaction with our pictures of our everyday arrangements because they were out of the norm.

One thing that I wish I would have done different is to focus more on variety. The pictures that I was given to work with were all the same things. Weddings and babies. Most people that follow us are looking for those things, but I wish I would have made it more personal. I wish I would have posted more behind the scenes of our shop and the faces behind Bloomers.

Objective 6: SUMMARY

After posting our Facebook campaign, I really hit our social media hard. I began posting regularly twice daily. I noticed that once I got on a regular schedule, interaction became higher. I also changed forms of media. Instead of exclusively posting pictures, I began posting Boomerang Instagram videos. Once I posted those videos, I noticed that they got a lot of reaction.  I also focused a lot on our features on different blogs and magazines. Those features are the types of things that catch the eye of destination brides.

Objective 5: FACEBOOK INSIGHTS

Objective 4: CAMPAIGN PLAN

With my Facebook campaign, I planned to further grow and represent our brand and style. I feel that I accomplished that well. We hosted events, participated in a workshop, we were featured in multiple blogs and magazines and designed many beautiful weddings. I posted updates on all of these things to help to engage with our clients.

Facebook Update

I noticed that the posts that we have been featured in magazines/blogs or collaborated with people are the ones that we got the most interaction with. The other one that has had a lot of interaction is an event that we are hosting. I have noticed that the posts that get the most interaction are normally the ones that also involve other people.

Default Attitudinal Responses

I have struggled with this response for multiple days now. I don't know if it's because it has been hard for me to put into words or if it has been too hard for me to take notice to these responses. Everyone has these default responses and it is vital that we take notice to these reactions to help better improve our interactions with those around us.

I grew up in southern Utah. All of my life, I have been surrounded by white people, consumed in an LDS community and lived in a very red state. Despite all of these things, I was raised in a home that taught me to love the people around me, give everyone the benefit of the doubt, and be as non-judgmental as possible.

As I read through my On The Media posts, I began to recognize some of my default responses. I was writing about issues that I have never even come close to experiencing. Things like living in poverty, being in a war-struck community, and keeping myself safe. I have never experienced any of these things because I live in a safe community with safe people and in a steady household. As I read my posts, I realized that it was nearly impossible for me to fully understand/comprehend these topics because I have never experienced them myself.

Because of my circumstances, I react to certain things automatically. Things like drug use, abortion, political parties, guns, and religion. But it is my responsibility to take notice to these responses and decide whether they are helping me or hurting me. Before this class, I never would have thought of these responses. And wow, I am happy that I have.
                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Well Informed 2.0: Syria + Immigration

This is an issue that is always brought up, but never actually recognized. I think that many people know about Syria and about the dangers happening in their country. I don't think that many people realize the extent of the danger and the situations.

After watching this, it added a little more insight to my knowledge about Syria. Syria's civil war started as peaceful protests and has turned in to a big mess with no end in sight.

I searched Twitter as part of my research for this post. All I typed in was simply "Syria". Hundreds of thousands of tweets came up regarding this topic. Many that caught my eye were images of children, and people saying that we have lost all hope for humanity. Many of the tweets also talked about the involvement of Russia and Iraq. Some mentioned immigration into the U.S. and what Clinton and Trump thought about it.

As of right now, the U.S. has allowed 10,000 refugees in to our country. Our country is skeptical, due to relations with ISIS. Germany has more than one million, and Europe over all has roughly 1,800,000 refugees within their countries.

After watching the documentary in class, I started to look at Syria on a more personal level. I know that I will never fully understand what that family has gone through, but I tried to imagine what my lief would be like with my siblings if we were that family. All that family had for each other was love. They were risking their lives for their home country and watching it be destroyed right in front of their eyes.

I know that it is hard for people to comprehend what is going on and many people are against helping the refugees and letting them in to our country. But it just hurts my heart to know that this is happening to families and individuals on the daily. I think that through certain background checks, we should be able to allow these people in to our country so that they can live a safe and happy life. Isn't America the land of opportunity? I understand that you cannot trust everyone, but you can keep your guards up and still try and give everyone the benefit of the doubt. You just have to go with your gut feelings.