Copywriter Debra Jason Asked to Present Social Media Course

March 7, 2011 - PRLog -- Lihue, HI - The Office of Continuing Education and Training (OCET) at Kauai Community College has asked Debra Jason, owner of The Write Direction, to teach a social media course entitled “Social Media, An Introduction.”

Social media has exploded onto the scene and the administraton at OCET felt it was vital to provide the local business community with a course about the basics. “I met Debra and knew she was the right person for presenting this course. She’s been active on social networks and as the President of the Kauai North Shore Business Council has done her best to plan informative sessions that meet the needs of Kauai businesses,” said Joe Meboe from the Office of Continuing Education and Training.

The course will be offered in two 3-hour sessions on March 29 and 31, 2011 between 1:00 and 4:00pm at Kauai Community College’s OCET Building, Room 104A. It will also be offered on the north shore at the Princeville Community Center of April 4th and 6, 2011 between 12:00 and 3:00pm. The cost is $80/person. To register, contact OCET at (808) 245-8318. For OCET’s current course offerings visit http://www.kauai.hawaii.edu and click on “Training.”

The sessions are targeted at those who are wondering about how to leverage the benefits of social media for their business. While many have heard of Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, they’re not quite sure how to get started. This course discusses the various facets of social media and how to take advantage of these marketing tools to boost your business. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore:

•   What is social media? It’s more than Facebook and LinkedIn.
•   The top 4 benefits of social media marketing.
•   The difference between a Facebook profile and a Fan Page and how to start yours.
•   Creating a Twitter account and deciding what to “Tweet.”
•   6 tips for maximizing the power of your LinkedIn profile.
•   5 benefits of blogging and 8 ideas to get your creative juices flowing.

Prerequisite: Students should  have computer experience and are encouraged to bring their laptops with them.

Debra Jason has been a guest on online teleseminars, Webinars and even a live Facebook interview. She has taught classes through the Continuing Education Dept. at the University of Colorado at Boulder. In addition, she has presented marketing seminars and workshops privately as well as to members of the Boulder and Kauai Chambers of Commerce, Rocky Mountain Direct Marketing Association, Rotary Clubs of Hanalei and Kauai, Kauai Small Business Development Center, Cahners Publishing and the Kauai North Shore Business Council.

Celebrating 22 years in business, The Write Direction specializes in writing Web and direct marketing communications.  Past President of the Rocky Mountain Direct Marketing Association (RMDMA), with a 25+ year background in the field of direct marketing, Ms. Jason is experienced in writing both business-to-consumer and business-to-business brochures, catalogs, direct mail packages, e-mail, Web sites and more. She is also a recipient of the RMDMA’s “Creative Person of the Year” award and may be reached by phone at (808) 826-1846, E-mail: debra@writedirection.com, or on the World Wide Web at http://www.writedirection.com. You may follow her on Twitter http://twitter.com/mktgcopywriter; Facebook http://facebook.com/writedirection; and LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/in/debrajason

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