10 Century Boulevard Nashville, TN 37214
It’s time to stop treating social media as a sandbox. When you add “marketing” to the phrase, you’re talking about business. And to be successfull using social media marketing in today’s consumer environment, three critical factors must be learned: New standards of behavior, technology and a sound strategic approach to using them.
Those lessons and more highlight Explore, Social Media Explorer’s signature learning event, which comes to the Embassy Suites Nashville Airport on Friday, April 13, 2012. Reserve your seat now for the second in a 2012 series of one-day, intensive seminars and workshop events designed to help the business owner, marketing professional, public relations practitioner and even non-communications discipline professionals understand a deeper, more strategic approach to digital and social media marketing for their business.
REGISTER AND RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW!
SPEAKERS
Amber Naslund
Nashville
Scott Gulbransen
Nashville
Jason Falls
Dallas-Fort Worth, Irvine, Minneapolis, Nashville, Portland
Mark Schaefer
Nashville
Tom Webster
Dallas-Fort Worth, Irvine, Minneapolis, Nashville, Portland
Nichole Kelly
Dallas-Fort Worth, Nashville
Tim Hayden
Dallas-Fort Worth, Nashville
Zena Weist
Dallas-Fort Worth, Nashville
Kevin Magee
Dallas-Fort Worth, Nashville
Ike Pigott
Nashville
Eric Boggs
Minneapolis, Nashville
Courtney Seiter
Nashville
Dave Delaney
Nashville
John Morgan
Nashville
Explore events feature the leading thinkers, practitioners and researchers in the digital marketing industry. Explore Nashville’s lineup includes Social Media Explorer’s own Jason Falls, Now Revolution co-author Amber Naslund, Return on Influence and The Tao of Twitter author Mark Schaefer, Tom Webster of Edison Research, H&R Block director of social media Scott Gulbransen, Zena Weist of Edleman Digital, Peppercom’s Sam Ford, Kevin Magee from Expion, Courtney Seiter from Raven Tools, mobile marketing expert Tim Hayden of 44Doors, Nichole Kelly from Full Frontal ROI, and more to be announced. The event will also feature a brand case study panel which will include brands such as Aetna and more.
TOPICS
Nothing makes an event better than strong content. Our topics will include developing an ROI framework for your business; how to operationalize social media across the enterprise; how research and data fuel more effective marketing campaigns; creating spreadable media; digital branding; incorporating mobile marketing into your strategies; content marketing to wow your audience; how to turn mobile customers into passionate fans; managing social content; the one secret to driving action through social media and many more.
Explore Nashville Agenda
ATTEND PODCAMP, TOO!
While you’re in Nashville for Explore, why not stay an extra night (see hotel info below) and attend Podcamp Nashville, too? It just so happens Podcamp is Saturday, April 14. It is free to attend. After your day of strategic thinking and advanced topics, hit the “unconference” for awesome topics on everything from podcasting to WordPress and more. Podcamp Nashville is a separate, free event that Explore fully endorses and hopes you’ll consider adding to a weekend of learning!
FACILITY & CATERING
Explore will take place at the Embassy Suites Nashville Airport at 10 Century Boulevard, Nashville, Tenn. The event will feature breakfast, lunch and a cocktail reception on the day of the event. The evening’s cocktail event will feature a special tasting and cocktails provided by Angel’s Envy bourbon.
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HOTEL
Because we will have an informal Tweet-up and networking event Thursday night, April 12 (more information to come), we would love for you to stay overnight at the event hotel – The Embassy Suites Airport Nashville. Make your reservations by calling (615) 871-0033. Tell them you’re with the Explore Conference and get the preferred price ($119 per night) please book before April 1st.
DO NOT WAIT! SEATS ARE FILLING QUICKLY!
Explore is one of the best values for the investment in the social media marketing education space. See what Explore Dallas-Fort Worth attendees had to say about their learnings at our Twitter aggregate site ExploreTweets.com.
Explore promises to expand on that success by bringing the best thinkers in the business to Nashville to help you do more with your digital marketing.