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Fast-track your social media marketing success
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Discover how to use social media to attract high-caliber customers and grow your business during the economic slump!
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| Social Media Success Summit 2009: A Live Online Event |
Dear Fellow Marketer;
Is your business struggling to find new opportunities?
If so, I can relate. The pain of the economic downturn has hit us all. When people aren't responding and it's harder to get noticed, what's a marketer to do?
Social media marketing addresses these issues head on. Without costly ads, fancy design or professional copywriting, social media tools like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn are transforming businesses by providing amazing exposure, tons of traffic, partnership opportunities and quality leads.
I'm happy to introduce the first major online summit designed to help marketers achieve social media success. The world's most respected social media marketing authorities (see the great line-up on the right) have come together to share their proven strategies. They'll reveal their secrets and the nitty-gritty details you need to know to immediately benefit from social media.
If you (like so many) find yourself confused by all the social media options, now's your chance to set a course for social media success.
Be sure to secure your spot in the largest online professional development conference for marketers seeking to master social media.
The online event starts Tuesday May 26th and runs for 4 weeks (If you miss any session, recordings and transcripts are provided).
Here's to a bright future together!
Michael A. Stelzner
Event founder and fellow marketer
P.S. In case you're wondering, social media marketing is an engagement with online communities to generate exposure, opportunity and sales.
P.P.S. Can I be blunt? By this time next year, the gold rush to social media marketing will be near complete and every marketer will be looking to social media. The early birds really do get the spoils!
If you like the thought of joining a community of like-minded women and men who'll share their experiences and wisdom as you journey together down this road, keep reading…
Event Highlights
Secure your spot in the largest online professional development conference for marketers seeking to master social media. By attending this online event, you will:
WHERE: At your home or office! You attend this live event using your computer (no long-distance bill or travel expenses!).
WHEN: Starting May 26, 2009 and ending June 17th (scroll down for the full schedule)
HOW: Registration is strictly limited to the first 1000 marketers (more than 100,000 were invited). Click here to secure your spot and get more than $370 in bonuses. As of May 25th, 821 tickets have been sold.
Dear Marketer:
Are you looking to attract great clients and grow your business?
It seems like just yesterday when "tried and true" marketing methods just worked. But then the economy tanked and everything went haywire.
However, a few years ago a group of marketers began engaging with customers and prospects using social media. What was likely an experiment for many quickly turned into a whole new way of marketing.
Today, many marketers are seeing the fruit of their social media efforts—often after only a few weeks!
For example, a whopping 81 percent of social media marketers are generating exposure for their business (according to the new Social Media Marketing Industry Report). Increasing traffic, creating new partnerships, rising in the search rankings and generating qualified leads are also major benefits reported by social media marketers.
So the big question is this: What do social media marketers know and do differently that makes them so successful?
If you knew that—if you knew step-by-step how they leverage social media to grow their businesses, achieve success and attract high-quality prospects eager to pay top dollar for their products and services—you could simply duplicate what they do and achieve similar results.
That's what Social Media Success Summit 2009 is all about. We've brought together many of the world's most successful social media marketers, and asked them to reveal their secrets to YOU. The cool part: All of this is live!
And the best part is you don't have to spend a small fortune on travel, meals or a hotel to attend. This conference is unique because it's completely online. You attend from the comfort of your own home or office, using your computer to watch—and participate in—the sessions and network with your peers.
However, like any professional development conference, there's a limit to how many people can fit in the "room." So if you're interested in speeding your path to social media marketing success, please secure your spot today.
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Why Social Media Marketing Now?
First, you don't need to be a techno-geek or twenty-something to use and benefit from social media. You might be surprised to learn that most social media marketers are aged 30 to 50 and have only been using social media for a few months.
In fact, even traditional businesses like Ford Motor Company are heavily focused on social media. This is not some "young kids" phenomenon.
But why is now such a critical time? The idea of selling, pitching and applying hard-core marketing techniques doesn't resonate with your prospects during a recession. In addition, you likely have fewer dollars to spend on your marketing efforts.
