Social Media Campaign for Soka University of America
From the Nominator
Our social advertising campaign focused on reaching domestic students across Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok. We wanted to highlight Soka University of America's affordability and study-abroad programs. By creating content tailored to each platform, we achieved substantial outreach, garnering millions of impressions and significantly increasing engagement rates. The content emphasized Soka's distinctive position in the higher education market. The campaign's success, marked by its vast reach and active engagement across platforms, deepened our connection with the target audience and strengthened Soka University of America's brand presence. The initiative was exceptionally successful, surpassing all expectations. Impressions, clicks, and click-through rates significantly outperformed benchmarks. Notably, TikTok was the most successful platform, achieving the highest reach and clicks, indicating its popularity with young audiences. Soka University of America plans to continue using TikTok for future marketing endeavors. The campaign's impact was amplified through paid media on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, expanding our reach and targeting specific demographics with high effectiveness.
From the Judges
This highly successful social advertising campaign tailored content across platforms, especially on TikTok, to showcase the university's strengths effectively, leading to impressive engagement rates and outreach. Their strategic use of paid media further enhanced the campaign's impact, making it a replicable model for engaging domestic students in higher education marketing.