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Attend the Small Business Social Media Summit and leave with a new marketing plan

By Becky McCray

I’m excited about the Small Business Social Media Summit in Hutchinson, KS, June 4-6, 2010.

I hope you’ll come to hear local business owners who are utilizing social media every day, meet your peers and begin to build a peer network, and leave with a social media plan for your business.

First, meet Deb Brown, the powerhouse who dreamed up this event. She *gets* rural small business:

Real people, real businesses

Next, let’s talk about what social media can do for real people, with real small businesses. Here are four real examples:

  • Kelsey, 24 year old small business owner at Orange Possum, is active on Facebook. Debworks found a promotion at www.lovealocalbusiness.com on Twitter and recommended Kelsey. Her friends, family and customers voted for her company. She won a $5,000 grant.

  • Judy Wrolson, small business owner of Cornerstone Cottage, works with Debworks to build and strengthen her social media presence. Her Facebook only promotions are a big hit in the community – and even bigger hit in her cash register. She’s now branching out and sharing her expertise on her blog.

  • Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce created a Monday morning e-Newsletter that goes out to over 200 chamber members. Chamber members submit news, there’s a As Seen On Facebook section, ads are bought by members, and Chamber events are shared – both before and after the event. What’s the biggest hit of the newsletter? The pictures taken at events and the As Seen On Facebook section.

  • The Old Stone House Organization, a non-profit in Franklin County, Iowa uses a blog to share news, pictures and videos. They raised over $80,000 to help restore the Old Stone House. The blog gives their out of town supporters a place to see what’s going on and feel like they are a part of the community.

These are just a few of the stories that emphasize the power of Social Media. Join us the first weekend in June, and learn how your company can create a social media plan. This will be the best conference you’ll ever attend. Registrations are still open, and I recommend you register today.

Real presenters, real business owners

Now, let’s meet a couple of the presenters, the Bigg Success team, George Krueger and MaryLynn Foster:

And, finally, yes, I did a video, too:

This event could be business-changing for you. Go now, and get registered. If you’re still wanting more details, go to the event site: www.smallbizsocialmediasummit.com

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About Becky McCray

Becky started Small Biz Survival in 2006 to share rural business and community building stories and ideas with other small town business people. She and her husband have a small cattle ranch and are lifelong entrepreneurs. Becky is an international speaker on small business and rural topics.
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May 19, 2010 Filed Under: rural Tagged With: events

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  1. Data Quality says

    May 20, 2010 at 5:49 am

    Deb seems like an awesome lady who really gets rural small business. This event should be pretty good stuff.

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