Social Media Experts to Gather for One-Day Business Summit

March 5, 2010 - PRLog -- Social Media Experts to Gather for One-Day Business Summit

Registration opens for SocialMediaPlus in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pa. — March 5, 2010 — Communications professionals and business executives from the Mid-Atlantic region are invited to attend SocialMediaPlus, a one-day Web 2.0 business summit exploring practical ideas for social media tactics. The event, May 25 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, is expected to attract nationally recognized speakers and presenters from the growing social media industry.

Rohit Bhargava, best selling author and senior vice president for digital strategy at Ogilvy, one of the world’s top marketing agencies, will deliver the keynote address.

“Social media is no longer an option, it’s a requirement if you’re interested in developing stronger relationships and growing your business,” said Joe Stubblebine, President of Human Capital Solutions, a leading developer and producer of large-scale events in the Mid-Atlantic region. “SocialMediaPlus will showcase the people, tools, strategies and best practices that are changing how businesses operate in the social media space.”

The summit features four education tracks – Executive, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, and IT – and 28 seminars where business owners, executives, vice presidents, directors and managers will learn proven strategies and tactics for utilizing social media and the technology that drives it. Planned session topics include:
·   Social media 101
·   Exploring the current landscape of social media
·   Web 2.0 sales tools and techniques
·   How small business is using social media
·   Social recruiting
·   Social media in healthcare
·   Cloud and mobile computing
·   Legal pitfalls of social media
·   Social media is more than Facebook & Twitter
·   Earn more with social media

Along with the education tracks, the event will include an exposition featuring local, regional and national organizations aligned with the social media industry. Expo space and event sponsorships are available. Please visit http://www.socialmediaplus.com for registration details or event contact information.

Additional featured speakers and the complete schedule will be released next week and will be posted on the Web site.


Contact:
Robert Etheridge
Show Director
610-431-2001 x216
rretheridge@socialmediaplus.com

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SocialMediaPlus - Philadelphia will be the the mid-atlantic area's largest learning and networking event for business professionals that range from experts to novice in the Social Media space. We're anticipating over 1000 attendees, 50 exhibitors and 28 sessions led by over 40 of the best and brightest local and national technology, marketing, sales and social media leaders.