1 . Internet Marketing_Student Manual
Session One: Course Overview |
Session Two: What is Internet Marketing? |
What it Looks Like |
Popular Strategies |
Session Three: Creating an Internet Marketing Plan |
Leveraging What You Already Have |
Making Our Way through the Marketing Process |
Session Four: Extending Your Influence |
Sharing Messages |
Making Connections |
Making it Real |
Session Five: E-mail Marketing |
You Can Do It! |
Getting Your Message Out |
Session Six: Search Engine Optimization (SEO |
What is SEO |
Understanding Search |
The Search Engines |
Alternative Search |
Optimizing Keywords |
Debrief |
Monitoring Search Engine Ranking |
Session Seven: Advertising Online |
What is Advertising? |
What Service Should I Use? |
Making Commitments |
Personal Action Plan |
Recommended Reading List |
Course Evaluation |
2 . Social Media_Student Manual
Session One: Course Overview |
Session Two: Getting Started |
What is Social Media |
Pre-Assignment Review |
Session Three: Understanding the Marketing Mix |
The Five P’s and Social Media |
Exercise Your Muscle |
Session Four: Developing a Social Media Plan |
Things to Think About |
Utilization Guidelines |
Expanding Your Digital Presence |
What’s the Value |
Session Five: Building Your Social Media Team |
Building the Team |
The Community |
Session Six: Using Social Media to Build Internal Communities |
Does it Mean Everyone is Online All the Time? |
Make it Work |
Session Seven: Analyzing Your Impact with Metrics |
Useful Metrics |
Understanding Metrics |
Timing is Everything |
Session Eight: Keeping on Top of the Trends |
Session Nine: Damage Control |
That’s Not Good |
Get Smart |
Session Ten: Using Facebook |
Getting Started |
Building Your Community |
Taking it Further |
Session Eleven: Using LinkedIn |
LinkedIn Essentials |
Setting Up Your Account |
Getting Connected |
Session Twelve: Using Twitter |
Tweeting |
Making it Memorable |
Using Lists |
Session Thirteen: Building a Blog |
Should I Be Blogging |
Blog Rules |
Help People Find You |
What Will I Write About |
Planning Your Blog |
Vlogs and YouTube |
Session Fourteen: Using Specialty Sites |
Session Fifteen: Using Social Media Management Tools |
Session Sixteen: Launching Your Plan |
Pulling Everything Together |
Preparing for Delivery or Upgrade |
Personal Action Plan |
Recommended Reading List |
Course Evaluation |
1 . Writing for the Web_Student Manual
Session One: Course Overview |
Course Overview |
Learning Objectives |
Session Two: Getting to Know the Web |
Web Writing Is Not The Same |
Working with a Designer |
It’s Work to Influence Others |
Pre-Assignment |
Session Three: Creating Your Content |
Writing Eye-Catching Headlines |
Tips for Creating Great Headlines |
Writing Content |
Presenting Your Message |
Writing Goals |
Making Connections |
Don’t Forget to Proofread and Edit |
Session Four: Writing For Different Mediums |
Writing for Social Media |
Tips for Various Platforms |
Session Five: Testing the Waters |
Walk the Talk |
Rewrite |
Session Six: Deciding What’s Fit to Print |
What’s Getting Read? |
Give Them What They Need |
Test Your Usability |
Consider Eye Tracking |
Break Up Content |
Reviewing and Planning |
Session Seven: Adding Audio and Video to Your Content |
The Debate |
Pros and Cons |
Session Eight: Getting Your Content Noticed |
Standing out in Crowds |
Search Engine Optimization |
How It Works |
Optimizing Keywords |
Keywords, Search Terms, and Tags |
Tips and Tricks |
Balancing SEO and Word Stuffing |
Sharing your Content |
Personal Action Plan |
Recommended Reading List |
Course Evaluation |
2 . AdWords_Student Manual |
Session One: Course Overview |
Session Two: Understanding AdWords Lingo |
First Up, SEO |
Pre-Assignment Review |
AdWords Defined |
How PPC Works |
Session Three: Creating an AdWords Strategy |
Planning |
Choosing Keywords |
Getting Good with Keywords |
Long Tail and Short Tail |
Understanding Ad Groups |
Session Four: Creating a PPC Campaign |
Setting Your PPC Budget |
The Quality Score |
