Making Social Media Work for Your business

Social media is no longer just for us to keep in touch with people on the other side of the world – but is an essential way of marketing your business and interacting with your customers.

Learn how social media works, how it can work for you and how to get started on it.

Social media has become a powerful tool for marketing your business and interacting with your customers. It can prove incredibly effective at engaging with potential customers, showcasing your products or services, and building trust.

This one day course is ideal for business owners who want to harness the power of social media to find new customers.

It would also be useful for Marketing Assistants, Business Development Managers, Office Managers or others involved in the promotion of your company.

Course cost: £90

(Fully funded places currently available – see below)

Course Outline

The course will examine your business and show how you can use social media to grow your brand, how to find the social media platforms that will benefit your business, and how to develop approaches that will work for your target audience.

The session will last around six hours and you’ll leave having learnt:

  • Why social media can be effective – and what the fuss is about
  • How identify your Social Media audience and choose the right social media platforms relevant to your business
  • The steps you need to set your business up on Facebook, Twitter, Google + and more
  • How to define a strategy for your business that will work on social media
  • How you can grow your audience proactively – where to find potential customers or supporters
  • How to finding an appropriate voice that represents your business and is appealing to customers
  • Effective approaches to maximise reach and response
  • How to interact with people on social media
  • What to do if things go wrong
  • How to create a content plan to keep your social media activity exciting and valuable
  • What tools you can use to help manage your social media feeds
  • What opportunities exist for targeting your ideal customers using paid-for options – and their pitfalls
  • How to use Google My Business to make the most of social media for search engine optimisation
  • How to track the performance of your social media and understand if it’s successful

Why attend?

  • Find out why social media can be such a powerful marketing tool
  • Make social media a valuable tool to attract and retain customers
  • Understand what social media is contributing to your business

Book your space

We’re currently offering funded places on this course for users that live or work in Carmarthenshire. Our courses are running in Carmarthen and Llanelli.

To book your place, fill in the form below.