I am personally tired of hearing the word Social Media. Everywhere you go these days, people including celebrities, companies, and the common man are talking about how important Social Media has become in day-to-day life. But of how much importance is it really? Well, if you consider getting in touch with your clients for a more interactive relationship with them important, as a famous personality consider interacting with to your fans important, as a brand reaching out to more people important or the common man considers networking with his friends important, then Social Media is important. For precisely that reason, IAMAI and WATConsult bring to you the Social Media Course.
WATConsult have been consulting to global clients for the last 4 yrs, and so Internet & Mobile Association of India tied up with them to bring these courses. There have been two previous batches, and the third batch will commence 7th August, 2010 onwards.
What the course offers:
- Social Media evolution – Web 2.0
- Introduction to Social Media Networking sites – Facebook, Orkut
- Blogging, Corporate Blogs
- Microblogging – Twitter, Google Buzz
- Media Sharing Websites – Scribd, Slideshare, YouTube
- Knowledge Sharing – LinkedIn
- ROI on Social Media
I believe a good feature of a course like this is that anyone from marketing head honchos & top management to budding entrepreneurs can attend it and come away with a plethora of information. And by the end of it, you get a Certified Social Media Professional certificate which is certified by IAMAI. This can be a good addition to your resume.
Now coming back to answer my question; is it worth your precious Saturdays? I am someone who loves to sleep late or play some football at the beach on weekends but this course has definitely caught my attention. After all, why would I not want inside out knowledge of a medium that is all set to rule the rooster for some time to come? I might just be sacrificing my sleep for this one. How about you?
Disclaimer: WATConsult is a sister concern of WATBlog
