Acadium Blog
Stories and ideas from Acadium to help you own your future.
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The Acadium experience with formalized learning, structured curriculum/modules, access to industry experts, job opportunities, hiring partners, a certificate and accelerated outcomes.
News
The latest on what's happening at Acadium, straight from the team.
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NewsHow to be a great mentor with David Jenyns
The most impactful thing great mentors do is fast track the learning and development of those they mentor. One of those mentors is David Jenyns, author of SYSTEMology who has mentored over half a dozen apprentices on the platform giving them the necessary experience to kick-start their digital marketing careers.
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News, Business Growth
Getting marketing help: Five reasons your business needs an apprentice
Opening your business to provide valuable lessons to young professionals while they help you with your marketing strategy is just smart—and you might learn something too.
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News
4 Local Ecommerce Trends to Make an Impact In 2021
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NewsPaid opportunities now available on Acadium
Paid work is the ability for businesses on the platform to post opportunities that will have an hourly wage associated with the job that they post.
Success Stories
Find out how others are using Acadium to take control of their future.
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Success Stories
How Rachel is Building Her Skills to Create More Opportunities for Youth
By connecting with Leesa through Acadium, they found alignment on their interests and beliefs while also having unique skills that would complement each other during the apprenticeship.
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Success Stories
Erik Hernal, From Student to Hiring Partner – An Accelerator Case Study
When Erik Hernal first started his career as a freelance copywriter, he was taking small gigs from any client willing to give him a shot.
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Success Stories
Finding my way as a Social Media Marketer
My name is Grace, and I'm going to tell you how I changed my entire career path mere months before graduation and still ended up with the job of my dreams.
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Success Stories, Career Prep
Making a career change at 30: What you should know
My name is Paulo and I'm living proof that you can change careers at the age of 30. I have over seven years of experience working in kitchens as a cook and I'm now making the jump into copywriting and marketing with the help of Acadium.
Career Prep
Build the career you want tomorrow, today.
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Career Prep
How to be an apprentice that exceeds expectations
Your Acadium apprenticeship is for you to gain experience. Take the time to communicate with your mentor, and get the most out of your mentorship. You never know when they might be hiring in the future. 👀
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Career Prep, Business Growth
Vibeke Foss’ advice for early entrepreneurs and freelancers
Vibeke foss is a female entrepreneur, owner of Gorgeous Geek, a web design and online business consulting in Spain, and a mentor at Acadium. By connecting with Vibeke, I got the chance to ask her about her experience as a solopreneur for six years and what advice she has for young entrepreneurs or those who want to start a career as a freelancer or digital nomad.
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Career Prep
Six ways to make the most of your apprenticeship
Finding a mentor on Acadium is a unique opportunity to directly access a CEO, founder, or business owner. Imagine the experience that they have and how beneficial that could be to your career.
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Career Prep
The complete guide to starting a career in digital marketing
If you're looking for a career that will provide you variety, excitement, and learning opportunities, digital marketing is a great career to pursue. You will be joining a diverse industry that can take you along many different paths working in virtually every industry and finding endless opportunities for growth.
Team Building
Build and manage a team to help you get where you need to be.
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Business Growth
Why you should be a mentor and not a manager
When talking to other mentors on Acadium, I encourage them to change their mindset from a manager to a mentor. When you lean into developing your apprentice by empowering them to champion a part of your business, you'll be surprised by the results.
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Business Growth
10 marketing tools you need to promote your business
The moment you decide to start marketing your business, it’s a cause of both excitement and anxiety. You know it will help you grow your business, but it will also be challenging. At this early stage of your career, you must pick the right tools to manage your marketing initiatives.
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Business Growth
Working with digital marketing interns – grow yourself and your business
Dominic Kent is the director of content marketing at Mio and a freelance content marketer. His experience working with interns provides insightful recommendations on working with both interns or in Acadium's case, apprentices.
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Business Growth
Social media marketing strategy on a budget – seven tactics
This is a step-by-step guide towards making your social media marketing strategy work under a tight budget. We'll cover everything from organic to paid content, user-generated content, repurposing old content, and more.
Podcast
Hear from Acadium users how they're building themselves a better future.
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Podcast
Acadium Stories #16: Iris Alvarado — Making the career switch into digital marketing
Find out how Iris built the skills and confidence she needed to become a digital marketer.
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Podcast
Acadium Stories #15: Erik Hernal — Believing in yourself and stepping outside your comfort zone
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Podcast
Acadium Stories #14: Doug Dvorak — Using humour as a tool to engage your audience
Doug is one of the most well-traveled keynote motivational speakers available today. Doug has earned his spot in the motivational speaking hall of fame. He has also been inducted into the International Who’s Who of Professional Speaking.
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Podcast
Acadium Stories #13: Alex Vega on Investing in Yourself and the Power of Mentorship
Alex Vega on the investing in yourself through education, making transitions throughout your career, and the power of mentorship.
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