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The early bird gets the worm

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

And this worm can help solve a BIG marketing problem


What’s the problem you ask?


Traditional advertising and public relations are not as effective

as they used to be


Source: Agent Wildfire


And they don’t want to be interrupted


So how do you connect with them?


Build trust. Trust drives transactions.


SOCIAL MEDIAlets you earn customers’ trust


Talk with them. Don’t shout at them.


Listen and respond.Show them you care.


Give your brand enthusiasts something

interesting to talk about


Sounds easy enough


But it’s not. Wasting valuable time and resources is easy to do.


Avoid the waste. Come and learn.


A nonprofit organization

providing social media education

and sharing best practices


Learn from veteran agency strategists, such as ...

Tac AndersonDigital Consulting Director

at Studio D,Waggener Edstrom

Eric WeaverDigital Strategist at Tribal DDB

recent recipient of the Brand Leadership Award from the World Brand Congress

Sean O’DriscollCEO of Ant’s Eye Viewformer general manager,

community support services, Microsoft


Rod BrooksVP and CMO of PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company

and past present of Marketing Communications Executives International

Neil BeamSr. Manager Channel Strategy at AT&T

and author of the ROI chapter for WOMMA’s 2009 Measurement Guidebook.

And client-side executives


Meet people over breakfast


Share your experiences and continue the conversation


Not an early bird? No worries, you can still get

the worm.


Hope to see you at our next event.

www.socialmediabreakfast.com/category/smb-seattle/


http://www.socialmediabreakfast.com/category/smb-seattle/

http://www.socialmediabreakfast.com/category/smb-seattle/

Connect with us online @SMBSeattle


eat, meet, share, and learn


Prepared for Social Media Breakfast Seattle by Colleen Carrington

(@colleencar, [email protected])


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