Session Five: Designing Your Ads |
Choosing Your Language |
Persuasive Techniques |
Keeping Your Eyes Open |
Structuring your Ad |
Session Six: Looking at Success |
Understanding Key Metrics |
Higher Clickthrough Rates (CTR) Help |
Setting Up Split Tests |
Using Google’s Display Network (GDN) |
When to Ask for Help |
To Be Continued |
Personal Action Plan |
Recommended Reading List |
Course Evaluation |
3 . Building a Brand_Student Manual |
Session One: Course Overview |
Session Two: Defining the Terms |
What is Branding |
What is Social Media |
Session Three: Building Your Social Media Branding Strategy |
Key Ingredients for Your Branding Strategy |
Pre-Assignment Review |
Session Four: Identifying Your Social Media Audience |
Session Five: The Key Social Media Platforms |
Choosing the Right Platform for Your Brand |
Making Connections |
Looking at the Options |
Session Six: Creating Brand-Focused Messages |
What’s In a Message? |
Making Connections |
Dealing with Negative Feedback |
Session Seven: Building Customer Trust |
Making Connections |
Session Eight: Developing a Communication Strategy |
Developing Social Media Guidelines for Your Brand |
Making Connections |
Letting Others Speak For You |
Session Nine: Reviewing and Revising |
Personal Action Plan |
Recommended Reading List |
Course Evaluation |
1. E-Mail Marketing_Student Manual |
Session One: Course Overview |
Session Two: Getting to Know E-mail Marketing |
What is E-Mail Marketing |
Glossary of Terms |
History of E-Mail Marketing |
Getting It Right |
Session Three: Setting Up Your Audience |
Gathering Contacts |
Rules and Regulations |
Staying Organized |
Session Four: The Tools |
Setting Up A Plan |
Choosing an E-Mail Marketing Provider |
Get Practical |
Session Five: Designing Your Campaign Strategy |
Looking at Your Campaign Strategy |
What’s Your Campaign Strategy? |
Going Beyond the Basics |
Session Six: Crafting Messages for Each Campaign |
Pre-Assignment Review |
Crafting Your Message |
The Message IS The Message |
Designing an Eye-Catching E-Mail |
Choosing the Right Design |
Making Connections |
Make This Easy |
Session Seven: Good Habits Get Optimal Results |
Be a Good E-Mailer |
Smart Rules Apply |
Conversions |
Designing Content That Has Value |
Developing Different Types of Content |
Session Eight: What to Write |
Give People What They Want |
Be Green…Evergreen That Is! |
Topic Generator |
Let’s Get to Work |
Session Nine: Subject Lines and Action Calls |
Great Subject Lines |
Action Items |
Use Strategy with Your Call to Action |
Session Ten: If It Doesn’t Get Measured, It Can’t Be Counted |
Key Metrics |
Revenue Per E-Mail Sent |
Timing Your E-Mail Message |
Test Before You Send |
Session Eleven: Test Driving |
Making Connections |
Writing Your Initial Welcome E-Mail |
Personal Action Plan |
Recommended Reading List |
Course Evaluation |
2 . Creating Winning Webinars_Student Manual |
Session One: Course Overview |
Session Two: Webinars Defined |
Introduction |
What is a webinar? |
Pre-Assignment Review |
Why use webinars |
Session Three: Best Practices |
What not to do |
Session Four: Choosing the Structure |
Session Five: Creating the Outline |
Webinar Creation Formula |
Webinars for Education and Collaboration with Staff or Colleagues |
Session Six: Choosing the Platform |
Personal Action Plan |
Recommended Reading List |
Course Evaluation |
3 . Growth Hacking_Student Manual |
Session One: Course Overview |
Course Overview |
Learning Objectives |
Session Two: Learning the Mindset |
Growth Hacking Defined |
Mantras of a Growth Hacker |
A Growth Recipe Activity |
Session Three: Framing the Need |
The Relationship |
Understanding Your Customers |
Who, What, How Activity |
Product Market Fit (PMF) |
What Do You Know Activity |
Understanding Your Company |
Inviting and Using Feedback Activity |
Session Four: Making the Match |
Making the Match in Growth Hacking |
Relationships Reviewed |
Get the FAQs Activity |
Building an Effective Audience |
An Enduring Outlook Activity |
Elements of Negotiation |
