NEWBO Learning Connection Breakfast: Social Networking Part 2: You've Heard the Secrets, Now Learn the Nuts & Bolts March 24, 2009

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Social Networking Part 2: You've Heard the Secrets, Now Learn the Nuts and Bolts Presented by Susan LaPlante-Dube,Precision Marketing Groupand NEWBO 5-Star Member
Social Media is here to stay. So how can you leverage it today for business success?
NEWBOs last Learning Connection, led by Angela Rutzick, was a huge success, as dozens of NEWBO members and guests showed up to learn more about Web 2.0 and some of the secrets of social networking. As a follow up, Susan LaPlante-Dube of Precision Marketing Group will lead a nuts and bolts session to help you implement a results-driven, practical social networking plan into your business.
In this Learning Connection you will learn how to:

Find out if someone is writing about your business and how you can respond
Set up a Google feed to your desktop so you can track blogs that are relevant to your business
Set up your profile and company page on Facebook
Get the most out of LinkedIn how to optimize your listing, join groups, etc.
Take advantage of other social networking sites like Plaxo, Naymz, and Jigsaw
Use YouTube and Wikipedia to promote your business
Use social bookmarking/rating sites like Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon and Reddit
Decide whether Flickr and Twitter could be right for your business

You will leave this session with 5 things you can do immediately to join the Web 2.0 World and watch your business benefit! Join us for this interactive, how-to presentation and discussion of how to leverage Social Networking in your business.
Susan LaPlante-Dube is a successful consultant and entrepreneur focused on providing small and mid-sized businesses Marketing That Makes Money! She is a principal in Precision Marketing Group, the award winning marketing firm that she founded in 1999. Susan writes and speaks frequently on various marketing topics and has been published in the Boston Business Journal, Womens Business, and Entrepreneur.com to name a few. She has been quoted as an expert in numerous publications including U.S. News & World Report and Entrepreneur. Susan is a past president and an active member of NEWBO.
7:00 - 7:30 am Breakfast and Networking7:30 - 9:30 amProgram
We are pleased to welcome walk-ins, when space allows. We cannot accept credit cards at the door - checks and cash only, please. If you want to pay by credit card, please register in advance.

Directions from Rt 95/128 to the Doubletree/WalthamTake Exit27B, "Winter Street". After exiting the ramp onto Winter Street, look for signs for First Avenue. First Avenue is a left-hand turn, but do notget in either of the two left-most lanes (Second Avenue).Be in the lane just to theleft of theright lane(for traffic continuing on Winter St). Once you make the left onto First Avenue, turn left immediately into the hotel parking lot.
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Organized by NEWBO--New England Women Business Owners
New England Women Business Owners is the premier organization for women business owners in New England, where an open and honest environment fosters growth through networking, education, and peer support. Founded in 1978, NEWBO provides outstanding professional resources, educational programs, and networking opportunities for women entrepreneurs. Our richly diverse membership comprises women business owners in a range of industries, from startups to large corporations.

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Ticket Info:  

• Member Early, $20.00
• Guest Early, $25.00
• Member, post deadline, $25.00
• Guest, post deadline, $30.00
• Member At Door, $25.00
• Guest At Door, $30.00

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