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Hospitality Hotspotters | Social Media, Networking & Prospecting


Miss the social media training? Read about what you missed from our expert panelists and speakers:
Riley Communications
ADCO
KeelySaye.com
Mandi Engram

Join the Columbia Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau and The SC Tourism and Hospitality Educational Foundation (T.H.E. Foundation) for the next Hospitality Hotspotters program on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 to learn about building and maintaining an effective social media presence, the ins and outs of using communications agencies to maintain your social media presence and the fundamentals of using social media for networking and prospecting. The cost of the session is only $15, which covers the cost of coffee and soda in the morning and a salad and sandwich buffet lunch. The Hospitality Hotspotters program is a hospitality training program with a focus on hospitality, tourism, retail, entertainment, economic development and community organizations.

Agenda

8:30 am Registration & Coffee/Soda

9:00 am Welcome, introductions and overview

9:15 am Building & Maintaining Your Social Media Presence

Mandi Engram, Midlands Authority for Conventions, Sports & Tourism

10:15 am Social Media Case Studies & Agency Partnerships

Panel of experts:
Alyssa Hasell, Riley Communications
Keely Saye, KeelySaye.com
Brad Warthen, ADCO

11:15 am Networking & Prospecting Through Social Media

Douglas OFlaherty, Hospitality Association of South Carolina

12:15 pm Roundtable Discussions and Working Lunch

1:00 pm Adjourn

*Destination Marketing Program employee registration is only $5.00. Please request your discount registration code from Barbara Chambers at bchambers@columbiacvb.com or Mandi Engram at mengram@columbiaauthority.com.

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