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| Channels | Total number of followers | Frequency of post | Type of content posted | Type of engagement |
| The account of Watt club indicates that at present it has around 5641 followers. | Approx 4 times per week and on daily basis approximately 3 post are there. | It is basically related with the events which are used to reunite alumni. Post are related with the greetings also for the day like Valentine’s day. |
To improve and maintain relationship with both old and new students. To offer greeting News sharing |
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| The current data indicate that it has 2098 followers in its Twitter account. | Approx 3 times per week and on daily basis 3 post are there. | The content is same as Facebook. Thus, here also the university its events related information to its targeted audience. Thus, it fulfills its main purpose to build the network of its old students in an effectual manner (Marchand, Hennig-Thurau and Flemming, 2018). | Relationship management To offer greeting News sharing |
The above analysis indicates that Watt club is majorly using two basic social platforms for showcasing its presence in market. These are Facebook and Twitter. From the above table it can be stated that Watt Club is very active in Facebook. This is because it’s no of post in a week at Facebook is more than Twitter. Besides this, the firm has its club also which is called by the name of Watt Club Connect which also performs similar type of function as done by its other social media platform. In accordance with the given context, on the basis of analysis it is examined that in the Watt Club Connect US account there are around 152 members upon which 132 are alumni and 20 are students who has not completed their graduation. This data is from latest analysis which is conducted on 2017 (Branch Report (2017) – Watt Club San Francisco, 2017).
Besides this, the current target market of Watt club could be considered as inactive. This might be because they are not getting such news from Watt Club platform which they want to hear. Thus, it might the reason of their inactiveness in the Watt Club. Thus, it is being required by the cited firm that it should give consideration to this issue. This is because, if it is done then it will because very difficult for the cited firm with regard to attain its framed objective in an effective manner.
Here two biggest competitors of Watt are examined:
| NAME OF COMPETITOR | STRENGTH |
| University of Edinburgh |
It has around 199 K followers in Facebook In the world ranking of university it counted under 13th position. It post photograph and give information about university to students on regular basis. |
| University of Glasgow |
It has 204 K followers on Facebook It gives information about different type of event being organized by it in a very creative way (Felix, Rauschnabel, and Hinsch, 2017).
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From the above analysis, it is identified that Watt club is basically using Twitter and Facebook with an aim to connect with its target audience. In this regard, it is suggested to it that it should use some other mean of communication also such as you tube. Herein, cited firm can post the snapshots or short video of the reunion event and lecture by special guest to its channel. Here, the given thing will help in raising number of likes for the company in an effectual manner (). Besides this, firm can also raise its likes by opening an account on Instagram. It is becoming one of the most popular social media platform and being used by various famous people.
The engagement strategies which are suggested above are critically evaluated. At first it is recommended that Watt should share some valuable content which could be completely opposite to the objective of respective club (Wang and Kim, 2017). Furthermore, it is very useful to use catchy content in headline of posted ad. However, the selection of the catchy sentences or word should be done very effectively. This is because if it is not made then it might turn the actual meaning of the sentence in some wrongful way.
By tracking the growth of followers the performance of social media can be measured. In this context, Watt club can make a record of daily increment in the follower with regard to content it post. For example, if no of follower are more for specific post then respective type of post should be posted by firm on daily basis (Wang and Kim, 2017). This will raise likes as well as followers. However, with an aim to measure the tweaks comments which are posted by an individual should be checked on regular basis. Thus, here company should worked try to reduce negative comment. This is done, by taking suggestion from that specific commentator personally.
Books, Journals and Online
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