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Join TechKaraoke Minneapolis in supporting Social Media for Social Change's National Day of Karaoke fundraiser on 6/17

June 16th, 2009 | by Mykl Roventine | Category: Uncategorized

The hits you love… the rough notes… the forgotten lyrics… and all for a GREAT cause. Party animals helping real animals!

We’re teaming up with Social Media for Social Change’s National Day of Karaoke to raise money for North Shore Animal League America, the largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization in the world.

We’re asking participants to donate $1 per song and are looking for local sponsors to kick in a little more. Please contact us if your company is interested.

If you can’t make the event in person, you can still get involved by donating online at their FirstGiving page. All donations made through the FirstGiving page are 100% tax-deductible.

9pm-12am
U Otter Stop Inn in Minneapolis
More on the Facebook event page

SMBMSP 15 – Online Reputation Management

May 8th, 2009 | by Rick Mahn | Category: Breakfast, Event

May 22, 2009, 8am to 10am
Concordia University
St. Paul, MN

Time again for SMB in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota.

This month we’ll be talking about online reputation management with two of Minnesota’s thought leaders on the subject. Both Greg Swan (@perfectporridge) and Christopher Lower (@MrChristopherL) will talk about online reputation management in both large and small organizations. Come and learn about the important aspects of monitoring your brands, and measuring community reach.

We’re also looking forward to hosting Social Media Breakfast founder, Bryan Person for his first visit to SMBMSP. Bryan will be giving us some background on the history of SMB and where he sees the organization going in the future.

Details:

Date: Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Time: 8AM to 10AM (CT)
Location: Concordia University – St. Paul, MN
Address: Concordia University Library Technology Center, 1282 Concordia Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104 (Map) (Campus Map)
RSVP: smbmsp15.eventbrite.com

Agenda:

8:00 to 8:15 – Coffee & Networking
8:15 to 9:15 – Online Reputation Management (Greg Swan, Christopher Lower)
9:15 to 9:45 – SMB History & Future Trends (Bryan Person)
9:45 to 10:00 – Networking

Speakers:

Greg Swan
Greg’s experience with the Internet, social media, emerging media and how specific audience groups interact online provides Weber Shandwick clients valuable strategy, insight and counsel as they consider a standalone viral campaign or expanding a brand or product launch using new media. An expert at monitoring blogosphere buzz, Greg uses this expertise to inform client campaigns on brand, product and trend issues. (@PerfectPorridge on Twitter)

Christopher Lower
Christopher is behind Social Media campaigns for over a dozen clients such as: moto-i, Baja Sol, Curry Up, The Bailey Group, Hospitality Minnesota, The Minnesota Restaurant Association, The Minnesota Lodging Association, & The MN Campground & Resort Association. Christopher has over 17 years of Marketing, Sales, PR, & Copywriting, and 10 years of focus on emerging web technologies and their use in marketing. (@MrChristopherL on Twitter)

Bryan Person
Bryan Person is the founder of Social Media Breakfast, and a social media “rock star” in his own right. As a blogger, podcaster, speaker, social media evangelist for LiveWorld, Bryan spreads his enthusiasm for new media through all possible venues. (@BryanPerson on Twitter)

Sponsors:

Avatar Photos from SMBMSP14 are ready!

May 4th, 2009 | by Mykl Roventine | Category: Community, Photos

Thanks again to Holly Iverson for volunteering to take these for us. The avatar photos are available as a set in her Flickr account.

