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Social Media 201 Conference to Be Held Thursday April 15th at Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond

Joe "The Connector" Kennedy — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:56:39 +0000

On April 15, 2010, the Social Media 201 Conference will be hosted at Microsoft’s Conference Center in Redmond, Washington. Social Media 201 is designed to help organizations take their social media strategy, tactics, and implementation to the next level of customer engagement, profitability, and ROI. This one day event features powerful keynote presentations, insightful lightning talks, a collaborative round table working session, and a panel discussion from recognized experts in business strategy, customer-relationship building and monetization of social media. These industry experts include:

Eric Weaver – Account Director and Strategist at Tribal DDB Worldwide
Dave Hanley – CEO & Principal at Banyan Branch
Daniel Rasmus – Author of “Listening to the Future”
Kristen Ruby – CEO, Ruby Media Group
Dr. Udi Schlessinger – Managing Partner, U Labs
Darren Williger – President & CEO, Regillo Consulting Group
Bille Baty – COO & Managing Partner, Phi Concepts
Jeff Dance – Founder, Fresh Consulting
Joe Kennedy – Founder of Eastside Entrepreneurs and AKA “The Connector”

Social Media 201 is sponsored by the Microsoft Local Engagement Team and Comcast Business Class. Supporting organizations for Social Media 201 include Fresh Consulting, Eastside Entrepreneurs Social Network, Ruby Media Group, Banyan Branch, Regillo Consulting Group and Tribal DDB Worldwide.

SocialMedia201.com

Mike Whitmore, President of Fresh Consulting from Bellevue, Washington explains, “The concept for Social Media 201 stemmed from the Social Media 101 Conference the Eastside Entrepreneurs and Joe Kennedy hosted last September at Microsoft. The 101 Conference helped educate business owners about what social media is and why companies should participate. The new Social Media 201 Conference is designed for those businesses that have begun to delve into social media and want to take it to the next level, find a path to profitability and measure return on investment.”

Registration for the event is available at www.SocialMedia201.com with an early adopter discount available through March 15, 2010. Additional discount codes are available though the sponsoring organizations.

Twitter feeds on the event are available from Twitter.com/SM201CONF and you can follow the event tweets via the hashtag #SM201

The Microsoft Conference Center provides free wireless Internet connectivity. A complimentary lunch is provided for attendees thanks to Comcast Business Class.

For More Information Please Contact:
www.SocialMedia201.com

Seattle Chamber of Commerce Says “It’s Time for Business” and Social Media 201

Joe "The Connector" Kennedy — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:59:36 +0000

Our great friends over at the Seattle Chamber of Commerce just posted the information on our Social Media 201 Conference on their blog at ItsTimeforBusiness.com. It looks great – and chamber members get a $99 discount for using the secret discount code (you didn’t hear it from me, but it is “SEATTLE-CHAMBER”).

If you are looking for a chamber to join – the Seattle Chamber is simply the best (even if you live in Bellevue).

‘Social Media 201 Conference’ Event to Deliver Next-Level Content for Business Decision Makers

Joe "The Connector" Kennedy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:55:42 +0000

On April 15, 2010 the Social Media 201 Conference will be hosted at Microsoft’s Conference Center in Redmond, Washington. Social Media 201 will deliver high value and engaging content for business decision makers to help them understand how to achieve profitability and strengthen customer relationships with social media strategies and tactics. This one day event features powerful keynote presentations, insightful lightning talks, a round table working session, and a panel discussion from recognized experts in business strategy, brand building and monetizing of social media. These industry experts include:

Eric Weaver - Account Director and Strategist at Tribal DBB Worldwide
Dave Hanley – CEO & Principal at Banyan Branch
Daniel Rasmus – Author of “Listening to the Future”
Kristen Ruby – CEO, Ruby Media Group
Dr. Udi Schlessinger – Managing Partner, U Labs
Darren Williger – President & CEO, Regillo Consulting Group
Bille Baty – COO & Managing Partner, Phi Concepts
Jeff Dance – Founder, Fresh Consulting

Social Media 201 is sponsored by Microsoft Local Engagement Team, Comcast Business Class, Fresh Consulting, Eastside Entrepreneurs Social Network, Ruby Media Group, Banyan Branch, Regillo Consulting Group and Tribal DDB Worldwide.

Social Media 201 will provide engaging content and roundtable discussions designed to help organizations take their social media strategy and implementation to the next level.

Mike Whitmore, President of Fresh Consulting from Bellevue, Washington explains, “the concept for Social Media 201 stemmed from the Social Media 101 Conference the Eastside Entrepreneurs and Joe Kennedy hosted last September at Microsoft. The 101 conference helped educate business owners about what social media is and why companies should participate. The new Social Media 201 conference is designed for those businesses that have started to delve into social media and want to take it to the next level and find a path to profitability and measure return on investment.”

Registration is available at the event site www.SocialMedia201.com with early adopter discounts available before March 15, 2010 using the discount code “EASTSIDE”.

Twitter feeds on the event are available from Twitter.com/SM201CONF and may be tweeted and followed in general from the Tweetup #SM201.

The Microsoft Conference Center will provide free wireless Internet connectivity and lunch will be provided by Comcast Business Services.