Promotions Request

Promote Your Event on our Digital Signage, Social Media Platforms and Email Listservs

The College of Allied Health Sciences recognizes the need to promote various messages, events or other important information to faculty, staff, and students in the College of Allied Health Sciences. 

There are three ways in which you can promote your message: 

  1. Post on our Digital Signages - which are displayed throughout the Health Sciences Building 
  2. Send an email to faculty, staff, or students through our listservs. 
  3. Through our social media channels

Please note:

  • Hanging paper flyers is not permitted in the Health Sciences Building. 
  • If you need to reserve space for your event in the Health Sciences Building, please submit a request in 25Live or email cahsadmin@ucmail.uc.edu. You should have the space reserved prior to promoting your event. 

Policies and Procedures

To promote your event or message, please submit a fully completed Promotions Request Form under each channel you wish to display your materials. To ensure your request is approved, please thoroughly read the policies and procedures that follow. Unless you are notified that there was an issue with your request, the material will be displayed on the appropriate channels. Contact chasmrktng@ucmail.uc.edu if you were not made aware of an issue and do not see your promotional materials being displayed as you have requested.   

Artwork 

  • Artwork submitted must be JPG, PNG, or PDF. 
  • Each channel of communication has different size requirements, specified under the appropriate heading. Please ensure that the artwork is sized according to the specifications listed in the sections below.   
  • All artwork must be compliant with UC branding standards.
  • It is strongly encouraged that announcements are professionally designed. To get information on rates and processes for UC design projects, please contact the Marketing & Communications Office. Additionally, the College of Allied Health Sciences Marketing team can provide branded templates. 
  • Templates can be found in Bearcats Landing under the "Resources" drop-down. If you are a student, please contact cahsmrktng@ucmail.uc.edu, specifying your promotional needs, and we will provide you with links to the designs.
  • The appropriateness of image content is left up to the discretion of the marketing team. Generally, avoid depicting alcohol tobacco, illegal substances, profanity, or any crude symbols or likenesses. 
  • The College of Allied Health Sciences reserves the right to edit content, background, colors, etc.

Content

  • The College of Allied Health Sciences reserves the right to refuse any material that does not support the goals and objectives of the university and college. Information deemed inappropriate will not be accepted and decisions concerning appropriateness are at the sole discretion of the College of Allied Health Sciences.
  • The College of Allied Health Sciences will generally not accept advertising for products or services outside the university.  Additionally, vendor promotional materials will generally not be accepted.
  • Announcements must pertain to programs or events associated with the university, Academic Health Center, College of Allied Health Sciences, and its affiliates.
  • Personal announcements, such as personal items for sale, and housing requests, will not be accepted.
  • Alcohol will not be advertised except for special events that have received university alcohol approval. 

Health Sciences Building Signage

Flyers

Flyers should not be hung outside the designated flyer holders. Any flyers hanging outside the flyer holders will be taken down. To request a flyer slot, please fill out the promotions request form at least ten days prior to your event. Images must be submitted in PDF format. There are flyer holders located: 

  • Ground floor Atrium on the long table
  • Bathroom stalls 
  • Elevators 

The Marketing team will be responsible for printing and hanging flyers. The locations of printed materials are left to the discretion of the Marketing team.

Digital Siganage 

Digital Signage monitors are currently erected in the Health Sciences Building in the following locations:

  • Ground Floor, North Entrance 
  • Ground Floor, South Entrance
  • Ground Floor, Elevators
  • First Floor, Elevators
  • Second Floor, Elevators
  • Third Floor, Elevators

Some of the digital signages are reserved for wayfinding or building directions and others are utilized for marketing and promotion of events. Please note that in order to upload to the digital signage your event/message must be intended for faculty, staff, and students. The screens are set up vertically and use a 4:3 aspect ratio. Attachments must be in portrait format: PDF, JPGs, or PNGs. Additionally, many digital signage screens have to be read from far away. Because of this, limit the text and detail on your artwork. Please only include (in at least 20pt font). 

Social Media

The College of Allied Health Sciences has a profile on four social media platforms. Each platform presents different sharing options that can be selected for promotional materials. The promotions request form will prompt you to select the platform(s) and type of post(s) that is (are) the most suitable for your event or campaign.

If you would like clarification or direction on which platform to request, contact cahsmrktng@ucmail.uc.edu.

Twitter 

Feed Posts

Feed posts are original messages of up to 280 characters that @UCAlliedHealth shares with followers under our username and profile.
  • Complete the form 5 days before your event date.
  • Preferably, posts should be 16000 px X 900px or any aspect between 2:1 and 1:1 on desktop; and 2:1, 3:4, and 16:9 on mobile. However, we can post any reasonably sized materials. Please ensure your images are high-quality and adhere to the UC branding guidelines.  

