Social Media Conference NW, The New Word of Mouth Marketing on September 10-11, 2008
The early bird special for the conference ends August 27. Save over $77 by signing up now!
Word-of-Mouth Marketing has expanded from the town square to the digital village. The "buzz" about your business is now online, measurable, searchable, and permanent. Come and learn how you can and why you must participate in the conversations that are your market.
This conference has been designed for small-to-medium businesses and organizations interested in learning how to use social media to generate revenue.
Details:
Date: September 10-11, 2008
Location: Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, WA
Hear industry experts speak about numerous aspects of social media as it relates to marketing. The conference features plenary sessions as well as numerous break-out sessions involving hands-on training or presentations in smaller settings. Whether you are an early adopter or a novice to the social media world you should find presentations to meet your knowledge level.
We have speakers from Apple to Zoodango. Speaking about topics from: How do I start? Measure success? Determine if your company is ready for social marketing and determine if it is strong enough to withstand a Web 2.0 world? Use video and podcasting to increase sales? And much more.....
The opening keynote with James Sun of Zoodango will discuss the "New Rules for Marketing."
This conference was created by Western Washington University College of Business and Economics' Small Business Development Center, TAG, the Technology Alliance Group and Whatcom Community College.
Visit us at http://www.socialmediaconferencenw.com/ for more information and to register. You can also download the conference brochure as a PDF file here. >>
You can learn more about social media and the conference in a radio interview on KGMI from August 17 that featured some of the conference speakers. 
Also TAG member Aaron Booker will be doing video blogs from the two day conference and has already started posting to a blog geared towards social media and the conference called Social Pastures.
Conference fee:
Basic conference (includes conference and 3 break-out sessions)
$198 for registration received before August 27, and $275 after,
Keynote Dinner:
On September 10 join us for an evening with Matthew Dunn, PhD, founder of Socratech who will discuss the impacts of social media on the music industry. Prior to dinner, enjoy a tour of the American Museum of Radio and Electricity's rare collection and interactive exhibits.
Cost: $49, reservations required
Date and time: September 10, 2008
6:15 to 7:00 p.m. Museum Tour and Networking
7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Keynote Dinner
Registrations:
There are three convenient ways to register:
Online: We accept Visa or MasterCard at our registration website
By Phone: Call Tami Eastwood, registration coordinator at SBDC, at (360) 733-4014, ext. 111.
By Mail: Download the registration form and mail it to:
Small Business Development Center
Western Washington University
119 N. Commercial St. Suite 195
Bellingham, WA 98225-4455
Make checks payable to Western Washington University.
Online Social Networking:
There are many exciting ways to connect with conference attendees and speakers.
Visit the following websites to join our groups and microblogs:
Facebook
LinkedIn
MySpace
Twitter
This is a conference you can't afford to miss! The early bird special for the Social Media Conference NW ends August 27. I encourage you to take advantage of the discount if you are planning on attending.
We hope to see you at the conference!
Sincerely,
Anna Ehnmark
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