The Social Media Manager, hosted by Dakota Jeane, explores all things social media. This podcast is for Social Media Managers, entrepreneurs, influencers and anyone who wants to up their social media game. You'll learn not only the latest and greatest when it comes to social media practices, but you'll also hear from incredible entrepreneurs who are making money moves and utilizing their social media to set themselves apart from the rest. Whether you're starting from scratch or have hundreds of thousands of followers, this podcast will have content for you!
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Hey, Crew!Woah, has it been a MINUTE or what?!Podcast episode recap: Welcome to season 2 of The Social Media Manager podcast! This episode, host Dakota Jeane, talks about an upcoming Social Media Manager Workshop, switching from Later to Vista Social, and what's upcoming for this season. If you are a social media manager, want to be one, or are an entrepreneur that can't yet afford one, this season of The Social Media Manager is for YOU!Apply to the SMM Workshop HERETry Vista Social HEREMy InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramThe ServicesSupport the showAbout The Social Media Manager:This podcast is for social media managers and for business owners trying to figure out the whole social thing themselves! I'm your host Dakota Jeane – I started out in social media as a career by accident. I was working for the Kardashian sisters as their Retail Director for DASH in 2013 and had some aggressive goals to make the stores successful. I needed to bootstrap and do some marketing. Little did I know that my days of MySpace, Twitter, and growing my personal Instagram would give me the foundation to build our DASH Instagram account up 58% to 1.2 M followers in less than a year. Since then, I have helped hundreds of small and large businesses find their voice and grow their brand on social media! So now I'm here spreading my knowledge through this podcast so I can reach even more people like you who are looking to lead and let social media work for you. Let's do the damn thing, shall we? Let's gooooooooo!Support the showSupport the show
About this episode: Dakota Jeane talks about how record labels are making recording artists join TikTok, sometimes against their will. And a few Instagram tips to help beat the algorithm we all dread. My InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramJoin the waitlist for the SMM CourseMy TwitterThe ServicesSupport the showAbout The Social Media Manager:This podcast is for social media managers and for business owners trying to figure out the whole social thing themselves! I'm your host Dakota Jeane – I started out in social media as a career by accident. I was working for the Kardashian sisters as their Retail Director for DASH in 2013 and had some aggressive goals to make the stores successful. I needed to bootstrap and do some marketing. Little did I know that my days of MySpace, Twitter, and growing my personal Instagram would give me the foundation to build our DASH Instagram account up 58% to 1.2 M followers in less than a year. Since then, I have helped hundreds of small and large businesses find their voice and grow their brand on social media! So now I'm here spreading my knowledge through this podcast so I can reach even more people like you who are looking to lead and let social media work for you. Let's do the damn thing, shall we?Support the show
About this episode: Dakota Jeane talks about how, as social media managers, we will be much happier if we can manage our time well and create a life/work balance. Avoiding burnout is key to success! PS - stick around til the end for some bloopers from the show. :)My InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramMy TwitterThe ServicesSupport the showAbout The Social Media Manager:This podcast is for social media managers and for business owners trying to figure out the whole social thing themselves! I'm your host Dakota Jeane – I started out in social media as a career by accident. I was working for the Kardashian sisters as their Retail Director for DASH in 2013 and had some aggressive goals to make the stores successful. I needed to bootstrap and do some marketing. Little did I know that my days of MySpace, Twitter, and growing my personal Instagram would give me the foundation to build our DASH Instagram account up 58% to 1.2 M followers in less than a year. Since then, I have helped hundreds of small and large businesses find their voice and grow their brand on social media! So now I'm here spreading my knowledge through this podcast so I can reach even more people like you who are looking to lead and let social media work for you. Let's do the damn thing, shall we?My InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramMy TwitterThe ServicesSupport the showSupport the show
About this episode: Dakota Jeane talks about the perfect recipe for making an Instagram Reel and why they're so important for your business on social media. About The Social Media Manager:This podcast is for social media managers and for business owners trying to figure out the whole social thing themselves! I'm your host Dakota Jeane – I started out in social media as a career by accident. I was working for the Kardashian sisters as their Retail Director for DASH in 2013 and had some aggressive goals to make the stores successful. I needed to bootstrap and do some marketing. Little did I know that my days of MySpace, Twitter, and growing my personal Instagram would give me the foundation to build our DASH Instagram account up 58% to 1.2 M followers in less than a year. Since then, I have helped hundreds of small and large businesses find their voice and grow their brand on social media! So now I'm here spreading my knowledge through this podcast so I can reach even more people like you who are looking to lead and let social media work for you. Let's do the damn thing, shall we?My InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramMy TwitterThe Services
