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Video and Photo Sharing, Tech Tools and Apps Workshop is Postponed, due to SnowWell, I am snowed in completely in Fleetwood, and there’s no sign of stopping any time soon! We will postpone our meeting scheduled for tomorrow until next Tuesday January 18 from 9AM – 12Noon. Let me know if you have any questions! Read More →
Embracing the Changing Tide of Social Media
Elizabeth Norton lives in a Victorian town in Cape May, New Jersey. She is a Social Media Mom in the midst of the old school way of living. Here is her talk from the 140 Conference, encouraging people to be thought leaders and show people a new way to interact in your town! First, they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then,... [Read more of this review]
Facebook for Business Workshop, November 9!
“The Talk of the Town” team will be at Broyhill Inn again on November 9, teaching all about Facebook for businesses. If you don’t have a business page, yet… If you have one but it’s not “working”… If you’ve just set up and want to grow quickly… or if you need advanced strategies to spice up... [Read more of this review]
Introduction to Social Media Marketing Video and Recap
We had a great overview seminar yesterday at the Broyhill Inn in Boone! We covered the philosophy of relationship marketing using New Media Tools, like Facebook, Twitter and Blogs. We covered the basics, and are about to launch our 5-session Comprehensive Course on Social Media Marketing. The First Session, October 12: Why Your Company Needs a Blog/RSS... [Read more of this review]
Social Media Consultant as “Devil’s Advocate”
Anytime an article comes out saying how to avoid Social Media Sheisters, I always read it. Partly, to gain any social media knowledge from the author. Partly to make sure I’m not doing the things they cite! (Don’t worry, I haven’t been guilty yet) While reading 5 Signs Your Social Media Guru is a Quack, from www.imediaconnection.com,... [Read more of this review]
Thinking about our workshop series? Maybe this will help…
We’ll let these testimonials speak for themselves… Doug Uzelac, General Manager of The Broyhill Inn & Conference Center and host of our workshop series, “Social Media Marketing is such a fast growing segment and it is the Broyhill Inn’s pleasure to be to be able to host these very informative sessions. I would greatly... [Read more of this review]
August 3: Photo & Video Sharing as Marketing
Many of us know how to record a video and upload it to YouTube. You may already be doing that with your business. But do you know the techniques to get your video FOUND on YouTube? How about ways to engage your audience, and integrate your YouTube offerings with your Website, Blog, or Facebook page? YouTube is the #2 Search Engine, aside from... [Read more of this review]
Talk of the Town Introduction to Social Media Marketing, Part 1
Free WiFi: Creating a Partnership With Your Customers for Mutual Success:
More and more establishments are offering free WiFi lately. It’s gone beyond the coffee shops to other restaurants, and even laundromats! I admit, I will almost always go someplace with WiFi over someplace without, and I always make a purchase. Free Wifi is a big draw for consumers, but how do you avoid the “WiFi Spongers”? Requiring... [Read more of this review]
One round ends…another begins
As we come to the end of our first round of Talk of the Town Social Media Workshops it’s gratifying to think back to where we all started more than 6 months ago. Most all of our attendees didn’t have a blog and few had a Facebook page or a Twitter account. As more High Country businesses come to these workshops and jump online with social... [Read more of this review]
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