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Facebook and Twitter for Marketers - Orlando, FL 

Orlando Airport Marriott - 7499 Augusta National Drive  
Orlando , FL  32822 
6/8/2011 8:00 AM  - 6/9/2011 5:00 PM 

Details Schedule Registration Travel Exhibitors
Listen to a sneak peek podcast by Instructor Bernie Borges,
             Founder and CEO of Find and Convert

           Facbook and Twitter for Marketers Brochure

Facebook
Facebook has become a defacto standard in social media marketing for business and personal brand building. The opportunities for a business to build awareness, community, authority and sales potential in Facebook are plentiful. But, it can be daunting if you don’t understand the ins, outs, the upside and the risks. Creating a Facebook marketing plan, executing that plan and measuring the results of the plan are essential.  The Facebook Training Series will provide best practices, ideas, know-how and examples for marketers who want to integrate Facebook into their marketing strategy.

The goal of the Facebook Training Series is to provide specific action steps to develop and implement a Facebook marketing plan that delivers tangible results that impact the bottom line.

You Will Learn
• How to develop a content strategy on Facebook that can drive
  sales.
• The various channels available to marketers on Facebook including
   personal profiles, groups, fan pages, events, causes, etc.
• How to build friends and fans that can become your evangelists
  and help build your sales pipeline.
• The etiquette rules of engagement and community building best
  practices on Facebook.
• How to select and implement the applications that fit your
  Facebook marketing plan.
• How to target your audience and reach them on Facebook to build
  your business.
• Experimenting without taking too much risk.
• How to advertise on Facebook and measure results.
• How to create an experience on Facebook that creates buzz about
  your brand.
• How to get noticed above the noise on the most popular social
  media platform.
• How to build your personal brand and your company brand
  simultaneously.
• You’ll learn from actual examples of successful Facebook
   marketing.
• You’ll conduct hands-on exercises in Facebook.
   (Attendees should bring a laptop with Wi-Fi capability)

Who Should Attend
• Corporate marketing managers and directors responsible for social
   media marketing in their organization.
• Marketers who seek to develop a community to build their brand
  and grow their market share.
• Marketers who seek to learn how to use Facebook as part of their
  marketing strategy to gain a competitive edge and differentiate in a
  noisy and crowded market.
• Advertising agency professionals responsible for creating Facebook
  marketing campaigns for their clients’ marketing challenges.

Twitter
Twitter has grown from a fad to a mainstream social media tool. It’s used by people and by brands. The opportunities for a business to communicate, build community, build awareness, and sales potential through Twitter are plentiful. But, many marketers don’t understand Twitter and how it can contribute measurable results. Integrating Twitter into a marketing plan requires an understanding of the Twitter etiquette and best practices to engage people in meaningful ways. The Twitter Training Series will provide best practices, ideas, know-how and examples for marketers who want to integrate Twitter into their marketing strategy to help grow their business.

The goal of the Twitter Training Series is to give marketers an understanding of Twitter’s role in a marketing plan and to provide specific action steps to use Twitter as a communication and relationship building tool in measurable ways that can impact the bottom line.

You Will Learn
• What is Twitter and why it has become so popular.
• How to develop a profitable content strategy on Twitter.
• How to build a Twitter following and maximize its potential for your
  business.
• How to design and launch a Twitter profile.
• How to use Twitter for corporate branding.
• Tools to make Twitter use a time efficient process.
• How to integrate Twitter with Facebook and LinkedIn.
• How to use hashtags to create, join and follow Twitter conversation
   streams.
• How to respond appropriately to comments on Twitter.
• How to use Twitter when attending an event or conference.
• How to integrate Twitter into all other aspects of your marketing
  plan.
• Tools to analyze and measure Twitter results.
• You’ll conduct hands-on exercises in Twitter and learn from
   examples of companies using Twitter to grow their business.
   (Attendees should bring a laptop with Wi-Fi capability)

Who Should Attend
• Corporate marketing managers and directors responsible for social
   media marketing in their organization.
• Marketers who seek to develop a community to build their brand
  and grow their market share.
• Marketers who seek to learn how to use Twitter as part of their
  marketing strategy to gain a competitive edge and differentiate in a
  noisy and crowded market.
• Advertising agency professionals responsible for creating Twitter
  marketing campaigns for their clients’ marketing challenges.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received 4 weeks prior to the event will receive a refund of fees minus $150 cancellation fee. Cancellations received within 4 weeks of the event will receive a refund of fees minus $300. There will be no cancellations on or after the start date of the training.

