Advanced Social Networking This class is geared for those organizations and businesses that are ready to integrate industry specific networks, groups, and forums into your expanding web presence. We focus on engaging your targeted demographic in a more personalized and client focused manner. We look at who the influencers are in your industry and how to connect with them. We look at free and paid tech tools to help you achieve and reach your goals. We focus on how to cultivate and build a brand advocate driven viral marketing platform. We will discuss networks like Digg, Reddit, Mixx, StumbleUpon, Propeller, Yahoo Buzz, Google Groups, Tip’d, Scribnia, Sphinn, Flickr.
About our Presenter... Bridget Ayers is the President of Get Smart Web Consulting, a web presence and digital strategy firm with offices in San Diego County California and Collier County Florida. With a background in business, finance, and marketing, Bridget consults, directs, and manages digital marketing campaigns for businesses and organizations that are looking to reach a wider more targeted audience. Bridget has organized and conducted social media and training workshops for a dozen Chambers of Commerce throughout the United States, various business networks and organizations,corporations, as well as women and non-profit focused groups. Bridget is highly active online in more than 50 networks, forums, and communities. Bridget writes The Get Smart Blog. On top of being written up in WE Women’s Magazine as one of the top 100 women bloggers to watch for 2009, her content has been syndicated and published on hundreds of websites, article sites, and blogs. With speaking engagements and panel discussions scheduled all over the U.S. in the coming year, Bridget also regularly Participates in four tech and social media web shows.