As you prepare to launch your own social media campaign for a project or organization, there are fantastic and FREE tools to help make your job faster, simpler and smarter. Let them do the heavy lifting for you so you can concentrate on the concept and flow of what you are doing, not the technical execution of it!

Twitter Marketing- Doing Business in 140 Characters or Less

In March 2009, Twitter grew 131% and had 9.3 million visitors in the U.S alone! Worldwide, it’s estimated at 20 million.

Want to know how to make use of the most talk about micro-blogging site to boast your business and reach out to your target audience? In this 1 day workshop, you will learn

• Learn what Twitter is all about
• Case studies of how organizations around the world are using Twitter
  
• Strategies and tools to easily build your following on Twitter
• 3rd party tools you should use to increase your productivity
• Monetize your Twitter account to make more money
• The rules of engagement on Twitter

Facebook Marketing – How Businesses Can Take Advantage of The World’s Largest Social Network

With so many ways to build presence and engagement on Facebook, many organizations have been trying to find ways to reach out to the target audience and cover the full Facebook marketing landscape. In this 1 day workshop, we will explore the in and out of Facebook and how it can be utilize to achieve your organization’s marketing goals.

In this workshop, you will learn

• How to build an exciting Faceebook Page
• How to effectively use Facebook events
• The viral dynamics of photos and videos
• Creating engaging ads
• How to engage Facebook audience

Business Blogging – Express Yourself,  Show Your Expertise to The World

If your business hasn’t started blogging yet, then now may be the time to start doing so.  There are an estimated 57 million blogs out there and it is doubling every 7 months (source: Technorati).

In this 1 day workshop, we will help you re-design your blog, help you understand what make a successful blog, look at ways to develop a blog community and explore some of the tools that will help increase the popularity of your site.

You will learn

• A closer look at the blogsphere
• Blogging fundamentals
• How to source for compelling content
• How to handle negative comments
• Adding widgets in your blog

Note: Workshop is conducted using Wordpress format

Build Your Very Own Social Network Using – Ning

Ning is the social platform for the world’s interests and passions online.  Ning offers an easy-to-use service that allows people to join and create Social Networking sites. With more than 1.8 million Ning Networks created and 37 million registered users, millions of people every day are coming together across Ning to explore and express their interests, discover new passions, and meet new people around shared pursuits.

In this 1 day workshop, you will learn how your organization can create it’s own social networking site and build a community around it. You will learn

• Chose the type of community you want to build
• Launch your social networking site with the right features
• Invite passionate people in to your community
• Drive participation with contest
• Build and promote your community
• Integrate your social network with your website

Who Should Attend

• Community Managers
• Business Owners
• Professionals
• Marketing Executives

Note: The courses outline here require a certain degree of technical skills and understanding

We have a pre-course questionnaire that helps both clients and our organisation in determining the best fit and programmes. Ask for a copy to be sent to you from info@expeditusmedia.com