The magic of social media is twofold. First, you can engage directly with prospects and customers without any middleman (no list broker or reliance on publications). Second, it's free. There's absolutely no cost to leverage social media sites and build huge followings. Forget about email providers and search advertising. Social media marketing bypasses all the fee-based services you're used to.
And there is no better time to begin social media marketing. Sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have literally exploded and encompass hundreds of millions of people. For example, if Facebook were a country, it would be the eighth largest in the world.
Most marketers are just now waking up to the potential of social media marketing.
And the whole point of Social Media Success Summit 2009 is to empower you to succeed with social media, while meeting other folks on a similar journey.
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Get On the Fast-Track to Social Media Success
Just about every professional group, from lawyers to real estate agents to freelance designers to event planners, has an annual conference of some sort. It's where they meet colleagues, gain valuable advice from the experts, and learn how to build their businesses.
In fact, studies frequently show self-employed people who attend such professional development events are more successful, reach their business goals faster, enjoy their work more, build better relationships and earn a higher income!
Unfortunately, there hasn't been a similar annual conference—one that is pitch-free and focused ENTIRELY on business—building and professional development—for marketers.
Until now.
Social Media Success Summit 2009 is the event of the year for marketers, from beginners to established professionals, who want to accelerate their business to the next level of success.
The select few who attend this exclusive summit (registration is strictly limited) will leave with an armful of tips, tactics and strategies for:
- Growing and engaging your audience with Twitter. (You'll quickly learn the best ways to leverage this ultra-powerful social media tool.)
- Creating a loyal Facebook following that helps build your brand and increase profits.
- Using LinkedIn to grow your business. (You'll discover the power of this business-focused social networking site.)
- Driving traffic and visibility with social bookmarking sites.
- Becoming highly productive with social media. (You'll learn how the pros manage many thousands of followers and still run successful businesses.)
- How to use blogs as a social media destination. (You'll discover the best ways to bring more traffic to your blog and techniques to use your blog to grow your social networks.)
- Developing an effective social media marketing plan. (You'll walk away with a clear plan for social media success.)
- Avoiding the mistakes that rookies make, ensuring you grow your base without offending anyone.
- And much more!
In addition, you get to meet the experts and establish relationships with colleagues, just like any other conference. And you do it all from the comfort of your own home or office.
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Is the Social Media Success Summit 2009 a Fit for You?
If you find yourself in one of the categories below, the Social Media Success Summit 2009 is a fit for you:
- The Small Business Owner: You're new to social media, likely a consultant, coach, blogger, writer, artist or general "gun for hire" and see the potential of social media, but aren't sure you know where to start, what to do or how to do it.
- The Corporate Marketer: You work for a corporation and have been asked to explore social media. You face likely internal battles to convey how social media could help the company, but you know there's real potential.
- The Experienced Social Media Marketer: You've been using social media for a while, but want better results. You're ready to take your business to a whole new level by improving your productivity, following the proven tactics of the pros and leveraging more social media tools. Better response. Less work. More profitability.
If you're a marketer seeking to build relationships, belong to a community or you just want to add your own subtle touch to an imperfect business world, leaving it better than you found it, then attend Social Media Success Summit 2009.
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How It Works
1. Though this summit will take place online, it will be a live event.
That means you won't just be watching playback of a recorded session (although we'll provide that option if you miss something).
The instructors will be presenting their sessions in real time, right on your computer screen. You can listen and watch their presentations, and speak directly to the experts, asking questions and getting instant answers.
When you register, you'll be given a link and access information for each session. When the date and time arrive, you simply pull up your web browser, go to a web page, type in your log-in information and, voilà, you're "there." It's the virtual equivalent of walking into a room at a live conference and sitting down!
2. You can interact live with the presenters
That means you can actually speak with the social media superstars.
