Course curriculum

  • 1

    Programme Fundamentals

    • Student Handbook

    • Key dates for the diary

    • Challenges & Assignments List

    • How to use our interactive lessons

    • How to use Google Apps for this course

    • Zoom / Google Hangouts tips & etiquette

    • Webinar tech troubleshooting

    • An introduction to using Doodle Polls to schedule your peer hangouts

    • Pre-Course assessment survey

    • Digital Mums Glossary of Tools

    • Masterclass schedule and link to join

    • Zoom Virtual Drop-In Clinic and link to join

    • How to join a Zoom meeting & troubleshooting tips

    • Masterclass and Virtual Drop-In Clinics: recordings & slides

    • Week by Week Guide

    • Student feedback touchpoints schedule

    • Congratulations! Course completion badge

  • 2

    Module 1 (weeks 1-4)

    • Learning Outcomes | Strategy

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    Week 1 | 7th September | The Digital Marketing Landscape

    • The digital marketing landscape and how social media marketing fits

    • Using Trello for collaborative working

    • What does a Social Media Manager do?

    • Growth hacking: what is it and why should you be worried

    • Platform versus tools

    • The importance of creating a personal/professional presence on social media

    • An Introduction to Growth Mindset

    • The optimal frequency for posting on social media: what does good look like?

    • An Introduction to sales and marketing funnels

    • CHALLENGE | Follow your Client (Programme Partner) on social media

    • CHALLENGE | Send an email to your business outlining your role for them

    • CHALLENGE | Organise your introductory call

    • CHALLENGE | Social Media Consultancy Toolkit

    • CHALLENGE | Report on your Client's channels

    • CHALLENGE | Introduce yourself to the group in Slack

    • CHALLENGE | Me and my beliefs

    • CHALLENGE | Book your 121 Coaching session

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    Week 2 | 14th September | Understanding the needs of a client

    • Welcome to Week 2 message (2 mins)

    • An Introduction to working with clients (Trello resources)

    • Understanding Your Audiences

    • Creating a brand pie chart | Part 1

    • Creating a brand pie chart | Part 2

    • Social Media Goals and how to measure them

    • STRATEGY CALL | A strategic session with your Client

    • CHALLENGE | Send a summary of your Strategy Call to your client

    • CHALLENGE | Choosing the right tone of voice

    • CHALLENGE | Developing user personas

    • CHALLENGE | Create a pie chart of your brand

    • CHALLENGE | Strategy Document Update

    • PEER HANGOUT | Strategy chat

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    Week 3 | 21st September | Influencers and Curated Content

    • Welcome to week 3 (audio)

    • An introduction to key scheduling tools

    • CHALLENGE | Consider some content ideas

    • CHALLENGE | Request Access to your clients social media platforms

    • CHALLENGE | Find amplifier influencers

    • CHALLENGE | Find content influencers

    • CHALLENGE | Finding great pieces of curated content

    • Expert written feedback | Strategy

    • Peer Hangout | Scheduling Tools

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    Week 4 | 28th September | Created Content

    • Welcome to Week 4 (audio message 4 mins)

    • An introduction to Content Marketing

    • Getting started with Canva | Canva Tutorials

    • Example Canva templates for content creation on social media

    • CHALLENGE | Create your own content

    • CHALLENGE | Strategy Document Update

    • Peer Hangout | Created content ideas

    • Expert feedback | Content creation

    • FEEDBACK | Please give us feedback on Module 1

  • 7

    Module 2 (week 5-6)

    • Learning Outcomes | Planning and Preparation

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    Week 5 | 5th October | Planning & Scheduling

    • Welcome to week 5 (2 mins)

    • Setting up new social media platforms

    • An introduction to the Test, Measure, Reflect and Refine process

    • Graphics checklist

    • Scheduling tools | Walk-through video recordings

    • Scheduling walk-throughs on Zoom

    • CHALLENGE | Ensure your channels are optimised

    • CHALLENGE | Activate your Twitter analytics

    • CHALLENGE | Build relationships with key influencers in your space

    • CHALLENGE | Get to grips with your chosen scheduling tool

    • CHALLENGE | Schedule your content across your platforms

    • CHALLENGE | Set up a private instagram account

    • Peer Hangout | Scheduling content

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    Week 6 | 12th October | Peer Critique

    • Welcome to week 6 (3.5 mins)

    • A Guide to become a Life Long Learner

    • The whys and hows of peer critique

    • A guide to assessing peers on their critique

    • How to conduct a competitor review

    • Using Trello for collaborative working

    • Hootsuite Walk-through | Joining details

    • Using Trello to share content with your client

    • CHALLENGE | Prepare helpful critique for your peers

    • CHALLENGE | Competitor review

    • CHALLENGE | Find 5 hashtags

    • CHALLENGE | Summarise your strategy and platforms

    • Peer Hangout | Clarifying your Critique

    • FEEDBACK | Please give us feedback on Module 2

  • 10

    Module 3 (Week 7- 15)

    • Learning Outcomes | Execution

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    Week 7 | 19th October | Go Live and Test

    • Welcome message Week 7

    • The importance of reporting

    • A downloadable checklist for testing your social media strategy, and how to approach it

    • CHALLENGE | Test strategy on your platforms

    • CHALLENGE | Record your baseline data

    • Peer hangout | Share the data pain

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    Week 8 | 2nd November | Measure

    • Welcome to week 8 (audio)

    • CHALLENGE | Set up your social media platforms for ads

    • CHALLENGE | Measure Your Metrics

    • CHALLENGE | Growth Mindset | Mid Point Reflections

    • Peer Hangout | Data - learning from success

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    Week 9 | 9th November | Reflect & Refine

    • Welcome to week 9 (4 mins)

    • Generating insights from your data - a live example

    • Using social referrals on Google Analytics to measure website traffic

    • CHALLENGE | Reflect on Your data

    • CHALLENGE | Start your weekly progress report

    • REFLECT | Where are you in your Comfort Zone this week?

