Member survey: What social media training do you need?

January 12, 2017 Editor Event cmg freelancesocial mediasurveywebinar

CMG Freelance is planning a day-long social media workshop in Vancouver with Katt Stearns, recipient of the 2015 Canadian Digital Marketer of the Year Award. Katt can help you focus your social media energies in the most efficient way possible.

But we want to know what you really need help with the most...and if you'd come to our workshop in March! Please click on this link to fill out our survey. We’re also planning a live webinar series with Katt so there are questions about that as well.

We’ll draw 3 names from the survey participants and give each of the winners a choice of a $50 gift card from Staples (for your stationery), Starbucks (to keep you caffeinated) or The Bay (to keep you stylin’!).

Survey deadline is Friday, January 20th.

*Access to the workshop and webinars is for CMG Freelance members only. Memberships start from as little as $15/month and there are discounts for members of our like-minded associations.

Check out the CMG Freelance website for more information.

Off the Page, with Marta Iwanek

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Off the Page, with Richard Kelly Kemick

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Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Dec 20-28

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Journalism interns: Share your experiences!

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Webinar for members January 18: “Inbox Zero”

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Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Dec 13-19

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