Social Media is not just a fad, It is here to stay!   The group is designed to help small business owners who are unfamiliar with social media and how it can be utilized to increase sales, extend you brand and better communicate with your clients and customers. Most people when they think of Social Media think of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn adn YouTube, but it is also much more than that, It is utilizing the interactive features of what is called "Web 2.0 We will be sharing business ideas, m …

… * How will the real-time web affect marketing and my business? Topics include new technology, marketing, business models, user-experience, software and more. We'll explore the concepts and strategies that will fuel the real-time web. Watch the agenda for your specific area of interest. Geeks, new media marketers, social media experts, entrepreneurs with cool real-time technology, investors looking for that next hot start-up and anyone interested in understanding and building the real-ti …

Meet other communications professionals to explore the latest developments in online communities and social media. This group will serve the needs of online community and social media managers who want to stay connected and learn more about social marketing and online group collaboration. We will discuss tools and strategies to enhance participation on various online communities that we support. This group is also a great place if you are a startup wanting to explore ways to launch an online com …

Internet marketing is powerful. Done right, it can generate more relevant leads, increase your revenue, lower your marketing costs, and improve your online rankings. Done incorrectly, it can waste your time and money. It can even reduce your website's organic rankings. This Group focuses on sharing and educating business owners on how to implement and leverage the latest Internet marketing techniques in simple terms. At each meeting we will explore: * Link building * Search engine optimization * …

We are a group that shares ideas on how to market our books and web sites to make more sales. This is a group for writers & those that dream of being writers.

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 ju …

The SVForum Marketing SIG meets monthly on the 2nd Monday to explore the latest marketing innovations and best practices to help executives and entrepreneurs plan and achieve success. Each meeting will offer practical tips and techniques to profitably anticipate, identify, and satisfy customers needs for emerging technologies. "Because the purpose of business is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two--and only these two--basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and inn …

I noticed there was no meetup for Channel Marketers here in the Silicon Valley to come together, share experiences and best practices in an informal setting. Now there is!! It's brand new so please join and lets see how many of us would like to get together, when and where. Once off the ground I think it would be great to connect and discuss current issues, best practices and challenges of engaging with partners. So if you are a channel marketer in the high technology space and this sounds …

Solar Marketerers is for solar business owners and solar marketing professionals to come and share ideas about how to market their businesses/clients.

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Successful demand generation takes more than cold calling. A qualified buyer is different than someone with a pulse that put their card in a fishbowl. This group will leverage industry expertise in Sales, Marketing, PR, and Channels development, along with information about how to leverage technology and Web 2.0 to really make an impact to the bottom line and have clients thank you for it. Executives, managers, and individual contributors interested in more sales, better marketing, more effec …

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

Business people are using Social Media and Online Marketing to spread their message, to find new customers and keep in touch with current customers. Things are changing rapidly in Social Media, Online Marketing, and Mobile Marketing. Keeping up with the changes is a challenge. This new group is an opportunity to network, learn and share insights on how to keep up with all the changes.

All of us are working hard to make our products/companies successful. Any small help goes long way, but is it really easy to find someone who can help you and your business? Meetup Angels tries to bring those helps in small, but in multiple quantities to you. Meetup Angels help you in getting your product popular on social media, attract more visitors to your website, to spread words about your product, bring together like minded people and build a strong network. In our meetup, we talk less, do …

This group will feature keynote speakers & panelists who are involved with Social Commerce, with persons from Facebook (Credits, Stores), Google (Checkout, In-App Purchases), Apple (App Store), Ebay, Etsy, Groupon, IFeelGoods, Payvment, Amazon, Visa, PayPal & Amex. What is social commerce? Social commerce is a subset of electronic commerce that involves using social media, online media that supports social interaction and user contributions, to assist in the online buying and selling of …

… This is for everyone who wants to: (1) develop a strategy for a web, tech, or digital media startup or retail business; (2) share ideas with other entrepreneurs; (3) meet potential partners or investors; (4) learn about the latest tech trends; (5) practice your pitch; (6) meet mentors; (7) show demos and get supportive feedback. We will meet twice a month and feature small group discussions with experts on topics relevant to startups like:   How to develop ecommerce strategies to …