Social Networking Increases Your Opportunities July 9, 2009

Social networking is a relatively new marketing phenomenon, that has become too pervasive to ignore. Everyone (and every company) needs to utilize some aspect of social networking as part of their marketing strategy. There are hundreds of social networking sites and activities. Which ones do you need to use? How you can use them? What can you do with them? What you should not do! Can you measure your ROI?

What you do not know can hurt you. We will discuss appropriate approaches to social networking based on your short-term goals and long-term strategy. Learn the effective ways of utilizing sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter for state-of-the-art-marketing. Get "Hints and Tips" on additional capabilities and applications for each of the social networks.

The new world of social networking is fun, requires a plan and consistent execution to keep you (and your company) in the mainstream of the web 2.0 centric world. After taking this workshop, you will improve your visibility with business associates and friends - be top of mind for new employment opportunities or business opportunities.

Tim Bailey specializes in all aspects of networking and social media for business development, channel development, and solution marketing. As a business development and marketing professional, Tim has over 20 years of experience with high-tech products and services in the U.S. and international markets with companies of all sizes. Tim has lead workshops for social networking with organizations that include the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, ASAP roundtable and others

As a management consultant, Tim's clients have included Open Market, CoCreate, SGI, Intel, Timbre, Semi-Conductor Tooling Service, Dassault Systemes, and Hewlett Packard.

Non-Members: $35, Members: $25.

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