New! Blog/Social Media Marketing Pre-Conference Intensive

With today’s content-driven social media platforms, every marketer is a publisher. As a form of a content management system, blogs should be at the heart of your social media marketing. We will help you create a plan to put your blog on track for success. This workshop intensive will show marketing and agency professionals how to use blogs to drive real business goals yielding measurable results.

Part I: Blog marketing basics. Blog content.
During this section, we’ll review blog basics like theory, current market trends, audience targeting, branding, and search optimization. We’ll also do a quick group exercise to walk through key blog branding steps.

Part II: Blog extras. Other non-text media.
Creating and maintaining a successful blog requires have a content plan. We’ll cover the different categories/topics to discuss, how to develop a voice, create an editorial calendar. In addition, we’ll review blog must-haves like an “About” page and the different format options you have.

Part III: Blogs socialize. Blogging-Bring your friends along.
Learn how to socialize using blogs and ways to cross-promote it offline and online. In addition, we’ll review the best ways to get engagement from friends and others in your organization.

Part IV: Blog metrics.
During this last section, we will review how to track the results from your blogging, socializing and publishing efforts.

Speaker:
Heidi Cohen, President, Riverside Marketing Strategies
@HeidiCohen