Annual Meeting & Seminar

Yankee Chapter PRSA Seminar, Awards & Annual Meeting

Thursday, June 10, 2010, 3 – 6 p.m.

Red River Theatres, 11 South Main Street, Concord, NH

$20 for members; $25 for non-members

Register online or RSVP  to info@yankeeprsa.org or (603) 742-1971 by June 4th

Join us for an in-depth seminar on optimizing your company’s social media engagement, featuring Rich Brooks of flyte new media in Portland, followed by networking, and the presentation of the chapter’s Patrick Jackson Award and our new Summit Award.

  • 3:00 p.m.      “How To Be A PR Rock Star In A Social Media World”  –  Rich Brooks of flyte new media, Portland, ME
  • 4:30 p.m.      Networking – Hors d’oeuvres & cash bar
  • 5:00 p.m.      Annual meeting & presentations of Yankee Chapter Patrick Jackson Award and Summit Award

BE A PR ROCK STAR IN SOCIAL MEDIA SEMINAR

PR professionals have a broader job description than ever before, but luckily there are tools to make you look like a rock star…if you know how to use them. In this jam-packed presentation, you’ll learn how to optimize tools like blogs and online video, networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, as well as the newest location-based apps like FourSquare, to get your job done right. You’ll learn how to use social media for crisis management, and discover how to use listening tools to know when people are talking about you, your company or your industry. You’ll also learn time management tips and how to measure the success of your social media campaigns.

RICH BROOKS is founder and president of flyte new media (www.flyte.biz), a Web design and Internet marketing firm in Portland, Maine. His monthly flyte log email newsletter and company blog (www.flyteblog.com) focus on Web marketing topics such as search engine optimization, blogs, social media, email marketing, and building Web sites that sell. He is currently an Expert Blogger at FastCompany.com and a Featured Blogger at MaineBusiness.com.

He is a co-founder of Social Media FTW, an organization putting on conferences and events to educate small businesses and non-profits about the power of social media marketing.

He is a nationally recognized speaker on Web marketing topics such as search engine optimization, blogging, social media, email marketing and analytics. He is the “tech guru” on WCSH Channel 6’s evening news show, 207. He also teaches a Web marketing course for entrepreneurs at the University of Southern Maine’s Center for Continuing Education.