During each session, you'll hear and see the lessons (so be sure to turn on your computer speakers!). The virtual room also offers interactive capabilities beyond what is possible at live conferences. You can participate in instant polls or the instructor may also have session handouts for you to download.
Just like most conferences, each session lasts about an hour, and will offer an opportunity for live questions and answers.
If you want to ask a presenter a question, we'll provide a toll-free number you can dial. A real operator brings you on the line (like a radio talk show) and you speak directly to the experts!
3. Of course, networking is a big part of this event...
Many people who attend our professional development events report the relationships they establish with fellow attendees are priceless… relationships that often continue to be a source of advice and support for years to come.
Between sessions, you can network with other summit attendees on the "exclusive" Social Media Success Summit 2009 Forum-available ONLY to event registrants (at our last event, more than 1200 messages were generated in our private event forum).
We also set up private social media groups using sites like LinkedIn, and provide access to Twitter-based "chat rooms" where you can interact live with your peers.
This event was designed by marketers for marketers. That means we built it to accommodate your busy schedule. We've spread the summit out over 4 weeks, with multiple sessions each week. This means you don't have to stop working to attend (AND you can begin applying what you'll discover immediately). The audio and video from each session are recorded, and transcripts are provided for further study.
"Attend" Any or ALL of the Following Sessions
At traditional summits and conferences, groups of sessions are often held at the same time, so it's impossible to attend them all.
Not this summit.
When you register, you'll be able to take advantage of EVERY business-building opportunity. Even better, after the summit you can download a video recording of each session. If you miss a live session, we'll provide you a free recording AND transcript.
The Sessions
Review the following session list. But remember, you don't have to choose. You get them all!
 EVENT KEYNOTE: How to Create a Mega-Following and Mega-Sales With Social Media Marketing
INSTRUCTOR: Gary Vaynerchuk
Gary Vaynerchuk, author of the forthcoming book Crush It! Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion, is the Director of Operations at Wine Library, which he took in a few short years from a local business doing $4 million a year to a national industry leader ringing up more than $50 million. He used social media tools like Facebook and Twitter to build a following for his video blog about wine (which now attracts 80,000 viewers a day), increasing his company's footprint even more. With hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter and a recent million-dollar book deal, Gary has achieved amazing success with social media. In this session, he'll share his rags-to-riches story and tell you how to Crush It yourself! Gary's been a guest on the Today show, Nightline and Late Night with Conan O'Brien (to mention a few).
"But in the world of the Internet, he [Gary] is a Twitter phenom, with 145,000 followers hanging on his every tweet. What began as a daily video blog about wine has become a self-help, business-advice juggernaut, with 'Garyvee' as chief engineer."
The Wall Street Journal
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DATE AND TIME: May 26th at 5pm Pacific (8pm Eastern)
 Facebook for Business: How to Create a Loyal Following, Build Your Brand, and Increase Your Profits Using the #1 Social Network
INSTRUCTOR: Mari Smith
In this lively session, seasoned Facebook expert Mari Smith shows you how to tap into the powerful platform to dramatically increase your exposure and business profits! Facebook is unquestionably the largest social network in the world. And it isn't "just for kids." Your target market is on Facebook right now (nearly half of all users spend at least 30 minutes daily on the site, and the average age is 30). You'll discover how to best leverage this immense social network!
"Thousands of ordinary folks are a little better known and successful today thanks to the extraordinary networking talents of one woman. Meet the Pied Piper of the online world, Mari Smith, a veritable engine of personal branding and a relationship marketing whiz."
Fast Company
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DATE AND TIME: May 27th at Noon Pacific (3pm Eastern)
 Using the Power and Reach of LinkedIn to Grow Your Business
INSTRUCTOR: Jason Alba
In this session, you'll learn how to use LinkedIn as a social media marketing tool and connect with your contacts. Jason Alba, author of I'm on LinkedIn—Now What???, will reveal how to create a marketing campaign for LinkedIn, the four essential tactics for any LinkedIn marketing strategy, the most common LinkedIn pitfalls that do more harm than good, and how to optimize LinkedIn's drastically underutilized secret weapon.
