The landscape of social media has changed dramatically in the last 5 years. For businesses, social media is not free—with most of the investment being in the time it takes to execute. Social media has increasingly become a platform for advertisers, as social networks evolve their business models, and many brands are finding their growth is at a standstill unless they utilize social advertising. Learn the power of social ads, what techniques you should use, and how you know they are working. Participants in this class should have an intermediate understanding of social media, already be using social for business, and be looking to take their strategy to an advanced level. Please bring your laptop. Gwen Woltz is co-founder of Wahine Media, a local social media agency that specializes in strategically building thriving and engaged online communities for businesses (wahinemedia.com). Gwen is a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the past president of Social Media Club Hawaii (smchawaii.org), a finalist for Pacific Edge Magazine's Young Professional of the Year, one of Hawaii's Top 15 Social Media Influencers in 2012, and has over 7 years of digital media and marketing experience.