Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Social Media Marketing Recap


Ohhh… where to start? We are literally floating on cloud 9 after another successful Social Media Marketing class. It was our largest class ever with nearly 150 in attendance. It has brought to light just how hungry people are for this information. Every class is kicked off with the disclaimer that we are NOT experts… merely a group of “chicks” who want to market. In this economy, working capital translates to time rather than money. We are finding that the more we interact with the community, the less time we have to concentrate on our own media efforts… I guess that’s an unavoidable side effect. The win-win situation that is created is a strong local economy built on empowered small business owners, and loyal friends and peers for us at Three Chicks Catering, Inc.

There were a few notable connections made at The VENUE during this amazing event. The first was with Addy Tseng (@Addyt) from Word of Mouth™ Book Club. She is an amazing example of how Social Media brings us all together. Her group of contacts and friends is literally worldwide, and we are privileged to have connected with her!

Another fantastic connection that was made was with Kieran and Sherri Murry of www.Kieranslist.com Their company has a website that promotes local business and helps with tech support for those interested in focusing more on Social Media aspects of marketing. Kieran and Sherri are wonderful people and we are happy to call them “friends of The Chicks.”

Finally I have to give Gary Burkhart some credit. At the beginning of the presentation, Nems took a playful little jab at web optimization companies. Sitting at the front table, was Gary, whose company Dennison Business Solutions caters to your computer needs… including Search Engine Optimization. At the end of the presentation, he graciously gave away a YEAR of SEO service to a lucky raffle winner. Gary was a great sport and is now a good “friend of The Chicks.”

There are many more people and companies that we have developed relationships with through this class and I will mention them in future posts. For everyone who attended  Thank you!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Yay, Nems! That sounds like so much fun. I MUST make it next time :)

-Kimberly

Unknown said...

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