SMBMSP 14 – Personal Branding

April 9th, 2009 | by Mykl Roventine | Category: Breakfast, Event

April 29, 2009, 8am to 10am
Allianz (Golden Valley, MN)
5701 Golden Hills Dr.
Minneapolis, MN

Note about parking: Ramp parking is available, gate will be open from 7:30-8am. Before/after that just press the assistance button and say you’re here for SMB

There will be bagels, coffee and bacon

Agenda:

Supercharged Personal Branding
by Mykl Roventine
What do you need to think about to build “Brand You?” It doesn’t matter what industry you belong or aspire to, everyone has a brand. Being able to define and convey your unique brand will become necessary skills as the explosive growth of the social web continues. The alternative is to be lost in the digital shuffle. Far from being complicated, there are simple lessons that can be applied immediately to get started. Tools, tips and common sense techniques will be explored to help harness your brand now and well into the future. To jump-start the process, a Holly Iverson, of Holly Marie Photography, will be on hand to take free avatar photos of attendees. Feel free to dress up above the waist.

Mykl Roventine is a Senior Interactive Designer at Allianz Life and self-proclaimed social media junkie. He designs things like web sites and social media strategies, drinks lots of coffee, runs the Minneapolis chapter of TechKaraoke and blogs at myklroventine.com.

Holly Iverson started Holly Marie Photography (hollymarie-photography.com) about 2 years ago after graduating with a BFA from the College of Visual Arts in St. Paul, MN. Always trying to learn more and push herself, she strives for fabulous photography.
What Matters With Twitter, an in-depth look at 2 Million Tweets
by Scott Pete
These days it seems that the Twitter metric given the most attention is Follower Count. But is that what really matters? In this presentation, we will explore how Twitter is being used by a group of 300 “Tweeters” over the past 5 months, to build their personal brand and/or support their business. This hand selected group includes 100 high volume users, 50 thought leading businesses, as well as 250 authors/speakers, business coaches, and marketers.

Scott Pete is part of the sales team at August Ash, Inc. – a Minneapolis Internet Marketing and Web Development firm. He has over 20 years of experience working within marketing agencies, end user environments, and as a freelance consultant in the Internet Marketing space. He specializes in the innovative application of technology to drive business results. His Web site is scottpete.com
The Scoop on Skimmer
by representatives of Fallon, TBA
Skimmer is an Adobe® AIR™ desktop application designed to streamline, beautify, and enhance the experience of participating in your most frequently used social networking activities. It improves upon your day-to-day interaction with multiple social networks, removing distractions and providing a rich experience that is particularly suited to multimedia content.

Sponsors:

550+ Members Strong

March 14th, 2009 | by Rick Mahn | Category: Membership, News

I’m just blown away by that number. I know there are several folks that can’t make it to every breakfast, and some that have joined and forgotten about us. However, I really have to thank all the great folks that truly make up SMB here in the Twin Cities – you’re what makes each event really worth going to.

It’s your interest, questions, ideas, and passion that drive our social media community to be one of the best in the country. There are many challenges facing each of us and our neighbors right now, but I hope this community is one that helps level the playing field and share job tips and opportunities with our members, family and friends that are looking for them.

Don’t hesitate to let us know if there is something you’re looking for, or an opportunity that someone else could benefit from. That’s one of the things that our growing community here can help do.

So thank you all for participating, I hope to continue bringing value to each SMB by highlighting folks in our community as they find innovative ways to apply social media to business, community, and government.

A Break From Social Media Marketing For Something Deeper

March 8th, 2009 | by Rick Mahn | Category: Uncategorized

Do you believe that one of the cornerstones of social media is freedom? How’s that for a conversation starter?

Find more videos like this on Provident Partners Social Sandbox

Social Media Job Search Presentations

February 2nd, 2009 | by Guest Author | Category: Event-related, Social Media

Guest post for SMBMSP by Paul DeBettignies

The last three weeks I have done three different presentations and have inserted them below.

This morning I presented at the Social Media Breakfast – Twin Cities on “Using Social Media In Your Job Search.” Before going further I want to, need to say, in six or seven years of doing career related presentations I have NEVER had so much fun.

Thank you to those who attended and for participating in the conversation. Lots of really good questions were asked and this being my first time doing a presentation to this niche I learned quite a few things and will add a few slides in future similar presentations.

