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About Social Pros Podcast:
Social Pros is one of the longest-running marketing podcasts in existence (10 YEARS and counting), and was recently recognized as the #1 Audio/Podcast Series by the Content Marketing Awards.
Our purpose? Making sure that we speak to real people doing real work in social media.
Listeners get inside stories and behind-the-scenes secrets about how teams at companies like Google, Reddit, Glossier, Zillow, Lyft, Marvel, and dozens more, staff, operate, and measure their social media programs. With 600+ episodes, the Social Pros Podcast brings the humanity of social media to the forefront, while providing incredibly useful marketing strategies that listeners can immediately implement.
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Even if a brand’s social approach looks like it’s all fun and games, there’s a lot of hard work, thought and strategizing going on behind the scenes. And, this week’s Social Pros guest gets to experience both!
Creating Awe and Wonder on Social
Here at Social Pros, we were so excited to have Eric Gray, Senior Director of Content & Engagement at Universal Parks & Resorts, on the podcast. Not just because we love theme parks, but because his social approach is superb!
Eric preaches the power of user-generated content and explains how he leverages it at Universal. He explores the challenges he faces, where he looks for inspiration and details their Instagram and Twitter strategies.
Plus, Eric tells us how he looks to engage communities through content and so much more. It’s a fun episode with some excellent insight from a true social pro.
In This Episode:
- 5:12 – Introducing Eric Gray
- 6:16 – Eric’s day-to-day
- 9:46 – Typical challenges Eric faces
- 14:35 – Social for a theme park during COVID
- 17:09 – What role does a theme park play in virtual spaces?
- 20:26 – Seeking social inspiration in a theme park
- 24:35 – How Universal Parks & Resorts use UGC
- 31:48 – How their Twitter creates awe and wonder
- 38:07 – Eric gives advice for social pros
Quotes From This Episode:
“Social doesn’t get the credit for the role it plays in building a brand.” Click To Tweet
“When you spend so much time creating a relationship with your customers, guests and followers, you have the right to show up in those hard moments.” @TheEricGray
“I think that the best thing about social media professionals is they’re just fantastic content strategists.” @TheEricGray
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