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Digital Creative Institute (DCI) Teaching Takeaways

The Tribe on May 15, 2019

A couple weeks ago, team members from Tribu were invited to assist the Digital Creative Institute (DCI) in San Antonio with teaching the social media portion of their curriculum to this year’s cohort, a talented group of young professionals looking to transform their career through the 15-month digital marketing apprenticeship program.

What is DCI: Digital Creative Institute is a transformative 15-month digital marketing apprenticeship program that focuses on giving recent college graduates the necessary skills to thrive in the workforce and providing local businesses in San Antonio and Austin with highly qualified and productive talent.

I had such an amazing time with the apprentices and want to share a few great takeaways that helped me to also realign as a social media professional and get back to the basics.

Always think about the big picture, then think about the smaller pictures. We all know the pretty tactical pieces of social media make it exciting, but we do need to back up first and explain how we get there. Before jumping into the tactics, think about your audience, how you can best reach them, the overall goals of your business or client, etc. Think macro, then think micro, so you don’t lose sight of the big needs by getting too far into the weeds.
Consider marketing channels outside of social media. All pieces of a digital campaign need to be cohesive and moving in the same direction with similar calls to action. If social lives in its own silo, audiences can be confused and the messaging can’t do its job as effectively.
There is no true right way to build a digital strategy. Every client is different, every business/revenue stream has its own caveats and quirks. As marketers, we have to understand this, love this and accept this. When it comes to strategy, we can’t fit every client into a structure we’ve built. Get creative, move things around and make your approach unique.
Stay true to the brand and the business plan. Having brand pillars, overall business plans and big macro goals really helps determine social direction. Revisiting those frequently allows you to stay on track and make the best decisions for the brand direction.

Thanks again for a great time, DCI! Hopefully, we can work together again soon.

Interested in learning more about DCI, check them out here! Looking for an amazing partner to take your business to the next level? Give us a call!

4 Reasons You Need an Ad Budget

The Tribe on May 3, 2018

1. Targeted ads are the best way to reach your audience. We promise.

It might seem like a Zuckerberg-esque scheme to get you to spend money on Facebook, however, there is too many people surfing around the internet to reach your intended audience without putting some cash behind targeted ads and reach the right people.

2. Throwing random content around the internet is useless without a budget.

You may be in tune in to your audience and have a harmonious strategy, with engaging writing, interesting topics and beautiful design assets; but unless you ensure that the right people see that content, it doesn’t matter what you create. You need to pay to play.

3. Social and Google AdWords targeting is surprisingly accurate.

Did you know, you can create an ad that targets people within a certain geographic region? Even within a certain radius! Did you know you can target people based on their occupation? Age? Interests? Whomever it is you wish to see your content, you can get pretty darn close to by targeting those demographics with the right mix of broad and narrow search criteria. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to engage your audience because you don’t want to spare a few bucks.

4. Ads aren’t what they used to be.

Ads have a bad rap. And for good reason. Ads were (and in some cases still are) an obnoxious distraction while you browse the web. A paid ad is as ugly or invasive as you choose to make it. An Instagram ad can now integrate seamlessly into your existing feed. A Facebook ad is now often an engaging video and Google ads are seldomly differentiated from regular search results with the exception of small text that says “AD” next to it.

Don’t let your past experience with paid ads turn you off from trying your hand at highly targeted and incredibly effective advertising.

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