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Social Media Training Course - 1 Day Masterclass

 

Course Date Location Price *  
28 Feb 2012 Birmingham
(West Bromwich)
£399   £299 (until 21st February) BOOK NOW
22 May 2012 Coventry £399   £299 (until 8th May) BOOK NOW

Course length: 1 day (9.30am - 4.30pm) includes lunch and refreshments
* All prices exclude VAT.


If you’re not already using Social Media Marketing to connect with customers and generate traffic to your site you’ll soon be dropping down Google’s rankings and losing business. Social Media is now an essential part of the marketing mix.

We will show you how and why to use social media to engage with your customers, build your brand and increase sales. Our Social Media training course provides hands-on, practical tuition on why and where to use Blogs and social networking platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube to make the biggest impact.


Your trainer for this course is Gareth Edwards.
 
 

'The course gave a great insight into the tools available and provided the focus needed to create our social media strategy.'

Ward & Rider, Coventry

Course Objectives and Benefits

On completion of this Social Media Course delegates will:

  • Understand the underlying principles of Social Media
  • Formulate an Action Plan that combines the key Social Media networks and tools
  • Know how to use Social Media to enhance your presence online
  • Be able to monitor the success of Social Media campaigns


 

Course Content

Introduction to Social Media

  • What is social media?
  • How can it help my business?
  • The key Social Media tools and networks

What Should I Say?

  • Establishing your identity and your message
  • Success Audit

Blogging

  • Why blog and what to blog about
  • The key types of blog post
  • Engaging the audience with video

Twitter

  • How does Twitter work?
  • Setting up a Twitter account
  • Retweets, hashtags and lists

LinkedIn

  • Your profile
  • Building connections and getting recommendations
  • Using groups – drive traffic with news & discussions

Facebook

  • How can I use Facebook to aid my business?
  • Developing a Facebook Page
  • Facebook apps to share content

Pulling all the Social Media Platforms Together

  • Working efficiently by connecting the Social Media platforms and networks
  • Working consistently

Monitoring your Social Media Performance

  • What are people saying about you?
  • Analytics and stats tools

Action Planning


 

Audience

Prior to attending this Social Media course delegates should have: