Social media marketing can be difficult to stay up-to-date with. For marketing professionals, it is important to invest the time in your skills to remain on the cutting edge. This "social media training diet" is your key to success in staying up-to-date with social media. If you'd like to maintain your knowledge and be able to understand and take advantage of trends, follow this diet. The social media training diet gives you the specific activities that you should to to maintain your knowledge in social media. Consider this your social media education and training plan - discover exactly what you should do to keep your skills sharp. If you'd like to keep your social media skills up-to-date, consider checking out our Social Media Mastery program, with new trainings every month www.BootCampDigital.com/mc To get the latest social media training go to www.BootCampDigital.com/Training

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Social
Media
Training
Diet
When it comes to staying up-to-date in social media, it can be difficult to stay on track. Similar to
weight-loss having a diet, or a specific plan to follow can make all the difference. Check out this
Social Media Training Diet to keep you up-to-date in social media.
15
Minutes
Catching
Up
in
the
Morning
Start your day by reading some news and getting up to date. Follow 10 thought-leaders on social
networks – check out what they are sharing and read the news that they think is most noteworthy.
Check out 3 – 5 news sites for breaking news and industry updates.
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Book
a
Month
Choose one book to read each month. Books give you more insight into a specific topic and tend to
be more thorough and better researched than blog posts.
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Inspiration
Meeting
a
Month
Each month, take the time to schedule an informal meeting (breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee) with
someone who inspires you. Talk shop and learn from each other – share stories, successes and
failures. This will keep you sharp and expand your network.
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Webinars/Trainings/Lunch
and
Learns
a
Month
Each month, make the effort to attend at least 2 formal training or education events. This could be a
webinar, a formal training, a lunch and learn or listening to a speaker at a meet-up. Learning from
experts who have prepared material is a great way to stay on the leading edge.
2
Conferences
a
Year
I speak at 50+ conferences a year, and I learn more in a few days at a conference than I do the entire
rest of the year. Choose 1 – 2 conferences to attend (even if only virtually to cut down on costs) to
sharpen your skills, networks and hear amazing success stories.
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our
Social
Media
Mastery
at
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