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The video discusses a highly relevant and lucrative career path in social media marketing, which resonates with a broad audience interested in career advancement and financial success. The speaker's authority and the clear, actionable advice make the content compelling.

Summary

Kevin O'Leary discusses the high demand and compensation for social media customer acquisition specialists. He highlights how individuals skilled in creating content and leveraging social media platforms can command salaries of $250,000 or more, contrasting this with traditional engineering roles.

Structure

1The value of social media customer acquisition skills
2Salary comparison: past vs. present
3The process of creating effective social media ads
4The skills needed to succeed in social media marketing
5The high value of young social media professionals

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THE ICED COFFEE HOUR

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Oh, I think the job that gets you the most money now is if you have talents in social media for customer acquisition. I used to pay those guys $48,000 a year, and now they're $250,000. They make half a million dollars a year because they know how to take content, turn it into a 59-second ad on social and acquire 200 customers. That's a very specific- So remember everybody say, "an engineer," Now you want to be an artist again. Write stories, acquire customers, know how the social media platforms work, know how to post on TikTok vs. LinkedIn vs. Twitter vs. Instagram. Those people in their early 20s are so valuable now. So if you know how to use your phone, somebody wants to hire you.

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💸 Kevin O’Leary on the hottest, highest paying job today: "Oh, I think the job that gets you the most money now is if you have talents in social media for customer acquisition... I used to pay those guys $48,000 a year and now they're $250,000... they make half a million dollars a year because they know how to take content, turn it into a 59 second ad on social and acquire 200 customers." Kevin O’Leary with Graham Stephan, Jack Selby on The Iced Coffee Hour #kevinoleary #theicedcoffeehour #costumeracquisition #grahamstephan #jackselby