PENSACOLA, FL – ITGulfCoast, an Information Technology Association for the Gulf Coast, will hold their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at PJC Downtown. Jay Massey, President of Coco Design Associates, will be presenting social networking sites for business.

Presentation Abstract

LinkedIn, Facebook & Twitter are some of today's most effective tools for opening new channels in personal and professional marketing. Discover the most effective ways to use these web sites and how you can use them to improve your marketing strategies.

This is a tips & tricks session for professionals interested in getting started quickly and learning why and how to use these tools effectively.
 

• Eliminate fear of the unknown
• How to integrate Facebook into your marketing strategy
• Why you should care about Twitter.
• Things you should not do on social networks

Presenter

Jay Massey is a Fort Walton Beach native who has lived and worked around the United States and Europe. He is the managing principal at Coco Design Associates, Inc. and was previously a PC systems consultant for Invesco Funds Group in Denver, Colorado. His diverse experiences also include working for United Parcel Service, founding Video Express, and working in radio. Along with his duties at Coco, Jay frequently speaks to area businesses and professional associations on e-commerce and internet marketing. He is the president of the Pensacola Bay Area Advertising Federation and also serves on several business development and charitable boards including: Northwest Florida IT Advisory Council, Pensacola Entrepreneurial Development Council, High Growth Business Club Advisory Board, Pensacola Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council, Downtown Improvement Board, Appetite for Life Board, UWF Institute for Innovative Community Learning Advisory Council, Jerry Maygarden Leaders in Education; and served as executive director for Slowlane.com, an online resource, reference and network for stay-at-home fathers from 1997-2007.

Meeting Details

This meeting will be held at PJC Downtown . The meeting starts at 11:30 am and ends at 1:00 pm. The cost for lunch is $12 per person. Cold box lunches will be provided. The fee to attend without lunch is $5 per person.

Register for this event online at this website. Payment can be made by cash or check (made out to ITGULFCOAST.ORG) at the event or during registration with Paypal. No-shows should send payment after the event via Paypal to payments@itgulfcoast.org.

The meeting is open to all ITGULFCOAST members, guests and to the public. For more information call our Chairman Chuck Hodge, DestinE Research Group at 850-418-1474.