CRE8 Are Now Offering Social Media Courses For Business

Are you using Social Media in your business? Would you like to know more?

The way we communicate is evolving rapidly and social media is at the forefront of this evolution. It is definitely a priority for every business owner to gain the knowledge and skills needed to leverage this powerful medium.

What is Social Media?

It is a collaboration of different web tools which give people and businesses the opportunity to share information virally and create a communitive "buzz" about a product, service, event or even a personality! Some of the tools are: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Linkedin, Blogs, Delicious, Stumbleupon and Foursquare, to name but a few.

The Valuable Advantages To Participating In Social Media For Business Are:

Generating heightened exposure for your business (wider audience to engage with than your local reach);
Increasing visitor traffic to your website and other online property;
Increasing subscribers (where applicable);
Creating a platform where your customers can engage better and quicker with you and your team;
Improving your search ranking and having a great presence for social searches;
Generating more qualified leads and more sales as a result;
Sourcing new business partnerships;
Reducing overall marketing expenditure.

A well-thought out social media game plan together with a focussed and ‘socially’ - educated business owner makes for a more wholesome marketing, communication and online strategy.

CRE8 are proud to have teamed up with “Social Intelligence” the social media team who can help to not only educate you on the different platforms, but they can also work with you to create your own bespoke social media accounts and a strategy on how to implement your social media game plan.

We have developed a special programme called CRE8's Social Media for Business Course. You can choose to do just one or as many of the courses as you like.

Step 1 - Getting To Know Social Media

Price: £95 per person (total price to pay) - Light refreshments served

The best place to start would be to do this course! In this half -day educational session you can expect to gain the following from attending:

A full bigger picture of the world of social media, its growth and what it means for you and your business;
Global trend of social media & its growth (how it started, where it is going);
Social Bookmarking Sites (Stumbleupon, Delicious, etc) and Location Based Services (Foursquare, Facebook Places, etc);
Broad overview of all the social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Blogging, Google+, Linkedin, Social Bookmarking Sites, Location Based Services & YouTube). Includes: definition, functionality and purpose of each platform;
An insight into why you need a comprehensive and integrated social media strategy to fully leverage the viral nature of social media;
The Importance of brand, message and consistency in social media strategy;
Examples of how businesses are using social media right now.

Our Next Available Social Media Course, Northampton For “Getting To Know Social Media” Is:

20 August (9.30am to 12:30pm). We do limit the amount of places on offer so you can get the best from the session. There are just 10 people on each social network course.

Places are going very fast for this date, so call us today and find out more or book a place on our next programme. Call us on our social media hotline on 0845 468 1417 (local rates) or e-mail us directly here -> social media courses

Step 2 - Social Media Account Design And Set-up

Social media is not just about getting your message out there but also about making people aware of your brand. We can start from scratch or work with what you have at the moment to refresh your social media accounts.

Facebook Design And Set-up: £95

Designing of large cover image (this is the big image to the top of the page);
Profile photo (usually your business logo);
Basic settings and information set-up.

You don’t have to go on one of our social media courses to take up this great offer for Facebook Design. Call us on our social media hotline on 0845 468 1417 (local rates) or e-mail us directly here -> social media set-up and we’d be happy to discuss your needs.

Please note that we will need some information from you before proceeding on the design. Our design requirements will be sent to you at the point of order.

Below you can see some examples of our Facebook design work:

Other courses also available include:

Module: Personalised One-to-One Social Media Help Course: “How to Build a Social Media Strategy & Policy”

If you would like to find out about any of our social media courses. Call us on our social media hotline on 01933 778 853 or e-mail us directly here -> social media courses at CRE8

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