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Week 5 - A Comprehensive Guide to deciding if Digital Marketing is right for you!

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     Whether you are considering changing your career or deciding to venture into a new direction, the world of Digital Marketing may be calling to you. Digital Marketing has had a significant impact on companies' success and gives employees diverse ranges of opportunities and skills. By giving a comprehensive overview of the careers Digital Marketing provides, you can decide if it is the right choice for your future.     What exactly is Digital Marketing? This subject encompasses the idea of creating and disseminating digital content for brands, businesses, or individuals. It allows for trust, authority, and brand awareness, which can help attract and retain consumers. Some platforms for this include Social Media, Blogs, Email Marketing, or Web-based advertising.      In order to excel in the Digital Marketing world, Marketers need to blend both their hard and soft skills. Some Hard skills include email marketing expertise, SEO and keyword resear...

Week 4 - Ten Most In-Demand Skills in 2023

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    It is important to stay ahead of the curve within the ever-evolving job market . This is especially crucial for both employers and job seekers. The talent market remains highly competitive, despite economic uncertainties and headlines of layoffs. It is estimated that there are at least 1.9 open jobs for every unemployed job seeker in the United States. This only emphasizes the importance of having the right skills to stand out.      Global talent shortages have also reached a 16-year high; 75% of employers struggle to find candidates that blend technical and soft skills. Both employers and employees must begin to focus on upskilling and reskilling to successfully bridge the skills gap.      If we take a closer look at the top 10 most in-demand skills for 2023, we can categorize them into soft and hard skills. Soft Skills include; Management : Effective leadership drives engagement, productivity, and retention. Communication : Strong communicat...

Week 3 - Advanced Audience Engagement with Hootsuite

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     In today's fast-paced digital landscape, managing social media conversations efficiently is crucial for businesses of all sizes. Today, we will dive into Hootsuite's advanced Inbox settings that empower administrators to automate workflows, enhance collaboration, and reduce response times.      1. Virtual Agents for Automated Responses: Hootsuite's Virtual Agents feature is a game-changer for responding to common customer queries promptly. Admins can set up Auto-Responders to answer frequently asked questions, even when the team is offline. To configure this, navigate to business hours, add new hours, and choose the platforms where it should be enabled. Then, set up an Auto-Responder with options like Inception Agent for immediate chatbot engagement or Delegation Agent for agent-controlled chatbot interaction. This ensures your customers receive timely responses, improving the overall customer relationship.
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Week 3 - VistaPrint

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     Vista Print Logo Maker is a useful tool for any Digital Marketer looking to elevate their businesses branding. Using their customizable logo maker, I was able to easily create branding for my own business. This is an essential part of Marketing; having a logo can create an identity for people to recognize and resonate with.       The first step allows you to make two choices; upload your own logo or create a logo with VistaPrint. Today we will be creating a logo.      Then you input your businesses name, industry, and any taglines you'd like to include. Finally, you can select from a list of describing where you may find your logo, ranging from business cards to advertisements. The generator loads for a bit and then spits out a variety of logos for you to choose from.  Now your logos are ready. Select whichever logo fits your business the most and enjoy an easy and quick solution to marketing strategy!

Week 2 - Social Engagement with Hootsuite

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     Being able to maintain a strong presence on social media is paramount for businesses and individuals alike. Unfortunately, this can be difficult for most, and that's where Hootsuite comes to the rescue. Here are six ways to engage with your consumer base. 1. Engaging with Happy Customers Hootsuite makes it effortless to engage with happy customers. You can quickly like their post and reply directly within your Hootsuite stream, keeping the conversation flowing and personal. 2. Sharing and Retweeting Hootsuite also simplifies the process of sharing or retweeting tweets. Quoting the original Tweet embeds it in a box within your tweet, making it easy to add your own commentary. 3. Monitoring Engagement It's essential to track who's retweeting your posts and you can do this effortlessly by clicking the number next to the retweet button. This feature helps you identify your most engaged followers and tailor your content to their interests. 4. Viewing Posts Natively Someti...

Week 2 - MediaSpa

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     Non-toxic Social Media is a no-brainer for most people; getting rid of what makes digital platforms a harmful space is crucial for many. This toxicity results in depression and anxiety. MediaSpa aims to fix these issues by creating a platform designed to "liberate your media and tell your life story". Their personal AI analyzes your photos and videos to create a personalized way to achieve your goals.      This form of social media is different from anything we have ever experienced before, allowing for unbiased digital content. This platform allows for more private sharing in an ad-free format.  It doesn't hinge on the concept of followers, which can often lead to a skewed sense of self-worth and the relentless pursuit of popularity. Instead, it encourages more private sharing, fostering genuine connections with those who matter most to you.      As we navigate the ever-evolving digital landscape, it's crucial to support and ch...

Week 1 - Hootsuite

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     Hootsuite is a website that makes content creation, scheduling, and management a breeze for content creators. It allows users to add socials to one place, giving a swift overview of everything posted.     Beginning with the Composer section; this is where content is about to be published. Users can add catchy captions, tags, or hashtags to adapt to each post depending on the platform being posted on. This allows for personalized engagement. Hootsuite is also stocked with royalty-free photos and gifs, which can be added to your media. Composer also offers audience targeting; giving you more ways to reach your intended audience. This can be done depending on location or age bracket.      Hootsuite allows for accessibility, whether it be adding descriptive alt-text to your Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn posts or subtitles to your YouTube or TikTok videos, Hootsuite allows for automatic formatting depending on what Social Network you choose to po...