Let Social Media Ignite Your Business! Learn How At The Hawaii Social Media Seminar On Thursday, April 14th At Dave And Busters

Social Media Seminar at Dave and Busters on April 14th from 9:00am - 5:00pm. There will be four speaking sessions, lunch buffet on the Sunset Lanai and a Tweet-Up with a mixed-panel of bloggers and influential social media users. Speakers include Nick Unsworth, Facebook strategist, owner and founder of BITLOVEMEDIA Mike Prasad, and CEO and founder of Qmania Douglas Kato. End Quote

Honolulu, HI (1888PressRelease) March 04, 2011 - See how social media can help boost your business! You are invited to the Hawaii Social Media Seminar at Dave and Busters on Thursday, April 14 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The event features four speaking sessions by several of the nation's most talented social media experts and a lunch buffet served on the Sunset Lanai. During lunch, a panel discussion will take place on corporate best practices and out-sourcing social media. Plus, a Tweet-Up follows the seminar with a mixed-panel of bloggers and influential social media users.

The event is hosted by Technology News Bytes in partnership with Social Media Club Hawaii Chapter. Other partnering companies and organizations are Society of Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), Time Warner Cable and AD2 Honolulu. Sponsors include Hawaii Pacific University (HPU), Best Buy, Spae International Communications and Pacific Center for Advance Technology Training (PCATT).
"Social Media is ever evolving," says Technology News Bytes President and COO Quincy Solano, "and we want to ensure Hawaii not only keeps up with the trends but creates them."

The seminar is an opportunity for business leaders to learn more about today's ever-present topic - how social media ties in with business practices. As experienced national and local speakers share insight and wisdom along with marketing strategies with real world examples, businesses will be able to leverage social media to achieve their business goals.

Facebook strategist Nick Unsworth, known as an entrepreneur and social media pro, will share the education and resources he has acquired in social media and online marketing. He will teach us all about fan page branding as he lets us in on his secrets on how to go from 0 to 1000 fans in 90 days. Through his Facebook launch formula, you'll learn how to create a tribe of raving fans, followers, and customers that buy everything you sell.

Tara D. Coomans and Rob Bertholf from Social Media Club Hawaii Chapter (SMCHI) will host a panel discussion titled - The Influence on Social Networks: What is it, how to get it, and can it be measured? Coomans, from Akamai Marketing, primarily focuses her marketing expertise on engaging customers through social media and events. As a board member of SMCHI, she keeps up-to-date on the ever-changing world of social media and delivers to her clients the latest information and best practices being utilized today.

Besides being a member of SMCHI, Rob Bertholf is Chief Search Architect for Chapter Three, a San Francisco-based consulting firm specializing in Drupal web development, strategy and training. In the crowded marketplace of SEO experts and Social Media Marketing mavens, Rob is literally a cut above the rest as the #1 ranking in Google Search Engine Optimization Expert. Also a pioneer in Social Media Marketing, Rob sent the first ever "tweet" from Hawaii.

Other speakers include BITLOVEMEDIA owner and founder Mike Prasad, who will share his experience developing an Internet-based company in the business world. Through his online community website Girlgamer.com Prasad provides the ultimate social network & video game lifestyle site for female gamers featuring news, reviews, profiles, forums, and more, focused on creating a better space for both gamers and the industry.

Group-buying executives will participate in a discussion on how to leverage group-buying for businesses. Panelists include Co-Founder and President of PLAYHawaii Andrew Roth, CEO and founder of Qmania Douglas Kato, Titus Nakagawa, account manager for Groupon and Emi Hart, Community Manager for Yelp. This session will be moderated by Diane Ako, Director of Public Relations at Halekulani and Waikiki Parc. Diane also writes a Star Advertiser blog called 'Small Talk' and previously spent 13 years anchoring and reporting for the local NBC affiliate KHNL.

During lunch on the Sunset Lanai, a panel discussion will be held entitled 'Corporate Best Practices: Should I outsource my Social Media?' Moderated by Tara D. Coomans of SMCHI, attendees will learn about social media management from various companies and what the perspective is from the inside. Do they hire employees or do they out source? What are the pluses and minus of both?

The Tweet-Up event will be free for attendees of the seminar and open to the public for $10 at the door. A mixed panel of bloggers and influential social media users such as John Heckathorn, Senior Editor at Pacific Basin Communications and dining columnist at Honolulu Magazine, Jason Genegabus from Honolulu Star-Advertiser's Pulse, Christa Wittmier from Honolulu Nightlife Diaries, Toby Tamaye President of AT Marketing and Catherine Toth from nonstophonolulu.com and www.thecatdish.com. They will share their expertise on blogging and tweeting for business. Civilbeat.com's Dan Zelikman will be moderating the Tweet-up.

The Hawaii Social Media Seminar is a preview event of what is to be come at the Hawaii Social Media Summit being held on Thursday, October 20, 2011, a yearly event that highlights the best in the field of technology and social media.

To purchase tickets to the Hawaii Social Media Seminar, please visit www.smshi.evenbrite.com or visit www.tnblive.com/events for more information.

Technology News Bytes is Hawaii's leading technology news network and organizes the state's largest and most successful technology events on Oahu and Maui.

The Hawaii Social Media Seminar will take place on Thursday, April 14th, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at Dave and Busters. For more information please visit www.tnblive.com/events or contact Sanna Thuresson via email at sanna ( @ ) tnblive dot com or call (808) 673-0672 or Quincy Solano via e-mail at quincy ( @ ) tnblive dot com or call (808) 554-7366.

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