Mocktails social media
Some ideas for promoting literary mocktails on your social media channels.
Drug Info’s literary mocktails are a great way to promote healthy living through alternatives to alcohol. With their book themes and striking designs, they also make for colourful additions to your library’s social media pages. On this page you will find some helpful resources and suggested text for social media posts.
Literary mocktail campaign resources
Download this file to use in your social media posts.
literary_mocktail_images.zipSummer mocktails
Suggested social media posts:
- Enjoying the summer of cricket? Drug Info’s new cricket-themed mocktail is a delicious, refreshing accompaniment. Find the recipe here: https://druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/alcohol/literary-mocktails/fraise-sun #LiteraryMocktails #KnowYourStandards
- Trying to reduce your alcohol intake over the festive season? Enjoy some guilt-free fun with a Bah Humbug, Drug Info’s Dickens-inspired mocktail https://druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/alcohol/literary-mocktails/bah-humbug #LiteraryMocktails #KnowYourStandards
- Did you know the Australian alcohol guidelines recommend no more than two standard drinks per day for women and men? Reduce your alcohol intake this festive season with Drug Info’s summer mocktails [link to news item] #LiteraryMocktails #KnowYourStandards
Literary mocktails
When hosting mocktail tastings and other Know Your Standards events, sharing posts about your activities on your social media channels is a great way to reinforce the messages and highlighting the fun that can be had at library events. You may also choose to post mocktail recipes and link to our literary mocktail pages:
https://druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/alcohol/literary-mocktails
Use the following hashtags:
#literarymocktails
#knowyourstandards
#nswpubliclibraries
#druginfolibsnsw
Additionally, there are a number of opportunities throughout the year to promote mocktails as an alternative to alcohol. Long weekends, holidays and celebrations, as well as campaigns such as Dry July are a few examples. Here are some suggestions for social media posts:
- This Easter long weekend, stay safe and #MakeItAMocktail. Find more recipes here druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/alcohol/literary-mocktails #LiteraryMocktails #KnowYourStandards
- Every Friday in #DryJuly we're featuring a Drug Info mocktail. This weekend how about a Turn of the Screwdriver? Head to druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/alcohol/literary-mocktails/turn-screwdriver for the recipe #LiteraryMocktails
- Looking for an alternative to alcohol for your NYE? Why not try one of our Literary Mocktails? Find the recipes here: druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/alcohol/literary-mocktails #LiteraryMocktails #KnowYourStandards
Make it a Mocktail
The Make it a Mocktail campaign resources are a colourful reminder about healthy living through reduced alcohol consumption which can be shared on social media.
Campaign resources
Download this file to use in your social media posts. The GIFs and videos have been formatted for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Images zip fileWe have also prepared social media posts for you to use to promote these resources. We also encourage you to create your own posts that reflect the needs and interests of your community.
- Stuck in endless online meetings? Time to #MakeItAMocktail druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/alcohol/alcohol/literary-mocktails
(post with Mocktail One GIF)
- Is #WorkingFromHome starting to lose its appeal? Time to #MakeItAMocktail druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/alcohol/alcohol/literary-mocktails
(post with Mocktail Two GIF)
- Finding out there’s such as thing as ‘too much family time’? Time to #MakeItAMocktail druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/alcohol/alcohol/literary-mocktails
(post with Mocktail Three GIF)
Mocktail Moment [mok-teyl moh-muhnt]
(noun)
A situation that causes stress and makes one think ‘I need a drink’.
Feeling like life right now has got you drinking more than usual? Why not make it a mocktail.
druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/alcohol/alcohol/literary-mocktails
(post with any Mocktail video)
Mocktail Moment [mok-teyl moh-muhnt]
(noun)
A situation that causes stress and makes one think ‘I need a drink’.
Feeling like life right now has got you drinking more than usual? Why not make it a mocktail.
druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/alcohol/make-it-mocktail
(post with any Mocktail video)