"Jason Alba is more than an expert in his field. He's an expert who can actually teach and help others become an expert too. He didn't just write books about LinkedIn and Facebook-he goes out of his way to make sure others know how to harness the power of both tools."
Drew McLellan
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DATE AND TIME: May 27th at 1:15pm Pacific (4:15pm Eastern)
 Five Reasons You Need to Be on Twitter (and Tools to Help You Manage Your Experience)
INSTRUCTOR: Ann Handley
You've probably heard about Twitter, but you hear less about the "why." Why use Twitter at all, when there are already so many other distractions to your workday or your home life? Why bother talking to people you won't ever meet, when you have real-world relationships to keep up with? What kind of relationship can you hope to form on Twitter, anyway? In this session, Twitter veteran (and chief content officer of MarketingProfs) Ann Handley will share her insights on why you and your business need to be on Twitter. She'll also offer her strategy for maximizing the relationships built on Twitter to benefit both your business and yourself as a professional.
"Ann spearheaded the launch of MarketingProf's Daily Fix blog, and has grown Daily Fix into one of the most respected and authoritative marketing blogs on the Internet. She has done so by not only recruiting some of the brightest marketing minds in the world to write for Daily Fix, but Ann also spends much of her time on other blogs building a community for Daily Fix. Ann's ability to build and grow online communities is inspiring."
Mack Collier
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DATE AND TIME: May 27th at 2:30pm Pacific (5:30pm Eastern)
 Social Media Start Up: 3 Key Tools to Build Your Social Media Marketing Plan
INSTRUCTOR: Denise Wakeman
Given the myriad social marketing tools, where do you begin? If you're just getting ready to dive into the social media marketing waters, this session is for you. Social media expert Denise Wakeman will show you where to start and what to do. You'll discover three effective social marketing tools and how to integrate them so you can efficiently leverage your time and energy.
"Denise over delivers consistently. She knows her subject matter and she is always pushing the growing edge. As soon as she knows something new in the Social Media realm, she passes it on."
Sandy McMullen
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DATE AND TIME: June 3rd at Noon Pacific (3pm Eastern)
 How to Attract Tens of Thousands of People in Mere Days With Creative Social Media Marketing (Case Study)
INSTRUCTOR: Michael Stelzner
Michael Stelzner (author of Writing White Papers: How to Capture Readers and Keep Them Engaged) reveals how a free report he created was read by 15,000 people (in only 3 days) was the most talked about link on Twitter, and reached the first page of Google—without him sending a single email or doing any advertising. He'll reveal how more than 100 media outlets and bloggers covered his report, why thousands shared it and the exact process he used to create amazing exposure for his report. You'll learn how to leverage "fire starters" to spread the word, the highly successful experiment he tried and some of the pitfalls Michael learned along the way.
"Mike is the top of his field. He is the ultimate professional and a pleasure to work with—intelligent, experienced, and ready to share his expertise. His process is well thought out, deeply thorough, and designed to craft the highest quality result with the most consistent high return on investment."
Liz Strauss
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DATE AND TIME: June 3rd at 1:15pm Pacific (4:15pm Eastern)
The Future of Social Media: What's Going to Be Hot and What's Not (Panel Discussion)
PANELLISTS: Darren Rowse and Brian Clark
Who better to explore the future of social media than Darren Rowse (author of the bestselling book ProBlogger) and Brian Clark (founder of Copyblogger), two of the world's biggest bloggers and social media pundits? In this panel discussion, Darren and Brian will explore how social media and blogging are changing, how they built more than 55,000 loyal readers for each of their blogs, the importance of great content, the role of video, how social media is impacting search results and some of their tips for effectively managing social media efforts.
"Darren Rowse is an expert in not only the field of blogging and also the field of social networking. If you want to learn how to put what is new and innovative to work in your business, you may want to invest some time in learning from one of the best in the industry!"
