Social Media for Business April 28, 2010

We all have a personal account on at least one of these: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter but these social networks as well as online communities and other online collaborative media are used more and more for marketing, sales, public relations and customer service.

These tools provide more than news and online presence, they define a company or personal brand. Come for a joint event of GABA and Siliconfrench (Francophile Professional Network of the Silicon Valley) for a panel discussion and innovative startups presentation with good food and wine on the menu.

We will look at:
Innovative ideas and guidelines to create and manage a growing budget for social media
Successful marketing channels for lead generation
Social media portfolio management
Market penetration for social media according to various geographic regions

These topics will be discussed by our panel of experts:
John Elkaim - Head of Global Online Acquisition at Seagate
Shari Foldes - Director of Marketing at Ustream
Erica Lee - CEO at StrategicLee and VP Global Marketing at BlueKiwi

Moderator:
Angelika Blendstrup - PhD, Founder and Principal, Blendstrup & Associates;
Author of "They Made it!"

Agenda:
6:00 - 7:00 pm Registration / Networking Reception
7:00 - 8:30 pm Program
8:30 - 9:00 pm Networking

Complimentary appetizers, beer, wine and soft drinks will be served.

Official Website: http://www.gaba-network.org