About the Instructor
Bernie Borges

Facebook - Day 1

Morning
8:00 – 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 Overview (Interactive) -- Attendee Expectations, Goals, Skills to be Acquired

Facebook Overview: history, demographics, worldwide reach, personal uses, business uses.

 Profile Basics: setting up and maintaining a personal profile.

 Security: selecting the security settings that work best for you.

 Fan Page: creating and promoting a fan page, getting ROI.

 Groups: create or join groups? How are groups different than fan
 pages?

Lunch

Afternoon
Events: when appropriate to create events? Promoting events.

Causes: when appropriate to create a cause? Associating with causes.

Sharing with Other Social Networking Platforms: Pluses and minuses of sharing your content on Twitter, LinkedIn and other social platforms.

Applications: Risks and upsides of connecting 3rd party applications.

Unwritten Rules of Etiquette: Do’s and don’ts to be aware of.

Case Studies: examples of people and businesses using Facebook effectively.

Facebook workshop: hands on exercises, reviewing good, bad and ugly Facebook marketing.

4:30 - 5:00 Wrap up: ROI discussions, taking it back to the office and next steps.

Twitter – Day 2

Morning
8:00 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30 Twitter Basics:
History, worldwide reach, personal and business uses.

 Twitter Terminology: key Twitter terminology.

 Twitter Profile: importance of having a profile strategy, designing a
 persona.

 Develop a Twitter Following: strategies to grow your Twitter following.

 Branded Twitter Marketing: developing the strategy, measuring
 results.

 Lunch

 Afternoon
 Hashtags: what are hashtags, how to use them?

 Using Twitter at Events: advantages to using Twitter before, during,
 after events.

 Twitter Tools: review of productive tools for Twitter use and
 measurement.

 Twitter Etiquette: do’s and don’ts of using Twitter.

 Twitter Integration with Facebook & LinkdeIn: risks and upside of
 integration.

 Twitter case studies: examples of people and brands using Twitter
 effectively.

 Twitter Workshop: hands on exercises, reviewing good, bad and
 ugly Twitter marketing.

 4:30 - 5:00 Wrap up: ROI discussions, taking it back to the office
 and next steps.

Hotel Air Travel Rental Car Ground Transportation

Training Series Hotel Location
Orlando Airport Marriott
7499 Augusta National Drive
Orlando, Florida 32822
Phone: 1 407.851.9000
Fax: 1 407.857.6211
Hotel Website: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/mcoap-orlando-airport-marriott/    

The Orlando Airport Marriott hotel is one mile from the Orlando International Airport and boasts environmentally friendly facilities with unsurpassed amenities. Renovated in 2007, the Orlando, FL airport hotel emerges as a contemporary masterpiece of luxury and modern delights with soundproof windows and premium bedding. The revitalized fitness center features state-of-the-art equipment with an indoor/outdoor swimming pool. Conveniently located among Orlando Airport hotels, the Orlando Airport Marriot is near Walt Disney World®, Universal Studios, SeaWorld® and the Port Canaveral. Other nearby destinations include the Orlando Convention Center, UCF Stadium, Lake Nona, Burnham Institute, Medical City, and Downtown Orlando.

Rates: $119.00 Single/Double occupancy (plus applicable state & local taxes, currently 12.5%)
Rates are based on availability.

Please call 1 800.228.9290 & mention the AMA Training Series “Facebook and Twitter”. You must make your hotel reservations by May 10, 2011 and properly identify yourself to qualify for the special group rate.  

