Social media remains an evolving aspect of our daily lives in addition to being a part of our businesses. This content is designed for people who have some familiarity with social media already. Participants will learn to develop a social media marketing plan as a part of their overall marketing strategy, determine who should be on their team, and choose how they will measure what is taking place. In addition, we will explore some of the major social media sites and look at how speciality sites and social media management tools can take their social media marketing to the next level.

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe the essential elements of a marketing plan, no matter the size of the business
• Apply tools and strategy to create a marketing plan that supports the growth of your small business
• Use six steps to create, implement, and review a marketing plan
• Leverage the best of Internet and social media marketing