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What’s your social media marketing budget?

Sherrilynne Starkie

What should be your social media marketing budget? Newbies are often surprised by how much time social media can eat. Newbies are often surprised by how much time social media can eat. Start by pinning down exactly what you want social media marketing to do for your organization. Start small.

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10 All-Important Skills That Successful Social Media Managers Have

agora pulse

Looking for a social media manager or wanting to become one? These skills for social media managers are practically requirements! Social media managers can be an enormous asset to all businesses, brands, and organizations. Qualifications for a Social Media Manager. Strategy matters.

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Getting Your Core Skill Set Ready For Social Media

Mindjumpers

Follow George on Twitter @GeorgieC and catch her own social media thoughts at: What’s a Girl to Do? Calling all newbie PR’s – there really is no reason why social media skills are not integrated into your day job. These are the three main areas that PR’s should be factoring in as part of their core skill set.

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Why Business Is About to Boom for Social Media Agencies

Convince & Convert

For years, social media was primarily a text-based circumstance, and social media directors were often people with a background in writing. Our 2014 report on the employment histories of guests on my Social Pros podcast found more than 50% of that unscientific sample had degrees in PR/journalism/English).

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Using Social Media in Education: 8 Can’t-Miss Tips

Hootsuite

Social media has revolutionized the way we connect and communicate with each other. Teachers and administrators have realized the potential of using social media in education. These days, the best educators are embracing social media’s role in the classroom. How does social media influence education?

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How to optimize your marketing budget: Do more with less

Sprout Social

Managing social media and other marketing channels in this economy can be challenging. Understand your team needs When creating your marketing budget, carefully evaluate team needs, skills and the required resources necessary to achieve your marketing goals.

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Hiring A Social Media Manager? Ask Them These Questions.

agora pulse

With the discovery that — yes, social media isn’t a fad — more and more businesses have decided to hire a full-time social media manager. If you indeed are shaky on how to judge the skills of your future social media manager, here are some good guidelines for you to follow.