REDMOND, WASHINGTON, USA – April 15, 2010 – I was pleased to present the morning keynote at the recent Microsoft Social Media 201 Conference held at the Microsoft Executive Briefing Center. The event, put on by buddy Joe Kennedy (@KennedyIAm) and the guys at @FreshConsulting, was aimed at helping elaborate the “next steps” for companies who have already established initial...
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I’m excited to announce that I’ll be speaking at Jeff Pulver’s Social Media Jungle event at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. Last year’s SMJ attracted a number of well-known social media speakers, including Robert Scoble, Chris Brogan, Jeff Sass, Jeff Pulver, Dean Landsman, Howard Greenstein, Dave Taylor and others. The format is based on short, 15- to 20-minute talks presented in...
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ORGANIZER’S OVERVIEW: Blogs and Twitter and Yelp, oh my! Customers have more tools at their disposal than ever before to find, discuss, or recommend service providers. But social media tools also increase the level of noise, making it harder to be heard or to manage your reputation. This month, branding and social media specialist Eric Weaver will discuss the practice and importance of...
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OVERVIEW: My brand! My brand! What about my brand? Social media and Web 2.0 technologies are rapidly changing the rules. Consumers have more tools at their disposal than ever to voice their opinions about you, your brand, and your products and services… with a “voice” often as loud as your marketing budget. Marketing professionals, from the self-employed to the boardrooms of the...
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Post-Conference Update BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON – September 25, 2009 – I was honored to speak at the Microsoft Social Media 101 Conference at the Microsoft Executive Briefing Center. My talk was called “Talent is Social” and it was focused on using social media from a corporate HR and recruiting perspective. The crew from Eastside Entrepreneurs and Social Media Club Seattle...
read moreCONFERENCE SELF-DESCRIPTION: “The No 1 Marketing Conference in Canada will teach you how to improve your online revenue!” I will be presenting my Trust Drives Transactions presentation at 2:30 pm in Room 1. DETAILS: The event will be held at the Vancouver Four Seasons Hotel, 791 West Georgia Street, for three days: September 16-18. COST: Conference Day Sep 17+Workshop Day Sep 18...
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