SMS – Weeks 14 & 15

Just because you are a social media user does not make you a social media expert! Why? Because as users we focus on how “we” use social media or a particular channel. As social media marketers we focus on how our target interacts on social media and how social media operates. It is not about…

Influencer Marketing

This is the class introduction and overview of Blackboard. Please watch this video to learn about: Course materials – text and simulation Virtual Office hours/optional virtual classroom Course syllabus Course schedule Weekly folders and course tools If you have questions, you can post a comment here, in the BB Watercooler or come to my virtual…

Social Media Audit is series of steps taken to evaluate and optimize a business’s social media profiles and strategies. It reviews not only what is working and not but also who is doing what and how are we guiding and measuring the activities. There are three types of media: Paid, Earned and Owned. All are important and…

This week we are learning about Social Media Advertising.

This week we are talking about the strategic thinking behind social media marketing. Strategic social media marketing must incorporate all three types of information flow: Company   ⇒   Consumers Consumers    ⇒   Company Consumers   ⇒   Consumers Marketers need to move away from using social media to “push information on to customers” but instead use social media to “start…