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.