Pat Graham-Block
"Brian Clark is one of the most intelligent and forward thinking marketing strategists that I have ever met. Everything he touches turns to gold. I strongly recommend him for his mind, his excellent writing and his ability to say profound things that others love to share."
Michael Stelzner
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DATE AND TIME: June 3rd at 2:30pm Pacific (5:30pm Eastern)
 Using Social Bookmarking for Improved Traffic, Links and Visibility
INSTRUCTOR: Chris Garrett
Knowing how to properly use social bookmarking sites like Digg, StumbleUpon, Reddit, Mixx and Sphinn can have a huge impact on the traffic sent to a website or blog. In this session, social media expert Chris Garrett will show you how to effectively use social bookmarking to increase your traffic and attract more quality links. He'll also reveal how social bookmarking can significantly boost the search engine results for your site.
"Chris Garrett is one of the brightest minds in social media world today. I have had the opportunity to work with Chris on multiple projects and he never ceases to amaze me. Look forward to working with him on many more projects."
Rajesh Setty
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DATE AND TIME: June 10th at Noon Pacific (3pm Eastern)
How to Grow and Engage an Audience on Twitter
INSTRUCTOR: Mari Smith
Twitter is one of the hottest social networks. It's easy to think "who would care what I'm doing moment to moment?" Yet Twitter is one of the most profound inventions of the last decade. Its power is unprecedented, but knowing how to use it for business is not necessarily obvious. During this session, social media specialist Mari Smith will reveal how to use Twitter to quickly and instantly reach an unlimited audience, create raving fans, develop profitable relationships, build social currency, conduct real-time market research and much more.
"Mari Smith is THE social networking expert. She is extremely knowledgeable, personable and simply a pleasure to learn from."
Susan Liddy
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DATE AND TIME: June 10th at 1:15pm Pacific (4:15pm Eastern)
How to Productively Engage in Social Media Marketing
INSTRUCTOR: Chris Garrett
It's true that social media marketing takes time. In this session, social media guru Chris Garrett shares tips and strategies to effectively engage in social media marketing efforts without wasting your time or energy. He'll show you what to do, where to go and what tools to use to gain the best return on your social media marketing time.
"Simply put, Chris Garrett has become one of my most trusted resources in understanding the inner workings and coming impact of social media. He's on my daily 'must read' list and weekly must talk-to list."
Jonathan Fields
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DATE AND TIME: June 17th at Noon Pacific (3pm Eastern)
Get the Best Out of Your Blog: A 4-Point System to Get Found, Get Known and Get Clients
INSTRUCTOR: Denise Wakeman
Although blogs are inexpensive, simple and effective marketing tools, most fall short of their goals. In this session, blogging expert Denise Wakeman will show you how to make a blog work for your business. You'll discover the 4 key elements that will ensure excellent results along with a simple 4-point system you can implement in as little 30 minutes to help you get found, get known and get clients.
"Denise is an EXPERT (capitalization required to emphasize that term in her case) on why and how blogging should be a strategic part of your marketing plan. She brings proven experience that has been developed by making not only her blogs, but the blogs of her clients, highly successful."
Linda Taylor
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DATE AND TIME: June 17th at 1:15pm Pacific (4:15pm Eastern)
REMEMBER: If you miss a live session, we'll provide you a free recording.
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By the way, NONE of the sessions are off-the-shelf presentations that these experts have given a dozen times before. All are educational experiences that have been created specifically for this summit—each containing insights, strategies and up-to-date tips that you can use to transform your business.
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Claim Your Free Bonuses Worth $378.90!
To further sweeten this offer, you'll be provided 9 valuable bonuses worth $378.90. These business-building materials are actual products from the instructors of this event—and you get them all for FREE, just by signing up for Social Media Success Summit 2009.
These bonus materials are nearly worth the cost of the entire summit!
