Social Media Panel

Posted by Jack Smith in Social Media | View Comments

Wow, what a great event last night presenting to a packed room.

The first training event for the Tempe Chamber Of Commerce Social Media initiative was very well attended and considered a great success.  Said Sean Donovan, Director Of Communications, “Last night was AWESOME and I think our members received valuable insight into social media and some great ideas from the presenters about how to implement it into their business.”

As a presenter last night, it was great to see so many people in attendance and discuss ideas on how to implement social media into their business (which is one of my favorite things to talk about).  My section was on developing your strategy  and purpose for social media in your business before getting started.  This is the critical first step in the process so you can target the correct audience, select the correct tools,  and make the most of your time.   Everything else flows from these decisions so it is  very important to spend some time and be clear about your business goals and intentions .  From Twitter, Linkedin, Blogs, Facebook and Yelp the questions and ideas were flowing fast.

The only thing moving faster were people to the bar for Happy Hour to have one-on-one  conversations with the presenters for some additional information.  Great presentations were given by @s_donovan overview on social media, @nchitel on education, @ktvan on blogging @raillife on niche marketing, Steve McDonald on practical social media, @asuartmuseum, 100SMill and @bodywisechiro, gave great examples of businesses using social media today and its impact on their businesses.

For a copy of the handout I designed that was presented last night which has some general social media information and contact information for all speakers, you can click here.