The Series

February Series February 22, 2012

5:15 to 5:30 pm Registration

5:30 to 5:45 pm State of Social Media Presentation

5:45 to 6:30 pm Feature Presentation

6:30 to 7:30 pm Networking Cash Bar

State of Social Media Presentation

Pin It Up: Why Your Business Should be Using Pinterest

Pinterest is one of the hottest new social networks, getting more traffic than YouTube, Google+ and LinkedIn combined in January 2012. Find out how your brand can use Pinterest to build awareness for your business and drive referral traffic to retail sites.

Speaker: Mandee Widrick, Social Media Consultant and Tech Junky @mandeewidrick

Feature Presentation

A guide to the secrets of social media and how you can use these tools to impact your business.

Speaker: Mark Re, Vice President and General Manager of RealtyUSA’s Central New York division @MarkWRealEstate

March Series March 20th, 2012

5:15 to 5:30 pm Registration

5:30 to 5:45 pm State of Social Media Presentation

5:45 to 6:30 pm Feature Presentation

6:30 to 7:30 pm Networking Cash Bar

State of Social Media Presentation

What’s so funny about Twitter?

In addition to sharing the important things like celebrity deaths and what everyone is having for lunch, Twitter is being used increasingly as a source of humor. Chris will explore some of the different ways comedy is being doled out in 140 characters or less.

Speaker: Chris Pickney, Executive Creative Director, Pinckney Hugo Group (@pinckneyhugo

Feature Presentation

Employees in Social Media

Employees are increasingly given the responsibility to promote your company. Learn best practices in creating guidelines, monitoring, and systems and procedures. Develop strategies for the rouge social media employee.

Speaker: Kim Tranter, U Learn Social Media @ULrnSocialMedia

Upcoming Series Events

April 19, 2012 Join us at #140 Exploring the State of Now

November 13, 2012 BizBuzz Social Media Conference