Ole Miss Athletics is partnering with EdgeTheory, which calls itself a “conversation media company,” for a new Twitter campaign centered around the message “We Are Ole Miss” using the hashtag #WAOM.

Instead of simply asking fans to use the hashtag, or creating a contest to incentivize fans to use the hashtag, Ole Miss is using EdgeTheory’s Soundboard technology to push out pre-approved tweets through fans’ own Twitter accounts.

How it works

“Soundboard works with a team’s athletic department or marketing group to coordinate and publish pre-approved messages through the Twitter accounts of their fans,” explained EdgeTheory’s chief administrative officer, Darryl Pieroni. “The result is increased conversation share of the games, trends, and events that make up the buzz around their team’s program. ”

“When one person talks, soon two people are talking. When thousands are talking, the sky’s the limit.”

Who can join and how

Anyone with a Twitter account can join the #WAOM campaign for free (and, in fact, even those without a Twitter account can sign up and an account will be created for them). Fans simply go to weareolemiss.com to sign up. As you can see from the screenshot below, fans get the choice to customize the tweets that will be generated for their account.