SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SMALL BUSINESSES- July 17th

 July 17, 2013 | 10AM | Oakland City Hall

Now on its third year, SMfSB is an accelerated three-hour event that serves as a neutral, educational and learning platform for local small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs.

 

Let’s Talk About Social Media for Small Businesses

The event introduces practical and emerging social networking platforms to help educate and empower small businesses to succeed in the digital economy.
Register today to hear from the leaders of tech: Twitter, Google and Constant Contact. Break social media down into easy-to-understand parts to utilize digital tools and technology as a platform to grow your small business.  

Event hashtag: #oaklandsocialmedia 

SMfSB Key Takeaways include:

• Engage existing and new customers with email marketing
• Use email communications to improve customer loyalty
• Building your online presence with social media marketing
• Google: get on the web, say more with video, work better together with apps, find new customers, and see who's coming and going
• Understanding Twitter and growing your business 140 characters at a time
• Reaching, engaging, acquiring, and retaining customers through Oakland Digital's Digital Equity program
  

Cost: FREE (suggested donation of $25/person), each donation of $25 or more, will receive a Google notebook and Oakland Digital schwag.