Hopefully by now, you’ve heard all the amazing buzz around Social Media Week and you may be asking yourself “I’m social, my business is online, do I need to go?” The answer is yes! And here’s why:
Get Connected
Social Media Week not only provides you with information on the tools to help grow your business, but you have the opportunity to connect with like-minded thought leaders who are on a mission to position themselves ahead of the industry. Making connections, building relationships and relationship marketing is the easiest way to enhance your overall brand. Zig Ziglar said it best… “If people like you they will listen to you, but if they trust you they’ll do business with you.” Having a strong network of brand advocates tell your business story, they are essentially becoming part of your marketing team. The best referral sources are those who share your passion for business. So make connections, network and grow your reach by growing your business circles.
Not only will you be able to make connections at the Marketing Mecca conference, but you’ll also be able to network with social media leaders through our live tweetchat sessions later in the week. What’s a tweetchat? Good question! We are connecting through twitter with Canva, Sprout Social & Paper.Li - three of the latest and greatest tools to enhance social posting, create eye-catching images, powerful e-news, & analytics. You’ll be able to ask questions, connect with representatives who are creating new, dynamic social tools and inturn add them into your network. By adding powerful industry leaders into your circles you are essentially positioning yourself as an expert in your field.
Grow your Business & Stay Ahead of the Industry
SMW’s Marketing Mecca will provide tips and tricks to improve your overall online presence. You’ll hear from outstanding keynotes who will be sharing tried and true business best practices. Breakout sessions will provide hands on learning to best utilize social tools to get your brand in-front of targeted audiences and who are your targeted audiences? You’ll learn how to define those specific personas you’re trying to reach and how to actually reach them by providing dynamic content and thoughtful messaging. Marketing 101 - the more people are exposed to your messages, the more they’ll recognize your brand when the time comes to buy. The Mecca conference will show you the benefits of marketing on multiple platforms, how to integrate your website with your social tools and how to make the most of each.
It’s Awesome - period.
How many times have you found yourself in this scenario: You just figured out the latest social updates and feel like you finally have a grasp of what’s happening “socially,” only to get a notification of another update or see a new social platform is launching. We have filtered through the noise and will be showcasing what we see as the most awesome new tools to help your marketing efforts. Sharpen the Tools in your Toolkit
The best leaders are those who keep on learning. Education is the best way to keep on top of the competition. The Marketing Mecca and live TweetChats will help you dust off your marketing tools, give creative new ideas to enhance your brand and delight your customers.The LAST reason why you should attend Social Media Week - Let’s be honest... let’s get you out of the office!Social Media Week kicks off June 21st and runs through June 28th. For full details about all the awesome programs and events held during Social Media Week 2014 visit www.sociallima.com. And since you’ve been dying to know where to register for all these amazing activities, you can do it there too!
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