Announcements:

Please pass on to friends, family, coworkers and anyone you know who is now or may in the future be doing a job search the following web site, Be Your Own Headhunter http://www.beyourownheadhunter.com
As I type this (1-30-09) there is not much there but in the coming week it will be a good source of job search information. I will also be adding city pages that will have links of local information with Minneapolis and St. Paul being the first. (big shock, right?)
In about two weeks I will be doing free job search webinars likely on a weekly basis.
If you know of a group within short driving distance who would like to have a speaker on job search, networking, LinkedIn, etc please pass my name along. For local presentations I do not charge a fee.
If you attended today’s event (or either of the previous two) and I missed a topic you had hoped would be covered please leave a comment below so I can see if/how to work it into a presentation.

That’s it for “announcements.”

OK, I lied…

NOTE: Today’s presentation was taken in part by the two below it as well as new content specific to today. You may/will want to look at the others to get more information on doing a job search and using LinkedIn as a tool.

Using Social Media In Your Job Search

View more presentations from MNHeadhunter. (tags: social media)

The following was presented at the Savage Chamber of Commerce 1-20-09:

LinkedIn to a New Year

View more presentations from MNHeadhunter. (tags: linkedin presentation)

The following was presented at the StarTribune Career Fair 1-13-09 and is my standard job search presentation:

I have a “killer resume”, now what? Tips on being your own Headhunter

View more presentations from MNHeadhunter.

Originally posted January 30th, 2009 on the MN Headhunter blog

About Paul DeBettignies

Paul is the Managing Partner of Nerd Search, LLC a Minneapolis IT search firm, Co Founder and Coordinator of Minnesota Recruiters, blogger for Minnesota Headhunter and a frequent local and national speaker and article contributor on recruiter, HR, career, networking and social media topics.

Social Media Breakfast 2009

December 8th, 2008 | by Rick Mahn | Category: Community, News, Uncategorized

I wanted to share some news about SMB and hopefully gather some thoughts and ideas about 2009 from you.

I’m working with SMB founder Bryan Person in Austin on the national level for SMB. Great things are going to happen in 2009 for SMB, and I plan on bringing the best of them to everyone here in MSP. Since our event is the second oldest consecutive SMB, and also one of the largest, it’s fun to help bring your voice to the national stage to advance our ideas of what the SMB agenda should be.

In 2009, SMB on the national level will become more organized to project a consistent brand on a global/national/local level. We’ll also have access to more global/national resources (as well as become one ourselves . The idea is to provide an organizational structure, but remain flexible for regional/geographical customization to adapt to changing ideas, concepts and desires of the local groups.

One thing that I hope to learn from everyone here is what you want to accomplish in the coming year. I’ve heard from a number of SMBMSPers in the last few months on ideas, but I want more. Some things your fellow SMBers have suggested is alternating from a highly planned event one month, to an open, loosely planned event the next. The idea being that we’d have a chance to hear from great speakers and then time to really network internally.

I’m really looking for great ideas or suggestions like these to make SMB more valuable to you. After all, you’re taking time out of your schedule to attend, and we want to really make sure you’re getting more of what you want from these events. Don’t hesitate to send your feedback, ideas, or speaker requests to smsmsp@gmail.com or @smbmsp on Twitter.

Additional Events

August 9th, 2008 | by Rick Mahn | Category: Uncategorized

Hi All!
While I apologize for not making it to the first MPLS SMHH at the Solera, I’m really excited to see more meetups & different types of events start to take shape. We’ve a strong and talented group of social media enthusiasts here in Minnesota, and I hope that we keep growing each other’s opportunities as we move forward.

The great thing is that we all come from different backgrounds, and bring different perspectives or ideas. Likewise, some of us are early risers and some more comfortable with an evening with friends. Whatever the case may be, I hope we as a group keep finding more interesting and fun ways to get together and share our enthusiasm for social media.

Cheers!