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Marketing Horizons, a series in the WVU Marketing Communications Today podcast, is forward-thinking, looking ahead, through the front windshield and beyond, into the marketing future. Marketing Legends, another series in the WVU Marketing Communications Today podcast, features marketing thinkers, innovators, practitioners and founders — legends of the marketing world — who will talk about their careers and share their wisdom with the marketers of today. Hosted by Cyndi Greenglass and Ruth Stevens, these podcast series are dedicated to looking ahead to the new ideas, technologies, tools and strategies that are emerging to help marketers navigate over the marketing horizon.
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Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
With the golden age of social media and digital marketing in full swing, the competition for consumers’ attention is fierce. To stay relevant, marketers must understand the changing needs and preferences of their audience and adapt their strategies accordingly. We’ll discuss the importance of innovating to keep your audience’s attention, how to evaluate your tactics to avoid outdated practices and how to maintain your brand values as you evolve your strategy.
About our Guest:
A 2017 graduate of West Virginia University’s Integrated Marketing Communications Master of Science program, Isaac Mei is an energetic and passionate digital marketer, brand manager, and content creator with nearly a decade of experience in marketing for education and non-profits. Isaac is passionate about helping brands develop a better understanding for their audiences and creating content tailored to provide value to them.
Isaac is currently the associate social media strategist for Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C., where he is responsible for components of the Center’s overall social media presence and innovation on new and up-and-coming digital platforms.
WVU Marketing Communications Today is presented by the West Virginia University Reed College of Media, which offers renowned online master’s degree programs in Marketing Communications.
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Social Media Metrics: Skinny Version
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
In our efforts to measure everything, some marketers believe social media metrics are evasive enough to not even try to measure the results.
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Why Every Business Needs a Social Media Policy Before You Get Fined by the FTC!
Tuesday Jul 24, 2018
Tuesday Jul 24, 2018
Well before the current frenzy over “tweets gone wild,” Joe Barnes walked into businesses, for profits and non-profits, and would ask: “What’s your social media policy?” The usual response was: We don’t have one, or “Go talk to marketing about that.” In his travels he realized that nearly every business and organization he walked into, no matter what size, did not have a written social media policy, nor did they clearly understand or even know what the Federal Trade Commission requires in the way of disclosure. That’s why he wrote his book: “Social Media Ethics Made Easy: How to Comply with FTC Disclosure Requirements.” The book is available from Business Expert Press or on Amazon. Our host today is Matthew Cummings.
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Simplifying Social Media Metrics
Monday May 21, 2018
Monday May 21, 2018
Metrics are simply standards of measurement by which efficiency, performance, or progress can be assessed. Yet in social media it can get complicated quickly with amount of data and options of what can be collected and where. In this podcast, we will cover the basics of collecting social media data, tracking social media metrics and identifying KPIs (key performance indicators). We will also consider how to link social media actions to business goals and marketing objectives for social measurement and optimization. This episode's host is Cyndi Greenglass.
Some of the talking points will include:
- Is there a simple way to link social media metrics to business and/or marketing objectives?
- What else should we as marketers be thinking about when it comes to social metrics?
- What is the biggest mistake marketers still make with social media metrics?
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Is “data-driven” the buzz kill for marketing?
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Data-driven communication is the buzz word in marketing as we are being held accountable for our efforts and our budgets. Metrics, measurement, and milestones are the vocabulary of today, but does that mean awareness, engagement and loyalty no longer matter? In our focus on big data and data science, have we dehumanized marketing? Today we talk with Susan Emerick, a long standing social media advocate to understand how being a data-driven marketer improves and enhances your social presence and infuses the soul of marketing.
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