Retweeting 

Retweeting is the act of sharing someone else's tweet with our page's followers, amplifying and sharing the content with a new audience.
  • No notice required.
  • If you wish for the CAHS X (Twitter) account to re-share your post and have tagged our @UCAlliedHealth account, but your post hasn't been shared by us, submit a promotions request form.

Instagram

Feed Posts

Feed posts are permanent pieces of content, such as a photo, video, or carousel of images, shared by @uc_cahs on our Instagram profile. These posts can include captions, hashtags, and location tags, and they remain on the college's profile unless deleted.
  • Complete the form at least 20 days before the date you are requesting to post your promotional materials. 
  • Images should be 1080 x 1080 (1:1 ratio), 1080 X 566 (1.91:1 ratio), or 1080 x 1350 (4:5 ratio). They must be high quality and adhere to the UC branding guidelines.
  • You can include up to 10 images. 
  • Unless you are positive that no event photos exist, the marketing team would recommend you submit high-quality photos or videos of the event from years prior and include event details in the caption. If you cannot access photos, then flyers and graphics are permissible but must adhere to the branding guidelines.  

Story Posts

Story posts are visible for a limited time, usually 24 hours, and are presented in a slideshow or carousel format. Content promoting an event will remain in the "upcoming events" story highlights to be accessed past the 24-hour window until the event has passed.  
  • Complete the form 5 days before your event date.
  • Images must be 1080 x 1920 px (9:16 ratio). 

Story Re-shares

An Instagram Story repost from @uc_cahs refers to the action of sharing content created by another user, offering a way to showcase and acknowledge external posts within a 24-hour timeframe. Content promoting an event will remain in the "upcoming events" story highlights to be accessed past the 24-hour window.  
  • No notice required.
  • If you wish for the CAHS Instagram account to re-share your post and have tagged our @uc_cahs account, but your post hasn't been shared by us, submit a promotions request form.

Facebook

Feed Posts

A feed post is a message, image, video, or a combination of multimedia content shared by @University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences on our Facebook profile. Our feed's content can be viewed on our audience's timelines.
  • Submit your request at least two weeks before the date you are requesting to post your promotional materials. 
  • Images should be 1200 X 630 px (aspect ratio of 1.91:1). They must be high quality and adhere to the UC branding guidelines.
  • You can include as many images as you'd like.  

Story Posts

Story posts are temporary content, often a photo or short video, shared by a user on their Facebook profile. Stories are visible for 24 hours and are displayed at the top of the user's friends' or followers' news feeds.
  • Complete the form 5 days before your event date.
  • Images must be 1080 x 1920 px (9:16 ratio) and adhere to branding guidelines. 

Re-shares

There are two ways to reshare content on Facebook:

  1. Story Re-share: @Univeristy of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences can share other users' content via the story feature. This content will be displayed for 24 hours.  
  2. Feed Re-share: Similar to a story reshare, Our Facebook Profile can share content other users post to expand the reach of that content to our followers. This content will appear on our feed indefinitely and can be viewed on the timeline of our followers. 
  • No notice required.
  • If you wish for the CAHS Facebook account to re-share your post and have tagged our @University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences account, but we haven't shared your post, submit a promotions request form.

Linkedin

Feed Posts

A feed post is a message, image, video, or a combination of multimedia content shared by @University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences on our Facebook profile. Our feed's content can be viewed on our audience's timelines.
  • Submit your request at least two weeks before the date you are requesting to post your promotional materials. 
  • Images should be 1080 x 1080 (1:1 ratio), 1080 X 566 (1.91:1 ratio), or 1080 x 1350 (4:5 ratio). They must be high quality and adhere to the UC branding guidelines.
  • You can include up to 9 images.  

Re-shares

Re-share content is sharing someone else's content with our page's followers, amplifying and sharing with a new audience. This content will remain on our feed indefinitely. 
  • No notice required.
  • If you wish for the CAHS LinkedIn account to re-share your post and have tagged our @University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences account, but your post hasn't been shared, submit a promotions request form.

Email

The College of Allied Health Sciences has listservs for students, faculty, and staff.  If you would like to have an event/message sent via email, please ensure that your submission contains your full email message including the who, what, when, where, why, and who to contact for more information. Any extra email attachments must be in PDF, JPEG, or PNG format.

If your message is intended for a specific major or organization, please send your email message to the specific program listserv.

  • Requests for participants for student research projects should be submitted by the faculty member together to the CAHS Marketing & Communication Office for sending out through the student, faculty, and staff listservs.