Social and Emotional Intelligence |
Positive Outcome Activity |
Unique Selling Proposition (USP |
Your USP Activity |
Session Five: Going Live |
Process Steps |
Workplan Development Activity |
Reaching Customers |
Making it Look Good Activity |
Getting Noticed Activity |
Creating a Project Plan |
Creating a Plan for Success Activity |
Your Growth Hacking Outline |
Session Six: Maximizing Results |
The Path to Growth Hacking Success |
Defining Success |
Learning to Experiment |
A Trial Activity |
Session Seven: Optimizing and Moving Forward |
Optimizing |
Ingredients for Optimization |
Examining your Ingredients |
Task Check Activity |
Resources and Inspiration |
Searching for More Information Activity |
Personal Action Plan |
Recommended Reading List |
Course Evaluation |
General Information |
General Evaluation |
Final Thoughts |
4 .Promoting a Marketing Webinar_Student Manual |
Table of Contents |
Session One: Course Overview |
Learning Objectives |
Session Two: The Webinar |
What is a Webinar? Why Use Webinars? |
Pre-Assignment Review |
Your Webinar Marketing Objectives |
Marketing Webinars |
Session Three: The Participant |
Determine a Participant Profile |
The Nine-Step Ideal Participant Profile Process |
Ideal Participant Profile Activity |
Where Does Your Participant Hang Out |
Session Four: Lead Magnets |
What is a Lead Magnet? |
Creating a Lead Magnet |
Lead Magnet Outline Activity |
Session Five: Promotion Strategy |
What is Your Promotion Strategy? |
Promo Time Activity |
Webinar Marketing Calendar |
Building Your Calendar |
Session Six: Joint Ventures |
Successful Joint Ventures |
Joint Venture Activity |
Joint Venture Proposal |
Session Seven: Landing Pages |
Creating a Landing Page |
Long Version Landing Page |
Short Version Landing Page |
Thank-you Email and Registration Confirmation |
Your Turn |
Session Eight: Re-Evaluating |
Re-Evaluating First Impressions |
Personal Action Plan |
Course Evaluation |
General Information |
General Evaluation |
Final Thoughts |
1 . Internet Marketing_Student Manual
Session One: Course Overview |
Session Two: What is Internet Marketing? |
What it Looks Like |
Popular Strategies |
Session Three: Creating an Internet Marketing Plan |
Leveraging What You Already Have |
Making Our Way through the Marketing Process |
Session Four: Extending Your Influence |
Sharing Messages |
Making Connections |
Making it Real |
Session Five: E-mail Marketing |
You Can Do It! |
Getting Your Message Out |
Session Six: Search Engine Optimization (SEO |
What is SEO |
Understanding Search |
The Search Engines |
Alternative Search |
Optimizing Keywords |
Debrief |
Monitoring Search Engine Ranking |
Session Seven: Advertising Online |
What is Advertising? |
What Service Should I Use? |
Making Commitments |
Personal Action Plan |
Recommended Reading List |
Course Evaluation |
2 . Social Media_Student Manual
Session One: Course Overview |
Session Two: Getting Started |
What is Social Media |
Pre-Assignment Review |
Session Three: Understanding the Marketing Mix |
The Five P’s and Social Media |
Exercise Your Muscle |
Session Four: Developing a Social Media Plan |
Things to Think About |
Utilization Guidelines |
Expanding Your Digital Presence |
What’s the Value |
Session Five: Building Your Social Media Team |
Building the Team |
The Community |
Session Six: Using Social Media to Build Internal Communities |
Does it Mean Everyone is Online All the Time? |
Make it Work |
Session Seven: Analyzing Your Impact with Metrics |
Useful Metrics |
Understanding Metrics |
Timing is Everything |
Session Eight: Keeping on Top of the Trends |
Session Nine: Damage Control |
That’s Not Good |
Get Smart |
Session Ten: Using Facebook |
Getting Started |
Building Your Community |
Taking it Further |
Session Eleven: Using LinkedIn |
LinkedIn Essentials |
Setting Up Your Account |
Getting Connected |
Session Twelve: Using Twitter |
Tweeting |
Making it Memorable |
Using Lists |
Session Thirteen: Building a Blog |
Should I Be Blogging |
Blog Rules |
