Marketing Your Student Organization & Events

Chalking o Only permitted in open areas that can be directly washed by rain. Chalking must be on a horizontal surface and not covered by an overhang. The Resource Room provides free chalk to registered student organizations. http://fod.osu.edu/s2f/chalking.pdf

Flyers o Only permitted outside on kiosks http://fod.osu.edu/s2f/postings.pdf o Only permitted inside academic buildings on designated Bulletin Board/posting areas o In Residence Halls, take 300 flyers to the Residence Life office in Neilwood Gables to get approved and distributed o Stand on the Oval and pass out handbills. If you want a table, then you must reserve Oval space through www.ben.osu.edu o CABS buses*: Contact 247-7012 or visit http://tp.osu.edu/cabs/advertising2/index.shtml

Campus Listservs o Buckeye Net News/OSU Weekly: Emailed on Sundays to all students; Deadline for submission is Tuesday at 5pm, [email protected] o Student Organization Insider: Emailed on Wednesdays to student organization officers and advisors; Deadline for submission is Tuesday at 5pm, [email protected] o Honors & Scholars Net: http://www.honors-scholars.ohio-state.edu/Current.aspx

Pizza Box Toppers*/Marketing Tables in Dining Commons o Visit the University Residence and Dining Services office in Raney Commons, or http://urds.osu.edu/be-heard/advertising-in-our-facilities/

RPAC o Visit http://recsports.osu.edu/space-reservations/ to request a marketing table to hand out flyers, promo items.

Newspaper Ads o The Lantern*: Josh Hinderliter, [email protected] o U Weekly*: Michael Riches, [email protected]

Campus Online Calendars o The Lantern: http://www.thelantern.com/entertainment/calendar o U Weekly: [email protected] o Ohio Union: Michelle [email protected] o OSU.edu main webpage: Kristen [email protected]

Ohio Union Virtual Bulletin Boards o Submit electronic version of a flyer to Neil [email protected] Items with a * indicate a cost associated

Other Methods o Ohio Union Facebook and Twitter: To suggest a post, email Michelle [email protected] for consideration o Personal Facebook accounts – create an event, have members of your organization change their own profile picture to the image of your event, make status updates, create a fan page or group for your organization, take out an ad o Create a Twitter account for your organization o Contact Student Organizations and present at their meetings. The online directory will provide email addresses of Presidents of student organizations. http://ohiounion.osu.edu/studentorgs/orgs_directory.asp o Present at Fraternity and Sorority Chapters. Chapter dinners/meetings occur weekly typically on Monday evenings. To ensure success, contact the Presidents beforehand and ask them what time is best to come. o Contact High Street businesses to see if they are willing to hang your posters, flyers or take handbills. o Buy promotional items to pass out o Wear t-shirts or buttons advertising your events o Create a Press Release for local TV or radio stations. If your event is significant to the community or nationally, the OSU Media Relations office may be able to assist you http://relations.osu.edu/media_rel.php o #1 most effective – Word of Mouth! Tell your friends, make announcements before class, get creative