Spring Event

We’ve posted some of the pictures and video, and we’d love to hear from you on what you’d like to see for the next one…and check back soon for the date…

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The first Social Media Conference to be held in the North Bay, SocialBiz 2010, will be held on April 30, 2010 at the Sheraton Hotel & Marina in Petaluma, California, 30 minutes north of San Francisco.

UPDATE: VerticalResponse presenting Social Media & Email Marketing bonus workshop

ANOTHER Bonus! Jenna Jantsch, Social Media Marketing Manager at San Francisco-based VerticalResponse will be presenting a Special 1-hour Social Media and Email Marketing Workshop in the afternoon for attendees of SocialBiz 2010. This user seminar is targeted to all levels of users. Sign up now to reserve your seat in this high-demand workshop.

UPDATE: Lon Safko, Author of “The Social Media Bible” to speak and present at SocialBiz 2010

We’re thrilled to announce that Lon Safko, Author of “The Social Media Bible”, will be a Keynote Speaker at SocialBiz 2010 and presenting a Special afternoon Workshop for attendees at the event. In additional to authoring five innovative books, Lon is also creator of the “First Computer To Save A Human Life”, designer of the archetypes for the Apple Newton & Microsoft’s Bob Operating Systems, and has received numerous awards including The Westinghouse’s Entrepreneur of the Year, Arizona Innovation Network’s Innovator of the Year, The Arizona Software Association’s Entrepreneur of the Year, twice nominated for the Ernst & Young / Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year, and The Public Relations Society of America’s, Edward Bernays, Mark of Excellence Award, and nomination as a Fellow of the nation‘s Computer History Museum. He was recently selected by the Smithsonian to represent “The American Inventor” at their annual conference.

Lon is a professional Speaker and private Coach to numerous Fortune 500 companies, and has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, PC Novice, and Popular Science Magazines just to name a few. He is the founder of eight successful companies, including Paper Models, Inc., which uses downloadable three-dimensional models in business advertising, promotions, and education. His book “The Social Media Bible”, unlocks the mysteries of Social Media and transforms corporate and non-profit marketing strategies and how they use New Media to reach their desired audiences with power messages and efficiency.

For more on Lon Safko, please visit our Speakers page.

Social Media is transforming the way we do business, whether it’s Marketing, Advertising, Sales, Customer Service, Hiring, Branding…almost every facet of business communication and collaboration.

This conference is for business owners, directors, managers and employees, professional service providers, consultants, marketing, sales, advertising and media professionals, municipal groups, public-service organizations, associations, non-profits and others who want to know how Social Media is changing the business landscape. It’s for those who want ”hands-on”, practical how-tos, and the resources, information and tools to create effective Social Media strategies, learn how to use Social Media tools like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn for business, jumpstart their web presence, engage with customers, and build their online community. Register now to reserve your seat for this premier event.

Speakers…

Keynote Speaker: Dave Hersh

Dave Hersh is Chairman of the Board of Directors at Jive Software, the global leader in Social Business Software. Built with the best features of collaboration software, community software, and popular social applications, Jive revolutionizes how work gets done in the global enterprise. Thousands of customers, including 15% of the Fortune 500, rely on Jive to solve critical challenges in Marketing and Sales, Human Resources, Support and Research & Development…. >> more…

Janet Fouts

Janet Fouts is the Author of “Social Media for Success!“, a 15-year veteran of social media and online marketing, Co-Founder of one of the first on-line communities for the restaurant industry in 1996, Founder of Tatu Digital Media, an award-winning web design and strategy firm, and Lead Coach of “The Social Media Coaching Center”… >> more…

Joey Shepp

Joey Shepp is an Internet entrepreneur, professional speaker, and sustainability consultant. He is founder and CEO of Earthsite, a New Media Agency for Sustainable Brands. His current clients include Real Goods Solar Inc., SF Department of the Environment, The Green Festival, Fetzer Wine, Dominican University of California, and The Green MBA... >> more…

Roohi Moolla

Roohi Moolla is the Founder and CEO of Neighborhoodnow.com, a community calendar and content network with over 2 million page views per month. Ms. Moolla has been involved with a number of software startups including the dating site that became Match.com, a proprietary Bid/RFP procurement and subscription system (now publicly traded as Onvia) and was Chief Product Architect of BondDesk Syndicate, a Syndicate Municipal Bond Trading platform…>> more…

It’s more than just the tools…

There’s more to Social Media than tools like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. You’ll learn how to choose the right tools for your business and how to use them effectively to create an online marketing campaign that helps achieve your strategic business goals.

Understand why social media is transforming the way we do business
Learn how to create and participate in the conversations in your market
Hear from and ask questions of leading social media marketing professionals and practitioners
Walk away with practical plans, resources and strategies

The Conference will consist of morning Seminars, an Expert Panel discussion with Q&A, afternoon Round Table Discussions, Hands-On Workshops, and an evening Networking Reception. Experts in Social Media, Online Marketing and Digital Media will be available to guide you through the process of connecting your business with the online community.

Who should attend?

This conference is designed for small to medium-sized businesses, those in marketing and media, and organizations and professionals who are new to Social Media or already involved and want to take it to the next level:

Business Owners, Managers and Employers who want to leverage the power of Social Media in their business for Branding, Marketing, Advertising, Sales, and Customer Relationships
Merchants and Retailers who want to know how Social Media can help them reach their customers
Professional Service Providers interested in increasing their exposure and visibility online
Lawyers, Accountants, Doctors, Politicians and other Professionals who want to understand the importance of separating their Personal and Professional Brands online
Chambers, Organizations, Associations and Non-Profits interested in connecting with their community and getting their message out to a wider audience
Marketing, Media and Advertising Professionals interested in learning how Social Media is affecting their industry and their customers
Sales and Marketing Professionals who want to know how Social Media can increase the “Sales Funnel”
Newspaper, Magazine, Direct Mail and other Media professionals interested in the impact of Online Marketing on Traditional Media
HR Professionals interested in learning how Social Media can impact employees, jobs, the workplace and other HR issues

Conference Schedule

Attendees of SocialBiz 2010 will have a chance to hear from experts, ask questions, discuss topics and participate in hands-on workshops in a number of topics around social media. Click here for the full conference schedule.

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