Press Release: Conference Targets Business People Looking to Learn Social Media
Conference Targets Business People Looking to Learn Social Media
Social Media Business Forum is October 23, 2009 in Durham NC
(Raleigh NC: August 26, 2009) There is lots of talk of social media being the next big thing in business, but many people do not know how to incorporate it into their businesses effectively. The Social Media Business Forum (http://SocialMediaBusinessForum.com), to be held on October 23, 2009 at the School of Education at North Carolina Central University in Durham NC, will feature national and regional speakers from marketing companies, technology companies, and social networks discussing ways in which business communications have changed due to social media.
The Business Forum, presented by OurHashtag (http://OurHashtag.com), will include three different tracks of related sessions. The first track is “Getting Started” and is for those just starting out in social media. It will include introductory sessions about Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, blogging for business and more. The next track is “Advanced Social Media Communications” and is for communicators who have started social media strategies and campaigns, but need insight into how to achieve measurable results from their plans. Some of the sessions in this track include “Advertising And The Social Web: Can It Work?”, “Does Social Media Make Public Relations Obsolete?” and “Inside The Firewall: Lessons For Internal Communicators.” And the third track is “Business to Business (B2B) Social Media.” These sessions are for business people whose companies sell to other companies and include “Why Email Is The Currency Of The Social Web,” “Generating B2B Leads With Social Media” and “Social CRM: Connecting Your Sales Force To The Social Web.”
Each of the sessions will focus on providing actionable takeaway items for attendees to immediately begin to implement in their businesses. People who should consider attending the Business Forum are business owners, executives from all business functions, business communicators, as well as key organizational stake holders, interested in gaining practical knowledge about social media.
“We created the Social Media Business Forum because we have seen a gap in corporate training in the area of social media,” said Wayne Sutton, OurHashtag partner and one of the event organizers. “Many business people, especially those in communications, are expected to know how social media will impact their business, and they just don’t have the answers. By combining our local talent with national speakers, we can provide people with quality information that they can use immediately in their businesses.”
Speakers at the Social Media Business Forum include:
- Jason Falls, Principal, Social Media Explorer (http://socialmediaexplorer.com)
- Geno Church, Word of Mouth Inspiration Officer, Brains on Fire (http://brainsonfire.com)
- Mike Schneider, Vice President, Director, Allen & Gerritsen (http://a-g.com)
- Laurie Smithwick, Founder, Kirtsy.com (http://kirtsy.com)
- Patrick O’Keefe, Owner, iFroggy Network (http://ifroggy.com)
Early bird registration is available for $125 until September 18, 2009. After that date registration costs $250.
There are a limited number of speaking spots still available. If people have social media experience and are interested in being considered to speak at Social Media Business Forum, or future OurHashtag events, they can submit their information to the speaker database on the Social Media Business Forum website.
Two of the national media sponsors of the Social Media Business Forum are Mashable (http://mashable.com), world’s largest blog focused exclusively on web 2.0 and social media news, and ReadWriteWeb (http://www.readwriteweb.com), which provides web technology news, reviews and analysis and is now one of the most widely read and respected blogs in the world.
About The Social Media Business Forum
The Social Media Business Forum (http://SocialMediaBusinessForum.com), to be held on October 23, 2009 at the School of Education at North Carolina Central University in Durham NC will feature national and regional speakers from marketing companies, technology companies, and social networks discussing ways in which business communications have changed due to social media.
About OurHashtag
OurHashtag brings together community, marketing and technology to provide platforms for connection and engagement, both online and off-line. For more information about OurHashtag, go to http://OurHashtag.com.
