Upcoming Partnership events include these for local business and community members for the month of October. On Wednesday, October 14, there will be a discussion and presentation called Ask the Experts: Social Media, from 5:30-7:00 PM at Lion Square Lodge, Vail. The following week, on Wednesday the 21st from 5:00-7:00PM: VVP the Dusty Boot in Beaver Creek will host a Business After Hours Mixer. Then, on Thursday, the 29th, there will be a VVP Open House from 4:30-6:30PM: Vail Valley Partnership Office, Traer Creek, Avon. Interested in asking the experts about the value of social media? This educational program will cover a variety of topics. Call Ruthie Carlson with questions or to RSVP at 970-477-4001. Topics to consider will include the following:
1. What are the best social media tactics to use?
2. What one social marketing tip would you share with organizations using social media?
3. How can an organization find their target audience by using social media?
4. How does social media fit in the overall media mix? What % of time/effort/money should be spent on social media (how to balance the social media mix)?
5. How do I cohesively tie different social media efforts together?
6. Does social media marketing work, and if so, how effective is it?
7. What kind of time commitment is needed?
8. What is the desired behavior of your followers/fans/customers?
9. How can companies use social media to influence their corporate culture?
10. How should a company respond to negativity in social channels?
11. How do you track ROI of social media efforts? How to best measure the effectiveness?
In addition, attendees will be able to ask their own questions of our panelists.
[...] a business climate where advice and tips may make a huge difference to achieving success, the Vail Valley Partnership (Vail’s Chamber & Tourism Bureau) is offering a morning seminar on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 from 8am to 9:30am at The Marketplace [...]