There's a lot of buzz around Twitter but many marketers don't know how to translate that buzz into a worthwhile marketing tool for their business. Most people's first reaction to the social media "micro-blogging" tool is that it is a waste of time, but as Twitter becomes more and more mainstream, businesses are now using Twitter to engage with customers, reach the media directly, and further establish themselves as thought leaders in their industry. Attend this free webinar to learn all the basics of how to use Twitter to market your business.

To sign up go to the following website: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/855054330

This Webinar is free of charge. If there are any questions email Event Director Maria Feola at mfeola@bdionline.com. This event is hosted by the Business Development Institute.

Event: BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media

Location: Newell Rubbermaid Headquarters

    3 Glenlake Pkwy

    Atlanta, GA 30328 US

Website: http://gaspedal.com/blogwell/

BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media 11/10/09, Atlanta @ Newell Rubbermaid http://www.gaspedal.com/blogwell

Newell Rubbermaid, Coca-Cola, The Home Depot, SunGard, UPS, Orange Business Services, ConAgra Foods, and Turner Broadcasting System share case studies in corporate social media. You'll learn how to get started, get past roadblocks, and make your social media program phenomenal -- in one afternoon, for just $250.

BlogWell is all about how big brands use social media. No agencies, no startups -- just big companies sharing what they've learned. Get practical, how-to advice on creating great content, getting management buy-in, educating employees, keeping lawyers and regulators happy, simple and ethical disclosure, and engaging fans.

You'll ask questions, discover new ideas, and get answers from people who have been there, done that -- and learn it all in four hours (and be home for dinner).

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From the publishers of min comes this one-day "desktop" conference on November 11 where you and your team can attend 5 information-packed Webinars without having to leave your office and with the guarantee that you'll take away dozens of new ideas for leveraging your content and resources to drive revenue for your media brands. Attending this conference is simple: you log on just as you would for a webinar, and you and your team can attend every session at one low rate. You will be able to ask questions of all the speakers, in real time, and you'll have access to every panel, on demand, for the next 6 months.

We've assembled leading members of the digital community both in the magazine world and the Web-only community to conduct highly focused, tactical sessions for turning on and turning up the main spigots of online revenue. Every session will use case studies and produce tangible takeaways you and your teams can implement now to improve your bottom line.

Register Now: http://www.minonline.com/training/desktopsummit.html

           

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The PR industry is constantly evolving to meet the changing demands of the modern business landscape. Especially given the most recent challenges, from economic turbulence to the ongoing proliferation of social media, you and your teams are under more pressure than ever to adapt and lead. That’s why PR News is introducing its first-ever PR Agency Conference, in which PR experts from leading agencies and communications departments will come together to offer a deep dive into the topics that challenge you. Just as ideal for giving your most promising account execs a full day of professional development as it is for equipping your team leaders with must-have tools, this summit will offer the expertise you need to lead your team, your agency and your clients to success.

At this one-day information-packed conference, you and your team will discover:

• Smart tactics for finding out—and then telling—your client something they don’t already know
• What every PR executive must know about RegFD, and how it could affect their clients
• Time management strategies that will ...

On November 12-13, 2009 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold a two-day public hearing on how pharmaceutical companies use the web and social-media tools to market their products and brands.  Join us one week later to review what can be learned from the unprecedented hearings as well as to discuss the future of pharmaceutical marketing.

The Healthcare Social Communications Leadership Forum is an invitation-only exclusive group of senior marketing and communications executives from prominent pharmaceuticals, hospital groups, medical device and technology companies, and managed care providers.  The forum was created from our recent July 23, 2009 Social Communications & Healthcare: Case Studies & Roundtables event which was sold out with over 375 attendees.  The feedback from attendees, speakers, and sponsors was so positive that we saw an opportunity to have a smaller, more private forum for knowledge sharing and networking focused on how leading healthcare brands are embracing social communications to achieve business objectives.  We plan to meet once per quarter to cover the most pressing issues facing healthcare communications and ...