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February 01 2011, 12:00 AM
Really Simple Social Media Bootcamp

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January 28 2011, 06:30 PM
Presentation - 5 Tips in 15 Minutes: LinkedIn for Job-Seekers
Networking and learning. 2 presentations. Free appetizers. Cash bar.
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January 18 2011, 07:00 PM
How HR Professionals Use Social Media- Challenges and Best Practices
Social Media Club, South Florida - RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177825222256259

Location: AutoNation, 200 S.W. 1st Ave., Ft. Lauderdale FL 33301

Many companies and HR recruiters have turned to social media as a way to help them seek out qualified candidates. But what are some of the challenges they face?

This month's panel brings a depth of experience across a range of industries.

If you are an HR professional, you won't want to miss this event.
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If you are a job seeker, come and learn about what HR pros are looking for when they're looking for you.

Find out what's happening on the front lines in South Florida's competitive job environment from these professionals:

- Jessica Garvar- Director of Community Marketing, Jobing.com, @jessicagarvar
- David Rose- VP Recruiting at Yellow Dog Recruiting, @YELLOWDOG_01
- John Nykolaiszyn- Associate Director, College of Business Administration, Career Management Services at FIU (Former senior recruiter at Burger King) @CigarSPHR
- Elizabeth Saury- Regional Director, Digital Strategy- TMP Worldwide, @digitalmistress
- Janet Wincko- Director of Recruiting, Learning & Development at City Furniture

Follow our host, AutoNation, on Twitter: @AutoNation


Our "after party" will take place at Himmarshee with 2-for-1 drinks and complimentary pass-around appetizers.

Himmarshee is located at 210 S.W. 2nd St., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 - walking distance from AutoNation.

Follow our "after party" host on Twitter: @himmarshee

Social Media Club, South Florida - RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177825222256259
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December 16 2010, 02:30 PM
Webinar: 3 Personal Branding & Blogging Success Stories

Thank to all who joined in, and thanks for your feedback!
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December 07 2010, 06:00 PM
Blogging For Business
Turning a blog from a passion into a business. Jewel Figueras tells her story of how her blog went from a hobby to revenue-generating business!
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December 02 2010, 08:00 PM
How To Make Valuable Connections With LinkedIn

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December 01 2010, 06:00 PM
Social Media Mania
Date: December 1, 2010 Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Join us and rotate between three expert strategists while enjoying two free cocktails and delicious appetizers! Whether you already have a Facebook page, are active on Twitter or are just getting started, perfect your internet marketing skills with live demonstrations on the professional use of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and viral videos.
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November 28 2010, 08:00 PM
Facebook Ads Black Friday Bootcamp

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October 05 2010, 12:00 AM
Facebook Success Summit 2010
This fully online summit will help you master Facebook marketing with extensive case studies and how-to sessions from actual Facebook marketing practitioners and Facebook book authors. Presentation topics include: developing a Facebook strategy, creating and customizing Facebook pages, Facebook community building, Facebook editorial planning and team management, fan engagement, Facebook promotions, Facebook advertising, Facebook news feed optimization, Facebook analytics, Facebook integration, Facebook apps and much more! A certificate of achievement will be presented to attendees who successfully complete the summit.
If you attended, please let know what you learned and how you're applying it!
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October 02 2010, 12:30 PM
Live Workshop: Social Media & Personal Branding
Personal Branding & Social Media - a 4-hour workshop that will get you up and running with your brand online and integrating social networks to engage with prospects and customers!
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October 01 2010, 01:30 PM
3 Personal Branding Success Examples
Learn how three different people used Personal Branding in three different ways: one to support an upcoming job interview; one to position herself to be found by hiring managers; one to support his corporate job!
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September 30 2010, 01:30 PM
Webinar: Social Media Case Study - Truly Nolen Pest Control
Learn how a leader in pest control has become a leader in integrating social media with their offline marketing efforts!
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September 29 2010, 12:00 AM
University of Miami
Speaking to a class at the U of M School of Communications, re social media, blogging, and personal branding. [Private]

