unGeeked e'lite International Social Media Marketing Branding

unGeeked e'lite International Social Media, Marketing, & Branding 3-day Retreat Toronto Canada   (if you'd like information on unGeeked e'lite  San Francisco see this link.)

What is unGeeking? It's the widespread adoption of trends, strategies and tools that allow CEOs, VPs, Directors, Managers and Consultants, of growing businesses to: Enhance and embrace internal branding campaigns Enhance recruiting and talent acquisition campaigns Enhance in-bound and out-bound marketing campaigns Improve customer service and customer relations Develop effective sales campaigns and lead generation strategies Develop effective PR campaigns Why is unGeeked e'lite unPlugged? unPlugged means fewer Slides and MORE ENGAGEMENT unPlugged format allows for OPTIMIZED LEARNING unPlugged means MORE thought provoking FEEDBACK It encourages the SHARING of similar experiences and BRAINSTORMING The BUZZ on unGeeeked e'lite Retreats REGISTER TODAY Google references for unGeeked Elite Retreats: http://bit.ly/9tknEn You Tube Videos for unGeeked Elite Retreats: http://bit.ly/aD5wyc These "nationally and internationally" recognized and respected  "Elites,"are well known for their expertise and best practices in the areas of Marketing, Branding, Sales, PR, Talent Acquisition and Customer service. Richard Laermer - Author Trendspotting and Co-Author of Punk Marketing and CEO of RLM PR Sally Hogshead - Author of FASCINATE and Radical Careering, Sally’s work and insights have been profiled by The New York Times, NBC, ABC, CBS and MSNBC Mark Bowden -  CEO of Truth Plane and Author of Winning Body Language Dan Schawbel - recognized as a "personal branding guru" by The New York Times and author Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success Marsha Collier - - eBay For Dummies series author /  Co-Founder #CustServ Chat / Customer Service & Social Media Influencer Jeffrey Willinger - President, Social Media Club Chicago, Social Computing and SharePoint Evangelist Director at Rightpoint.  Amanda Hite - CEO of Talent Revolution, Inc., Amanda is internationally recognized for leveraging social media to engage talent. Noah Rickun is  CEO of Jeffrey Gitomer's TrainOne and a Maven Extradonaire on Sales Development Jason Falls is Founder of Social Media Explorer, the Blog and LLC and Jason has been quoted in Entrepreneur, Inc., CNN Online, PR Week. He is one of the most sought after on the topic of social media marketing, policies and PR. Jason Weaver -  CEO of Shoutlet, A comprehensive social media marketing and monitoring  tool Confirmed Presenters for #unGeekedCanada Mark Wadden and Tom Tentoglou - Owners - M79 Toronto Canada - @mwadden and @tentoglou Sue Spaight - Brand Strategist, Meyer and Wallis - Milwaukee,WI - @Sue- Spaight Angel Oakley - Owner, Unicatis - Chicago, Illinois - @AngelOakley Katie Felten - Owner , MKE Live - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - @KatieFelten Kelly Olexa - Author and Owner New Media Strategies- @kellyolexa Joe Sorge - AJ Bombers, Food Wars Contestant, Co-Author Twitterworks - @AJBombers Barbara Rozgonyi - Founder Social Media Club Chicago, Owner, Wired PR Works - @wireprworks REGISTER TODAY

Event details October 28-30th The beautiful Atlantis Pavilion Toronto Canada Times: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Includes a Continental Breakfast and Lunch Buffet Reserve Your Seat! $825.00 "Early-bird" per person cost $975 Non early-bird cost Take Advantage of Early-bird Pricing Ends Sept 21, 2010 REGISTER TODAY

Professional Blog Etiquette 101

Why blog? And how? Plenty of people have a personal blog, a place where they can tell the world about their every-day adventures, discuss current events, ideas, hobbies, and issues. But if you are a company trying to generate online visibility and customer relations, blogging can be a professional platform to discuss things with a more personal atmosphere. Blogging, in essence, is a conversation. Therefore, a company blog is a conversation between the company and it’s consumers. It is a chance to discuss ideas and products with more specific and personal responses than case studies and focus groups could have provided in previous years.

Just as there is a right and a wrong way to market your company through other media, blogging has some specific guidelines that will draw readers and keep them coming back for more.

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Top 10 Reasons Businesses Should Blog

Top 10 reasons to blog professionally....
#10 - It's a Social Experiment - Businesses with time and money should contribute.
#9 - It's a great way to archive/index your email newsletters and press releases.
#8 - It's by far the greatest way to work in all those key words you been trying to jam into your web pages.
#7 - You might actually help someone before they become your customer.
#6 - Done correctly it's a great SEO (Search Engine Optimization) tool.
#5 - Draw customers to you by being helpful and informative - creating interest and desire in your product/service.
#4 - What better place to store all those great customer referrals and stories.
#3 - Name recognition.
#2 - Providing fresh and relevant content for clients and prospects is a great reason for them to revisit your site.
#1 - You can't afford not to.