About this episode: Dakota Jeane talks about how choosing a niche for your business will save you time and make you money. About The Social Media Manager:This podcast is for social media managers and for business owners trying to figure out the whole social thing themselves! I'm your host Dakota Jeane – I started out in social media as a career by accident. I was working for the Kardashian sisters as their Retail Director for DASH in 2013 and had some aggressive goals to make the stores successful. I needed to bootstrap and do some marketing. Little did I know that my days of MySpace, Twitter, and growing my personal Instagram would give me the foundation to build our DASH Instagram account up 58% to 1.2 M followers in less than a year. Since then, I have helped hundreds of small and large businesses find their voice and grow their brand on social media! So now I'm here spreading my knowledge through this podcast so I can reach even more people like you who are looking to lead and let social media work for you. Let's do the damn thing, shall we?My InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramMy TwitterThe Services
About this episode: Dakota Jeane talks about education and if having a degree is necessary to be a social media manager. About The Social Media Manager:This podcast is for social media managers and for business owners trying to figure out the whole social thing themselves! I'm your host Dakota Jeane – I started out in social media as a career by accident. I was working for the Kardashian sisters as their Retail Director for DASH in 2013 and had some aggressive goals to make the stores successful. I needed to bootstrap and do some marketing. Little did I know that my days of MySpace, Twitter, and growing my personal Instagram would give me the foundation to build our DASH Instagram account up 58% to 1.2 M followers in less than a year. Since then, I have helped hundreds of small and large businesses find their voice and grow their brand on social media! So now I'm here spreading my knowledge through this podcast so I can reach even more people like you who are looking to lead and let social media work for you. Let's do the damn thing, shall we?My InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramMy TwitterThe Services
About this episode: Dakota Jeane talks about how to create a social media strategy and how to present it to the company you're helping to manage their social. If you're a social media manager or a business owner, this is going to help you with your plan to grow on social media! About The Social Media Manager:This podcast is for social media managers and for business owners trying to figure out the whole social thing themselves! I'm your host Dakota Jeane – I started out in social media as a career by accident. I was working for the Kardashian sisters as their Retail Director for DASH in 2013 and had some aggressive goals to make the stores successful. I needed to bootstrap and do some marketing. Little did I know that my days of MySpace, Twitter, and growing my personal Instagram would give me the foundation to build our DASH Instagram account up 58% to 1.2 M followers in less than a year. Since then, I have helped hundreds of small and large businesses find their voice and grow their brand on social media! So now I'm here spreading my knowledge through this podcast so I can reach even more people like you who are looking to lead and let social media work for you. Let's do the damn thing, shall we?My InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramMy TwitterThe Services
About this episode: Dakota Jeane talks all things resume, LinkedIn, and Twitter to level up your chances of landing a job in social media. Stand out with this advice and remember, you are a badass! When you believe in yourself, your options become limitless. About The Social Media Manager:This podcast is for social media managers and for business owners trying to figure out the whole social thing themselves! I'm your host Dakota Jeane – I started out in social media as a career by accident. I was working for the Kardashian sisters as their Retail Director for DASH in 2013 and had some aggressive goals to make the stores successful. I needed to bootstrap and do some marketing. Little did I know that my days of MySpace, Twitter, and growing my personal Instagram would give me the foundation to build our DASH Instagram account up 58% to 1.2 M followers in less than a year. Since then, I have helped hundreds of small and large businesses find their voice and grow their brand on social media! So now I'm here spreading my knowledge through this podcast so I can reach even more people like you who are looking to lead and let social media work for you. Let's do the damn thing, shall we?My InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramMy TwitterThe Services
