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The Social Video Playbook - TikTok & Reels & Shorts

9.5

(11 ratings)

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2 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Solve your short form video problems: Create more engaging social media videos in less time

Hosted by

Jason Keath and Nicole D'Alonzo

Social Fresh | Social Media Training & Education

Course overview

Stop chasing likes. Start building engaged audiences.

During this 2-week sprint, you'll learn how to create TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts content your audience wants, including tactical video marketing strategies for content process, production and development, audience growth and engagement, the ideal tech stack, and more.



Many thanks for contributors to our short-form video course: Devin Brown, Nick Cicero, and Katie McKiever.

Who is this course for

01

Social media professionals managing social or content from a marketing, PR, or comms team.

02

Agency executives managing social media for multiple clients (and in need of new ideas!).

03

Small businesses or startups that need to grow an audience and drive customers.

What you’ll get out of this course

How to produce videos on a regular schedule

Develop a repeatable video creation process that fits your resources

How to organically gain exposure with short-form video

Create authentic, engaging content that resonates with your target audience.

How to manage brand planning with an algorithm of trends that moves so quickly

Track and understand platform trends, while also trend-proving your own video content strategies.

How to grow with limitations on creativity

Boring brand? Industry regulations? Create engaging content despite your brand gatekeepers.

The best methods to make TikTok or Reels content without someone on camera

No on-air personality? No problem.

How to do more of it with limited resources and budget! 

We've designed each course module so that solo teams with no budget can still learn and implement.

Navigate security and government regulation concerns

Have a short-form video plan if TikTok or other platforms become restricted or banned in your country.

The best tools, hardware, frequency, and video length

We'll review best practices for each technical step of the process.

9.5

(11 ratings)

What people are saying

        “We were struggling to just break even on our social campaigns. Social Fresh helped me nail down our main issues. Since then, we’ve seen a massive boom in campaign ROIs, in new customer acquisition, and retention.”
Andrew Schachter

Andrew Schachter

Body Health, Director of Social Media
        "The posts we created from that session are our highest engaging content out of the entire year. 100% of the idea came from that one session at Social Fresh. The content is not only really great, but the speakers walk through how you can do it yourself, so it's easy for you to bring back those strategies and start experimenting with them."
Amanda Torok

Amanda Torok

Gate City Bank, SVP of Culture
        Social Fresh is like a social media summer camp for people who live and breathe this… There’s definitely an air of people who are total social media nerds and want to talk about things that other people don’t want to talk about with you.
Eleni McCready

Eleni McCready

Lilly Pulitzer, Sr Director of Media Promotions and Community
        The team at Social Fresh are incredible partners. They listened to our goals, understood the nuance we needed, and proposed an approach that stayed true to our brand and beliefs. Part of what makes them unique is the range of skills they bring to the table — technical expertise, market know-how, and artistic prowess.
Jonathan Dick

Jonathan Dick

HubSpot, SVP Marketing
        Jason and Nicole helped show us how great creative is an opportunity to be on the leading edge. They definitely got us going in directions that we wouldn't have pursued if they hadn't brought their insights to the table.”
Michael Goodbody

Michael Goodbody

Credit Karma, VP Marketing

Meet your instructors

Jason Keath

Jason Keath

Co-founder, Social Fresh

I’ve been fascinated by what’s next in technology since I first signed our family up for AOL when I was 12. Less so when we got our first internet bill.


I was a community manager for the website platform Geocities at the age of 15. I was one of the first people in the world to start running ads on Facebook in 2004. I’m passionate about understanding what’s next in digital.


I put my art degree to work in the agency world in 2006 and quickly became the go-to content and social media person.


I went out on my own and worked independently as a freelance digital consultant for brands like Chevrolet, Maersk, and Nine West.


Nicole and I met during the early days of Tweetups in NYC and teamed up to bring Social Fresh to life as the original social media conference and consultancy.


Through it all, we’ve realized it’s not always about the hot new technology or following the same trends as everyone else. Your social and content success will come from investing in sustainable marketing strategies.

Nicole D'Alonzo

Nicole D'Alonzo

Co-founder, Social Fresh

I was sold on social media from the moment I discovered its power for social good, during the mid-2000s financial crisis.


Back then, I wanted to do something to help the thousands of people who had lost everything. So, I started using social media to create videos for charities, helping them get found by donors and volunteers to increase their impact.


From this work, I was offered my first official social media position: Launching The Laughing Cow Cheese into social, including the blog and YouTube channel.


Later, I went on to hold high-level social media positions at Porter Novelli and L’Oreal, before leaving to build Social Fresh with Jason.


When I’m not consulting with Social Fresh, I'm shooting IG stories or writing on Substack about mental health, wellness, and tech.

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Course syllabus

01

Strategy and Resource Assessment

Whether creating a TikTok brand account from scratch or working to grow existing a personal brand on short-form video channels, we'll help you dial in your short video strategy, tactics, and resources so you can create a sustainable roadmap for success.

02

Content Process

The key to sustainable short-form video creation is to develop a quick creation process and repeatable video content templates. We’ll review talent assessment, the most effective video formats, how to hook your audience, production, editing, platforms, trends, and technical content production decisions. 

03

Engagement and Growth

The closest we can get to giving you a clear set of steps to go viral on TikTok. We’ll work through how short video platform algorithms work, organic engagement tactics, and how to better connect with your audience. We’ll also review how to improve reach, track trends, audio strategies, and follower growth tactics.

04

Measurement, Performance, and Iteration

We'll cover how to track the success of your short-form video content and analyze performance metrics. We'll also explore how to use this data to iterate and improve your content strategy, ultimately driving better results for your brand on TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts.

Course schedule

4-6 hours per week
  • 4 Workshops

    Tuesdays + Thursdays at 2pm ET

    • Presentation with Nicole or Jason
    • Breakout groups to discuss topics & for peer reviews
    • Q&A and group discussion


  • Office Hours

    Wednesdays at 12pm ET

    • Optional AMAs with Nicole and Jason
    • Peer networking sessions
  • Weekly Projects

    2 hours per week

    • In between workshops you'll research trends, identify your users' needs, and work on the strategy, tactics, and roadmap for growing your short video skills and results. Our team will give feedback on all projects.


Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

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