“Digital Marketing on a Shoestring Budget”

“Digital Marketing on a Shoestring Budget” – Presented by Camp Tech

You don’t need a big budget to get noticed on the web – you just need creativity! Savvy business owners are turning to bootstrap marketing to amplify their message online, with very little marketing dollars. In this hands-on, beginner-level workshop lead by Camp Tech’s own Marketing Manager Tara Wilkins, you’ll learn the tricks and tools needed to effectively market your business online, on a shoestring budget.

Discover the right strategies for your online advertising, email marketing, social media marketing, and how to get featured in newspapers, magazines and blogs. Explore helpful tools and apps to streamline and automate your workload, and learn how to measure and track your efforts. You’ll walk away with a handful of resources, templates you can reuse, and a long list of fun ideas you can try.

Outline / Agenda:

• Digital Marketing Strategy – the importance of having a strategy, example template, what to include when creating your strategy
• Website Strategy – choosing a platform, accessibility, being mobile-friendly
• Amplifying Your Message – strategies and tactics to get free or cheap publicity (how to get featured in online news publications, blogs, advertorials, e-mail newsletters, etc.)
• Demo activity – how to find someone’s contact information and reach out for marketing/PR purposes
• BREAK (10-15min)
• Social Media – top tips for using social media to your organization’s advantage, grows your presence, tips and tools to manage it
• Hands-on activity (5-10 min) – Who’s your target market?
• Social Media ads and targeting your market (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & LinkedIn)
• Essential tips for Email Marketing, SEO & Analytics – when you’re working with limited time/money, what do you focus on?
• How to measure your efforts