[Hidden-tech] Why I'm Coming to the Using Social Media in Business Event

[Tony Caggiano]

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On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Jon Reed <jonreed at earthlink.net> wrote:

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> Hey folks...
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> By now, you have likely received a couple of announcements for the Social
> Media for Business event Hidden-Tech is putting on this coming Thursday
> evening the 26th (info below).
>
> I wanted to take a moment to share why I helped to initiate this program
> and why I think it's important. To me, social media is a compelling
> discussion because in a down economy, innovation through social media is not
> only appealing, but often financially viable as well, especially when
> compared to traditional marketing alternatives. On the downside, there is
> huge amount of hype about social media (e.g. "everyone should be on
> Twitter," or "the real action for businesses is on LinkedIn/Facebook/etc").
> In fact, the only social media approach that works for businesses is the one
> that works for you specifically.
>
> That's why I'm real excited to have Tish Grier moderating this panel. When
> I was debating launching a Twitter presence nine months ago, Tish was the
> one I paid to consult with me about whether this was indeed the best option.
> She has deep and relevant experience speaking about these trends. I've since
> had a great deal of business success from Twitter and Tish's advice was
> instrumental. Tish has put together a great panel of folks with different
> perspectives for our program on Thursday, all of whom should have some good
> ideas for us on putting social media to work for us in this economy - and
> not getting buried in useless hype.
>
> I'm really looking forward to this program, and hope to see many of you
> there.
>
> Jon Reed
> Hidden-Tech Board Member
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> HOW HIDDEN-TECH BUSINESSES ARE USING SOCIAL MEDIA
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>
> When: Thursday, February 26
> 5:30 - 6:00 informal networking
> 6 - 7:30 Panel Discussion
> 7:30 - 8:00 question and answer session
>
> Where: Media Education Foundation (MEF) Community Room, 60 Masonic Street,
> Northampton, Massachusetts
>
> Refreshments: Snack provided, drinks and sandwiches can be purchased from
> Woodstar Cafe
>
> Investment: $10
>
> Registration preferred: You can register at Register<http://live.hidden-tech.net/index.php/component/option,com_attend_events/task,view/id,7/Itemid,44/>,
> or go to www.hidden-tech.net for more information.
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> Join us on February 26 for an interactive panel discussion of "How
> Hidden-Tech Businesses are Using Social Media." The panel will focus on the
> real-life success stories and lessons learned from local businesses who have
> used social media to improve their business model- and their bottom line.
> Moderated by Tish Grier, a frequent speaker on these topics, this panel
> should provide us all with tips we can apply - in any economy.
>
>
> About Our Moderator:
> Tish Grier is a social media strategist for startups seeking to develop
> online communities. She is currently at work as community developer for
> Placeblogger.com and on a new crowdsourcing project. She has worked in
> community development at NewsTrust.net, a journalism review site, and
> Assignment Zero, the first crowdsourced journalism project. She speaks
> frequently on social media in journalism, and blogs at the Constant
> Observer <http://spap-oop.blogspot.com/> on media and technology.
>
>
> About Our Panel:
> Panelists include Morris Partee, founder and Chief Experience Officer at
> EverythingCU, a central hub for connecting credit union executives across
> the country. Morris seamlessly combines both the personal and professional
> in his use of social media.  He is also active in organizing several
> BarCampBank unconference events. He blogs at EverythingCU<http://everythingcu.wordpress.com/>and is very active on Twitter and Facebook.
>
> Ron Miller is a freelance writer and member of Hidden Tech. Ron has been
> blogging since 2003, and has recently begun to leverage new forms of social
> media such as Twitter to further his personal brand, mine new sources of
> information, and connect with other Hidden Techies. He blogs at "by Ron
> Miller <http://byronmiller.typepad.com/>," is a regular columnist at
> DaniWeb, and is also on Twitter.
>
> Ann Kingman is a sales manager with Random House, Inc. She works primarily
> with independent booksellers, and understands the challenges of
> brick-and-mortar stores in an e-commerce era. She sees the value of social
> media for brick and mortar businesses who are challenged by online
> competition. Ann blogs at Bookseller's Blog <http://booksellersblog.com/>and does both blog and podcast with colleague Michael Kindness at Books
> on the Nightstand <http://www.booksonthenightstand.com/>)
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