How can designers use social media or content marketing to get more design clients? Does social media work for marketing? How do I do it?

Don't be afraid to use Social media to show a narrative of your work, to give value and insight about what you have to offer the world. Just put stuff out and experiment with different platforms.

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1:35 Why you should be active on social media
2:48 Use social media to develop the narrative of your personal brand
6:11 The reason why you want to build an audience
8:21 Focus group testing: create concepts and get quality feedback
10:32 The landscape of social media
12:20 Personal Branding on social media
14:30 Be careful what you put up on social media because it becomes your narrative
15:51 Q: Can you afford not to master social media?
19:14 Best practices for social media
21:38 Share the process of how you come up with ideas
22:04 Share content at the right times
22:45 Use the platform that best showcases your strengths
24:22 Be consistent in your social media efforts

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We Live in Public (Documentary)
The New Rules of Marketing and PR David Meerman Scott (Book)


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