Social Media Marketing Made Simple

This information-packed seminar offers a basic review of the essential strategies and best practices a business or organization should understand to successfully get started with social media marketing. The seminar will cover:

•       What social media marketing really is and why it’s important;

•       Various social media networks and tools: how they interact, ways to leverage their strengths, and how to evaluate them for best use for your business or organization;

•       How other businesses are using these low-cost tools to gain visibility, develop relationships, and drive sales and engagement;

•       How to incorporate social media marketing into your business life without losing productivity.

Participants will have plenty of time to ask questions, share experiences, and network with peers. And they’ll leave with real-world insights and knowledge that they can put to work immediately, to help their business or organization succeed.

Presented by Julie Niehoff, Sr. Regional Development Director at Constant Contact

Julie has more than ten years of marketing communications experience, specializing in technology marketing. She successfully launched her own consulting business, and co-founded an online resource website for event planners. Julie specializes in helping small businesses, associations and organizations utilize technology as a part of their marketing plan, as well as build effective relationships with their customer and member base.

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A partnership program of the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Bill Priest Campus of El Centro College, a division of the Dallas County Community College District. Funded in part through Cooperative Agreement # 9-603001-0046-22 with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, or recommendations expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. It is the policy of the Dallas County Community College District and Collin College that all persons have equal opportunity and access to its educational programs, services, activities, and facilities without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or ancestry, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, disability or status as a veteran.

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