- Free Bonus #1: Twitter Marketing Video Tutorial: This comprehensive video provides visual step-by-step instructions to help your business quickly grow a loyal Twitter fan base. Instructor Michael A. Stelzner author of book Writing White Papers) reveals his proven techniques for building thousands of Twitter followers and the productivity tools he uses to shortcut the time needed to achieve results. Transcript included.
- Free Bonus #2: Seven Ways to Monetize Social Media: During this high-energy audio class, you'll discover proven techniques to generate revenue using social media from Facebook guru Mari Smith. She'll reveal the most effective ways to establish yourself as a thought leader in your industry, simple techniques to leverage your visibility and brand, how to drive a flood of targeted traffic to your website, proven ways to identify and attract top-paying clients, and how to build lucrative joint venture partnerships. Transcript included.
- Free Bonus #3: Achieving Social Media Marketing Success (Secrets from Three Successful Marketers): In this audio class, social media experts Denise Wakeman (co-founder of The Blog Squad), Chris Garrett (co-author of the book Problogger) and Mari Smith share their proven techniques for promoting their businesses using social media. Transcript included.
- Free Bonus #4: How Marketers are Using Social Media to Grow Their Business: In this exclusive audio class, RainToday founder Michael Schultz and Michael A. Stelzner discuss why Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and blogs have marketers abuzz, and the tools that can generate exposure, website traffic and new business partnerships for your company. Transcript included.
- Free Bonus #5: Leveraging Social Media to Help Your Business: In this audio class, top blogger Brian Clark (founder of Copyblogger) discusses how he used social media to build his empire. Transcript included.
- Free Bonus #6: How to Plan and Launch Your Blog: This ebook by blogging professional Chris Garrett is a quick-start guide to planning, launching and profiting from your own successful blog. You'll discover how to find your niche, create a leading blog, build a team, conduct a successful launch and measure results.
- Free Bonus #7: How to Drive More Qualified Traffic to Your Blog: In this audio class, blogging expert Denise Wakeman reveals proven tactics for drawing more readers to your blog. Transcript included.
- Free Bonus #8: Gaining Fame and Fortune With White Papers: In this audio class, PR Leads founder Dan Janal and Michael A. Stelzner discuss how white papers can act as powerful marketing pieces for business during tough times. Transcript included.
- Free Bonus #9: The Struggling Entrepreneur: How to Use White Papers and Social Media to Grow Your Business: In this special audio class, Fred Castaneda and Michael A. Stelzner examine how white papers and social media can help any small business gain amazing exposure and opportunity. Transcript included.
- PLUS: Social Media Marketing Industry Report: This comprehensive study of nearly 900 social media marketers reveals how much time marketers are investing in social media, the benefits of social media marketing, how time invested impacts results and the top social media tools.
I think you'll agree that these FREE bonuses will greatly enhance your social media marketing success. They're all yours for free when you register for Social Media Success Summit 2009. You'll be provided immediate access to all these great bonuses the moment you sign up!
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Common Questions Answered
I can't attend all the live sessions. Will I get a recording?
Yes. We will provide a downloadable recording of each session, so you won't miss a thing. If you have other commitments (like a day job), no need to worry. The recordings will be available through the rest of the year.
Will there be transcripts?
Yes. We will provide transcripts of each presentation in Adobe PDF. This will allow you to study and scan the content of each presentation.
How long are the sessions and what are the dates?
Nearly all the sessions are one hour in duration. The dates and times are listed above in the session description box (the one with the presenter mug shots).
How can I ask questions during the summit?
Two ways. First, we have set up an interactive forum. This is a place where you can post questions and get answers from your peers and the presenters. Second, during the live presentations, you will be able to dial an 800 number and speak directly with the presenters during the live Q&A portion of the session.
What if I still have questions?
Two options here... First you can try our live support chat window below. You can also send an email to success@socialmediasummit09.com and we will get back to you right away.
How to Register
Traditional professional development summits—featuring a line-up of world-class experts and providing a chance to network with your peers—often cost thousands of dollars to attend. And that doesn't include the added costs of travel, meals, hotel accommodations, rental cars and lost work time. Ouch!
