About Dr. Kyle A. Huggins

Dr. Kyle A. Huggins is co-author of the Social Media Magnet. He received his Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Dr. Huggins is a professor at Belmont University in Nashville Tennessee and teaches Social Media and Marketing in undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Projects

Morgan James Gains Valuable Skills Through Her Practicum

Morgan James gained valuable social media skills when she was a student in my Spring 2019 Social Media Marketing class at Belmont University. You can read her testimonial about the class here.  Below is information from Morgan’s Final Report that outlines her own SWOT analysis about her internal strengths and
Careers

Digital Marketing Manager: Zeta Global

This week, we are highlighting an old posting for a non-entry level position that students who have completed The Social Media Magnet courseware and practicum would do well at, in order to point out part of the potential career path for someone who has social media and digital marketing skills
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Student Practicum: Kids in Kenya

Emily Whitcomb was a student in my Fall 2019 Social Media Marketing class at Belmont University.  In this class, we use The Social Media Magnet courseware.  As part of the class courseware, students are required to complete a practicum that includes the process of setting up your own website, creating
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Brand Trust in a Surveillance Economy

A June 2019 article on Fast Company entitled “I left the Ad Industry Because Our Use of Data Tracking Terrified Me” by Richard Stokes raises an interesting question about Brand Trust in the surveillance economy. Here at The Social Media Magnet, trust is one of the four pillars of creating
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5 Entry Level Jobs in Social Media Marketing

If you are a marketing student or professor, then you might wonder what type of entry-level job positions are available for marketing students with digital marketing skills.  Recently, Vocate has helped address this question.  Vocate is an online career services platform that creates meaningful connections between students and employers by
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JME Highlights Current Lack of Digital Marketing Education

In a 2019 article featured in the Journal of Marketing Education, Langan et al. examine the state of social media and digital marketing curriculum in all 529 domestic AACSB undergraduate marketing programs.  Their findings are quite mind-boggling.  Even though digital disruption is almost two decades old now (Facebook launched on
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Hiring and Salary Trends in Marketing

In 2019, the American Marketing Association through their periodical Marketing News published an article called “The Market for Marketers: Hiring and Salary Trends.”  This article, written by Diane Domeyer of The Creative Group who specializes in staffing for creative, digital, marketing, advertising, and public relations positions, reviewed the latest trends
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Creativity: Another Advantage of Our Pedagogy

“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while.” – Steve Jobs I love the quote above as it assimilates a dream
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Fresh Dreams Media: Baz Reflects On His Practicum Takeaways

Baz Barzani started off slow in my social media class last spring.  While he had a great concept and good idea of what he wanted to be, Baz was a little timid in pushing his brand.  As I tell so many students, the key word in Social Media is “SOCIAL!” 
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