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The holiday season is make-or-break time for most ecommerce marketers – even more so in a shaky economy.
SoBizMiami.com invites you to Miami’s newest business networking event at the Mandarin Oriental, Miami – benefitting Voices For Children.
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Geoscape invites you to the 6th Annual Multicultural Marketing Summit. This event is one of the country’s most important for the diverse business landscape, and will once again showcase solutions from Fortune 1000 companies that are successfully targeting multicultural audiences.
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“TECH TUESDAY” looks into the Future with a Special Presentation by Ed Iacobucci, Founder of Citrix entitled: “Thoughts on the Future of South Florida’s Technology Sector.”
Social Networking Conference 2010 Miami is expected to be the largest gathering of senior executives from the enterprise social networking industry.
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The use of social media as a b-to-b marketing tool is poised to grow enormously over the next few years. A March survey, “Social Media Marketing Industry Report: How Marketers Are Using Social Media to Grow Their Businesses,” of nearly 900 marketers found that 88% of respondents were already employing social media for marketing purposes, with 64% using social media for five or more hours each week. Of respondents already using social media, 81% say its No. 1 benefit is generating exposure; following that were, respectively, increasing traffic and building new business relationships. (The survey was conducted via e-mail and social networking sites Facebook and Twitter.) Read More
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The Social Media Club of South Florida hosts it’s monthly networking event. As social media gains more traction, the biggest question we face is “Who owns it?” Is it the Public Relations department, Marketing department or Advertisers? In this engaging event, Angie Moncada will lead a panel of industry leaders through our most asked questions.
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Social media marketing and the businesses that utilize it have become more sophisticated. More small businesses are beginning to understand how to best leverage online tools to build a community and recognize that engagement and interaction are the foundations of social marketing, but most don’t know what’s next.
What follows are five advanced strategies for small businesses that may already have small online communities and understand how to create an online presence, but don’t know what to do next. Read More
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Please join for a night of networking while enjoying Piola’s signature and “complementary” sangria and hors d’oeuvres. Discounted drinks will also be offered to our party.
The Factory Interactive, Miami Digital Design & Marketing Agency, invites you to Interact Miami – a workshop on how to take advantage and learn how to properly use social media to build your personal brand.