About the episode:Dakota Jeane talks about how being a small time contractor can be a recipe for burnout and how scaling her business is on her mind. Plus, she answers a question from The Social Media Manager Podcast listener and friend, Ethan Wasiejko, about when it's time to go from contractor to LLC as a social media manager. About The Social Media Manager:This podcast is for social media managers and for business owners trying to figure out the whole social thing themselves! I'm your host Dakota Jeane – I started out in social media as a career by accident. I was working for the Kardashian sisters as their Retail Director for DASH in 2013 and had some aggressive goals to make the stores successful. I needed to bootstrap and do some marketing. Little did I know that my days of MySpace, Twitter, and growing my personal Instagram would give me the foundation to build our DASH Instagram account up 58% to 1.2 M followers in less than a year. Since then, I have helped hundreds of small and large businesses find their voice and grow their brand on social media! So now I'm here spreading my knowledge through this podcast so I can reach even more people like you who are looking to lead and let social media work for you. Let's do the damn thing, shall we?My InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramMy TwitterThe Services
Welcome to The Social Media Manager, the podcast for small business owners trying to navigate social media, and for social media managers trying to grow in their field!This episode is all about how each social media platform is different and deserves a separate strategy, while starting with an Instagram feed as your base. My InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramMy TwitterThe Services
What are the best practices for advertising on social media? Dakota Jeane, host of The Social Media Manager Podcast, talks to Vanessa Anderson, of TheCobe.co about paid media, paid social media management, and the power of advertising. TheCobe.coMy InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramMy TwitterThe Services
This episode, Dakota Jeane speaks with Kelsey Weekman, author of OK Zoomer and newly appointed journalist for Buzzfeed.We discuss how trends on social media happen and why some stick around, we talk about the invasion on Ukraine and how it relates to social media, and the power the Gen Z holds with Web 3.0 and what the future of social media will look like. Kelsey WeekmanMy InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramMy TwitterThe Services
This episode, Dakota Jeane speaks about how and when to post about your business while there is turmoil in the world. Plus she gets into the role of competition in your field and how necessary it is with your personal growth.About The Social Media Manager:This podcast is for entrepreneurs looking to grow their brand on social media and for social media managers looking to grow in their field! I'm your host Dakota Jeane – I started out in social media as a career by accident. I was working for the Kardashian sisters as their Retail Director for DASH in 2013 and had some aggressive goals to make the stores successful. I needed to bootstrap and do some marketing. Little did I know that my days of MySpace, Twitter, and growing my personal Instagram would give me the foundation to build our DASH Instagram account up 58% to 1.2 M followers in less than a year. Since then, I have helped hundreds of small and large businesses find their voice and grow their brand on social media! So now I'm here spreading my knowledge through this podcast so I can reach even more people like you who are looking to lead and let social media work for you. Let's do the damn thing, shall we?Account that I like for raising money for UkraineMy InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramMy TwitterThe Services
YOU GUYS. I'm going to be a KEYNOTE SPEAKER (what???) at Takeaway Conference next week! This episode I speak with Morgan Hrynyk who runs this amazing conference and has spent the last 9 years building the community that it is today.We discuss what this marketing conference is all about, what topics will be covered, and why it is so special and sets itself apart from other marketing conferences. Takeaway ConferenceDakota Jeane on InstagramThe Social Media Manager on Instagram
The Social Media Manager host, Dakota Jeane, talks about a personal note for the first half of this episode discussing her absence last week and how sharing personal things on social media can be a fine line of what's real and what's fake. The second half of this episode with the inspiring woman entrepreneur, Melissa Maulini of Maulini Creative. She discusses what it's like to own a marketing agency and the importance of business owners hiring a marketing professional. Dakota Jeane on InstagramThe Social Media Manager on InstagramMelissa Maulini on InstagramThe Social Media Manager
Welcome to The Social Media Manager, the podcast for small business owners trying to navigate social media, and for social media managers trying to grow in their field! This episode is all about determining your self worth and deciding what you should be charging for your services. If you're ever feeling like you aren't "worth" whatever amount you need to be charging, you better CHECK YOSELF and remember that you're worth EVERYTHING. My InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramMy TwitterThe ServicesMorgan Lulu on Insta
