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Using Social Media in Business

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One of the biggest challenges for business owners is finding new customers. Over the past decade, some business owners have leveraged social media to do just that. Whether you are a social media novice or a seasoned veteran, this course will give you a solid foundation in social media marketing and how to use social media for business

No matter your goals, social media is a game changer for businesses in today's globally connected environment. So, whether you are looking for a new way to market your business or simply want to better understand social media, this social media in business course will empower you for future success.

Using Social Media in Business
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Online help Learning at your own pace, or facilitated by an instructor

$159.00

Using Social Media in Business

8/13/2025 - 10/3/2025
99 Seats Open
9/17/2025 - 11/7/2025
99 Seats Open
10/15/2025 - 12/5/2025
99 Seats Open
11/12/2025 - 1/2/2026
99 Seats Open

Selected Course

Dates: 9/17/2025 - 11/7/2025

Course type: Small Business Marketing

Times:

Location: Online Campus Map

Contact Hours: 24.0

Other Details

Course Code: SBMKTG-200220250917

Category: Small Business Marketing

Contact Hours: 24.0

Format: Online

Schedule Details:

After registering for this course, you can come back to the catalog to register for more courses.

Issues with registering? Please contact us at CERegistration@jccc.edu or call 913-469-2323.

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Developing a Social Media Foundation

In this lesson, we're going to build the foundation you'll use for social media to grow your business. You'll discover the definition of social media, learn about its characteristics and see what it can do for your business. Then, you'll explore the various types of social media and focus on the ones that offer the greatest benefits. We'll examine the right way to use social media to develop relationships and drive new leads into your business, and explore a step-by-step process for ensuring that social media works for you.

Creating Your Social Media Strategy

In this lesson, you'll see how you can build a strategy for using social media to grow your business. First, you'll discover what a strategy is and why it's important to have one for your social media efforts. Then, you'll gain an understanding of the critical elements of any social media strategy. Finally, we'll examine the steps needed to plan, build and execute a social media strategy that's customized for your business and that will help you to expand awareness, gain more clients and increase your sales.

Building Your Social Media Organization

This lesson demonstrates how to develop a social media organization that will help you be as effective as possible. First, you'll choose from the various platforms and select the ones that will serve your business best. Then we'll explore how to build a simple social media organization diagram to document and guide your social tactics. Finally, we'll examine how you can transform your simple diagram into a more detailed electronic file and add elements as your business grows.

Crafting High-Quality Content

In this lesson, you'll learn how to produce social media content that engages your followers and entices them to comment. First, we'll examine the different types of social media content you should consider producing. Next, you'll gain an understanding of how to write content that's optimized for distribution on social media platforms and to do so without it becoming a full-time job. Finally, we'll examine various ways that you can create, store, manage, search, and retrieve the social media content that you produce.

Facebook

Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites. In this lesson, you'll learn how you can use Facebook to effectively market and grow your business. First, you'll get an overview of how Facebook works, and you'll take a tour of a Facebook page. Next, we'll walk through how to create a Facebook account and set up a page for your business, and we'll explore the features you can use to engage, interact and grow a base of followers. Finally, we'll examine several business growth strategies that you can use to gain awareness and exposure for your business.

Instagram

In this lesson, you'll learn how you can use Instagram to effectively market and grow your business. First, we'll walk through an overview of the social media platform, highlight how it differs from others we've explored, and take a tour of its features. After that, you'll see how to create a personal account and to set up one for your business. Finally, we'll examine several strategies that you can use to leverage Instagram to engage and interact and grow a base of followers for your business.

LinkedIn

In this lesson, you'll learn how you can use LinkedIn to make connections, expand your personal network, and use the power of the platform to market and grow your business. First, we're going to introduce you to LinkedIn and outline the things that make this platform different from the other ones that we've investigated. We'll then outline the steps to create your own account and show you how to optimize your LinkedIn profile page. Finally, we'll explore a handful of business growth strategies that you can use to gain awareness and exposure for your business.

Google Business Profile

In this lesson, you'll discover how to effectively use Google Business Profile to enhance your business's online presence. We'll start by understanding what Google Business Profile is and its advantages over other social media platforms. You'll learn step-by-step how to set up your profile and the essentials of managing it. Lastly, we will dive into several strategic approaches for leveraging your profile to increase visibility and attract more customers to your business.

Other Social Media Platforms to Know

In this lesson, we'll explore a variety of social media platforms that extend beyond the typical ones like Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, focusing on how they can be utilized for your business. First, we'll introduce what each platform—such as X (formerly Twitter), Pinterest, Reddit, Snapchat, Telegram,

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DATE TIME DAY PRICE AVAILABILITY LOCATION  
8/13/2025 - 10/3/2025 $159.00 99 Seats Open Online Campus Map Register
9/17/2025 - 11/7/2025 $159.00 99 Seats Open Online Campus Map Register
10/15/2025 - 12/5/2025 $159.00 99 Seats Open Online Campus Map Register
11/12/2025 - 1/2/2026 $159.00 99 Seats Open Online Campus Map Register
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Online help Learning at your own pace, or facilitated by an instructor

$159.00

Using Social Media in Business

8/13/2025 - 10/3/2025
99 Seats Open
9/17/2025 - 11/7/2025
99 Seats Open
10/15/2025 - 12/5/2025
99 Seats Open
11/12/2025 - 1/2/2026
99 Seats Open

Selected Course

Dates: 9/17/2025 - 11/7/2025

Course type: Small Business Marketing

Times:

Location: Online Campus Map

Contact Hours: 24.0

Other Details

Course Code: SBMKTG-200220250917

Category: Small Business Marketing

Contact Hours: 24.0

Format: Online

Schedule Details:

After registering for this course, you can come back to the catalog to register for more courses.

Issues with registering? Please contact us at CERegistration@jccc.edu or call 913-469-2323.