Merit Pages, Inc.

A Networking Media
Cassidy Purcell
EDT 180
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What is Merit Pages?

Personalized storytelling
Marketing and branding tool
Networking avenue
Reputation builder
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Why Merit Pages?

“Tell the world why you

are extraordinary!”
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Schools give students
opportunities
Students turn
opportunities into
achievements
Students get attention
for accomplishments
Schools get attention
for programs
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Who Uses Merit Pages?
School organizations are clients
Schools provide Merit Pages as a service
to students
Students build personalized Merit Pages
Potential employers can browse Merit
Pages
General public can view Merit Pages
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How do Merit Pages Work?

Offer
Schools contract with
Merit Pages and alert
students to service
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Build
Students create
Merit Pages

Personalized
Verified
Professional
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Distribute
Schools promote student and
organizational achievements

Local News and

Communities Legislators

Faculty Alumni Updates

Achievements Social Media
and Student Recognition
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Merit Pages is Social Media

Follow Share Network

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Popular Features
Personalization

Verification

Distribution
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Personalization

Customization for organizations

Enhanced organization brand
Customization for students
Success as powerful stories
Easy to share via social media
platforms
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Verification

Information verified by organizations

Perspective employers know information
is truthful
Achievements are real
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Distribution

“400% higher
engagement”
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Merit Client Network Example
Students Using Merit Pages 71,300
High Schools Using Merit Pages 5,162
Print Media Placements 3,252
Gov’t Representatives Reached 3,209
Social Media Shares 721,511
Audience Locations 8,216
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More About Merit Pages

Click for Merit home page

Click for Vimeo video

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References (by slides)
[Merit Logo]. Meritpages.com. Retrieved 3/23/18 from http://www.meritpages.com/how-it-works/ 17
[Andrea Sullivan Merit Page]. Meritpages.com. Retrieved 3/23/18 from http://www.meritpages.com/the-merit-page/

[Merit Quote]. What is Merit? video. Retrieved 3/23/18 from https://vimeo.com/66591963

[Lehigh Merit Page]. Meritpages.com. Retrieved 3/23/18 from http://lehigh.meritpages.com

[Merit Student Logo]. Meritpages.com. Retrieved 3/23/18 from http://www.meritpages.com

[Clemson Merit Page]. Meritpages.com. Retrieved 3/23/18 from http://clemson.meritpages.com

[Logan Young Merit Page]. Meritpages.com. Retrieved 3/23/18 from http://meritpages.com/Logan-Elizabeth-Young/3925941

[Graduation Cap Icon]. Pixabay. Retrieved 3/23/18 from https://pixabay.com/en/cap-college-graduation-icon-2029798/

[Newspaper Icon]. Wikamedia Commons. Retrieved 3/23/18 from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Internet-news-reader.svg

[Gavel Icon]. Freevector. Retrieved 3/23/18 from http://freevector.co/vector-icons/tools-and-utensils/hammer-legal-tool-symbol.html

[Twitter Icon]. Art Vilnius. Retrieved 3/23/18 from http://www.artvilnius.com/?attachment_id=6991

[Owl Icon]. Vexels. Retrieved 3/23/18 from https://www.vexels.com/png-svg/preview/136533/owl-silhouette

[Raised Hands]. Meritpages.com. Retrieved 3/23/18 from http://www.meritpages.com

[Lehigh Case Study]. Meritpages.com. Retrieved 3/23/18 from http://www.meritpages.com/portfolio-item/lehigh-university/

[Clemson Verified]. Meritpages.com. Retrieved 3/23/18 from http://meritpages.com/Logan-Elizabeth-Young/3925941

[Engagement Quote]. Meritpages.com. Retrieved 3/23/18 from http://www.meritpages.com/how-it-works/#1494528895039-5cab90d5-8639

[Merit Globe]. Meritpages.com. Retrieved 3/23/18 from http://www.meritpages.com/how-it-works/

[Merit Video Link]. Vimeo.com. Retrieved 3/23/18 from https://vimeo.com/66591963