Wednesday, April 15, 2009 from 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM (ET)
For those of us interested in social media, it's about finding a community of peers, making connections, learning from and supporting each other.
Social Media Breakfast | Ottawa wants to help you do this by bringing you interesting, entertaining and timely speakers along with lots of real networking time over our (mostly) monthly breakfasts.
What's the event format?
We'll keep the event to within 90 minutes, focusing on providing attendees with opportunities to meet each other. This month, we have a guest speaker to spark conversation and discussion.
7:30 AM Arrival, light breakfast & networking
8:00 AM Guest speaker
8:30 AM Questions
8:40 AM Announcements & more networking
9:00 AM We're done! On with your day . . .
Who's speaking?
The speaker for Breakfast 8 is Chris Greenfield, product strategist and Founder & CEO of clever communications.
Chris is a true innovator, a creative force with extensive experience in understanding the new consumer and digital landscape using research strategies developed over a career in communications and ideation. Having headed up two of Canada's leading interactive agencies - Fuel Industries and TribalDDB - Chris has led the development of online and integrated media campaigns across a number of sectors helping leading companies gain insight on the new consumer and helping to build brands and social messaging through social media channels.
What's Chris going to talk about?
Social Media Hype: Getting past the BS and making it really work.
Chris is going to lead a discussion about how social media is being co-opted by 'experts' (ranging from blogging consultants to big agencies) trying to cash in.
When ROI means everything, businesses need to focus their social media efforts on their core business goals, with a realistic look at the resources and commitment required to execute well a social media campaign.
Interested? Sign up today by selecting the 'Register Now' button!
The fine print . . .
Can't wait for the 15th for your Breakfast fix? Join us on Sixent, LinkedIn and Facebook. Stay in the loop at the Social Media Breakfast blog. And our official event tag is smbottawa
Other Maps:
Via MichelinThe Ottawa franchise of the Social Media Breakfast started by Bryan Person:
". . . as an almost-monthly event where social media experts and newbies alike come together to eat, meet, share, and learn. Marketers, PR pros, entrepreneurs, bloggers, podcasters, new media fanatics, and online social networkers are all welcome to attend."
Organized and hosted by:
Simon Chen, Ramius | CommunityZero - Sixent
Special thanks to our series sponsor - Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP - one of Canada's largest, most diversified national law firms.
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