Confessions of a Higher Ed Social Media Manager

Ep. 8: Intersecting your institution’s culture with pop culture

Episode Summary

Nicole Tabak, freelance writer and content strategist, manages the Harvard Online social media accounts. In 2022, she wrote a thread on what was Twitter at the time about Taylor Swift albums as Harvard Online courses and it went viral. Nicole tells us that it pays to be true to who you are and experiment on the institution’s social media channels. We will discuss that viral moment, her inspiration, and how she made it happen.

Episode Notes

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Nicole Tabak, freelance writer and content strategist, manages the Harvard Online social media accounts. In 2022, she wrote a thread on what was Twitter at the time about Taylor Swift albums as Harvard Online courses and it went viral. Nicole tells us that it pays to be true to who you are and experiment on the institution’s social media channels. We will discuss that viral moment, her inspiration, and how she made it happen.

Guest Name: Nicole Tabak. , 

Guest Social Handles: Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok

Guest Bio: 
Nicole Tabak is a freelance content strategist, mental health advocate, and Founder of Social Media Detox. She has worked with clients on building holistic content strategies across industries with clients including Harvard University, The Creative Ladder, Time Magazine, and Passion Planner. You can find her and her weekly newsletter on mental health for marketing professionals at nicoletabak.com