As part of miacademy, we are so excited to be launching a series of social media courses to help you to unleash your creativity, fight your fears and grow your social media skills. These courses are taking place throughout July, with the first one kicking off next Wednesday, 7th July.
Online courses that get real results
There are so many untapped opportunities for creative businesses to use social media to influence, promote and build a following.
This programme is designed to give music industry businesses quick and effective ways to entertain and excite their audience about their services and products.
We will help busy music professionals find the right online marketing tactics to confidently use digital methods to grow their businesses and show their creativity.
Learn from a leading expert
Entrepreneur and winner of Social Media Marketing Awards, Hel Reynolds, has years of experience in helping creative people find strategic, easy, and quick ways to nail it online.
Hel has bags of awards for her work, & is the woman behind ground-breaking projects like @CommsCartoons & #31DaysOfCreativity. You can see an example of her Creativity Coffee Break newsletter here.
Comms Creatives have helped brands like Macmillan Cancer Support, Scottish Power and Manchester City Council get lots more social media engagement. They’ve worked with loads of organisations like NUS, Welsh Government and the NHS, to create unique, pioneering social media strategies.
So, without further ado – we’d like to present the courses that we’ll be offering. All of the following sessions will be tailored to suit music industry businesses, and will take place via Zoom:
Facebook for your music industry business
Wednesday 7th July, 1 pm-2:30 pm
Businesses are not making full use of the functions of Facebook and can grow an engaged army of fans with a few creative techniques and tactics
This course will cover:
- What goes down a storm on Facebook and what bombs
- How to use Facebook Groups to save you time and grow your fanbase
- Harnessing the power of Facebook Stories – content that self-destructs after 24hours
- Ideas for posts that will inspire your audience
- Top tips
Instagram skills for your music industry business
Thursday 15th July, 1:30 pm-3 pm
Businesses know their customers live on Instagram, but need tips and inspiration to get people buzzing and chatting about you, and to actually sell products and services.
This course will cover:
- The businesses killing it on Instagram
- How to use Stories, Reels, and IGTV Inspirational content you can learn from
- Ideas for posts that will grow your audience
- Top tips
Email marketing for your music industry business
Thursday 29th July, 1:30 pm-3 pm
Sending individual emails is one thing, but email marketing can seem complicated and time-consuming. We show you that it’s easy, and a guaranteed way to gain new customers and build loyalty among your existing fanbase.
This course will cover:
- An introduction to email marketing using MailChimp Building loyalty and fans with an interesting newsletter
- An email strategy that will help you grow your customer base
- Automation: attract new customers while you’re getting on with other work
- Practical set-up guide – how to do it in the least time possible
- Q&A
How do I sign up?
There are limited spaces available at each course, so please contact Alice at your nearest convenience to secure your spot.
Please note: these courses are completely free for members of the MIA, and members will also be given priority. However, non-members are welcome to get in touch to find out more.
