How Diversify Social Media Creates More Opportunities for BIPOC
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Linda Dianne, Video/Social Media Strategist from Diversify Social Media and Milly Tamarez, a Freelance Social Media Manager and Comedian, join the Social Pros Podcast to talk about the importance of diversity on social media. Huge thanks to our amazing sponsors for helping us make this happen. Please support them; we couldn't do it without their help! This week: Salesforce Marketing Cloud Full Episode Details Inclusivity on social media is so important. Brands continue to make promises to be more inclusive, which is great. However, we need to make a real effort to change and grow to ensure we’re inclusive in not just what we say, but in what we do. Two special guests join us in this powerful Social Pros episode featuring Linda Dianne, Video/Social Media Strategist from Diversify Social Media, and Milly Tamarez, a Freelance Social Media Manager and Comedian. The fight for true diversity, inclusivity, and acceptance for all is still ongoing. The jury is still out on lasting change from brands, and as Milly states in this episode, “something has shifted, and things have changed. But it is a process that we have to continue working on and optimizing.” Many deeply important topics around diversity in the social media industry are discussed in this episode. Tune in with an open mind and get ready to motivate real change in your everyday life. In This Episode: 03:08 – How Diversify Social Media got started 05:20 – How personal experiences and world events inspired Linda and Milly to launch Diversify Social Media 11:15 – What the Diversify Social Media curriculum consists of 15:46 – What pieces of the curriculum tends to stand out to students and participants 19:21 – Who would benefit from the Diversify Social Media program 23:51 – Whether brands have developed a better understanding of diversity following the Black Lives Matter movement 27:51 – How brands can become more inclusive 32:26 – How to get involved with the Diversify Social Media program Resources Get the new State of Marketing report for free from Salesforce Find out more about the community at SocialMedia.org with a special form for Social Pros listeners Learn more about Diversify Social Media Visit SocialPros.com for more insights from your favorite social media marketers.
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