The registration fee for the Social Media Success Summit 2009 is just $497. That's just $45 per session.
We accept PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.
The event begins May 26th and runs through June 17th (scroll up to see sessions and dates).
And remember, by this time next year most of your competitors will have a steady foothold in the social media frontier—don't be left behind...
If you learn just one strategy that will help you grow your business using social media, the investment in your professional development will have paid for itself many times over.
<<< Click here today to secure your seat >>>
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Isn't It Time for YOU to Be the Marketer Others Envy?
Yes, you can achieve success with social media marketing.
You just need to learn what the most successful marketers do, and then follow in their footsteps.
Social Media Success Summit 2009 paves the way.
Reserve your spot today.
All my best,
Michael A. Stelzner
Event Founder and Fellow Marketer
Social Media Success Summit 2009
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This summit offers the best advice on how to grow and market your business with social media (from the biggest names in the industry). Experience the first two days of the summit and see if it feels right for you. Just give it a try.
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Meet Your Social Media Success Summit 2009 Instructors
Gary Vaynerchuk
Gary Vaynerchuk became a social media superstar by leveraging the power of sites like Twitter and Facebook to grow Wine Library TV to 80,000 viewers a day and his business from $4 million to nearly $50 million in revenues. He's been on the Today show, Nightline and Late Night with Conan O'Brien (to mention a few) and recently landed a million-dollar book deal from HarperStudio (their largest ever). His latest book is Crush It! Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion.
Darren Rowse
 Darren Rowse is the lead author of the bestselling book ProBlogger: Secrets to Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income and manages one of the world's top 50 blogs by the same name, ProBlogger, where he teaches people how to create blogs and leverage social media to grow them. Darren also co-founded B5 Media, one of the world's largest blogger networks and is the founder of TwiTip, the popular blog about using Twitter.
Mari Smith
Mari Smith is the world's leading authority on using Facebook for business. Fast Company calls her the "Pied Piper of Facebook." As a social media business coach, Mari has built a loyal following by teaching businesses how to leverage Facebook and Twitter to grow a raving fan base and sell products and services. Mari travels the world imparting her wisdom and has shared the stage with Yanik Silver, Bill Glazer, Tony Robbins, Les Brown and Paula Abdul.
Jason Alba
Jason Alba is one of the leading authorities on LinkedIn. Author of the bestselling book, I'm on LinkedIn—Now What??? and co-author of I'm on Facebook—Now What??? Jason speaks around the globe on the many benefits of social media. He also founded JibberJobber.com, a networking site designed to help people transition jobs.
Ann Handley
Ann Handley is chief content officer for MarketingProfs—a 300,000+ member site that provides marketing know-how for a full range of online media. Ann also co-founded ClickZ, one of the first sources of interactive marketing news. Ann specializes in building communities using new media tools.
Brian Clark
 Brian Clark is the founder of one of the Internet's largest blogs, Copyblogger—a site dedicated to helping people create and market great content. He was able to build an audience of more than 55,000 readers exclusively using social media strategies. Brian is also an Internet marketing strategist, content developer, entrepreneur, recovering attorney and co-founder of Teaching Sells.
Chris Garrett
Chris Garrett is co-author of the bestselling book Problogger, founder of the highly successful Authority Blogger site and a co-founder of the Performancing Online ad network. Chris is widely known for helping businesses and professionals elevate their status in the online world by using blogging and social media techniques.
Denise Wakeman
Denise Wakeman is an online marketing advisor and the co-founder of The Blog Squad. With nearly two decades of Internet marketing experience, Denise is the go-to lady for businesses that want to maximize their marketing exposure using blogs and social media. She regularly speaks at conferences and is the co-author of multiple blogging programs, including Better Business Blogging and The Blog to Book Project.
