Digital marketing class offered

Digital marketing class offered. VALDOSTA — The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center at Valdosta State University will present Maximum Contact, 10 a.m. to noon every Wednesday, Feb. 15 through March 15. Registration is $49 per person and includes all course materials. Sponsored by Guardian Bank, Maximum Contact introduces business owners and operators, and even aspiring entrepreneurs, to the importance of online marketing and customer engagement and the necessity to strategically position their business online, according to a press release. They will discover how to build long-lasting relationships with their customers through the use of current digital marketing tools and how to use customer feedback to transform product and service quality, as well as delivery methods, according to the press release. They will leave the class with a working knowledge of search engine marketing and search engine optimization and an online strategy that helps them reach their unique business goals. Headquartered in Athens, the Small Business Development Center is a partnership between the University of Georgia, Valdosta State University, the University of West Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Southern University, Clayton State University, and Kennesaw State University. It is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the United States Small Business Administration, boasts 17 offices across the state, and strives to enhance the economic well-being of Georgians by providing a wide range of educational services for small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs, including no-cost, confidential consulting services. The UGA Small Business Development Center at VSU depends on resource partners like Guardian Bank to provide small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs with the tools and resources needed to develop business strategy and improve performance. More information: Contact Cindy Corgan, program coordinator with the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center at VSU, at cmcorgan@valdosta.edu or (229) 245-3738 to reserve a seat or learn more.