At the Speed of Send: Taming the Power of Social Media

Tuesday 1-Dec-09 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM CST

Speaker: Peter Shankman

Fogelman Executive Conference Center & Hotel - Amphitheater
330 Innovation Drive
Memphis TN 38152
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Details for "At the Speed of Send: Taming the Power of Social Media"

At the seminar, Shankman will discuss the importance of understanding how to utilize the many aspects of social media. He will elaborate on the benefits of using social networking and viral marketing correctly, as well as the dangers of using it improperly. Shankman’s discussion also will include information on using social media to spearhead marketing and public relations initiatives, understanding which social media tools to use or not use and learning it’s not about making something viral but about making something good.

Speaker Peter Shankman

An entrepreneur, author, speaker and worldwide connector, Shankman is known for his radically new ways of thinking about social media, PR, marketing, advertising, creativity and customer service. He is perhaps best known for founding Help A Reporter Out (HARO), which in under a year has become the de facto standard for thousands of journalists looking for sources on deadline, offering them more than 100,000 sources around the world looking to be quoted in the media.

In addition to HARO, Shankman is the founder and CEO of The Geek Factory, Inc., a boutique marketing and PR strategy firm located in New York City, with clients worldwide. He also is the author of Can We Do That?! Outrageous PR Stunts That Work and Why Your Company Needs Them and a frequent keynote speaker and workshop presenter at conferences and tradeshows worldwide. For more information on Peter Shankman, please visit http://shankman.com/.

REGISTRATION:

Registration begins promptly at 7:30a.m. Please arrive in plenty of time to check-in, get your breakfast and select a seat.

IMPORTANT PRICING INFORMATION (price includes seminar and breakfast):

PRSA Memphis Chapter Members - select "member" option

Greater Memphis Chamber Members - select "individual" option

If you are NOT a PRSA or Greater Memphis Chamber member, please select the non-member option when registering. Membership will be verified.

PRSA Member = Member

Chamber Member = Individual

Students = Student

Non PRSA & Non Chamber Members = Non-member

Pricing

	Before 30-Nov-09	Before 30-Nov-09	After 30-Nov-09
Member:		$30.00
Non-Member:		$40.00
Student Member:		$30.00
Student Non-Member:		$30.00
Individual:	$30.00	$30.00	$30.00