Dakota Jeane chats with Emma Tessler of Ninety Five Media, who went from an intern told to post some stuff on Instagram to now a multi 6-figure business owner managing 9 women in social media.We discuss everything from how she went to scaling her business, to how business owners can take ownership of creating their own content for social media. About The Social Media Manager: This podcast is for entrepreneurs looking to grow their brand on social media and for social media managers looking to grow in their field! I'm your host Dakota Jeane – I started out in social media as a career by accident. I was working for the Kardashian sisters as their Retail Director for DASH in 2013 and had some aggressive goals to make the stores successful. I needed to bootstrap and do some marketing. Little did I know that my days of MySpace, Twitter, and growing my personal Instagram would give me the foundation to build our DASH Instagram account up 58% to 1.2 M followers in less than a year. Since then, I have helped hundreds of small and large businesses find their voice and grow their brand on social media! So now I'm here spreading my knowledge through this podcast so I can reach even more people like you who are looking to lead and let social media work for you. Let's do the damn thing, shall we?Ninety Five Media InstagramNinety Five Media WebsiteMy InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramMy TwitterThe JobsThe Services
Welcome to the social media manager! This podcast is for entrepreneurs looking to grow their brand on social media and for social media managers looking to grow in their field. I'm your host Dakota Jeane – I started out in social media as a career by accident. I was working for the Kardashian sisters as their Retail Director for DASH in 2013 and had some aggressive goals to make the stores successful. I needed to bootstrap and do some marketing. Little did I know that my days of MySpace, Twitter, and growing my personal Instagram would give me the foundation to build our DASH Instagram account up 58% to 1.2 M followers in less than a year. Since then, I have helped hundreds of small and large businesses find their voice and grow their brand on social media. So now I'm here spreading my knowledge through this podcast so I can reach even more people like you who are looking to lead and let social media work for you. Let's do the damn thing, shall we?This episode is all about DATA. I hate to break it to you, but data. Is. Everything. Whether you find it interesting or not, it's necessary. As a business owner or as a social media manager, being able to analyze your insights will help you make educated decisions to strategize your content and look at your brand holistically. My InstagramThe Social Media Manager InstagramMy TwitterThe JobsThe Services My "influencer" video
Welcome to The Social Media Manager – the podcast for entrepreneurs looking to grow their brand on social media and for social media managers looking to grow in their field. I'm your host Dakota Jeane – I started out in social media as a career by accident. I was working for the Kardashian sisters as their Retail Director for DASH in 2013 and had some aggressive goals to make the stores successful. I needed to bootstrap and do some marketing. Little did I know that my days of MySpace, Twitter, and growing my personal Instagram would give me the foundation to build our DASH Instagram account up 58% to 1.2 M followers in less than a year. Since then, I have helped hundreds of small and large businesses find their voice and grow their brand on social media. So now I'm here spreading my knowledge through this podcast so I can reach even more people like you who are looking to lead and let social media work for you. Let's do the damn thing, shall we?This episode is all about Social Media Sprints, where you learn a new Instagram hack each week in a seasonal, 10-week session networking event. The sessions founders, Nicole Hart and Ana Ramirez, discuss what drove them to create these events and why they continue doing it. Check out Social Media Sprints here.DM me on InstagramCheck out The Social Media ManagerSubscribe to our Newsletter
HAPPY NEW YEAR CREW!Love languages for Instagram growth? Sounds crazy... But, hear me out. This formula for using Physical Touch, Words of Affirmation, and Quality Time for your social strategy will help your brand grow on Instagram. If you're looking for Instagram followers, to beat the Instagram Algorithm, and to get noticed, this episode will lay the foundation for you to help you navigate and grow your Instagram account. I also dig into hashtags and whether or not they're still important for your Instagram strategy and growth. DM me on InstagramCheck out The Social Media ManagerSubscribe to our Newsletter
In this week's episode I reveal all my secrets on how I was able to get new clients without cold calling or messaging. As a social media manager, it was essential that I find clients that would not only sustain me financially, but that would also fuel my fiery ambitions and allow me to work remotely.If you're an entrepreneur, or thinking about quitting your job and working for yourself, this episode will help you with three essential ways to get new clients!You won't find cold calling as an answer on this podcast. As a marketing professional, I utilized my talents in social media and good ole timey networking to help me succeed. Listen in on what sparked my interest in going out on my own and how I was able to accomplish it. Full episode of The Social Media Manager, episode 9. NOTES: Stay tuned at the end for this week's social media news updates. Also, please note that there will not be another episode until January 5th. Find Dakota Jeane on Instagram.
