| Triangle AMA’s August luncheon: ‘Building Your Personal Brand Through Social Media | |
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| Location | Brier Creek Country Club |
| Date | Aug 20, 2009 |
| Start | 11:30 AM |
| End | 1:30 PM |
| Description | Triangle AMA’s August luncheon: ‘Building Your Personal Brand Through Social Media’ Facebook and LinkedIn are great for networking and catching up with old friends, but are you using social media to your best advantage? If used right, social media can launch your personal brand into new realms – supercharge your career, fuel entrepreneurial opportunities, and put you in the considered set for a new job. On August 20 come learn about ‘Building Your Personal Brand Through Social Media’ and hear from experts who have a track record of personal and professional success in harnessing the power of social media. Panelist Bios: Wayne Sutton is an entrepreneur, strategist, and producer with a passion for video blogging and social media. For more than four years, he’s provided counsel to business leaders ranging from founders of small start-ups and representatives of non-profit organizations to CEOs of large and small corporations. For some, understanding the social media landscape is difficult. Wayne enjoys helping industry leaders maneuver through the ever-changing Internet environment. Wayne has seen the web mature to allow video to become a popular medium to share information online. Wayne covers online technology, gadgets, industry news, conferences, product reviews, and the people behind them on his online video channel. Chuck Hester has over 25 years experience in public relations, marketing and branding, with stints as an in-house marketing director, and public relations director for two marketing agencies. Some of the clients Chuck has worked with include TEAC, Western Digital and the Department of Defense Technology Transfer Program. A LinkedIn power connector, Chuck has more than 9500 direct connections. He is a sought-after expert on the subject of using LinkedIn for media relations, personal and professional branding, and how to use social media to build business contacts. Chuck has address conferences thought the country and the world, including Bulldog’s Media Relations Summit, the Inbound Marketing Summit and the Hargraves Institute’s Innovations Conference in Sydney, Australia. Chuck is the host of LinkedIn Live Raleigh, an in-person networking group that brings together more than 300 professionals for networking in the Triangle. Jim Tobin is president of Ignite Social Media, one of the nation’s first social media agencies. In that role, he and his team work with clients including Microsoft, Intel, Nature Made, The Body Shop, Comcast, UNICEF, National CineMedia and more, developing and implementing social media marketing strategies. Jim wrote the book, “Social Media is a Cocktail Party: Why You Already Know the Rules of Social Media Marketing,” which climbed to the Amazon Best Seller list in the first week of launch (using only social media marketing, of course). With years of experience in marketing and public relations, Jim formed Ignite to help businesses better communicate with their customers through social media. He's adept at translating marketing messages into content that will inspire social media conversations. WHEN: Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM WHERE: Brier Creek Country Club (ONLY 10 Min. from RDU) 9400 Club Hill Drive Raleigh, NC 27617 ATTIRE: Business Attire Online registration for this event. RSVP Monday, August 17, 2009 |
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