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Course Outline

  • Role of Social Media Marketing
    • Overview – exploring the history and current state
    • Increasing customer exposure to digital and social media marketing
    • Differences between Social Media Marketing and other marketing approaches
    • Key advantages and pitfalls of Social Media
  • Existing Types of Social Media and Platforms
    • Types of social media and their characteristics
      • Personal networks, interest-based networks, media sharing platforms, discussion forums, bookmarking sites, social publishing, and online reviews
    • Overview of the Big Four:
      • Facebook - audience insights, setup process, and content types for optimal results
      • Instagram - audience insights, setup process, and content types for optimal results
      • Twitter - audience insights, setup process, and content types for optimal results
      • LinkedIn - audience insights, setup process, and content types for optimal results
    • Overview of Additional Platforms:
      • YouTube
      • Tumblr
      • Reddit
      • Pinterest
      • Snapchat
      • Medium
      • Blogger
      • Quora
  • Selecting the Right Platforms for Your Specific Objectives
    • Defining goals to be achieved via social media
    • Social media market segmentation – identifying the target audience
    • Understanding your customers – defining Buyer Personas
  • Content in Social Media
    • Revisiting your goals and expectations
    • Research – analyzing trends and competitors
    • Defining your style and brand voice
    • Understanding the types of social media content
    • The content creation process
    • Scheduling and curation
    • Increasing content reach
      • Strategies for acquiring initial followers and subscribers for new pages
    • Automation
  • User-Generated Content - A Highly Valuable and Effective Marketing Element
    • Discovering ways to utilize it at no cost – the most cost-effective marketing tool
    • Credibility – people trust people. Expert tips to harness the untapped potential
  • Social Media Advertising
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn
    • Other platforms
    • Managing Successful Paid Campaigns
  • Developing Successful Social Media Marketing Campaigns
    • Step-by-step guide on creating a social media marketing strategy
    • Reviewing and adapting your campaigns
    • Building company image and driving sales via Social Media
    • Leveraging Social Media as a Customer Service Tool
  • Cross-Channel Integration
    • Coordinating Social Media campaigns with other marketing activities
    • Executing various integrated campaigns, exposures, and rewards
    • Measuring the results of integrated marketing campaigns
  • Evaluating Campaign Success - Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting
    • The most effective tools and resources for monitoring and analysis
    • Additional research and customer communication
    • Evaluating direct and indirect results of your Social Media marketing campaign
  • Course Group Work
    • Collaboratively designing a sample Social Media campaign
 21 Hours

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