{"id":4338,"date":"2019-05-22T16:11:23","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T21:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/how-to-use-geofencing-for-scout-recruitment\/"},"modified":"2019-05-22T16:11:23","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T21:11:23","slug":"how-to-use-geofencing-for-scout-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/how-to-use-geofencing-for-scout-recruitment\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Geofencing for Scout Recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Story contributed by Wendy Kurten, Northeast Region Team Lead\/National Alliances Director<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What if you could send parents an invitation to attend a Join Scouting event directly through Facebook? By creating an event on Facebook and \u2018geofencing\u2019 it, you can. It\u2019s easy, affordable and it\u2019s a great way to reach parents with a message to join.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how it works.<\/p>\n<p>Geofencing allows you to set a geographic virtual boundary around a specific location or locations. Once the virtual barrier is established through a platform like Facebook, for instance, we can set up triggers that will send our chosen audience an ad when their mobile device enters the specified area.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting Started with Geofencing<\/h2>\n<p>Families have a higher interested in joining Scouting when they see information that is current, relevant, and easy to understand. Review and assess all of your council and district social media interfaces (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, websites, etc.).<\/p>\n<p><strong>How would you answer the following questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What type of information is presented on these pages?<\/li>\n<li>Is it for an internal or external audience?<\/li>\n<li>Is there information that non-Scouters will understand?<\/li>\n<li>Does the information look fun, exciting and welcoming?<\/li>\n<li>When was the last time the pages were updated?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Steps to Set Up a Geofence<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Log into your council Facebook page<\/li>\n<li>Click Events<\/li>\n<li>Create Event<\/li>\n<li>Enter the information for the event (unit recruitment night, for example)<\/li>\n<li>After your event is created, boost your event by clicking on the event-boost button\n<ul>\n<li>Audience \u2013 this is where you will edit\n<ol>\n<li>MEN\/WOMEN AGES (Pick an age range you want to target)<\/li>\n<li>LOCATION \u2013 push location and within <strong>5 mile<\/strong> radius; Your strategy for geofencing will look different, depending on whether you\u2019re located in an urban or rural area. Rural locations will have to broaden their geographic search.<\/li>\n<li>LIMIT ON DOLLARS \u2013 minimum $1.00 per day; and enter payment parameters<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><em>TIPS:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure you are using the <a href=\"https:\/\/scoutingwire.org\/bsa-brand-center\/brand-identity\/\">BSA Brand guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Use high resolution graphics for the event<\/li>\n<li>You can target any location and then look for schools around that location<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget the small details \u2013 for example, room location<\/li>\n<li>DO NOT change the event after it is posted<\/li>\n<li>AVOID co-hosted events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Facebook also has some great tools to see how effective your post was and how many people saw it. Keep track of all of your Facebook events so that you can see what works for your council.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about leveraging geofencing in your council, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/scoutingwire.org\/add-facebook-geofencing-to-reach-more-families\/\">Add Facebook Geofencing to Reach More Families<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Scouting Wire would like to thank Wendy Kurten for contributing this story.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/scoutingwire.org\/how-to-use-geofencing-for-scout-recruitment\/\">How to Use Geofencing for Scout Recruitment<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/scoutingwire.org\/\">Scouting Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story contributed by Wendy Kurten, Northeast Region Team Lead\/National Alliances Director What if you could send parents an invitation to attend a Join Scouting event directly through Facebook? By creating an event on Facebook and \u2018geofencing\u2019 it, you can. It\u2019s easy, affordable and it\u2019s a great way to reach parents with a message to join. 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