Social Media Business Forum in Europe is an interactive event to help you determine what social media is and how to utilize social media instruments specifically for your business.

In this event we will show you how social media will work for your business and how you can measure social media campaigns and derive an ROI so that you have numbers to monitor your progress.

You’ll discover the power of communication that can keep you in touch with your current, former, and prospective customers. You’ll learn how to use Social Media as a new level of customer service.

Through Social Media Business Forum you'll get an insight of how Social media provides an outlet for displaying who you and your company are. Talking about your industry in an intelligent way via Twitter, Friendfeed and a regularly-updated blog can raise your company’s profile and brand it as a thought leader and expert in its specific business area.

These efforts are accomplished by embracing web 2, providing target customer communications and ensuring customer data quality.

The Forum will look into how these topics are impacting on each other and how Social Media professionals can relate and work effectively within the new challenges web 2.0 communication channels bring.

Forum highlights include:

• Learn from experts on Social media who have successfully embraced the tools already

• Understand what products and services you should be using, and how to use them well

• Listen to top commentators and experts on their take on why social media can be effective in        business and why not to fear it

• Learn how to seamlessly introduce social media into your way of thinking and into your employees

• Listen to how award winning campaigns utilized the social space successfully

• Network immediately with our speakers and guests who already knew the importance and power of    Social Media in Business

Proudly Present Our Speakers:

Tim Moore, (Digital Retention Specialist for The New York Times Company) teaches that social (or new) media isn’t 'new' anymore; it now is simply about intelligent business. His mission is to help and teach companies to understand the new customer buying behaviors and to help them implement engagement strategies that deliver real value to their online brand, and reach their target audience in their respective market through these emerging online and mobile channels.

Ty Downing - *Who am I?* I am a seasoned internet marketing & social media marketing strategist.  Having spent the past 6 years or so in this field, I am constantly challenged to educate myself in the world of search, and unraveling the mysterious algorithms of search engines.  I have been recognized as a thought leader and influencer by several corporations and notables in my field.

Recently I and my partner formed 20/20 Media LLC which is the legal entity for the other sites I operate.  Currently I am the President of Perspective Internet Marketing , a full service search marketing firm, and Vice President of SayItSocial , a social media marketing and consulting firm.  We are headquartered in the beautiful city of Wilmington, North Carolina, minutes away from the beach! http://Sayitsocial.com  @TyDowning

Wayne Sutton is an entrepreneur, strategist, and producer with passion for video blogging and social media. With nearly 10 years experience in the technology and social media sector, he’s provided counsel to business leaders ranging from founders of small start-ups and representatives of non-profit organizations to CEOs of large and small corporations. For some, understanding the social media landscape is difficult. Wayne enjoys helping industry leaders maneuver through the ever-changing Internet environment. 

In 2009 Wayne and three partners founded OurHashtag, a community-focused, marketing and technology firm in Raleigh, NC. He is also the president of the Triangle Social Media Club chapter. Wayne has spoken at various conferences and events such as SXSW, Social Media Breakfast, Triangle American Marketing Association and Pubcon Austin. Wayne is currently planning the Social Media Business Forum, a conference focused on how social media is changing the way businesses communicate. 

Wayne loves making videos, blogging, educating and inspiring others. He hosts an online video show at WayneSutton.TV, co-hosts a social media podcast at TalkSocialNews and blogs at SocialWayne.com @WayneSutton

Jacob Morgan is the Principal of Chess Media Group, a social business consultancy focused on ROI and Impact driven social strategies that meet business objectives.  Jacob is also the co-author of Twittfaced, a social media 101 book for business.  Previously Jacob ran his own social media start-up and has worked on or with brands such as Coremetrics, Conde Nast, Sandisk, Adobe, and Salesforce on developing online marketing and search strategies.  You can find out more about Jacob by visiting his social media consulting blog or by connecting with him directly on Twitter @JacobM.  

Shelly Kramer is a co-founder of V3 Integrated Marketing and founder of Kramer & Co, both headquartered in Kansas City, MO, and doing business with clients all over the world. She’s a sought after consultant and speaker, well-known for her “keeping it real” persona. She’s irreverent, irrepressible and possessed of a wicked sense of humor.  In short, when she’s in the room, you know it. But seriously, she knows her stuff.  A 20+ year marketing veteran, she’s a strategist, brand builder, deep thinker, information junkie, communicator extraordinaire, buzz builder and lover of all things related to social media.  She’s real in every sense of the word and it only takes a few moments in her presence to sense that.  Shelly’s adept at helping individuals and brands find their voice in the realm of new media and understand the importance of diving into this ever-changing new world.  Her practical, no-nonsense approach to both business, and life in general, make her an engaging speaker, a great listener and someone who can always be counted on to tell it like it is.  And, when it comes to business her clients will be the first to tell you she is, without question, their secret weapon.  You can read her blog here: http://www.v3im.com/blog and find her on Twitter @shellykramer      http://www.v3im.com

David Steel addresses thousands of sales professionals each year on such topics as sales motivation, sales management strategies and goal setting. David’s lively and irrepressible speaking style has earned him a large following, consistently garnering high marks by his audiences in the US and abroad. 

David’s expertise stems from his years in the sales trenches of real companies, where he honed his selling and management skills. He started his first company at age 20 and later sold it to Office Depot. He then founded Onelead, a sales productivity software company. Today, David is president of The Steel Method a sales consultancy which provides sales management training and motivational speeches to business. http://www.thesteelmethod.com/ @DSteel

Patrick O'Malley loves and lives Social Media, and can show you how to utilize them to improve your business.  He is a nationally renown expert on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Google SEO.  
 
Previously, he was the VP of Operations for the search engine that was tied with Google in the year 2000 (Northern Light).  He still does consulting on getting people improved ranking in Google search results.  In fact, he know some tricks which can get your company’s product onto the first page of Google, for free, in one day, with no “black hat” techniques.  If the people in Istanbul promise not to publish them on the Internet, they’ll hear 2 of these “golden nuggets”. http://www.patrickomalley.com/
 
His phone number is actually 617-PATRICK, which he still thinks is the coolest thing.  @617Patrick

Darren Scott Monroe is an Entrepreneur, Marketer, Motivator, Business Consultant, and Writer. His work has been featured in major publication like Forbes where he advised people about online Entrepreneurship. Darren is a constant practitioner of Social Media mastery, with a social network of over 60,000 on Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin. He is also a member of over 100 online international groups.

Darren career began in marketing and has worked for Motown, Universal, DreamWorks, Verve, Interscope Geffen, and Clear Channel Radio the largest radio conglomerate in the United States. His client list (past and present) includes Nissan, Island Records, DefJam, Sony, and even the Barrack Obama 2008 Campaign

Darren has marketed some of the most famous people in the world including Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, The Temptations, Limp Bizkit, 50 Cent, Eminem, Mary J Blidge, John Legend, George Clinton, Comedian’s Chris Rock, and Dave Chappelle.

Also he has marketed a ton of major motion picture films such as Lord of the Rings, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Meet the Parents, Gladiator, American Pie (I and II), Hannibal, The Mummy (I and II), and Pitch Black.

His main site DarrenMonroe.com is usually in the top 3 in Google along with Entrepreneur Magazine. He also currently manages over 70+ closely guarded niche based sites across the web. This year Darren offered a FREE down-loadable eBook for Twitter that was downloaded over 20,000 times becoming viral across 70+ countries.

Darren is known for his famous quotes, wit, and humor. His ability to use online tools for profit, niche building, and business expansion has become legendary. http://www.darrenmonroe.com @DarrenMonroe

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