Dakota Jeane, host of The Social Media Manager, speaks with Public Speaker and Business Coach, Amanda Wagner about using envy as a superpower and the three ways Social Media Managers can support their very ambitious clients including: finding out their client's priorities, choosing the right social platforms, and discovering what metrics matter for optimal success. Find Amanda Wagner here on Instagram.Find Dakota Jeane here on Instagram.
The first of the Social Hour Series with Courtney Robinson, we get into all the nitty gritty behind some very important work topics: like how to communicate in the work environment, how to leverage being seen in a large workplace, tips on how to stay organized and sane while working from home, why she changed her habits on social media, and more.During the Great Resignation or Great Reshuffle, Courtney Robinson explains why she has no plans on leaving her awesome corporate job. We even get into some fun topics like our hot takes on Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson dating! The book we reference, and couldn't remember the dang author's name, is: Buddha's Brain by Rick Hanson.Find TSMM on Instagram, Twitter, and join our FB Group.
Hear what Head of Social Media and Community at BodyBuilding.com, Anthony Yepez, has to say about being in the Social Media profession. We cover everything from his posting strategy to how he goes about seeking content creators and influencers to the stigma behind social media managers. Follow Anthony on TwitterFollow Anthony on LinkedInFollow The Social Media Manager on InstagramFollow The Social Media Manager on TwitterJoin The Social Media Manager Facebook GroupSubscribe to our newsletter!This episode is brought to you by Buckaroo Flower Co.Use code Dakota10 at checkout when you get a subscription service!
This episode covers a hard topic: social media and the effects it has on your mental health, particularly for young girls. Each generation is navigating social media differently and has different experiences with it over the last two decades. Included in this episode are this week's social media news highlights that cover NFTs, Britney Spears being freed from the conservatorship, YouTube axing the thumbs down function, Snapchat and AR (augmented reality), Instagram's new digital wallet, and Taylor Swift's rad "new" album, Red. Resources for suicidal thoughts:National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255Resource for seeking therapy: https://helloalma.com/Subscribe to our newsletter hereFind us on Instagram
Join the conversation between The Social Media Manager Podcast host Dakota Jeane and Cryptocurrency Trader & Developer, Justin Greene. In this episode we get down to the nitty gritty on what NFTs are, why they're important for social media managers to understand, and how they can potentially help digital artists and small business owners generate income. Are SMMs and small business owners who do their own social media ready for web 3.0? The short answer is no. Do we need to be? The short answer is not yet. We discuss how this new world wide web needs to be on our radars. Do you believe in putting social media in the hands of the people? Decentralizing social media sounds like a good idea, but could it work? Justin Greene and many others believe it's the way of the future. Find Justin Green on twitter here and Instagram here.THE SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGERInstagramDakota Jeane InstagramFacebook Group Sign up for our newsletter
The Social Media Manager host, Dakota Jeane, talks about one of the worst (and weirdest) days in social media history - the day Instagram, Facebook, and Whatsapp were completely shut down for over six hours. This episode includes what you should do as an entrepreneur or small business to prepare for when this may inevitably happen again and why this even happened in the first place. Get 10% off flower subscriptions! Shop Buckaroo Flower Co. here with code DAKOTA10:https://www.thesocialmediamanager.com/items/buckaroo-floral-co.DM Dakota on Instagram to ask her any questions about this episode!
What is the history with social media marketing and what is a Social Media Manager? In this episode we talk everything from the important role social media played during the beginning of the pandemic, to the tolls that social media can have on your mental health, to the awesome career path that SMMs have. If you want to chat with Dakota Jeane and pick her brain on what it's like to be a Social Media Manager or ask any questions, you can put time on her calendar here: https://www.thesocialmediamanager.com/so-you-wanna-be-a-smm
Dakota Jeane tells her story and how she accidentally became a SMM while working for the Kardashians. www.thesocialmediamanager.comInstagram
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