Traditional marketing sucks! No budget, no resources, just pure creativity and innovation is what startup marketing is all about. You love it. You thrive on it. Join the SF startup marketing meetup group and share your successes (and failures), how you executed them and what you learned with the group. Each meetup we'll pick a new topic and have marketers present their stories. Topics might include acquiring customers, demand creation, blogging, analytics and measuring marketing effectiveness, s …

Check out the #leancontent website for videos of our events and more content. The concept of “lean content” is an evolution of content development and content marketing strategies. Lean Content focuses on developing value-adding, modern web media around a central thematic element as defined by a content strategy. What is produced can be translated across media types (ex. A blog can turn into an infographic, into a podcast) and distributed effectively and efficiently with specific focus on the so …

Event Marketing Rockstars is all about bringing together creative minds that love event marketing and event promotion. Join our group to share your own successes (and failures), meet other inspired individuals and learn from each others' experiences. Together, we will all improve our skills and be exactly what you want, an event marketing Rockstar! Each meetup we'll pick a new topic and have event marketers present their ideas and lessons learned. Our meetups will not just be educational, they'l …

Social Media Breakfasts bring together marketers, PR pros, entrepreneurs, students and social media practitioners and enthusiasts of all stripes over breakfast to teach, share and learn social media best practices. Feed your belly and your brain!

BABS was founded to foster the local community of content creators, bloggers, authors, web experts, ebook creators, publishers and online marketing professionals. Our in-person meetings go deep and wide into the culture and tools of digital connection. Members share tips & tricks, hear new concepts by local start-up owners, brainstorm blog elements, and network for mutual success. Attending our meetings, you will find new blogging buddies, support for your ideas, and answers to your technical qu …

Calling all Marketers working in startups in San Francisco. Let's get together and share our experiences while drinking a cold beer!

Get together with affiliate marketers, entrepreneurs, and super affiliates in your area! Meetup202 is a casual gathering for affiliates to stay updated with the latest happenings in the industry and network with others. Discuss key strategies and share ideas in the affiliate marketing space, such as PPC, PPV, Media buys and Marketing tactics. These meetings provide food, drinks, internet access, and an opportunity to collaborate and associate with like minded individuals who are looking to meet …

Whether you're trying to figure out how social media can benefit you and your business, or you're a veteran social media expert, this mastermind group is for you. Whether you're an entrepreneur, small business owner, or executive, you understand the power of networking. We bring both concepts together for our dynamic, local group. This mastermind group is about implementing ideas that work. We'll share, inspire, encourage, learn and grow from each other's knowledge. We'll engage in conversation, …

With there being a lack of Social Media PR meetup groups out here we decided it would be a great time to start one. The purpose of this group is to bring people in the tech startup PR field together to meet and talk about strategy, methods and opportunities. You should join if you are 1. In PR 2. Want to be in PR 3. Are not in PR but want to meet PR people 4. In the tech startup industry 5. If you just want to join to see what we're up to. 6. Want to be in the tech startup industry We look …

This group is for those interested in the power of social media and web analytics. We will be discussing best practices and challenges faced when managing the vast amount of data now available.

The purpose of this group is to have focussed discussions, presentations, tool reviews, and case study presentations around Social Media Analytics. Meet people in our industry and keep up with what we are all trying to keep up with in this quickly changing world. Learn new strategies around affecting positive change and meet others.

Join the Online Marketing Institute, the leader in Digital Marketing Education and Rocketspace, San Francisco's top start up destination, for a provocative networking and thought leadership series. We'll start with a 30 - 40 min discussion with a Bay Area digital marketing leader. After a moderated question and answer, we'll mix and mingle over drinks.

This group is for those wanting to get involved in the local social media, SEO, marketing, and social networking community in the San Francisco bay area. Our events consist of either speakers, break away sessions, trainings, panels, or networking parties. We reach out to leading companies and institutions for speakers, sponsorship, and the latest information emerging from the field of social media, search engine optimization, app discovery, and analytics.

