6.9 Digital Marketing Overview

 

Digital Marketing Program at CVTC 

The Digital Marketing program gives you an insight into the world of marketing online. The digital world is rapidly changing and we keep you up to date on the strategies. You will learn about digital marketing analytics, SEO, social media marketing/managing, mobile marketing, and promotional marketing. After you have finished the Digital Marketing program you will have greatly enhanced your skills all around as Digital Marketer and the strategies, concepts, to promote, distribute, and create ideas then display them with a creative digital touch.

As a student in this program, you are required to own and use a preapproved laptop to use within the course time.

Your Skills After Completion

Throughout your classes at CVTC, you will enhance your digital marketing skills in: 

• Mobile Marketing Strategies
• Social Media Campaigns
• Audio/Video Recording and Editing
• Digital Design Concepts
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Google Analytics
• Responsive Web Design
• Basic Coding for Marketers
• Policies, Laws, and Ethics
• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, Dreamweaver, and Muse

6.6 Belgium, the place to be

Belgium, The Place To Be

Belgium, what is the first thing you think of when you hear that? Waffles? That is most likely what you thought of. Belgium is much more than waffles. I have always wanted to go to Belgium just because of the pure beauty behind it. I remember back in high school I was in history class and we mentioned Belgium briefly so I got curious. I looked it up and fell in love with it. From the food to the mountains I always wanted to experience such a thing. There are a couple issues from me going to Belgium. From where I live in Eau Claire, Belgium is 4,152 miles away. Then, I am a young individual who is going to school and working. Thankfully, in high school, there was an opportunity to go to Europe with a teachers organization he ran through the school. On the list were 7 countries in 14 days. On that list was Belgium and that is what I was excited for. 

I was 16 at the time and the trip wasn't till I was after I had graduated and 18. At this point had to work hard and save my money for this trip because which 16-18 year old has enough money to go to Europe. Fast forward to the summer of my senior year. I had saved enough to go and I was very excited. I had the opportunity to go and I was just getting into photography at the time. I was a little nervous that week. I had never been on a plane for 8 hours straight before. I was also graduating on a Tuesday and I was leaving for the two week trip to Europe on Friday. I had to prepare. I had a list of what I had to bring to be prepared for the two weeks for taking pictures so I made a list.

• My grandpa's film camera from WW2
• Five rolls of Kodak Porta 400
• Digital Camera
• Extra battery
• All necessary cords and adapters (8 total) 

The Trip

The night before takeoff I could not sleep. I kind of wanted to do that so I could sleep the whole 8 hours. The next day I got on the plane and had everything I needed. I was perfectly fine on the trip and that was great. I did not have to worry about that and that was one of my main worries at the time. They say save the best for last but Belgium was the first stop. The first day we settled in the hotel and everyone wanted to relax from just traveling for 18 hours. I had another plan for myself. I was going to wake up earlier than everyone and wander off to take pictures. We were leaving at 8 am so I had to get up at 6 am the next morning. I walked a mile or two into the town and took this picture. 

Morning in Belgium

That morning ended up being one of my favorite times. I was in this foreign small town by myself with headphones in. Taking in everything around me, it was amazing. I had to get back to the hotel because we were going to the mountains 3 hours away. Since I didn't sleep the night before I slept the way there. We got there and it was another reason I always wanted to go there. It was the prettiest view I saw in my life.

The mountains were so different in real life compared to pictures. I still had to take a picture so here it is. 

Parachuter in the Mountains

Ever since I left have always wanted to go back. It is still my dream vacation since I did not experience it by myself. I would love to experience a trip to Belgium with my friends. Hopefully in the next 3 years and we can make trips an annual occurrence. 

4.6 How to Prepare Delicious Grilled Cheese

 The Guide to the Perfect Grilled Cheese

By: Brandon Anderson

In my opinion, grilled cheese is one of the best meals you could have if you want a quick meal. Especially living in Wisconsin we have access to all sorts of cheese than most people so why not take advantage of that somehow? We all love cheese unless you are lactose intolerant which is a deficiency of an enzyme in the body called lactase, definition from google. Before you can make the delicious grilled cheese you have to have a few specifics. 

Ingredients You NEED:

• Sliced cheese of your choice (not Kraft)

• Italian Bread

• Garlic Salt

• Almond Butter or Regular Butter

What Is The Secret?

Step 1: Turn on the stove. Make sure it is around medium or a little lower for temperature. Could say, shmehim. (sh)(me)(gim) 

Step 2: Spray PAM on the pan and butter one side of each two slices of bread.

Step 3: Sprinkle some garlic salt on the sides of the butter. Be careful it can be strong.

Step 4: Then turn the buttered side down on the pan then slap some cheese on top of each bread slice.

Step 5: Butter the other slices of bread and put the other slice of bread on top when the first slice is slightly brown.

Step 6: Slowly cook each side flipping it every minute or so. Slow cooking does the best work.

Step 7: To your liking of the doneness of the bread you can pull it off the stove. Make sure to cut it diagonally because that is the right way and enjoy!

3.6 A Day to Always Remember

  A Day to Always Remember

Back to the more simple times in 2012. It was around 8:30 am and I got waken from a great time asleep up from a call on the house phone from my Grandpa Cal. I was home alone since both of my parents were at work on the summer day. Grandpa Cal asked me "Would ya wanna go fishin with the old fart and catch that big one you always wanted to catch." Little did he know that it would be the other way around. I said of course I want to go fishing, I'll run down the street in 10 minutes. I got my day started. I got ready as fast as I could because going fishing with my grandpa was one of my favorite things to do in the summers. 

We got everything packed that we needed about 20 minutes later. There was one thing I was missing, which was food. So, on the way to the lake, we ended up getting McDonald's.Nothing like a Mcdonald's breakfast.Which13 years old is not down to eat fast food early in the morning.  Grandpa Cal ended up getting a coffee and managing to spill it by the time we took the first turn. Let's just say I cannot repeat what he said. We got to the lake and got all situated. The weather was the feeling of a perfect light breeze to keep the bugs off of you. We were finally off onto the lake for the day.

Grandpa Cal said hold on a second so we went right next to the boat landing and he started messing around with the motor. We were going about trolling motor speed (5mph) and I was dangling my line off the back end of the boat. I was just watching the line and the next thing you know a northern jumped out of the water about 3 feet and snagged my bait out of mid-air. Grandpa Cal had never seen anything like it before but the line ended up snapping. I was upset about it because I had never caught a northern before since I was young and the fish was half the length of my height. That incident happened for a total of 2 seconds but that is not it. He told me he wanted to try to fly rod fish around this area for a little bit so we did. He finally got the bait to the spot he wanted and all you heard was a huge splash and his line was as tight as a kite. A fly rod does not have a reel to just reel in a fish you have to work at it for a while and it takes time. He had never caught a large fish on such short notice and with the equipment, we had for that situation, it was not looking good. I had to steer the boat around with the trolling motor to basically chase the fish around until it got tired. Which the fish took about 40 minutes to get tired. In the end, Grandpa Cal pulled in the fish. It was a large northern and he had never caught anything like it on a fly rod before. He also did it on the first cast. This is a day I will never forget because so many small things happened that day and it kept getting better.