Steve MacDonald on How to Start Using Social Media and Branding to Grow Your Business

Looking forward to this event...I am woefully lacking in computer networking skills...Twitter et al...will this kind of networking work for my Massage practice?

Fantastic! This looks to be a very exciting event. Thank you to Steve for traveling all the way from Seattle to share you experience with us.

Fantastic! This looks to be a very exciting event. Thank you to Steve for traveling all the way from Seattle to share you experience with us.

Lori - Where specifically at Whatcom Community College are you having it? I just want to make sure I go to the right place.

Hey Lori, This will be a great event. Thanks for putting it together. How long will the event be running (mas o menos)?

Hi Lori & Steve,

This sounds great. I went to Lori's event today about Referrals and she chatted this event up, so I am really looking forward to it!

Lori is awesome and I checked out Steve's profile and he sounds like he he has a ton of great info on small biz marketing.

Thank you both for arranging this event!

Hello Lori, Thank you & Steve for giving Us this upcoming event that offers such knowledge & experience for those who are smart enough to RSVP.It will be sure to be Dynamite! See you both there.

Best Wishes,

Scott Perry

Wonderful event! This looks to be a very good and important event

Perfect timing for those of us who need to help with social networking! Many thanks to organizer (Lori), presenter (Steve) and Whatcom College (Greg) for making this happen.
Carol Nicolay, Staging Artist

I will definitely pass on the word to my small biz owner buddies in town. I am really looking forward to getting in the buzz.

Thanks to ALL who make these things possible!

I will pass the word out loud! Very exciting opportunity for all of us!

Thank you for your amazing energy and enthusiastic brilliance!

Looking forward to learning more!

First Shine last week and now this in our own backyard! By far the biggest and best opportunity to learn more about social media and how to apply the new methods for our businesses.

I'll be a little late since I finish up with a client at 2:00, but I'll be there!

Okay! I got the college all spruced up, the theater ready, and gallons of coffee and tea! I am really pumped to have everyone here on campus tomorrow.

I look forward to the networking and to learning more myself about social media.

PS - Cafe Caffe makes awesome treats!

Would it be possible to get some more detailed directions on exactly where on campus this event will be? It's not a very big campus, but there are several buildings, and since some of us (well me anyway) don't know our way around WCC it would be helpful to know where we are going. Thanks!

Ok, ignore me. I just found the link at the bottom of the event posting....

We've been spreading the word and are looking forward to Tuesday!!! Oh... and we will not ignore anyone... especially Chris!

I have been ill and am still not better today. I won't come and expose any of you to what I've got!! I'll have to catch this next time.

Kelly

That was fabulous! Thank you Lori and Steve!

Steve advocates 'giving' as opposed to 'selling' when you network. Let me tell you...this man walks his talk!

Thanks again!

Incredible amount of useful information, Steve - thank you! and thanks to Lori and Greg for helping to organize this event. I was busily scribbling the entire time, and plan to implement as many of the suggestions as I can read my scribbles! Great job!

Thank you Steve, for coming to Bellingham appreciate your time, learned some great insight into Social Media Networking and the importance of it, especially since it is the wave of the future.

Thank you Lori for all your great organizing of these events.

Genevieve with Intuitive Invironments

Thank you Lori and Greg for putting this all together. Steve, Thank you for sharing your info with the rest of us. I learned so much and I am excited to start implementing all that I learned. I look forward to receiving your newsletters and learning more.

Great Event...

This event was a very informative overview of the power and relevance of social media and branding to todays business market. I now better understand how much it has all grown and how social media involvement in society is huge. Beyond using the tool of social media to connect with potential customers, it is a very important medium to influence people to take action in their lives on critical issues of our time. Like the environment, health and personal lifestyle. Great job Steve and Lori.

Thanks so much to all who made this great event possible. It really broke things down into a comprehensible format that I feel like I can actually implement without feeling overwhelmed.:)

Steve's delivery was very enjoyable and the venue welcoming. (Thanks also to those who provided the great snacks and coffee, etc!)

Thank you so much for the tons of information. You clearly demystified social media marketing and gave easy action steps for business owners to take. It was well presented and executed. Thanks for bringing it to our neck of the woods.

What an accomplished and inspiring presenter! Now it is up to me to apply this information. Somehow it does not seem so 'mysterious' after listening to Steve. Thank you so much! ps. I sat next to a guy with the most intrusive after-shave. How about a chemical free meeting next time? I am luckily not allergic, but I know many are.

it is always great to see so many people come together towards a common goal. Although in this case it may tend to be somewhat self oriented in terms of business enhancements, Steve's message of giving resonates through all aspects of our lives. Even such classics as" think and grow rich" relay that message. The more you give, the more the return. It is through his giving in this case that his personal "networth" so to speak, grows by leaps and bounds. Everyone should take note. Thanks to all those who facilitated this wonderful gathering. And an even greater thanks to my cohorts who took the time to attend and hopefully somehow will spread the message and make the lives of others better through thier gifts.

Thank you so much for a great event! I have been pondering this "social media" stuff and how to offer it to my clients in a cohesive format and the info Steve presented really helped me on the way to getting there. Plus, I can use a lot of it for my own business. I'm excited! Are you excited? I'm excited!

I already regularly employ many of the social media venues Steve talked about, but I definitely learned some great new tricks. It was a fun and informative presentation for the newbie as well as the more experienced social media business user. Steve really knows his stuff! Great job with the venue, too.

Quite an experience, to see a master at work. Imparting incredible marketing/networking/how-to-join-the-social-media-phenom information, and also working the crowd! I'm sure 98% of all those present will Google the jeans site Steve repeatedly sited. LOL Best of all, I have some great information I can understand (for the most part) on how to use these tools to build my business presence on the net.
Just a few weeks ago I joined Yelp and several other social networking groups, and updated all my profiles with my Massage Spring Specials. I was amazed at the almost immediate, dramatic increase in traffic to my site. Yep, I get it, and will use it! Thanks Steve, Lori and Greg!

I'm thinking of doing some nitty-gritty sessions on social media that show you step by step how to do some of the things Steve discussed. We are also looking at adding some workshops on those topics to the fall line-up in Community Education. I would love to know what type of training in social media people are looking for? Some specifics would be helpful. I also have a list of 25 things you can blog and email about. It's not long enough yet to be an article, but, if you would like a copy just drop me an email.

I would LOVE a copy Greg! Please send it to jessica@bearhugmassagetherapy.com.