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Coming in 2011
FRLA Social Media Marketing Educational Webinar Series

  • Improve your knowledge of online marketing tools and options
  • Improve your ability to evaluate, select and manage online marketing partners
  • Improve the performance of your online marketing programs

COURSE SCHEDULE & REGISTRATION FORM

Each course consists of 3 one-hour webinars.
You can attend a single webinar or sign up for a complete course.

Course Pricing

FRLA MembersNon-Members
Individual one-hour webinar:$75 per person$125 per person
Full Course:$150 per person$250 per person


Contact Kim Palmer for more information.

Search Engine Optimization and Content Creation

This course covers the fundamentals of search engine optimization in a straightforward and easily understandable way. Intended for restaurant and lodging owners, operators and marketing personnel.


What is Search Engine Optimization, and why is it important to my business? This webinar covers the basic concepts and terms of Search Engine Optimization including an overview of how search engines index, evaluate and rank your pages.
Materials Provided: A glossary of SEO concepts and terms
 

Building on the concepts and terms presented in Introduction to SEO Concepts, the advanced webinar digs deeper into the 12 best practices for Search Engine Optimization that will ensure that your website is well indexed and represented in search engines.
Materials Provided: Best Practices for SEO white paper

Course participants can choose from SEO3A or SEO3B, depending on whether they intend to do SEO work themselves or hire a partner.


A practical look at the things you can do right now to monitor, manage and improve your site's SEO including tips on writing for the web and free and paid linking strategy. 200A is intended for operators, owners and marketers that are managing their own websites or aren't interested in hiring a specialized firm to perform SEO.
Materials Provided: Hands-on SEO worksheet and checklist
 

This webinar is indented for FRLA members that hire an agency or marketing partner to handle their SEO implementation and measurement. A tactical look at the questions to ask and the services you need whether you’re looking for a new SEO partner or managing an existing one.
Materials Provided: 10 Questions to ask your SEO vendor (and the correct answers)
 


Search Engine Marketing Concepts and Tactics

This course covers the fundamentals of search engine marketing in a straightforward and easily understandable way. Intended for restaurant and lodging owners, operators and marketing personnel.


This webinar covers the basic concepts and terminology of Search Engine Marketing including demonstrations of SEM in practice and explaining why SEM can be a powerful and cost-effective tool in your marketing toolbox.
Materials Provided: A glossary of SEM concepts and terms
 

The advanced webinar builds on the terminology and concepts presented in SEM1 to cover in-depth how to maximize the ROI for your SEM campaign. What kinds of ad creative to use, what offers work best, as well as how to measure and refine your SEM program.
Materials Provided: 15 Best Practices for Search Engine Marketing Campaigns
 

This webinar uses three case studies to explore the dos and don'ts of Search Engine Marketing for restaurateurs and lodgers. Learn how you can maximize your return on investment from SEM and stop spending money on programs that don’t yield measurable results.
Materials Provided: SEM worksheet and Checklist
 


Social Media Marketing, User Generated Content and Reputation Management

This course covers the broad spectrum of social media marketing opportunities available to restaurateurs and lodgers. The webinars in this course will expose you to websites and tools you can use to build and manage your social marketing as well as hands-on tactics for maximizing your benefit.


What exactly is "social marketing", and how is it relevant to my business? Cut through the buzzwords and get an understanding of what "social marketing" means, why it's an opportunity for your business and what sites and tools are available to you.
Materials Provided: Glossary of social marketing terms and list of sites to visit

Course participants can choose from SOCIAL2A or SOCIAL2B.


Targeted specifically to restaurant marketers, this course goes step-by-step through setting up profiles for your business with foursquare.com and shows you exactly how you can attract new customers and reward your most loyal customers. Also covers other location-based services.
Materials Provided: How-To: Foursquare.com business accounts
 

Targeted specifically for lodgers, this webinar covers the concepts and tactical concerns for properties using social messaging to communicate with guests while on-property. Instead of creating posters for your guests, talk to them directly with powerful social media tools. Webinar covers available technologies and companies as well as industry examples for leisure and group.
Materials Provided: List of available tools, companies and social etiquette checklist
 

Dive into an educational and tactical webinar showing why online reputation management is so important to restaurants and accommodations today. Learn where to go to claim and manage your listings as well as how to respond and manage bad reviews and customer complaints.
Materials Provided: List of sites to claim your listing and how-to
 


Managing Revenue for Lodgers

The revenue course covers the ins and outs of managing revenue for accommodations. Learn what tools are available to you, how to interpret data, how often to change your rates and how to maximize your occupancy and revenue.


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