Live Streaming UCLA's Beat 'SC Bonfire & Rally 2011

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“No other UCLA tradition generates as much fanfare, nostalgia and excitement as the Beat 'SC Bonfire and Rally. Held the week leading up to the UCLA-USC football game, this celebration embodies not only the rivalry, but also the tremendous spirit of UCLA students, the loyalty of fans and the love of generations of UCLA alumni.” Beat ‘SC Bonfire & Rally 2011 On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 UCLA Alumni and UCLA Marketing & Special Events broadcasted a live stream of the annual Beat ‘SC Bonfire & Rally via its institutional YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/ucla. The event, which took place in Wilson Plaza on the UCLA campus, resulted in viewership across world in locations as far away as London and Japan. To help promote the live stream, UCLA Marketing & Special Events focused on marketing through traditional online channels and social media, which included: A MyUCLA spotlight A special foursquare event Promotion via UCLA’s Facebook and Twitter channels Promotion and use of the hashtag #beatsc within Twitter, Facebook and the live stream broadcast Live Tweeting during the event

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“No other UCLA tradition generates as much fanfare, nostalgia and excitement as the Beat 'SC Bonfire and Rally. Held the week leading up to the UCLA-USC football game, this celebration embodies not only the rivalry, but also the tremendous spirit of UCLA students, the loyalty of fans and the love of generations of UCLA alumni.”

Beat ‘SC Bonfire & Rally 2011

On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 UCLA Alumni and UCLA Marketing & Special Events broadcasted a live stream of the annual Beat ‘SC Bonfire & Rally via its institutional YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/ucla. The event, which took place in Wilson Plaza on the UCLA campus, resulted in viewership across world in locations as far away as London and Japan.

To help promote the live stream, UCLA Marketing & Special Events focused on marketing through traditional online channels and social media, which included:

• A MyUCLA spotlight • A special foursquare event • Promotion via UCLA’s Facebook and Twitter channels • Promotion and use of the hashtag #beatsc within Twitter, Facebook and the live stream broadcast • Live Tweeting during the event

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MyUCLA Spotlight

foursquare

The week prior to the event, a spotlight was placed on MyUCLA, UCLA’s student portal.

On foursquare, a special event was setup, which also became a trending venue (venues become trending when many people check in to a particular venue).

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Twitter and Facebook The event and hashtag #beatsc were promoted on Twitter and Facebook.

Real-Time Updates At the event, we also provided real-time updates via Twitter throughout the entire night.

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Live Stream

Results and Feedback Throughout the entire event, we received a tremendous amount of positive feedback. Fans tweeted their support, used the hashtag, and were excited to see that the event was being broadcasted live.

Comments

Viewers watched the live stream across the world from places as far away as London and Japan. During the live stream, the hashtag #BeatSC was displayed on the lower right corner, encouraging further engagement and interaction on Twitter.

For more information, please contact: Mike Takahashi ([email protected])