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Mickey Finn's Hosts GLMV Chamber Social Media Breakfast

A Panel of Local Social Media Experts shared their insights with Local Business folks and GLMV Members earlier this Summer.

This past June, Mickey Finn's - Libertyville provided an outstanding venue and breakfast where Tim McDonald, Markus Ketel and Brandon Lewin participated in a Panel that I moderated to lead a discussion on Community Building and Social Media Platforms.

I provided an overview on Social Marketing in a Local Community:

  • Defining & Marketing on The Social Web
  • Defining Community & Content
  • Defining Engagement & Technographics
  • Social Media vs. Social Networking

Brandon Lewin showed attendees how to get the most out of LinkedIn:

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  • Your Headline is your Elevator Speech
  • Giving Your Offline Purpose an Online Presence
  • Defining Your Target Audience
  • Relationships & Credibility

Tim McDonald shared his experience connecting and growing relationships using Twitter:

  • What do you want to do with Social Media?
  • Connecting Online vs. Offline
  • Different Messages for Different Platforms
  • Conversations, Consistency, Trust & Friends

Markus Ketel presented on how to establish a local and dominant presence on Facebook:

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  • Does Google see you as an expert?
  • Get: Known - Liked - Trusted
  • Streamline the Opt In Process
  • Let Your "Like" Button Travel

Look for more on getting the most out of Social Media from the GLMV as we're working on several hands-on workshops to commence this Fall.

Norm Roth and I will be presenting a "Sales & Social Media Makeover" at The Libertyville Sports Complex on Sept. 14 from 8:30am to 11:30am

How else can we, as a community, help you and your business prosper using Social Media?

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