Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009
Time: 12:00 – 12:20 registration
12:30 to 2:00 PM
(Informal tours of MCED technology incubator following each workshop)
Location: Room 214 – Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine
Cost:• $10.00 (payable the day of the seminar)
• FREE for USM students with an ID card
• No charge for current MCED Onsite or Affiliate Client Companies
• Feel free to bring a lunch; iced tea & water will be provided
• $10 Box Lunch is available (for pre-paid registrants only, up to 24 hrs prior)
(= turkey or hummus rollup (w/cheese, lettuce & tomato) chips, cookie, fruit & bottled water)
RSVP to workshops@mced.biz
Info:http://www.mced.biz/news.html#events or call MCED at 228-8524
Pre-register:Reservations are strongly encouraged to help MCED assure adequate space and seating.
Walk-ins are welcome, space permitting.
” Broadcast Your Business – Adding YouTube to Your Marketing Strategy ” The popular social networking site YouTube not only lets you broadcast videos to the world but with the right strategy you can use this free tool to market your business. YouTube is the third most visited site on the Internet and for little to no cost you can be participating in this viral community. Users view, comment, share, educate themselves and embed millions of videos a day. In this 2 hour presentation we will talk about creating an effective YouTube Strategy, making a branded YouTube Channel for your company, how to get started and how to find content for your videos. The presentation will feature case studies, lists of the tools you need, and information on getting your video out there tracking your results. We will also have a panel of experts available for your questions after the presentation.
Q&A Panel: Amanda O’Brien – Inbound Marketing Manager; Kyle Pouliot – Web Designer/Developer/Social Media Strategist; Fred Greenhalgh – Internet Marketing Manager; Jonas Levasseur – Vice President Hall Web Services/Video Production Manager
Presenter: Amanda O’Brien, Inbound Marketing Manager at Hall Web Services. Originally from Peaks Island, Maine, Amanda headed to the University of New Hampshire to complete a BA in Communications before returning to Maine. Prior to Hall, she maintained the websites of local radio stations and managed e-newsletters for Citadel Broadcasting. Today she manages Hall’s inbound marketing team and is responsible for social network marketing strategy, implementation, fulfillment, training and validation for corporate clients. When she is not speaking at conferences and to business groups about social networking and conversation marketing, she contributes to the company blog, SEO Vision. She is also the “corporate Twitterer”.
