Overview

Businesses are integrating Social Media as part of their strategicmarketing plans given that it is expected to be a huge enabler forcommerce. At the upcoming Social Media Strategies Conference on October29-30, 2008 in Silicon Valley, learn how you can effectively leverage thismedium to your advantage from the who's who in Social Media.

Industry thought leaders and experts will delve into this area and providehigh-level strategic expertise on how businesses can harness the power ofSocial Media to achieve their business goals.

The Conference will also be an opportunity to meet others seeking toincorporate social media for their business, and connect with the communityof social media practitioners, experts, thought leaders, and companies.

SpeakersSam Lawrence, Chief Marketing Officer, Jive SoftwareDavid Needle, West Coast Bureau Chief, Internetnews.comPaula Drum, VP Marketing, Digital Tax Solutions, H&R BlockDarin Wolter, Senior Vice President, Sales - Western Region, MarketwireConnie Bensen, Community Manager, Network SolutionsAaron Strout, Vice President, New Media, MzingaFrancois Gossieaux, Partner, Beeline LabsMark Yolton, Senior Vice President, SAP Community Network, SAPRobin Carey, CEO, Social Media TodayEdward Moran, Director of Product Innovation, Deloitte Services LPDr. Jim McGee, Director, New Shoreham ConsultingScott Wilder, GM - Online Communities at Small Business Division, IntuitSean O'Driscoll, Ex GM MVP Program, MicrosoftChris Carfi, Co-Founder, CeradoDonovan Neale-May, Executive Director, CMO CouncilLaSandra Brill, Manager, Web & Social Media Marketing, CiscoMatt Warburton, Director, Community Management, Yahoo!Michael Brito, Social Media Strategist, IntelPaul Dholakia, Associate Professor of Management, Rice UniversityRajiv Parikh, CEO, Position2Shel Israel, Social Media Strategist, Global NeighbourhoodsSylvia Marino, Executive Director - Community Operations, Edmunds.com Inc.And many others!AgendaKeynote - The State of Social MediaLeveraging Social Media for BusinessSocial Media in the Economic DownturnInternal Communities: Tapping into the Power of Employees Through Social MediaThe Importance of Content in Social MediaThinking Vertically Across Social MediaThe Best and Worst of Social Media MarketingCreating Your Social Media StrategyMeasuring the Effectiveness of Your StrategyHow to Implement Social Media for Big BusinessOvercoming Objections to Social MediaThe Future of Social Media & BusinessEtc.

Links / URLs

-- Attend a Free Pre-Conference Webinar: Leveraging Social Media for Business https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/630210411 -- Powerpoint from Previous Webinar "Social Media Analytics" http://show.zoho.com/public/svwebguild/Social%20Media%20Analytics1 -- Video: -- WebGuild Measuring Engagement In The Social Media Revolution Event http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8546887471860007982&hl=en -- RSS Feed for Organization: http://feeds.feedburner.com/svwguild -- Mailing List: http://www.webguild.org/lists/?p=subscribe -- Social Media Discussion Forum: http://www.webguild.org/groups/groups.php?category_id=120&page=index -- Social Media Directory: http://www.webguild.org/ratings/search.php?tag_id=social%20media -- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/socialmediameme -- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=956157

About WebGuild

The WebGuild organizes information and services for the Web industrydesigned to keep the Web community on the cutting edge of the field.Providing an industry blog, social network, online discussion forums, jobsboard, Web site ratings and review service, and events and conferences, theWebGuild fosters information exchange, professional development, andnetworking for Web enthusiasts to learn about emerging technologies,innovations, business models, best practices and industry standards in theWeb field. Information about WebGuild can be found athttp://www.webguild.org. For Conference information, please go tohttp://www.socialmediameme.com.

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