Marketing today versus marketing 10 years ago has dramatically changed. CMOs and VPs of Marketing are now expected to do more than create awareness, analyze competition, and create their go-to-market strategies. They are increasingly expected to drive pipeline and prove it too! This is a huge win for Marketing as it is changing the perception of the department across companies. They are being seen more and more of a revenue generator, rather than a cost center. Because of this, Marketers are bec …

Come and meet other bright, ambitious internet marketers! Find new business partners, share innovative marketing strategies, find co-working buddies, talk about what worked and what didn't work, talk about your super-secret traffic sources, share victory stories or get help on your current challenges. This meetup is perfect for: Affiliate marketers Infoproduct entrepreneurs SEM / SEO specialists Bloggers Passive income builders Mini site empire owners eCommerce store owners Website flippers & d …

This is a group for social media managers, communicators, or digital marketers working in foreign representations in San Francisco. Foreign representations include consulates, trade offices, and innovation offices.

Facebook Outlet is an knowledge community dedicated to learning and exchanging ideas about Facebook marketing. Whether you are a business marketer, non-profit organizer or event planner, we welcome you to join us and learn new ways to organize communities, reach new customers and engage more productively with your customers or members. Our events and discussions focus on how you can gain insight, build advocacy groups and open new revenue streams through Facebook's social network. At our regula …

We are small business owners enhancing our websites to become top in our industries for 'Natural Selection' on web search engines. This is a great opportunity to learn from others what works online to build our businesses. We'll cover Search Engine Secrets, Social Media Tips for attracting prospects, how to rank #1 on the search engines, how to beat PPC (Pay Per Click) without spending a dime, how to appear in many locations on the front page of Google and all the other search engines (not jus …

Networking is great but sometimes you need to sharpen your skills. We are a group of marketers that are committed to life-long learning in marketing. We will be hosting talks and classes that are taught by industry experts from companies that you know and love. Maybe you are a marketing professional looking to expand to new channels or a recent grad looking to learn some new skills, either way come join us and get your learn on. Classes will range from beginner to advanced.

Shuffle Marketing. A unique event where small businesses can connect with professionals with marketing experience to have their marketing questions answered in a relaxed, interactive way. We've taken our inspiration by combining the principles behind scrums and speed-dating sessions to create quite literally the 'speed-dating' of marketing consultation or 'Shuffle' marketing. Who is it for? Small businesses, start-ups, charities, entrepreneurs, and community projects seeking marketing advice, an …

The San Francisco chapter of the American Marketing Association is the leading organization for professional and student marketers in the Bay Area. Founded in 1937, our chapter reflects the innovation, standards of excellence, and industry and population diversity for which the Bay Area is known and celebrated. Our goal is to advance our members’ professional capabilities and career development opportunities, while connecting with the leading-edge Bay Area marketing professionals.

San Francisco Marketing Professionals is a local working group for all interested Search Engine Marketing professionals located in the San Francisco Bay Area. We hold regular events that offer educational and networking opportunities for local SEM professionals. Events are open to all local SEM professionals. Our highly rated events attract Search Engine Marketers from many high profile companies such as Gap, Macy's, Saleforce.com, Google, CNET, Microsoft, Apple, and more.

The goal of the group is to network and learn effective marketing strategies  for small businesses and entrepreneurs.

This group is for people who own a marketing company or work in marketing for an internet company. Each meeting we will either have a guest speaker or a topic of interest that we share our findings on. The purpose is for us all to reach larger, more targeted audiences through access to a true community of thought leaders in the field of marketing. I'm really excited to meet all of you.

Are you an expert or specialist in marketing ? Have you wanted to participate in an exciting and fun social meetups? You have come to the right place. Stay tuned for more updates and events.

Social Media Everywhere is for Bay Area PR and marketing pros interested in learning more about the practical applications of new media in business. We meet, discuss, and share whats hot in Social Media this week, the company's you should be working with, and why.  Come learn, share, and network like crazy! If you are interested in having your company present, please drop me an email, or call our office at 415-501-9155 Thanks, Toby Morning

Are you a professional in a web-related field? A Tibet supporter? Interested in helping to make change happen? This group is for professionals working in web-related fields who support the Tibetan people's cause and want to help by contributing their ideas, skills and energy in a collaborative, stimulating atmosphere with like-minded people. We would like to form a think-tank of talented people from multiple disciplines to creatively explore how web 2.0, digital video and social media can be us …

Transmedia SF is a network of SF Bay Area media and start-up creatives who come together to develop our own projects, to promote and educate the world about transmedia storytelling, and to make San Francisco a center for transmedia production and education. San Francisco is a natural hub for transmedia since it boasts robust creative, technical, media and education communities. Our vision is to create the creative convergence in SF and bring together media, ad and PR agencies, creative content d …