Vail Valley Partnership presents "Ask the Experts" educational program October 14

Save the Date for the next Vail Valley Partnership FREE “Ask the Experts” educational program. This event is on Wednesday, October 14th 5:30-7:00pm, at the Vail Valley Partnership offices.

Join these panelists to learn how to expand your social media presence:
Kyle Gosnell, Interactive Innovations:
Kyle has 15 years’ internet marketing experience at the professional level and is currently the CEO of Interactive Innovations (Search Engine and Internet Marketing Company), Netsuite Marketing Partner (#1 Web-based software company), Microsoft Partner. His clients include list of Fortune 100 companies, Google Gadgets Creator and Publisher, SEO and Web2.0 professional, RSS Expert, Video Propagation, Wikipedia Author, Blog Optimization Consultant, Podcasting Expert, Channel Marketing expert – Expert in Affiliate Marketing and Tracking, Google analytics and conversion funneling expert. Current customer base is generating over $50,000,000 in annual sales and over 5,000 first-page product rankings in Google.

Katie Coakley, Peeples Ink.:
Katie Coakley serves as a senior client service manager for Vail, Colorado-based Peeples Ink PR, Ltd. She directs communications services for a number of diverse clients in the public, private and non-profit sectors. Katie’s communications experience includes: directing media relations campaigns for a variety of destination resort properties throughout the western United States including the Town of Vail, Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa and lumière, a five-star property in Telluride, Colo., successfully directing community and regional campaigns.
Katie is adept at managing and monitoring the new frontier of social media. With the prevalence of on-line outlets and consumer conversations, Katie’s online media relations strategies and crisis communications tactics address social media networks and utilize the variety of tools and applications available in this ever-changing medium.
Katie is a graduate of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, GA with a degree in English. She lives in Breckenridge, CO where she is an avid snowboarder, hiker and insatiable reader.

Holly Orr, Vail Resorts:
Holly Orr is the Online Marketing Manager at Beaver Creek Resort. She began her career at Beaver Creek as the PR intern in November 2007 and was fortunate to gain a full-time position in the marketing department six months later. Her responsibilities include display advertising, email communication, Beavercreek.com, beavercreekextreme.com, the Red Sky Ranch website, and Beaver Creek’s social media, including facebook and twitter. Holly was recently in charge of a complete make-over of Beavercreek.com, which averages about 70,000 visits a month. A Boulder native, Holly graduated from the University of Colorado School Of Journalism with a degree in Advertising.

Ryan Cantrell, RTP Technical Service:
Ryan is responsible for Interactive Strategy and Technical Guidance for RTP’s Interactive solutions. He consults with customers both up-front and on an ongoing basis helping them to take advantage of the latest Web innovations and engage in a constructive dialog with their customers online. He provides a consultative role between creative brand strategy, the RTP development team and your IT and Marketing representatives to ensure a seamless blend of the creative brand vision with all of the technical elements that make up your online presence.
With RTP since 2005, Ryan brings over 13 years’ experience consulting on, creating and delivering interactive, Web-enabled solutions. Specializing in the integration of the various facets of RTP’s delivery team (Design, Development and Delivery) to ensure high quality solutions, Ryan currently is responsible for the successful delivery of RTP’s Web projects. He previously served as the Director of Operations for RTP’s Internet Solutions division and prior to joining RTP; Ryan worked as a Manager with Accenture’s Silicon Valley practice.