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-**Social Media and Design** 
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-Manages Social Media including Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus 
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-Designs flyers, postcards and business cards ideally using artwork from the artist GOH if appropriate, i.e. a Theatre Artist may not have artwork. 
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-**Social Media Acccounts** 
-  * [[https://www.facebook.com/iowaicon|Facebook]]: webmaster grants Social Media Coordinator access 
-  * [[https://twitter.com/IowaICON|Twitter]]: email address associated with this account is ia.icon.programming@gmail.com 
-  * [[https://plus.google.com/+IowaiconSF|Google+]]: webmaster grants Social Media Coordinator access 
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-**Overall Publicity Calendar and Budget** 
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-**January** 
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-Using the artist provided artwork if available. 
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-  * Update ConBucks and Dealers Table Tents for next year 
-  * Create flyers (half-sheet, 8.5 x 11 and 11 x 17-for The Hobby Corner). Send to webmaster to post on website. 
-  * Create postcards (ones you can hand out and mail) 
-  * Create Con specific business cards 
-  * Update programming and conference evaluations for the next year 
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-**February:**  Membership push, setup event for ICON and the Student Writing Workshop on FB 
-  * Facebook Ad                                  **Cost:** $50.00 
-  * Initial business card (250) and postcard (250) order **Cost:** $75.00 
-  * Wait for VistaPrint sale. Order general business cards (250) and Con Specific Cards (250). In this order, the postcards are NOT for mailing, but to had out at other events 
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-**March:** Volunteer push 
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-  * 2nd run of postcards (250) and business cards (250) order    **Cost:** $45.00 
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-**April:** Call for programming 
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-  * Speak with programming staff to determine deadline for submitting ideas and when panelists will hear back from programming staff. Include this information in all social media posts and emails as needed. 
-  * Reach out to past panelists and professionals to find out if they are attending the next ICON. Have the professionals complete a survey using Jotform (ICON has an account associated with the ia.icon.programming@gmail.com email address) to find out if they are attending and if they might interested in doing panels. Jotform also allows you to collect headshots and bios which are needed for the programming booklet. 
-  * [[https://form.jotform.us/71586067384163|ICON 42's survey for professionals]] 
-  * [[https://form.jotform.us/72057057184154|ICON 42's survey about specific panels that needed panelists]] 
-  * Surveys can been copied and updated for subsequent years 
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-**May:** Membership push, Student Writing Workshop push  
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-  * Speak with Student Writing Workshop staff to determine what assistance they need promoting the event. This might included emails and social media pushes. 
-  * DreamCon Facebook Ad (last year’s cost $50.81) **Cost:** $50.00 
-  * Postcard mailed to past members         **Cost:** $200.00 
-  * 250 postcards to potential members                              **Cost:** $200.00 
-  * Proposed mailing to 250 residences within 50 miles of the hotel with the following interests: stereo/rec/tapes/CD, pre-recorded video, travel in the USA, home video games, science fiction, collectibles/collect, cable TV viewing, book reading 
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-**June:** T-Shirt push, Postcards to old members and potential membership mailed 
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-  * T-shirt push must be coordinated with other staff in charge of finding the t-shirt vendor 
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-**July:** Highlight guests and unique programming 
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-  * Dependent on programming being complete 
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-**August:** Membership push late in the month 
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-  * Proposed mailing to 250 services and retails businesses within 50 miles of the hotel soliciting donations 
-  * Estimated cost: $210 including mailing fees **Cost:** $210.00 
-  * 83 cents per postcard including mailing fees 
-  * This proposed mailing has never occurred. It is a future idea. 
-  * A late membership postcard mailing could be done at this time if membership is running behind past years. 
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-**Weekly** 
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-Adjust based on when the convention is scheduled each year. 
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-**August** 
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-  * Week 1: Membership push 
-  * Week 2: T-Shirt push 
-  * Week 3: DreamCon push 
-  * Week 4: Volunteer push 
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-**September** 
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-  * Week 1: Membership push 
-  * Week 2: Volunteer push 
-  * Week 3: Featured programming 
-  * Week 4: Last minute reminders 
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-**Post Convention** 
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-  * Week 1: Online Feedback Form 
-  * Week 2: Online Feedback Form 
-  * Week 3: Save the Date 
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-**Tools Used** 
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-  * **EventBrite**: Student Writing Workshop registration. account: ia.icon.programming@gmail.com 
-  * **ifttt.com**: schedule posts to Twitter/Facebook for specific times. account: IowaICON 
-  * **MailChimp**: send emails to membership. account: IowaICON 
-  * **HootSuite**: another way to schedule posts to social media. account: ia.icon.programming@gmail.com 
-  * **Sign Up Genius**: used to schedule Headshots for Charity. account: ia.icon.programming@gmail.com 
-  * **WuFoo**: online programming evaluations. account: ia.icon.programming@gmail.com 
-  * **Pixabay**: free photos and graphics. account: ia.icon.programming@gmail.com 
-  * **JotForms**: more robust survey tool used for programming. account: ia.icon.programming@gmail.com 
-  * **RecurPost**: create recurring social media posts. Posts reposted based on their popularity/sharing account: ia.icon.programming@gmail.com 
-  * Zapier: automation tool used to connect EventBrite with Google sheets to collect additional information about the Student Writing Workshop registrants. account: ia.icon.programming@gmail.com 
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-**VistaPrint Orders** 
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-  * Whenever possible wait for a sale 
-  * All purchases must be approved by ConCom first. Get the order set up, get the cost, email ConCom, wait for thumbs up, purchase and forward confirmation email to Treasurer requesting reimbursement. 
-  * ICON does not have specific VistaPrint account. 
  
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