The E.Factor Presents :: Building Your Business On Social Networks
Does the word Social Media and Web 2.0 make you nervous? It shouldn't. Join E.Factor and our keynote Speakers Howard Greenstein, social media expert, Ted Greene, Blagica Bottigliero and Charles Fellingham, personal branding expert, for an exclusive members-only event and learn how your can tap into the online world without feeling overwhelmed.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Howard Greenstein, Social Media Strategist & Evangelist, President, Harbrooke Group.
Howard Greenstein is a Social Media Strategist and Evangelist, and President of the Harbrooke Group, specializing in helping companies communicate with their customers and constituents using the latest web technologies. His years of experience in the technology world, combined with his background as a coach helps him bridge the gap between business needs and technology requirements, allowing him to facilitate difficult business conversations and focus on the required results of any project.
Recently, Howard Greenstein was the co-founder and acting CEO of Social Media Club, which brings together media and communications professionals with technologists and entrepreneurs for the purpose sharing best practices, establishing ethics and standards, and promoting media literacy around the emerging area of Social Media.
Charles Fellingham, Founder, QAlias.
Charles has leveraged his 27 years experience and knowledge in corporate leadership into successful startup businesses. His most notable venture is Qalias, a web-based subscription service that provides individuals with a personal marketing web mini-site and top line search engine placement for their name. This service has become the leading tool for personal branding on the web. His development of the site has made Charles a well known expert in the area of personal search engine optimization and personal branding. He has delivered his presentation, "You're Only as good as Google Says you Are," to networking groups across the country.
WIth 25 years experience in coaching public speakers, Charles has started "The Purple Podium," a two day seminar for aspiring and professional politicians. This is the extreme workout for those needing to bolster their speaking skills in any of the challenging environments that a politician might face. Whether it is handling a tough media interview, winning a debate or delivering a speech to thousands of constituents, this seminar has become a right of passage for any politician. The website, www.thepurplepodium.com has become a go-to site for those wanting to learn more about the subject of political public speaking.
Ted Greene, CEO, Rainbo Sports
Ted Greene is Managing Partner of Old Willow Partners and has more than 18 years of leadership experience in building successful operations and growing companies. An accomplished entrepreneur and corporate strategist, Mr. Greene brings to Old Willow Partners the financial and managerial experience required to assist portfolio companies in their rapid growth.
Currently Mr. Greene is Chairman and CEO of portfolio companies Rainbo Sports and it affiliate, SkatingCircle.com. Rainbo Sports is the largest multi-channel retailer in the competitive figure skating market. It has a retail presence in the Midwest , while it’s wholesale, catalog and e-commerce channels are worldwide. SkatingCircle.com was launched in 2008 to support the women’s sports lifestyle market.
Blagica Bottigliero, Social Media Expert, Founder, CondoPerks.com
After interning at both interactive and traditional agencies in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Blagica started her post collegiate career with Leo Burnett's interactive arm, Giant Step (now ARC Worldwide). After Giant Step, she became an original member of the Orbitz eMarketing team, where she negotiated and managed multi-million dollar marketing campaigns, in addition to launching the Orbitz Affiliate Program. For the past three years Blagica has been managing her consulting practice, Bsolutions, assiting small and large sized business with their digital media strategies. She also launched CondoPerks, a loyalty program for condominium associations and received an Emmy for her work with the NBC5 Street Team
Currently Blagica works with Edelman's Consumer Brands Group, serving as an internal social media specialist, advising teams on proper protocol and contributing to overall strategy.
The event will be moderated by Cd Vann, Founder, SohoBizTube.com.
Cd "thatwoman_soho" is known as the Queen of Networking. She is the Managing Visionary of Soho Publishing, llc, publishers of Magazine Soho, a monthly magazine where growing businesses can write from a white paper perspective about their products and services. Thatwoman_soho loves Social Networking, Professional Networking, Social Media and most importantly, providing other growing businesses with the tools and resources they need to enhance the visibility of their products and services.
DATE: Thursday, February 26th, 2009
TIME: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
VENUE: Mid-America Club
200 E. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60601
FEE: FREE FOR PREMIUM MEMBERS; $40 for Basic Members
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