Reprinted from AUTM Newsbrief.
Both skeptics wondering whether social media is worth the effort and social media enthusiasts are likely to find the results interesting. Although the brief survey was unscientific, the results provided data on the positive impact of social media as well as valid concerns about the use and role of these tools. An analysis of the responses sheds light on how TTOs can increase the value of social media while avoiding the negative situations cited by some respondents.
Last week I had the great opportunity to participate in a social media panel at the 2013 meeting of the Association of University Technology Managers®. My fellow panelists and I were thrilled to have a large audience with very engaged participants. I’d like to share a few of the themes that I found to resonate most strongly with our audience, based on both their questions and their facial expressions!
I gave two presentations at the Technology Transfer Integrated Planning Team of the Department of Defense (DoD) that I think our readers will find of interest. One focused on the Global Technology Portal (GTP) launched earlier this year by AUTM®, while in the other I discussed using social media to enhance tech transfer. The info and insights I’m sharing today definitely caught the attention of the DoD tech transfer professionals.
Like the Boy Scout mantra, there is no substitute for being prepared. Before you reach out to marketing prospects – or even place information about a technology on your Web site – be sure you have the resources to respond quickly. (Hint: If you’re going to be traveling, don’t begin a big email push just before you depart.) If someone makes an effort to inquire about a technology, the best time to hook that prospect is…
The mechanisms that technology transfer offices (TTOs) use to market technologies should vary depending on the technology and licensing prospects, as well as the time and resources you have allotted to the effort. Nowadays, a wealth of marketing tools is available. Fuentek typically recommends mixing and matching a combination of mechanisms to reach a target audience and market technologies successfully. For starters,…
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