    • ACTION | Feedback | Book your call with a Expert

    • Peer hangout | Insights update

    • The Sound Track To Your Success | Power Up Play List

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    Week 10 | 16th November | Lives & Reels

    • Welcome to week 10 (audio message)

    • ACTION | Facebook Advertising Poll

    • An Introduction to Instagram Reels (videos 45 mins)

    • Using an Instagram Takeover to Create a Buzz | Instagram Takeovers

    • An Introduction to Instagram pods

    • A guide to social media listening

    • Facebook Live: What to do after the live

    • CHALLENGE | Set your feedback call with client

    • CHALLENGE | Conduct an audit of your peer's social media activity

    • CHALLENGE | Update your weekly progress document

    • CHALLENGE | Check your platforms are set up for ads

    • CHALLENGE | Instagram Highlight Covers

    • CHALLENGE | Set up and deliver a Facebook or Instagram Live

    • Creative Suite | Piece to Camera (PTC) for going Live

    • How to use Loom

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    Week 11 | 23rd November | Setting KPIs

    • Welcome to week 11 (3 mins)

    • Setting your KPIs (video 18 mins)

    • Setting KPIs when working with clients

    • What is the return on investment (ROI) with social media marketing?

    • Calculating the ROI of your social media efforts

    • Customer Services and Crisis Management

    • CHALLENGE | Start a conversation with 10 potential customers

    • CHALLENGE | Set your KPIs

    • CHALLENGE | Strategy Document Update

    • ACTION | Summarise your plans to go live

    • Peer Hangout | Going Live

    • Peer Hangout | Clarifying the audit with your peer

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    Week 12 | 30th November | Reflect, Refine and Further Tactics

    • Welcome to week 12 (audio message)

    • Digital Mums Tweet Chat Summary

    • Downloadable guide to using social media for offline and online events

    • Designing campaign hooks and hashtags

    • A beginner's guide to running social media competitions

    • Challenge | Submit your KPI's for Feedback | Deadline Monday 30th November 5pm

    • CHALLENGE | Update your weekly progress report

    • Challenge | Join a Twitter Chat

    • Challenge | Twitter Fleets

    • Challenge | Run some Reels in Instagram

    • Challenge | Run a poll on twitter

    • Challenge | Run a poll in Instagram Stories

    • Challenge | Record a Loom with things you've learnt from running a live social media strategy

    • Challenge | Set up and run a tweet chat (OPTIONAL)

    • Peer Hangout | Feedback on the Loom Challenge

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    Week 13 | Advertising PART 1 | Useful setting up info

    • Introduction to the setting up content

    • Business Manager & Ads Manager

    • Business Manager & Business Suite (downloadable infographics)

    • Business Manager & Business Suite (walk through videos 10 mins)

    • Setting Up Business Manager

    • Advertising Settings (Advanced)

    • Blueprint articles | Useful resources (Advanced)

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    Week 13 | 7th December | Advertising PART 2

    • Welcome Week 13 (3 minutes)

    • Business Manager & Business Suite Visual Downloads

    • Digital Mums Glossary of Key Social Media Advertising Terms

    • Challenge | Start to familiarise yourself with Ads Manager

    • Challenge | Find some ads

    • Challenge | A Twitter 'session'

    • Challenge | Update your weekly progress document

    • Challenge | Design a social media marketing campaign for a social media agency

    • Challenge | Prepare for your first Ad campaign

    • Peer hangout | Campaign Brainstorm (60 mins)

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    Week 14 | 14th December | Advertising Part 3

    • Welcome to week 14 (audio message)

    • Facebook Ads Template (For use after week 14 Masterclass)

    • CHALLENGE | Update your weekly progress report

    • Peer critique | Peer critique Ads

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    Week 15 | 4th January | Conversation

    • Welcome to Week 15 (3 mins)

    • IMPORTANT | PLEASE READ | 2021 Dates for diaries

    • Challenge | Critiquing your peer campaign

    • Challenge | Take your engagement to the max - with influencers, customers and potential customers

    • Challenge | Send your strategy document by Monday 4th January

    • Challenge | Update your weekly progress document

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    Module 4 (week 16)

    • Learning Outcomes | Reporting & Business Building

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    Week 16 | 11th January | Report on success & Business Building

    • Welcome to week 16 (2 mins)

    • ASSIGNMENT | Write your final report

    • ASSIGNMENT | Upload your completed weekly progress report

    • CHALLENGE | Turn your final report into a summary report to send your client

    • Peer Hangout: Celebrate!

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    An Introduction to Instagram Shopping

    • Why Use Instagram Shops

    • How Instagram Shops Work

    • How to set up your Instagram Shop

    • How to set up your Instagram Shop tags strategically

    • How to use Instagram Shop tags with Facebook Ads

  • 24

    An Introduction to Messenger Chatbots

    • What is a Messenger Bot and Why are they important

    • What businesses are ready for Messenger bots?

    • How can Messenger Bots be used

    • What is the future for Messenger

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    Business Workshops w/c Feb 1st - w/c 22th Feb

    • Survey for Workshops and Mentoring

    • Work Shop Schedule

    • Zoom Link for Workshop Schedule