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There are 3 modules in this course
By completing this course, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to plan and execute a successful social media strategy. You will learn to apply strategic thinking to your social media efforts, ensuring that your messaging resonates with your target audience and aligns with your company's broader business goals. This course will enable you to analyze the impact of your strategic messaging on key stakeholders and evaluate engagement to determine the next steps.
What makes this course unique is its holistic approach to social media planning. You will explore the nuances of paid, earned, shared, and owned media, and learn how to leverage each type in your strategic planning. The course also delves into relationship-building strategies for audience development, helping you create content that fosters loyalty and word-of-mouth among your target audience.
Additionally, you will understand the importance of visual communication and how to create an aesthetic brand image. By the end of the course, you will be equipped with the skills to plan content pillars that highlight your company's mission and core values, and to evaluate and adjust your social media content for optimal performance. This course is designed to provide you with the tools and knowledge to excel in the ever-evolving landscape of social media.
You will understand how to apply strategic thinking to creating social media strategy and the importance of planning. You will be able to define paid, earned, shared, and owned media in regard to marketing communication, and how to use each in strategic planning. Relationship-building strategies in audience development will be discussed, and you will analyze the impact of strategic messaging on key stakeholder groups. Lastly, you will evaluate engagement to better determine the next steps.
Harvard Business Review, Paid vs Owned vs Earned Media•10 minutes
Ted Talk, Business Storytelling•13 minutes
Pinks Denver Website•5 minutes
Casa Bonita Website•5 minutes
Water World Website•5 minutes
Bill Brooks, CPA Website•5 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
Practice GOST•60 minutes
The Content Calendar
Module 2•2 hours to complete
Module details
You will understand the art and science of planning in social media. Creating a social media strategy requires that the target audience is understood well, and that messages are crafted with their needs and desires in mind. You will also plan social media in coordination with the company's larger business goals in mind, understanding that social media is just part of the brand communication.
What's included
11 videos6 readings1 discussion prompt
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11 videos•Total 51 minutes
Module 2 Introduction•2 minutes
Benefits of Keeping a Content Calendar•4 minutes
Know the Content Calendar Options•3 minutes
Connecting the Content to the Audience•3 minutes
Aligning to Business Goals•7 minutes
Planning Ahead•5 minutes
Being Creative and Strategic•6 minutes
Case Study: The Dental Shoppe•7 minutes
Case Study: Oster Jewelers•4 minutes
Case Study: Sprouts•7 minutes
Case Study: Bonnie Brae Lighting•3 minutes
6 readings•Total 40 minutes
Hootsuite, Content Planning•10 minutes
Hootsuite, Social Media Calendar Tools•10 minutes
The Dental Shoppe Website•5 minutes
Oster Jewelers Website•5 minutes
Sprouts Website•5 minutes
Bonnie Brae Lighting Website•5 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 30 minutes
PESO Critique•30 minutes
Content Creation
Module 3•2 hours to complete
Module details
You will plan content pillars that highlight their company's mission and core values, and understand how to leverage social media to create word-of-mouth among target audiences. Platform affordances are discussed and how to create content that engages audiences and develops loyal customers. You will understand visual communication and how to create an aesthetic brand image. Evaluation of social media content will also be discussed and how to course correct if the content is not performing.
What's included
11 videos9 readings1 assignment
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11 videos•Total 64 minutes
Module 3 Introduction•3 minutes
Social Media Platform Differences•6 minutes
The Basics of Visual Communication•5 minutes
Do's and Don'ts•6 minutes
The Visual Aesthetic of Your Brand•7 minutes
Choosing the Visual•4 minutes
Writing the Caption•4 minutes
Case Study: Bed Threads•9 minutes
Case Study: AfroPick•4 minutes
Case Study: Muddy's Bake Shop•9 minutes
Case Study: Buff City Soap•8 minutes
9 readings•Total 64 minutes
Hootsuite, Social Media Video Specs•10 minutes
LinkedIn Statistics•10 minutes
Pew Research, How U.S. Adults Use TikTok•10 minutes
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