Help People Find You |
What Will I Write About |
Planning Your Blog |
Vlogs and YouTube |
Session Fourteen: Using Specialty Sites |
Session Fifteen: Using Social Media Management Tools |
Session Sixteen: Launching Your Plan |
Pulling Everything Together |
Preparing for Delivery or Upgrade |
Personal Action Plan |
Recommended Reading List |
Course Evaluation |
1 . Writing for the Web_Student Manual
Session One: Course Overview |
Course Overview |
Learning Objectives |
Session Two: Getting to Know the Web |
Web Writing Is Not The Same |
Working with a Designer |
It’s Work to Influence Others |
Pre-Assignment |
Session Three: Creating Your Content |
Writing Eye-Catching Headlines |
Tips for Creating Great Headlines |
Writing Content |
Presenting Your Message |
Writing Goals |
Making Connections |
Don’t Forget to Proofread and Edit |
Session Four: Writing For Different Mediums |
Writing for Social Media |
Tips for Various Platforms |
Session Five: Testing the Waters |
Walk the Talk |
Rewrite |
Session Six: Deciding What’s Fit to Print |
What’s Getting Read? |
Give Them What They Need |
Test Your Usability |
Consider Eye Tracking |
Break Up Content |
Reviewing and Planning |
Session Seven: Adding Audio and Video to Your Content |
The Debate |
Pros and Cons |
Session Eight: Getting Your Content Noticed |
Standing out in Crowds |
Search Engine Optimization |
How It Works |
Optimizing Keywords |
Keywords, Search Terms, and Tags |
Tips and Tricks |
Balancing SEO and Word Stuffing |
Sharing your Content |
Personal Action Plan |
Recommended Reading List |
Course Evaluation |
2 . AdWords_Student Manual |
Session One: Course Overview |
Session Two: Understanding AdWords Lingo |
First Up, SEO |
Pre-Assignment Review |
AdWords Defined |
How PPC Works |
Session Three: Creating an AdWords Strategy |
Planning |
Choosing Keywords |
Getting Good with Keywords |
Long Tail and Short Tail |
Understanding Ad Groups |
Session Four: Creating a PPC Campaign |
Setting Your PPC Budget |
The Quality Score |
Session Five: Designing Your Ads |
Choosing Your Language |
Persuasive Techniques |
Keeping Your Eyes Open |
Structuring your Ad |
Session Six: Looking at Success |
Understanding Key Metrics |
Higher Clickthrough Rates (CTR) Help |
Setting Up Split Tests |
Using Google’s Display Network (GDN) |
When to Ask for Help |
To Be Continued |
Personal Action Plan |
Recommended Reading List |
Course Evaluation |
3 . Building a Brand_Student Manual |
Session One: Course Overview |
Session Two: Defining the Terms |
What is Branding |
What is Social Media |
Session Three: Building Your Social Media Branding Strategy |
Key Ingredients for Your Branding Strategy |
Pre-Assignment Review |
Session Four: Identifying Your Social Media Audience |
Session Five: The Key Social Media Platforms |
Choosing the Right Platform for Your Brand |
Making Connections |
Looking at the Options |
Session Six: Creating Brand-Focused Messages |
What’s In a Message? |
Making Connections |
Dealing with Negative Feedback |
Session Seven: Building Customer Trust |
Making Connections |
Session Eight: Developing a Communication Strategy |
Developing Social Media Guidelines for Your Brand |
Making Connections |
Letting Others Speak For You |
Session Nine: Reviewing and Revising |
Personal Action Plan |
Recommended Reading List |
Course Evaluation |
1. E-Mail Marketing_Student Manual |
Session One: Course Overview |
Session Two: Getting to Know E-mail Marketing |
What is E-Mail Marketing |
Glossary of Terms |
History of E-Mail Marketing |
Getting It Right |
Session Three: Setting Up Your Audience |
Gathering Contacts |
Rules and Regulations |
Staying Organized |
Session Four: The Tools |
Setting Up A Plan |
Choosing an E-Mail Marketing Provider |
Get Practical |
Session Five: Designing Your Campaign Strategy |
Looking at Your Campaign Strategy |
What’s Your Campaign Strategy? |
Going Beyond the Basics |
Session Six: Crafting Messages for Each Campaign |
Pre-Assignment Review |
Crafting Your Message |
The Message IS The Message |