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September 21 2010, 01:30 PM
WordPress Workshop Webinar
WordPress Basics - MEMBERS ONLY
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September 16 2010, 01:30 PM
Free Webinar: Integrating Facebook & Email Marketing
Special Guest, Sandi Abbott, owner of Xpresso Marketing and an email expert, will provide actionable tips to combining the reach of Facebook with the power of email marketing!
Thanks to everyone who attended! Don't miss the , starting October 5!
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September 01 2010, 12:00 AM
The 30-Days of Facebook Frenzy!
30 days, 30 posts: A new blog post about Facebook every day in September! Tips, techniques, and tools. Strategies and successes. Maybe even a webinar or two. All geared to helping YOU get the most out of Facebook!
Don't miss the Facebook Summit 2010, starting October 5th! Check it out now!
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August 26 2010, 09:00 PM
Webinar: Email Marketing With Facebook!
Learn how to "socialize" your standard email marketing with the social media powerhouse, Facebook! My special guest, Sandi Abbott of Xpresso Marketing, will lead us through this great topic. Don't miss it - online seats ARE limited, so sign up now!
Thanks to everyone who attended!
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August 25 2010, 06:30 PM
CitizenGulf Miami
Fundraising and awareness-raising event for families affected by the Gulf oil tragedy. Live music, art display, and more - plus a free drink on the house! Sign up now!
Thanks everybody for coming out to help the families in the Gulf!
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August 24 2010, 06:30 PM
Live Meetup: Social Media & Blogging
I'll be speaking along with renowned blogger, Maria De Los Angeles!
RSVP Meetup or Facebook
Hope you were there!
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August 17 2010, 06:30 PM
Webinar: Awaken The Blogger Within!
Special guest, Maria De Los Angeles, shares her wit and wisdom on the creative side of blogging!
Thanks, Maria, for a great webinar!
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August 12 2010, 06:30 PM
Webinar: 5 HUGE Facebook Page Mistakes You MUST Avoid!
Special Guest, Michele Lorito-Chase will show you 5 things NOT to do on your Facebook ("Fan") Page.
Thanks to everyone who attended!
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August 11 2010, 06:30 PM
Webinar: LinkedIn - A Recruiter's Perspective
Specialist Guest, Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources, John Nikolaiszyn, will tell you how a Recruiter looks at your LinkedIn profile and activity! Don't miss this straight-from-horse's mouth webinar! And it's FREE!
Thanks to everyone who attended!
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August 07 2010, 02:00 PM
Webinar: Making Valuable Connections On LinkedIn
A screen-by-screen tutorial and discussion of how to make valuable connections using LinkedIn!
Thanks to everyone who attended!

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TRAINING CALENDAR

FREE! – Why?! Social Media for Beginners
When: Thu Jun 24 6pm – 8pm Eastern Time
Where: City Impulse, 75 NE 6th Ave. Suite 205, Delray Beach, FL 33483
REGISTER NOW.

FREE! – PERSONAL BRANDING & SOCIAL MEDIA FOR JOB-SEEKERS
WHEN: Saturdays in October and November, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
WHERE: Sunrise, FL & Miami, FL
WHAT: 4-hour, hands-on workshop: setting up a personal brand site with a blog (using WordPress), an optimized LinkedIn profile, and a Twitter account; developing a coordinated social media strategy to supplement regular job-hunting activity with online social networking.

VIEW THE AGENDA (pdf) | REGISTER NOW

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CREATING A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM
Small intimate classroom setting – only 4 students per class!
Hands-on set up of a social media platform using the most popular social networking applications online: Twitter, LinkedIn, WordPress

Oct. 17 – Coral Gables, FL SOLD OUT!
Oct. 18 – Coral Gables, FL SOLD OUT!

Oct. 24 – Sunrise, FL
Oct. 25 – Sunrise, FL SOLD OUT!

Oct. 31 – Boca Raton, FL
Nov. 01 – Boca Raton, FL

Nov. 07 – Miami, FL (Brickell)
Nov. 08 – Miami, FL (Brickell)

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SOCIAL MEDIA ON CRACK!
4-hour intensive workshop + 4-hours of 1-on-1 follow-up
Because you don’t have all day to spend in class…you’ve got a business to run…but you know you need to get into online social networking! So in just 4 hours, we’re going to do what normally takes 8 hours! (But wait until you hear about the …Read More and Register

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WORDPRESS INTENSIVE
Small workshop – only 4 students – for a full 4 hours of creating, using, and managing a WordPress blog and site. Covers both free-hosted and self-hosted WordPress configurations; transferring files by FTP; embedding photos and video; creating, editing, and updating blog posts and pages.

