What you see (below) is what you’ll get at UC Irvine Extension. Here are just a few tweets from students to our instructor, Mirna Bard, about the social media course she teaches… Thanks for an excellent social media course @MirnaBard really appreciate your valuable insights! I highly recommend UCI #SocialPR#UCIExtBM Social Media for Public Relations @uciProfessor @MirnaBard #SocialPR Great … Continue reading »
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Pinning for Perfection?
Pinterest, and other social media sites are part of both my professional and personal worlds. At UC Irvine Extension, we offer courses on social media, and tout its benefits for business professionals. As a working mom, every day I reap the benefits of social media – from communicating with other business professionals to sharing photos … Continue reading »
Spend your summer with us! New Courses and Free Webinars at UCI Extension
It’s that time again! Summer 2013 course enrollments are now available at UC Irvine Extension! Courses begin June 24th. Consider enrolling in our Entrepreneurial Journalism course (in the Specialized Studies Program for Digital Journalism, MGMT X467.62 ( 2.00 )) In this course, readings and exercises, discussions and critiquing sessions will help you write and sell … Continue reading »
Social Media and What It Means for Your Business
Without question, participation in social media – from the front desk to the C-suite – is increasingly important in the business world. For a variety of reasons, we’re seeing those C-suite execs dabble in social media more frequently, and are giving their “ghosts” a break. That’s the gist of this piece, by Daniel Newman, “Executives … Continue reading »
Don’t be satisfied with a stale career – Get “unstuck” this spring at Extension!
These are all great tips from Monster.com, but myths/tips #2 & #3 (below) are, in my opinion, most important. Most of our students at UC Irvine Extension are either developing new skills to help them in their present careers, or using our courses to pivot into budding new ones. The point is, you’re never “stuck.” … Continue reading »
Extension’s Marketing Courses Can Help You Get an Edge on the Competition
I never tire of learning about new and innovative ways businesses and people are marketing their services and themselves. In that vein, I came across some smart tips from the Market Smartly blog that I know MarketingZot readers will appreciate, READ it now. From Mobile Marketing to Measurable Marketing Technologies, Market Smartly is correct when … Continue reading »
UCI Extension Instructor Renato Izquieta Honored for Outstanding Service in our Community
During this holiday season, when the focus is so often on “receiving,” we’d like to warmly congratulate a fantastic person in the UCI Extension family, whose goal is always about giving back. Renato Izquieta, who teaches for UCI Extension’s Paralegal Certificate program, has been awarded the 2012 Humanitarian of the Year Award by the Orange … Continue reading »
Online Learning – Changing our Culture and Way of Life
A blog posted on Monday by Meghan Biro, a contributor to Forbes, titled, “5 Ways Social Learning Communities Transform Culture and Leadership,” struck a chord in me, and I think it’s definitely worth sharing. In her post, she talks about a client that is embarking on a new position – away from the corporate structure … Continue reading »
Customer Experience Webinar Tomorrow – by Oracle, UCI Extension and IMA
Is communicating more effectively with your customers an early New Year’s resolution? Now is your chance to learn how leading brands are using Oracle’s marking solutions to their advantage, by joining in our Webinar! New devices and channels, such as mobile, social and web, are creating radical shifts in the customer buying process and the … Continue reading »
Let’s Hear It for UCI’s Sinan Kanatsiz and Mirna Bard!
Last Friday, UCI Extension celebrated our success and more importantly, honored several instructors and advisors that are huge contributors to that success. The talented Sinan Kanatsiz and the Internet Marketing Association (IMA) received the UCI Extension Partnership Award, which honors organizations which have made a contribution to our continuing education programs as well as to … Continue reading »