Bricks to Clicks will assist businesses and markets with the adoption and effective use of social media, websites, blogs, and e-commerce tools to promote community and economic development.

Target Audience(s):

Businesses, agribusinesses, farmers markets, specialty crop producers, economic development organizations, local governments, chambers of commerce, and main street associations

Objectives:

Participants will be introduced to the:

• Economics of using online tools, such as blogs, e-commerce, and social media;
• Management of using online tools; and
• Economics and best management practices of using Facebook as a marketing tool.

Total Number of Modules or Sessions: 3

Total Number of Hours for Program Delivery: 6.5

Program Delivery:

• Workshop
• Group Discussion
• One-on-One Intervention
• Social Media
• Print or Popular Articles
• http://www.brickstoclicks.extension.msstate.edu

Primary Contact:

Dr. James Barnes, james.barnes@msstate.edu