Using Social Media to Supercharge Your Business

It’s all about relationships! On the ground and on the web. This is a long-standing mantra in the business community. We know that building strong and loyal relationships help a business to get started and to grow. This is where social media can help in ways that we may never have dreamed were possible. And the good news is that it doesn’t take massive sums of marketing dollars to make it effective. The effective use of social media is a perfect fit for small business owners and entrepreneurs who usually have little discretionary cash for promoting their businesses in the early days. This course will provide participants with basic knowledge about a variety of social media tools and how to use them most effectively: *free local directories like Yelp, Google Local, Trip Advisor and location sharing sites like Foursquare; *social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Google+; and mobile marketing. *Class time will include computer basics and how to set up accounts for these online tools. *It will also include on the ground (in person) referral marketing techniques that drive real revenue to your business. Based on real world success from over 7 years of work. Small business owners and entrepreneurs usually have little discretionary cash for promoting their businesses. – but social media can help! This course will provide participants with basic knowledge about social media tools and how to use them most effectively.

Speaker(s): Martin Brossman

Co-Sponsor(s): Hyde County Gov't

Fee: No Cost