Internet Marketing Conference – Prospering in 2010

Sponge — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:42:10 +0000

Prospering in 2010 is a 1-day conference organized by the Blue Ridge Community College Small Business Center, and is held at their Flat Rock Campus. The date this year is February 2, 8 a.m. – 12 noon for panel discussions. The afternoon is a general public conference to talk about hot topics and benefits of Home Renovation 2010.

This year it’s FREE thanks to the sponsors (see below).

Visit http://blueridge.edu/business_person/events/prosper2010.php for more details and registration.

The day-long conference provides expert help and professional advice on marketing of all kinds… including Internet marketing.

Each year we focus on certain types of businesses. This year, we’ll be addressing marketing trends and providing tips & advice for those in: Real Estate, Construction/Landscaping, Design (Architects, Interior Designers, Landscape Designers), and Renovation businesses.

I’ll be on the panel answering questions about SEO, PPC, e-mail (permission-based) marketing, and broadening your business ‘presence’ on the web. Other panel members – Barbara Donithan and Paul vanHeden – will address Social Media Marketing, using podcasting/online radio/video, Mobile Marketing, Blogging, and how to use coupons and discounts effectively.

Even if you’re not in real estate or construction, these conferences are well worth the time for any businessperson. You’ll learn a lot of “essentials” that any business owner will find useful and valuable… for FREE.

Sponsors of this event: Blue Ridge Community College/Blue Ridge Innovation Network, AdvantageWest Economic Development Group, Wheeler & Marks, Land of Sky Regional Council, Mountain BizWorks, SCORE, and Smoky Mountain Development Corporation.

Upcoming Class – Internet Marketing for Green Businesses

Sponge — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:12:41 +0000

I’ll be teaching classes on Internet Marketing for Green Businesses at AB-Tech!

Squeeze The Sponge for knowledge, experience, useful info & tools, and hands-on practice for a measly $25.

There are two dates:

September 25th at the AB-Tech Enka/Candler Campus

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

1459 Sandill Road
Candler NC 28715

October 19th at the Madison County Campus

9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

4646 US Highway 25-70
Marshall NC 28753

On each date, there is a morning session covering the essentials of site optimization, Pay-Per-Click advertising, and Social Media. The morning session costs $25.

In the afternoon we’ll get a bit more advanced with hands-on practice on real sites, blogs, and PPC campaigns. The afternoon session costs $25.

So if you attend both (all materials covered in one day) the total cost is $50.

The computer labs are excellent – you don’t even need to bring your laptop. A binder full of lessons learned from 10 years of experience, and resources specific for Green Business, will be provided to all class participants.

All registration should be done directly via AB-Tech at:

http://www.abtech.edu/ce/schedule/gist.asp

I’m really looking forward to this. I love to pass on what I’ve learned from many years in the business of helping other businesses online. You don’t even have to have a web site to benefit (though it helps.)

I’ve taught IM classes at Asheville SCORE and Blue Ridge Community College. I also stay up-to-date on the latest & greatest, so I hope you’ll join me for this very educational and informative class in a comfortable, personalized setting.

Meanwhile:

Ask questions! Just post your questions here.

And please pass it on if you know of anyone who might benefit from this class.

Regards,

Fiona Dudley
The Sponge

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Internet Marketing Conference – Prospering in 2010

Upcoming Class – Internet Marketing for Green Businesses