Description

Social Media is now a crucial communication tool and if your organization isn’t leveraging its power to reach and engage audiences, you are missing a huge opportunity. Since most people use social media easily in their daily lives, they assume it is just as easy to use for their organization. This is not the case. Building and implementing a social media strategy that is going to add real value for your organization takes time, a plan, and a little bit of know-how.

In this interactive course, you learn to set and achieve objectives that will get you noticed. This session covers the foundations of what makes a good social media strategy and the tools and tactics needed to do your job and get the results your organization needs.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course the participant will be able to:
  • Identifying organizational objectives for the use of social media;
  • Defining common key performance indicators (KPIs);
  • Understanding your audience and aligning with the proper channels;
  • Building a social media content strategy;
  • Creating an implementation plan and measuring results.

Duration

6 hours

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Jonathan Simon, MBA, is a digital marketer, Director of Marketing & Communications at the Telfer School of Management, uOttawa, and a part-time professor teaching digital marketing in the BCom and MBA Programs. Formerly the Director of Marketing at Magmic – a leading publisher of mobile games partnering with global brands like Hasbro, Mattel, and Rubik’s Cube. His digital marketing expertise includes content marketing, social media, email marketing, and mobile. He has also facilitated workshops for private and public sector organizations like Health Canada, Parks Canada, and Ross Video.


Access a Continuum of Learning

By completing the Certificate in Communications and Marketing program, you will have the tools and knowledge needed to help build reputational value and to solve business challenges faced by private and public organizations.

The Certificate in Communication and Marketing program stands as a crucial component within the continuum of learning opportunities offered by the University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute (uOttawa PDI). This program focuses on fostering skills in communication planning, crisis communications, social media strategy, promotional writing, and other essential topics, contributing significantly to individuals' skill development within the learning ecosystem.

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Interpersonal and Supervision

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