Social Media Marketing

Social Media Marketing online course
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Social Media Marketing

It's a jungle out there. The world of social media is large, complex, with lots of separate paths, some of which interconnect with others, and some of which can lead straight to a river full of snakes and crocodiles.

Of course, that's an exaggeration, but that's what many of us see when we try to understand and utilize social media. Social Media Marketing is a six-week course whose purpose is to show you who the main players are in the social media jungle, how they differ from one another, and how to utilize them to your advantage. You will also learn why a social media presence is a necessary component of your marketing strategy.

Which social media should you use? How should you use them? Should everyone use them in the same ways? Those are the kinds of questions that are addressed in the course by showing examples of successful social media marketing, and sharing practical advice from experts in the field.

Applicable Job Roles: social media specialist, digital content producer, blogger, writer, content manager, writer, web developer, webmaster, project manager

Outline
Week 1: The Major Players: What They Do, What You Should Do With Them
  • The major players in social media
  • How social media platforms interconnect
  • How to choose which social media to use
Week 2: Creating a Social Media Marketing Strategy
  • Understand how social media marketing is different from other forms of marketing
  • Learn why it's not your product, it's your brand
  • Know how to determine which social media application(s) will work best for you
Week 3: Getting Noticed: How to Get Liked, Linked, Followed, Plussed and Pinned
  • Understand why and how to go offline to bring people to your social media pages
  • Learn how and why to develop your best elevator pitch
  • Know how to determine content your potential audience wants
Week 4: How To: Specific Social Media Tactics
  • Understand the importance of "sharing" in social media marketing
  • Know how to increase your audience potential through social media optimization
  • See how to easily manage feeding content to multiple applications using social media management tools
Week 5: Planning Your Work and Working Your Plan
  • How to track and measure your social media success
  • How to determine when, where and how often to publish social media content
  • When to consider using paid advertising on social media
Week 6: Will You Be The Next Social Media Marketing Success Story?
  • Things that make a social media campaign fail
  • The importance of responding to negative feedback
  • More ways to get a continuing education in SMM
Prerequisites
A working knowledge of the basics of setting up and using one or more social media sites is highly desirable, but not required, since the course is concerned with the marketing aspect of social media. You should have a basic understanding of the techniques of writing for the web. Having completed a course such as Web Content Writing (B123) or Blog and Article Writing (B119) would be helpful, but also not required.
Requirements
Browser and Internet connection
Class Books
No book is required for this class.
Suggested Book Likeable Social Media [
Suggested Book The New Rules of Marketing and PR ]
Course Price
  • Member Price: $100 US
  • Non-Member Price: $200.00 US
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Additional Information:
Your place in the course is confirmed by your payment. Introductory courses are intended for students with no experience in the subject matter and are seeking beginner level training.

Refund Policy: Please read our "Terms and Refund Policy" before registering for this course.

Additional Cost: Book and software migh be required for the course. Read the Requirements and Book section for more information. Course fee does not include the book and software cost .

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How eClasses Work:Instructors post lectures, reading selections, and hands-on assignments once a week in the online classroom. Students can discuss the assignments with the instructor and amongst themselves in the classroom area. This format has no set meeting time, which allows students to attend class at a time most convenient to them, yet still provides logically organized communication between class participants. Students can apply for the completion certificate after finishing the class. Web Study certificate is also available. Click on the Certificates link on the top navigation bar for more information.

 

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