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Social Media Day - Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn Workshop (9am - 3pm)Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (CT)Spring, TX |
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Woodlands Media Solutions
proudly presents a Social Media Day
Workshops featuring Twitter, FaceBook and LinkedIn for Business Professionals.
Introducing media partner Edie McRae of Millionaire Moms Media.
Workshop begins promptly at 9am. Bring your laptop.
Breaks and a Catered Lunch wll be provided.
Phase I: Facebook: For Business in 5 minutes a day!!
Facebook Facts:
- Over 200 million active members.
- Predicted to be at 500 million by 2011… or sooner.
- The 5th most trafficked website in the world. [Source: Alexa.com]
- The largest photo-sharing platform. 30 million photos are uploaded per day.
- More than 50% of Facebook users in the U.S. are over 35 years old. [Source: ComScore].
- Facebook users have more degrees, they're more mature, and their median income is above average.
Take Aways:
Getting Started (in 10 simple steps!)
It's ALL About Fan Pages--why and how to get one
Avoiding the Pitfalls
Facebook Etiquette and more!
Phase I: Twitter Hands-on Workshop:
Get your FREE Twitter account at http://www.twitter.com
(Write down your username and password so that you can USE your account at the workshop.)
Walk away with practical tips, a game plan and a room full of "followers" to get you off to a great start!
Key Takeaways:
• Twitter language ( NO "geek" speak!)
• Who to "follow" and how to find them
• Twitter on the go - setting up your mobile device
• Using Twitter to effectively brand and grow your business
• Twitter overload - how to manage your network with 3rd party tools
• The top 10 most helpful sites to leverage Twitter
• Become a Twitter expert in less than 10 minutes a day
..and much more!
Phase III: LinkedIn
10 Key Take-Aways:
1. Make Friends First
2. How to get and give recommendations
3. Increase Your Visibility
4. Increase Your Search Engine Rankings
5. Why use the groups and How to use them effectively
6. How to use the Search function to your advantage
7. Be a “connector” for your contacts
8. Asking for and getting Introductions
9. Incorporating LinkedIn into your marketing strategy
10. Proper Profile Set-Up, Applications and more…
Bio: Edie McRae a native Houstonian, called New Orleans home for 20 years. Katrina devastated her entire family and friends. Undaunted, she and her family moved to Houston to start a new life from scratch. After leaving her nursing career following the premature birth of her second child, she started a direct sales business and was a top consultant for almost six years. Edie gained extensive knowledge of online marketing, public relations, business development and e-business/Web 2.0 tools. She discovered her TRUE passion--empowering others to leverage connections through proper use of social media. Edie is an evangelist for the BIG 3: Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. She maintains a personal business blog along with blogging professionally for Family Foodies and Working Mother Magazine.
Edie McRae
Millionaire Moms Inc
www.millionairemomsinc.com
When & Where
University of Phoenix
24624 1-45 North
Spring,
TX 77386
Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (CT)
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Woodlands Media Solutions
Woodlands Media Solutions is a boutique media consultation service, and offers small to mid-size businesses local advertising and marketing tools through: www.themediahubnetwork.com, www.thewoodlandsmediahub.com, and www.houstonmediahub.com.
Now offering wms-Biz Fit Workshops in Business Marketing Solutions, Employee Relations, and Advertising Workshops. Our calendar of events may be found at www.woodlandsmediasolutions.com
WMS is also the organizer of The Woodlands Media Hub - Advertising and Marketing Networking Group. For more information, or to join, please visit: http://www.meetup.com/The-Woodlands-Media-Hub-Advertising-Marketing-Meetup/