Designing an Eye-Catching E-Mail |
Choosing the Right Design |
Making Connections |
Make This Easy |
Session Seven: Good Habits Get Optimal Results |
Be a Good E-Mailer |
Smart Rules Apply |
Conversions |
Designing Content That Has Value |
Developing Different Types of Content |
Session Eight: What to Write |
Give People What They Want |
Be Green…Evergreen That Is! |
Topic Generator |
Let’s Get to Work |
Session Nine: Subject Lines and Action Calls |
Great Subject Lines |
Action Items |
Use Strategy with Your Call to Action |
Session Ten: If It Doesn’t Get Measured, It Can’t Be Counted |
Key Metrics |
Revenue Per E-Mail Sent |
Timing Your E-Mail Message |
Test Before You Send |
Session Eleven: Test Driving |
Making Connections |
Writing Your Initial Welcome E-Mail |
Personal Action Plan |
Recommended Reading List |
Course Evaluation |
2 . Creating Winning Webinars_Student Manual |
Session One: Course Overview |
Session Two: Webinars Defined |
Introduction |
What is a webinar? |
Pre-Assignment Review |
Why use webinars |
Session Three: Best Practices |
What not to do |
Session Four: Choosing the Structure |
Session Five: Creating the Outline |
Webinar Creation Formula |
Webinars for Education and Collaboration with Staff or Colleagues |
Session Six: Choosing the Platform |
Personal Action Plan |
Recommended Reading List |
Course Evaluation |
3 . Growth Hacking_Student Manual |
Session One: Course Overview |
Course Overview |
Learning Objectives |
Session Two: Learning the Mindset |
Growth Hacking Defined |
Mantras of a Growth Hacker |
A Growth Recipe Activity |
Session Three: Framing the Need |
The Relationship |
Understanding Your Customers |
Who, What, How Activity |
Product Market Fit (PMF) |
What Do You Know Activity |
Understanding Your Company |
Inviting and Using Feedback Activity |
Session Four: Making the Match |
Making the Match in Growth Hacking |
Relationships Reviewed |
Get the FAQs Activity |
Building an Effective Audience |
An Enduring Outlook Activity |
Elements of Negotiation |
Social and Emotional Intelligence |
Positive Outcome Activity |
Unique Selling Proposition (USP |
Your USP Activity |
Session Five: Going Live |
Process Steps |
Workplan Development Activity |
Reaching Customers |
Making it Look Good Activity |
Getting Noticed Activity |
Creating a Project Plan |
Creating a Plan for Success Activity |
Your Growth Hacking Outline |
Session Six: Maximizing Results |
The Path to Growth Hacking Success |
Defining Success |
Learning to Experiment |
A Trial Activity |
Session Seven: Optimizing and Moving Forward |
Optimizing |
Ingredients for Optimization |
Examining your Ingredients |
Task Check Activity |
Resources and Inspiration |
Searching for More Information Activity |
Personal Action Plan |
Recommended Reading List |
Course Evaluation |
General Information |
General Evaluation |
Final Thoughts |
4 .Promoting a Marketing Webinar_Student Manual |
Table of Contents |
Session One: Course Overview |
Learning Objectives |
Session Two: The Webinar |
What is a Webinar? Why Use Webinars? |
Pre-Assignment Review |
Your Webinar Marketing Objectives |
Marketing Webinars |
Session Three: The Participant |
Determine a Participant Profile |
The Nine-Step Ideal Participant Profile Process |
Ideal Participant Profile Activity |
Where Does Your Participant Hang Out |
Session Four: Lead Magnets |
What is a Lead Magnet? |
Creating a Lead Magnet |
Lead Magnet Outline Activity |
Session Five: Promotion Strategy |
What is Your Promotion Strategy? |
Promo Time Activity |
Webinar Marketing Calendar |
Building Your Calendar |
Session Six: Joint Ventures |
Successful Joint Ventures |
Joint Venture Activity |
Joint Venture Proposal |
Session Seven: Landing Pages |
Creating a Landing Page |
Long Version Landing Page |
Short Version Landing Page |
Thank-you Email and Registration Confirmation |
Your Turn |
Session Eight: Re-Evaluating |
Re-Evaluating First Impressions |
Personal Action Plan |
Course Evaluation |
General Information |
General Evaluation |
Final Thoughts |