Business Talk (Panel): Debunking The Myths Of Twitter, LinkedIn, And Facebook

Mar 3 Wed 6:15 PM
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 86  people attended.
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Who organized?
Andrew Ran Wong,  Gabrielle Sarmiento,  Ramon Larry Francisco,  and Susan Risdal

Price

$15.00 in advance/25 at the door
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Feel overwhelmed with all the social media tools? No worries. I've assembled a panel of experts to debunk the myths of social media. You can scroll down to read their bios.


Everything discussed here is geared towards developing your business or help you start a business. In brevity, here is what's covered:

~ How to cash in on your LinkedIn network
~ How to get recommended on LinkedIn
~ How to use LinkedIn to enhance your sales expertise
~ How to get valuable and quality Twitter followers
~ How to use Facebook group and page features
~ How to get listed on Twitter
~ How to capitalize on your social networks
~ How to conduct cost-effective marketing campaigns with social media tools
~ Effective ways to help you increase productivity while using a variety of social media tools
~ Help you get started correctly with LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter if you're not a current user
~ Real stories from panelists on how they use social media tools everyday


Meeting Agenda

6:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Arriving
6:15 PM - 6:30 PM: Registration
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM: Panel Discussion (Welcome audience interaction)
8:30 PM - 9:00 PM: Focused Networking


Panelists:

Jan Wallen - Author of "Mastering Linkedin In 7 Days Or Less," founder and principal of LinkedIn Works! a New York-based sales and LinkedIn consulting firm, and professional business speaker (Download her full bio here)

Ruben Quinones - Director of Sales, Social Media @ Path Interactive, business consultant and speaker, and Adjunct Professor at NYU–SCPS Marketing & Advertising (Read full bio here)

Nelly Yusupova - CTO, Webgrrls International/Cybergrrl Inc. and Founder of DigitalWoman.com, speaker, marketing consultant, featured on Wall Street Journal (Download her full bio here)

Andrew Ran Wong (Panelist/Moderator) - CEO of WebStudio13, blogger, social media/marketing consultant, speaker, & founder of NY Entrepreneurs Business Network (Read me on my blog)


Raffle Prize

This may not be necessary. But we feel it's important for you to leave with something valuable in your hand. We will raffle off Jan Wallen's book (Mastering Linkedin In 7 Days Or Less) before the networking session starts. So please make sure you bring your business cards so you qualify for participating in the drawing.


Others:

If you pay in advance via Amazon Payment, it's $15. Or you pay $25 at the door. Because we only have limited seating, preference will be given to people who have pre-paid. Refreshment or cupcakes will be served at this event.


Any questions about this event? Please email Sue Risdal, the assistant organizer at Susan at WebStudio13 dot com. Also email Sue if you have any simple questions about this group. Due to my heavy workload and commitments to different projects currently, emails to me might not be read or answered on time. I appreciate your understanding.


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  • Joe DeMott
    Posted Mar 12, 2010 10:58 AM
    Hi - sharing some more LinkedIn tips "6 Powerful LinkedIn Marketing Tips for Small Businesses," compares LinkedIn as the "red headed step-child" of social media" - an under appreciated medium with opportunities for small business. - from Social Media Examiner blog -http://tinyurl.com/ylpx2zx
  • Andrew Ran Wong
    Posted Mar 10, 2010 11:04 AM
    Organizer
    For the Twitter presentation slide, you can view and download it here http://www.webgrrls.com/blo...
  • Andrew Ran Wong
    Posted Mar 10, 2010 9:55 AM
    Organizer
    Hey Tim, thanks for the kind reminder. I've got permissions to post two slides (LinkedIn & Facebook). They can now be found here and ready for download http://www.ny-entrepreneur-.... Happy learning :-)
  • tim leary
    Posted Mar 10, 2010 9:36 AM
    Hello Andrew, There have been several requests for the slides from various NYEBN members and prospective members, especiallly for the linkedin. The twittering is still bleeding edge. Regards, Tim
  • Andrew Ran Wong
    Posted Mar 8, 2010 12:24 PM
    Organizer
    Virginia, we need to get permissions from the speakers if we post them on our site. Let me get in touch with them and get back to you.
  • virginia sobol
    Posted Mar 8, 2010 12:05 PM
    will the presentations for this meeting be posted on this site or the speakers' sites?
  • Joan
    Posted Mar 5, 2010 10:29 AM
    Thanks for sharing the NYT article, it's starting to make more sense to me now.
  • Mary Lou Floyd
    Posted Mar 5, 2010 9:02 AM
    Interesting and related article yesterday in the NYT Business section on Twitter, "Using Twitter for Work, Not Diversion," http://www.nytimes.com/2010...
  • virginia sobol
    Posted Mar 5, 2010 8:25 AM
    The meeting was great. All the presenters were exeellent in both style and substance. Thanks.
  • Andrew Ran Wong
    Posted Mar 5, 2010 1:42 AM
    Organizer
    To make your own avatars, go to http://www.picnik.com/, upload, crop, resize, and save your photos. Then upload the new photo on NYEBN site as your new profile picture. Send an email to Ramon at [masked] to request a copy of the photo you want to have.
  • Andrew Ran Wong
    Posted Mar 4, 2010 1:15 PM
    Organizer
    Joe, thanks for posting your feedback. Yes, it was well presented. I also took away something new and valuable from each presenter... Thank everybody for attending!
  • Joe DeMott
    Posted Mar 4, 2010 1:08 PM
    Thanks Jan Wallen, Nelly Yusupova and Ruben Quinones for some excellent tips on utilizing LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook for promoting a business or career. All provided a clear explanation of the basic and more advenced tips on how to use these netoworks most effectively. Thanks Andrew Wong & all for a very useful presentation. -Joe DeMott

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