Michael A. Stelzner
Michael Stelzner is author of the bestselling book, Writing White Papers: How to Capture Readers and Keep Them Engaged and the popular Social Media Marketing Industry Report. Michael's clients include many of the world's most recognized companies, including Microsoft, Dow Jones, FedEx, LinkedIn, Motorola, Monster, Hewlett-Packard and SAP. Michael specializes in creating valuable content and applying proven marketing techniques to help it gain mass exposure.
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Feedback From Those Who Attended Our Previous Summits
An incredible 99 percent of attendees at last year's summit said they would attend again. Here's what some of them had to say:
"I know you've probably gotten thousands of messages saying the same thing, but so far this program has been awesome and has exceeded my every expectation. The ideas are practical. I'm especially blown away by how generous these experts are with their insights, ideas, and proven effective methods! Excellent!" Arleen McClean
"I will take this opportunity to say how valuable the summit has been. I've been writing and publishing for 10 years. The advice and wisdom I've gleaned from the different sessions have been invaluable. I can't quantify how much money I've saved by learning from others' experiences instead of my own mistakes." Sarah Mitchell
"Awesome, awesome, awesome. I learned a lot, have already utilized some of it, have plans to tap the rest in time." Susan
"I have been taken advantage of several times by telemarketers over the years. It is always a struggle to know who to trust and who not. My thinking was that since I liked your book, maybe the summit would not be a rip-off. Well, not only is it NOT a rip-off, I have already received full value for my money even if the summit were to end today. You have exceeded my expectations, not an easy thing to do." Jerry Farnham
"Participating in this summit was one of the best investments I could have made for my business. Like Michelangelo, 'Encora imparo'—I am still learning. It was absolutely valuable and I enjoyed every segment. You all made it so easy!" Marci Diehl
"I haven't been able to access all sessions yet due to my schedule. But WOW!!! The ones I did are fantastic! You guys are great! It's sooooo nice.... to hear & learn real, true blue info without all of the hype!! You are all great! I cannot thank you enough for doing this." B.
"It was expensive for me this year. But I would pay that price again. The value justified the price. It was highly motivating and very inspiring. I was pleased to tell my clients I was attending this, increasing my value to them." Karen Marley
"The combined knowledge of the presenters is more than worth the price of admission. But when you add in the value of the Q&As plus the forums and the transcripts, there's enough valuable insights and background material to crank up your business and take it to the next level." Christine Koyama
"I found all the sessions to be not just informative, but inspiring! Congratulations on a terrific job." Laurie Stoneham
"The presenters are all at the top of their game, and they were all extremely generous in the information they shared. I wouldn't hesitate to have anyone take this summit." Lynn Allen
"I love the fact that the summit was spread over one month and that it was all done online—excellent idea. Great line-up of speakers and very practical, honest and straightforward information." Marie-Claude Ethier
"I can't tell you how valuable it was to me, particularly at this time. My business is always 'morphing' for lack of a better word... It's like updating your marketing plan to match what's occurring in demand in the marketplace, and I have managed to get through many ups and downs. As someone once said—school's never out for the pro. Thanks for putting this together." Marci Diehl
"Thank you very much for this opportunity to learn from experienced and successful professionals. I've learned a lot, discovered what the focus of my business will be and feel like I have ongoing resources because of everything you've made available." Debbie McCormick
"It is definitely worth not only the money, but the time." John Gilger
"Loved the speakers and topics—very engaging. Even though I could not attend the live events, the recorded events were just as helpful. And the forum was useful, too." Michelle
"There was a good spread of expertise and personalities among the presenters. No-one tried to tell you their way was the one true way, they just gave you the benefit of their (vast, combined) experience. And being able to listen live or later, from the comfort of my own home (a-hem, office) was ideal." Julie Duffy
"This is a top-notch professional summit. Even those who have been in the business for a while would learn a thing or two. Highly recommend this summit." Stefanie Frank
"The information gleaned from this summit is worth a lot more than I paid for it." Lisa Aberle
"The presenters gave information-packed presentations free of hype and provided thoughtful, insightful answers to participants' questions. You can't go wrong with this summit." Michael Belfiore
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