1. Successful Event Promotion with Social Media June 3, 2010
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4. Successful Event Promotion with Social Media
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Presenters: Janet Fouts & Avi Kaplan

5. Facilitating: Kami Griffiths, TechSoup
Today’s Speakers
Janet Fouts
Avi Kaplan
Facilitating: Kami Griffiths, TechSoup
Assisting with chat questions: Chris Peters & Stephanie Parker, TechSoup

6. Agenda Getting started Local and national event sites
Social media sites
Sample event
Create and maintain a social network
After the event
Continued engagement
Key points:
NOT a technology session: focus on process 6

7. Getting Started Event dashboard Team info Content
Identify target sites
Communicate with your networks 7

8. Event Dashboard Press releases Images/videos Messaging
Links for information
Contacts list

9. Your Team
Staff
Volunteers
Membership
Social media connections

10. Content Messaging and quotes Images/ video Related information
Box.net or 4shared.com

11. Event Posting Sites Eventbrite.com Upcoming.yahoo.com Yelp Events
Eventful.com
Local.com
Zvents.com

12. Using Social Media Find and Enable Supporters
Promote and build anticipation
Enhance your event and connect participants
Capture the experience
Reflect and Thank

13. Example Event: TweetsGiving
A global celebration that aims to change the world through the power of gratitude.

14. Grow Your Networks

15. Follow Up: Deepen the Engagement
Publicly thank, celebrate and report
Publish captured media to re-share the experience.
Invite feedback
Follow up individually

16. Contact Us
Janet Fouts JanetFouts.com
Avi Kaplan
MeshugAvi.com

17. Questions?
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Thank you! Please complete the post event survey! Kami Griffiths,