Ducks Unlimited Reaches 1 Million Facebook Fans

Since 2010, Ducks Unlimited’s Facebook page has grown brand awareness and loyalty while spreading the word about the organization’s mission of waterfowl and wetlands conservation. DU’s Facebook page reached a milestone earlier this week when it exceeded 1 million fans.

“The fact that Ducks Unlimited has exceeded 1 million Facebook fans is truly a testament to the strength of our brand and mission,” said Anthony Jones, DU’s web director. “Social media builds communities around common interests and shared goals, and we are fortunate to have such a large and growing community of people who support our organization’s mission and culture. Their engagement with Ducks Unlimited, along with the opportunity to continue building our social media community, bodes well for the future.”

DU uses Facebook and other social media to raise awareness of wetlands conservation priorities and efforts, provide helpful information on waterfowl and waterfowl hunting, and generate DU membership and support.

Here are some interesting facts about DU’s Facebook fans:

80 percent are under age 35, and 60 percent are under age 25.
Over the last four years, more than 16,000 Facebook fans have joined or donated to DU directly from a Facebook offer, generating $620,000.
For the last year, DU’s Facebook page has gained an average of 680 fans every day.
Since 2010, Facebook has driven more than 2 million visits to the DU website, generating 9.5 million page views.

For more information or to become a Facebook fan, visit facebook.com/DucksUnlimited

Contact

Matt Coffey
(901) 758-3764
mcoffey@ducks.org

Ducks Unlimited

Ducks Unlimited is the world's leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation. DU got its start in 1937 during the Dust Bowl when North America’s drought-plagued waterfowl populations had plunged to unprecedented lows. Determined not to sit idly by as the continent’s waterfowl dwindled beyond recovery, a small group of sportsmen joined together to form an organization that became known as Ducks Unlimited. Its mission: habitat conservation. Thanks to decades of abiding by that single mission, Ducks Unlimited is now the world’s largest and most effective private waterfowl and wetlands conservation organization. DU is able to multilaterally deliver its work through a series of partnerships with private individuals, landowners, agencies, scientific communities and other entities.