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Introduction to Pay Per Click Advertising Training Workshop – 27th March 2015

Contrado Digital Contrado Digital, The Innovation Centre, 1 Evolution Park, Haslingden Road, Blackburn

This full day training session will give you an Introduction to Pay per Click Advertising to allow you to understand the options available, what to focus on and how to generate a return on your advertising investment. This is an intense training session which will be tailored towards your individual business. As such, places are strictly limited so book now to avoid disappointment. Summary Agenda 9:30: Arrivals 10:00: Morning session to start, covering all about Google AdWords for your business. What you need to know to run a successful Google AdWords campaign 12:30: Lunch 1:30: Afternoon session to start, bring your laptops, work through your Google AdWords account and set up your first campaign with a £150 voucher to get you started 4:30: Close Detailed Agenda Morning Session Introduction to Google AdWords Account management Campaign and ad group management Keyword targeting Language & location targeting Ad formats Budgets and bidding Measurement and optimisation Performance, profitability and growth Managing multiple accounts Lunch Afternoon Session Bring your laptops, it’s time to put everything you have learnt in the morning session into action and start your AdWords campaign running. Hands on second half to set up your campaign with qualified Google AdWords professionals on […]

£35.00

Digital Passport to Export – 20th March 2015

Contrado Digital Contrado Digital, The Innovation Centre, 1 Evolution Park, Haslingden Road, Blackburn

Digital is global. Customers can access the products and services on your website from anywhere in the world with an internet connection. The ability to tap into a new market far easier than traditional methods is why many businesses are focusing on digital international growth to connect directly with customers. In this half day training session we will look at a variety of areas that need to be considered when looking to increase exports through digital marketing. In the real world, there are many considerations from shipping, logistics, import duties, taxes and distribution methods. Online is no different. Customers behave differently online in different countries and there are the equivalent considerations when looking to grow digitally. The topics that will be covered throughout the day include; How to break into a new international market digitally Technical factors: Is your website capable of growing internationally? Local taxes and VAT: How will you handle this on your website? Shipping considerations How to structure your website for success How to avoid receiving penalties from Google when growing internationally Who are the main search engines in the market you have chosen? How do people search online for products and services? What is the internet […]

£100

Social Media for Small Businesses – 13th March 2015

Contrado Digital Contrado Digital, The Innovation Centre, 1 Evolution Park, Haslingden Road, Blackburn

The half day training session is designed to help small businesses get the most out of social media by engaging with key target audiences. Most small businesses are busy on social media every day, retweeting others tweets, doing follow Fridays, getting involved with Twitter hours without any idea about what they are doing or why they are doing it. The majority of activity from small businesses on social media is wasted time. Stop being busy on social media and start using your time effectively within your business. Learn from qualified professionals about how to use social media well. Be confident that you know what you are doing and why you are doing it.   What You’ll Learn In this training session we will cover a range of topics about social media to enable you to use social media effectively for your business including; Why you don’t need more followers Why user engagement is key What are your goals from social media How to track social media effectively and how this is working towards your business goals Looking at how social media contributes to increased revenue What to talk about on social media When to post content on social media How […]

£25