In order to confirm a reservation, the hotel will require a credit card or first night’s room & tax deposit, refundable up to 6:00 p.m. hotel time on the day of arrival.  Cancellations made after 6:00 p.m. on the day of arrival & no-shows will forfeit the initial deposit.

Check in time is 3:00 p.m. and check out is at 12:00 p.m.  Anyone arriving earlier than 3:00 p.m. will be checked in as soon as a room(s) becomes available.  Guests checking out early may be assessed an early departure fee.  Upon check in, guests will be asked to verify their departure date.  At that time, scheduled departure dates may be altered.

Area Attractions, Events & Tourism
Please visit http://www.orlandoinfo.com/ for additional city information.

ADA
The AMA is committed to providing equal access to our meetings for all attendees.  If you are an attendee with a disability and require program accommodations, please contact the AMA Meeting Services Department, and a member of our staff will ensure that appropriate access arrangements are made.  If you have specific disability related needs for your hotel sleeping room, please be sure to communicate those directly to the hotel when you make your reservation.  In an effort to provide the highest quality of service to all attendees, we require that details of all access requests be communicated to our office at least 14 days in advance of the beginning of the meeting.

AMA's travel coordinator, Tower Travel Management, is available to assist with reservations.  Call 1 800.542.9700 within the U.S. and Canada.  Reservation lines are open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. CST or, you may contact them via email at association@towertravel.com.
 
Tower Travel will proactively research airfares on ALL airline carriers to ensure that the lowest available fares are offered to all attendees.  They are dedicated to providing superior customer service and hassle-free travel arrangements.  Please note that fees, restrictions and cancellation penalties will apply.

Alamo Rent-A-Car
Drive Happy with Alamo. Where American Marketing Association members save up to 20%. And, with self-serve check-in you can skip the counter, check-in at the kiosk and drive away. All you need is a valid driver's license, major credit card and an existing reservation. It's that easy. To make a reservation click here: https://www.alamo.com/index.do?action=/hotDealsTemplate&msg=alamo-ama
or call Alamo Rent A Car at 1 800.462.5266. Be sure to request Contract ID AMA7745 at the time of reservation.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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Pick-up and drop-off service is subject to geographic and other restrictions.

National Car Rental
As an American Marketing Association member, you'll get up to 20% off rentals at National Car Rental.  And, with the Emerald Club® from National Car Rental, you can bypass the counter and choose your own car. To enroll now, click here: www.emeraldclub.com
To make a reservation online click here:
https://www.nationalcar.com/index.do?action=/hotDealsTemplate&msg=national-ama
or call National Car Rental at 1 800.CAR.RENT® and reference Contract ID AMA7745 at the time of reservation.  Go National. Go Like a Pro.

Area Airports
Orlando International Airport – MCO
Phone: 1 407.825.2001
Hotel direction: 1.5 mile(s) N
Driving directions from the airport: Follow signs to State Road 436 North. Proceed to first traffic light and turn right onto TG Lee Boulevard. At the first stop sign, turn right onto Augusta National Drive.
 
The hotel provides complimentary 24 hour airport shuttle service to and from the Orlando International  Airport. Please call the hotel at 1 407.851.9000 to arrange transportation.

Estimated taxi fare: $12.50 (one way)
 
Orlando Sanford International – SFB
Phone: 1 407.323.8313
Hotel direction: 28 mile(s) NE
 
The hotel does not provide shuttle service to the Orlando Sanford International Airport.
 
Estimated taxi fare: $75.00 (one way)

Kissimmee – ISM
Phone: 1 407.000.0000
Hotel direction: 9 mile(s) NW
 
The hotel does not provide shuttle service to the Kissimmee Airport.

Estimated taxi fare: $45.00 (one way)

Transportation
The hotel provides complimentary 24 hour airport shuttle service to and from the Orlando International  Airport. Please call the hotel at 1 407.851.9000 to arrange transportation.

Parking at the Hotel
The Orlando Airport Marriott offers overnight self parking for $10.00 + tax & day self parking for $6.00 + tax.
Overnight valet parking is also available for $14.00 + tax and $9.00 + tax for day valet parking.

Exhibitors and sponsors are not included in this event.