Buzz

1. View Count: Displays how many people have viewed the post. Clicking this will open up a list of those who have viewed the post.
2. Like: Indicates that you have enjoyed this post. Once Likes have been added to the post, a count will be added next to the view count.
3. Follow/Unfollow Post: If you have commented on a post, then you will receive a notification when others comment as well. To avoid these for the post, you can click the Unfollow Post button.
   • Note: The option to unfollow a Task will also be available within the email received.
4. Leave Comment: To leave a comment on the post, simply type your reply. You can also choose to toggle to the advanced editor button by clicking the hyperlink once you have begun to enter your comment.
5. Share: Allows you to share the Buzz post to your social media accounts by clicking the appropriate options, which are described further below:
   • Link: Copies a public post link to your clipboard to be pasted where desired, including a message or email. This will allow for the sharing of Buzz posts with people outside of your Striven system to view.
   • Internal Link: Copies an internal post link to your clipboard to be pasted where desired, including a message or email. This will allow for the sharing of Buzz posts with other internal users of your Striven system.
   • Facebook: Triggers a popup to appear in which you can log in to your Facebook account to post your Buzz post to the social media feed.
   • LinkedIn: Triggers a popup to appear in which you can log in to your LinkedIn account to post your Buzz post to the social media feed.
   • Twitter: Triggers a popup to appear in which you can log in to your Twitter account to post your Buzz post to the social media feed.

1. Title: The headline for your Buzz post and should be related to the subject matter of the post.
2. Create from Template: Allows you to select a previously created template to work from when creating your post. This will be explained in more detail later in the guide.
3. Post Options: There are three options available here that will allow you to control how your post is broadcast:
   • Make this post sticky: Toggling on this option will cause the Buzz post to be “sticky” and remain at the top of the Buzz feed until it is viewed by the logged-in user, even after newer Buzz posts are created.
   • Allow this post to be shared publicly: Allows your post to be shared with others by linking to social media such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, or by creating an internal or external link.
   • Override User Preference & Notify All Users: Enables you to override users’ preferences to not receive notifications for Buzz posts and send the notification anyway. This is useful when you have urgent information to share and want to make sure your audience is notified to view the post.
4. Audience: Allows you to select who you share your Buzz post with. You can select to share your post with all Employees by checking the relevant box, or you may select specific entities or groups to share your post with. Buzz Audiences are explained in more detail later in this guide.
5. Content: This is where you will enter your Buzz post content. There are a variety of editing options, as well as the ability to include hyperlinks and embed images or videos in your post.
6. Upload: Images and documents can be uploaded here to attach to your post.
7. Save as Template: Saves your current work as a template for use in the future. This will save you time if you regularly post similar related posts to Buzz such as birthday announcements, work anniversaries, new hires, promotions, etc.

The following options are available to select your desired audience:

• Toggle the checkbox for all Employees on/off.
• Choose from the drop-down menu the Employee(s), Team(s), or other Contacts you wish to include. If the desired option is not displayed, you may type the name of the Contact you wish to include in the audience and their name (or Job Title, Team, etc.) will display in the drop-down options provided they have access to your Striven system and have permission to view Buzz posts.
• Select Customers/Vendors as your Buzz audience. Again, if the desired Contact is not displaying in the drop-down list, start typing the option you’re looking for and their name should appear in the list.

1. Automated Post: Allows you to create an Automated Buzz Post. This will also display more fields, which are described below including Post On, Posted By, and Select Picture.
2. Post On: Allows you to choose what date the Buzz post will be posted on, which include:
   • Employee Birthday: Posts on each Employee’s birthdate, provided the date is entered on their Employee page.
   • Employee Work Anniversary: Posts on each Employee’s hire date, as long as it is entered on their Employee page.
   • Welcome New Employee: Posts when a new Employee is activated into Striven, based on their hire date. Merge fields include the Employee’s Job Title, Bio, and more.
   • Monthly Company Report: Posts each month to notify Employees about Company activities or achievements. Merge fields include the number of Tasks completed, the number of Orders approved, and more.
   • Quarterly Company Report: Posts each fiscal quarter to notify Employees about Company activities or achievements. Merge fields include the number of Tasks completed, the number of Orders approved, and more.
3. Posted By: Choosing an Employee here will give your automated Buzz post a more personal feel, as it will be posted by that person even though no action was taken.
4. Title: The title for the Buzz post being created.
5. Message: This is where you will enter your Buzz post content. There are a variety of editing options, as well as the ability to include hyperlinks and embed images or videos in your post.
6. Merge Fields: Populate information from the entity automatically to eliminate manual entry and streamline communication.
7. Select Picture: Allows you to upload pictures that will be selected at random when automated Buzz posts are generated. Once pictures are uploaded, you can add the merge field Picture Attachment, which will cycle through the pictures uploaded there at random.
   • Note: Unless you add the merge field to the message, no pictures will appear within the Buzz post.