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IMEX Group Social Media Manager Miguel Neves talks about how IMEX is utilizing Social Media to help exhibitors and buyers connect and share at IMEX America. Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and other social media platforms are discussed.
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On todays show we have Tim Street a popular web media and social media writer/producer. Tim is the Vice President of Mobile video at MDialog Tim has just launched a ground breaking (or internet breaking) Ebook call VIDS. You can download a copy of the Ebook here. Tim talks about the story, production and distribution of his mystery/thriller story of Hartley and her married Washington lobbyist lover Bill. Besides being a really fun read it is also a must read for anyone looking to find other ways of using hybrid media to push out content.
Meetings and events organizers should look at how they could use this type of media to enhance training and content from meetings to carry on the theme or action desired of your attendees.
Learn More on the VIDS Facebook Page
Video Trailer
Link to Book: http://bit.ly/VidsByTimStreet
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Todays show includes Elizabeth Glau and Lynn Randall talking about the importance of Social media monitoring for meetings, events and conferences.
They discuss a recent conference where they tag teamed an event as Social Media monitors (to many sessions for one person to cover) and the ways they engaged the virtual audience using social media, the conference streaming companies platform. Both Elizabeth and Lynn are a wealth of knowledge and we have already set up another date for a follow up podcast. As most in the meeting industry are now learning, this type of engagement with a virtual audience is not just the way of the future for meetings and conferences , it is a reality right now. So make sure to listen to the show and add this position to your next meeting or event with a qualified person!
Elizabeth Glau is the Chief Foundation Strategist Building Blocks Social Media
Lynn Randall is the Managing Director at Randall Insights LLC
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On today’s show we interview Jason Falls of No Bullshit Social Media
Jason gives some examples of how small and medium sized companies have used social media and a little taste of what you can find in his new book.
Some links to find his book and where you can contact Jason.
http://nobullshitsocialmedia.com/book
Jason’s Blog http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com
Jason wrote the book with Erik Deckers. It’s from Que Publishing and is entitled No Bullshit Social Media: The All-Business, No-Hype Guide To Social Media Marketing.
Also if you are in the Boston area check out a show Jason is involved in.
Awareness Exploring Social Media Business Summit Monday, October 17, 2011 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (ET)
Whether you’re a small business owner looking for answers, a brand marketer hoping to learn what’s next for your brand or an agency or firm connecting companies with their customers through social channels, this power-packed day puts you in the know. The top thinkers and practitioners in the industry will bring practical, actionable to-dos that you can begin using immediately to help your business become more social and successful.
Awareness and Exploring Social Media are proud to present the Awareness Exploring Social Media Business Summit, an all-day, intensive learning event, Monday, October 17, 2011 at the Boston Marriott Burlington. Speakers include Altimeter Group analyst Jeremiah Owyang, Shift Communications principal Todd Defren, OneForty.com’s Laura Fitton and a Who’s Who of digital marketing and social media marketing notables.
ESM and Social Media Explorer CEO Jason Falls, Content Rules authors C.C. Chapman and Ann Handley, mobile and event marketing expert Tim Hayden, Location-Based Marketing for Dummies co-author Mike Schneider, Awareness’s Mike Lewis, email and social media marketing expert DJ Waldow and SocialFresh founder Jason Keath will also speak at the Summit. The event will also have a brand and agency case study panel that includes Dave Kerpen from Likeable Media, Rick Racela from Comcast Sports Group, Jonas Nieslen of Mindjumpers and Taulbee Jackson from Radious
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John Stewart and Stephan Colbert had a rally this weekend in Washington DC at the National Mall. A hundred thousand or more people came to “The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” and many many more watched at home. Social media paid a huge part of the success of the event. Event planners should look at how social media can help attendance and bring awareness to events.
CBS news said 215,000 people showed up for the rally on Saturday.
Here are some social media stats:
Colbert and Stewart understand that they need to thank their online community for getting behind the rally. With all the hilarity and craziness onstage the message was clear about how you can leverage Social Media to increase awareness and build raving fans for your events and meetings. Maybe not to these numbers but it is clear social media can help greatly.
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Are you using Twitter for your business or for personal use? This is a really great article by my friend Jessica Levin CMP from Seven Degrees Communications. She spoke at the E4 conference recently and I wanted to point you over to the article because besides being a great article I am in it. 
Trust Agents, the new book on social media marketing by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith, should be on your book purchase list. Where I think of Chris as a friend he is also really fricken smart and a personable guy. The main reason to read this book is in our industry of Events and Meetings social media is on the top of everyone’s lists of questions (along with Green Meetings) on how to do it and what its all about. This book will answer your questions. I do not know Julian Smith though I have heard him on the Podcast Media Hacks. He swears all the time to get his point across which I find refreshing. He seems to be a no holes barred type of guy.
So think about buying this book…… it will put you a head of the game with Social Media.
(full disclosure my amazon associates link is above)
If you want to hear a podcast of me interviewing Chris Brogan before buying check this link.
This one’s a keeper. If you do business online (or do business with people who have ever been online) or know someone who once used a computer, I strongly suggest you get smart about the ideas in this book. ~Seth Godin
I saw this post and wanted to alert our readers to a Success story on using Facebook. SmartBlog has done an interview with director of online services Wick Davis for the Lupus Foundation of America, on their use of social media for outreach, to help them network, and raise some ducket$. It is worth a read and shows how associations can use social media tools with limited staff and budget resources.
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The Meeting Planners podcast source for what’s new and exciting in meetings and events industry!
How to use New Media Tools for your Event or Business. In this podcast Mike discusses web presence, SEO, organic search, foundation of a good website, integrating Social Media into your business plan, why you should consider taking a dip in Social Media, strategy, targeting your audience, content syndication and much more. Little change which happened today as I post this show…. Friend Feed was bought by Facebook today which is an interesting development.
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On todays show Mike McAllen of Grass Shack Events & Media interviews Lara McCulloch-Carter Of RegalTents & Twitter EventProfs#
Please listen to the interview or read the transcript below.
Other ways to find out about and contact Lara:
http://www.ready2spark.com/ – blog
Video Tutorial on how to use eventprofs on Twitter
http://www.regaltent.com - regal
website
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=52569234108 – facebook group
@ready2spark / @eventprofs – twitter accounts
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