Social Media Examiner | Social Media Certifications/Credentials | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/feed/ Social Media Certifications/Credentials - Forum Topic in the Group Small Business Fri, 24 May 2013 09:01:23 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-7720<![CDATA[Rebecca Thompson replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-7720 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:02:43 +0000 Rebecca Thompson replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business As a Virtual Assistant, we have "Industry Preferred" certs through an online place called VA CLassroom.  The owners are well known in the VA industry and i have certs from there.  I also have the HootSuite […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-7633<![CDATA[David Walizer replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-7633 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:59:26 +0000 David Walizer replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business I think Full Sail university offers a major in social media but I doubt that it's valued in the marketplace as yet.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-7156<![CDATA[Alexandra Briggs replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-7156 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:58:52 +0000 Alexandra Briggs replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business @jesskupferman
Well put Jessica! Hopefully there will eventually be something globally accepted. I like "Alphabet Soup" after my name :)
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-7014<![CDATA[Jessica Kupferman replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-7014 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:18:50 +0000 Jessica Kupferman replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business PMP is a certification is an ISO standard - ISO standing for International Organization for Standardization. There's nothing out there right now for social media. Anyone offering a certification is basically […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6997<![CDATA[Samantha replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6997 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:02:39 +0000 Samantha replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business Just like anything else, you can be taught and read every article written on the subject, but if haven't been able to go through trial and error and gain some experience, you won't be able to fully understand […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6980<![CDATA[Amy Hall replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6980 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:48:27 +0000 Amy Hall replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business @alexandrabriggs I think certification is important. Not as important as experience, but still important.  With a certification from a reputable source clients can, at a glance, be assured of your knowledge […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6968<![CDATA[Russell Allert replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6968 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:50:58 +0000 Russell Allert replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business Thanks for the clarification, Alex. :)

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6967<![CDATA[Alexandra Briggs replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6967 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:47:54 +0000 Alexandra Briggs replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business @russellallert Project Management Professional (http://www.pmi.org/Certification/Project-Management-Professional-PMP.aspx)

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6960<![CDATA[Russell Allert replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6960 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:25:31 +0000 Russell Allert replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business Sorry, @alexandrabrigg PMP? 

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6956<![CDATA[Alexandra Briggs replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6956 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:19:51 +0000 Alexandra Briggs replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business I tend to agree with you overall  @russellallert but I am working towards my PMP as I am overlapping my Marketing and Project work and wonder if in the near future we will have a certification […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6920<![CDATA[Russell Allert replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6920 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:57:23 +0000 Russell Allert replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business Accreditation I think is mostly a waste of money, in my opinion. If you are doing excellent work and people can see that, then you don't need it. Not in this field any way. Cheers!Russ

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6724<![CDATA[Soundgate Studio Inc replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6724 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:58:53 +0000 Soundgate Studio Inc replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business @alexandrabriggs @russellallert In my opinion, like almost every career in the world, experience is key. Schooling can only tell u so much and in my experiences in school it's very "in-the-box" thinking. No […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6712<![CDATA[Alexandra Briggs replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6712 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:43:37 +0000 Alexandra Briggs replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business @kc_kreative Thank you! I am a member of the group on LinkedIN so I will go in there and read more about it!

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6710<![CDATA[Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6710 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:40:54 +0000 Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business @alexandrabriggs You're right that since it's a new program, there may not be a lot of confidence in it yet. Only time will tell. If you can get onto the LinkedIn group, there have been some discussions about […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6707<![CDATA[Alexandra Briggs replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6707 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:36:19 +0000 Alexandra Briggs replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business @kc_kreative I received notice about that one as well! I spoke with one of my mentors about that one in particular and he wasn't sure that it would truly be worth the money. Thank you for sending though, I am […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6705<![CDATA[Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6705 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:34:29 +0000 Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business The eMarketing Association just launched a Certified Social Media Associate (?) program this week. The test is $249 and the prep course is $99. They also offer other certifications.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6633<![CDATA[Fernando Cortes replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6633 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:51:07 +0000 Fernando Cortes replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business Is there any online respected certification?

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6620<![CDATA[Russell Allert replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-certificationscredentials/#post-6620 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:16:55 +0000 Russell Allert replied to the forum topic Social Media Certifications/Credentials in the club Small Business Nope. I think at this stage any "accreditation" programs would be worthless. Although I am waiting for the Communications (Social Media) degree to be offered at college/university soon (if they haven't done so […]

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