Social media is often approached as a discipline quite distinct from traditional public relations and marketing. A shift in strategy is required to effectively engage in social media, yet it shouldn‚’t be considered in isolation from the strategic communications or marketing plan. This three-step process will allow you to include social media tactics as you research, plan, implement and measure your overall communications strategy. Learn how to appropriately engage online communities and create programs that are designed to find the alignment between organizational and constituent goals. * Learn to incorporate social media into your overall strategic communications plan. * Leave with the resources to start engaging in social media immediately. .