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MEMBERS AREA

These are just some of the courses you’ll find in the online member’s area. They’re awesome, and will show you exactly what you need to do to get you online, easily, effectively, AND inexpensively!

SCREEN-BY-SCREEN SERIES

LinkedIn
How To Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile
How To Make Valuable Connections On LinkedIn

Twitter
Twitter 101
Twitter Advanced

Facebook
Facebook 101
Facebook Advanced

Blogging
The Absolutely Easiest Way To Blog
Wordpress Explained
The WordPress Dashboard

Website Creation and Management
Registering A Domain Name
Getting Hosting For Your Site
What The Hell Is FTP?

Email Marketing
Acquiring Email Addresses On Your Site
Setting Up An Email Responder

STRATEGY
Social Media Marketing Strategy: Putting It All Together

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Free Sample Course. Try me out!…Take one of my best e-courses right now, at no cost or obligation…
(LaidOffCamp/Freelance Camp attendees get the free course AND free membership with full access to my forum, articles and more.)

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And ere’s where you can find me in the real world. I try to participate in as many social media functions as possible in South Florida, which is my home base, as well as travel to conferences around the country.

Whether I’m speaking or just attending an event, please come up and introduce yourself. I’d love to meet you in person.

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Presenting at BarCamp Tampa, September 2009

Aug 13, 2009
Navigating Through Complexity: How to Achieve Success with Online Travel Marketing in Seven Easy Steps
SFIMA

Aug 11, 2009
Social Media Club South Florida
August Meeting
“Storytelling Through Social Media”

http://smcsfaug09.eventbrite.com/

Aug 09, 2009
Tweetup
Hyatt Regency Pier 66
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Aug 02, 2009
Breakfast Tweetup
Coral Springs, FL

July 29, 2009
RefreshMiami
Coconut Grove, FL

July 21, 2009
#SFLASocMedia Tweetup
Mortons Restaurant, Fort Lauderdale, FL

July 14, 2009
Social Media Club South Florida
Panel on “Journalism and Social Media”
Broward College, Fort Lauderdale, FL

July 13, 2009
Tweetup!
Spris, Coral Gables, FL

July 1, 2009
Northwest Broward
Happy Hour Tweetup!

June 30, 2009
Palm Beach Post-sponsored Tweetup!
Leila, West Palm Beach, FL

June 28, 2009
Sun Sentinel-sponsored “parents and kids” Tweetup!
Fort Lauderdale, FL

June 25, 2009
South Florida Technology Alliance
Networking Event
Doral, FL

June 22, 2009
Webinar: How To Implement Email List-Building On Your Site Or Blog
Join me on Monday, June 22nd, from 7-8:30 pm EST to learn the steps to adding an email-address capture system on your site or blog. My special guest will be Patrick Ruddell, also known as Chef Patrick. Patrick will discuss specifically what strategies and tactics he has used to obtain email addresses of visitors to his site – the first step to turning visitors into prospects, and prospects into clients!

June 18, 2009
Association for Women In Communications, South Florida
SEMINAR: Social Media – Challenge or Opportunity?
Havana Club, Miami, FL

Tweetup, organized by The Sun Sentinel
Bahia Mar Beach Resort, Fort Lauderdale, FL

June 16, 2009
Tweetup organized by The Miami Herald
Tobacco Road, Miami, FL

June 11, 2009
South Florida Interactive Marketing Association
The Glitter of Twitter & Social Media
Riverside Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, FL

June 10, 2009
Tweetup!
Graciano’s, Miami, FL

June 9, 2009
Social Media Club South Florida meeting
Transit Lounge, Miami, FL

June 8, 2009
Pizza Tweetup!
Sicilian Oven, Lighthouse Point, FL

June 6, 2009
Laid-Off Camp / Freelance Camp
Miami Beach, FL
June 4, 2009
Association for Women In Communications, South Florida
Fort Lauderdale, FL