Social Media Meets Social Good Workshop at Gravity Summit

DATE: Monday, February 22, 2009 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

REGISTRATION: SPECIAL DISCOUNT for Non-Profit Organizations/Foundations
Standard Price $349, YOUR PRICE $199; CEUs Available,
Includes Full day conference, lunch, networking, VIP afterparty

LOCATION: University of California, Los Angeles: Covel Commons
Venue Sponsored by UCLA Extension
Social Media Marketing campaigns are generating millions in donations for good causes. They also generate goodwill and consumer interaction for brands.

Learn how to increase donations and brand awareness in this Workshop. Find out how your organization or foundation can use Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media tools effectively and take your cause into new levels.

Special Discount Registration HERE
Includes full day PLUS Social Media Meets Social Good Panel

JOIN THESE EXPERTS AT GRAVITY SUMMIT AT UCLA
The best learning and networking event in 2010!

Workshop Coordinator: SpiritJump
Moderator:
-Emmy nominated TV and Web Personality, Shira Lazar.
Panelists:
-Barb Dybwab, Senior Editor at MASHABLE
-Judy Chang, PayPal’s Principal Product Manager for Nonprofits
-Chris Noble, CEO of Causemedia Group
-James Sutandyo, General Manager, Causecast.org
-Meaghan Edelstein, Founder of Spirit Jump.

Whether you’re part of a 3 person non-profit on a shoestring budget or a multinational corporation trying to “figure out” social media, one of the most popular emerging tactics is to challenge your audience to do good.

We hope you’ll join us for our 1 year anniversary. Tell your friends and colleagues and let’s make this the biggest and best event ever! Go to Gravity Summit for more information.
Contact Information

phone: 310-860-4788; press Jonalyn Morris 323-376-3632
@beverlymacy
@gravitysummit

Gravity Summit is pleased to announce that Felicia Day, TV, Internet and Twitter Star (@feliciaday), will be the recipient of the first-ever “Excellence in Social Media Marketing – Entertainment”.

Co-presented by the UCLA Extension Business and Management Department, this award is being presented to Felicia Day, for the phenomenal success she has achieved in digital, interactive and social media. Her web series, “The Guild” has achieved over 25 million total views and she has over 1.7 million followers on Twitter. Her video, “Do You Wanna Date My Avatar” has over 7 million views and sales of the MP3 reached #1 on iTunes and Amazon. at the upcoming Gravity Summit at UCLA event, to be held on February 22, 2010. This award was created to recognize the superior understanding and use of social media marketing tools by well known brands, businesses and individuals.

“We are delighted that Felicia will be present to accept the Gravity Summit Award and look forward to recognizing her success and expertise in the social media space,” says Beverly Macy, CEO of Gravity Summit.  “Felicia clearly ‘gets it’ when it comes to using new digital interactive and social media tools and want to celebrate her marketing savvy and social media expertise.”

Registration is now open and seating is limited. For more information call 310-860-4788.

About Gravity Summit
Gravity Summit events help bridge the gap between the Social Media Marketing tools and the business community. We seek to help educate and inform marketing professionals, small business owners, advertisers, c-Level executives, and others, about the exciting new marketing and communications landscape by presenting knowledge that will help attendees move the meter and have an impact on their marketing and branding objectives.

MEDIA CONTACT: Jonalyn Morris
Jonalyn Morris PR
Jonalyn@jonalynmorrispr.com

For those people attending Gravity Summit 2-22 at UCLA you are in for a real treat. Our afternoon keynote speaker is Ramon De Leon who is the COO of Dominos Pizza Franchise in Chicago (5 stores). Ramon is a bundle of energy & enthusiasm who energizes the room as he tells real world stories of how he has used social media for his multiple store locations in Chicago.

Once you meet this guy you will never forget him. I met him at our first summit when he was an attendee and once I talked to him I knew he had intense business knowledge and unbridled passion to share with the world; and we are thrilled to have him speak. (He has spoken at our Harvard, NYC and UC events and people continually rave about him)

Here is a short video that he just shot while speaking over in Amsterdam about social media. He speaks all over the world about the real world of social media to businesses. Get ready for Ramon to take attendees “Beyond the WOW!”.

We are pleased to announce details for the Breakout Sessions at the upcoming Social Media Marketing for Business event to be held on February 22, 2010 at UCLA.

The one-day business conference will feature traditional seminar-style presentations; Excellence in Social Media Marketing Awards; and participant-driven breakout sessions. These sessions will focus on creating a conversation around the best practice and lessons-learned insights of the panel participants and attendees.

Participants will choose one of the sessions to attend:

•    Music, Entertainment, Sports - How to Use Social Media to Engage Passionate Fans
Sponsored by the LA Clippers and Moderated by Nic Adler, Owner of The Roxy Theater on Sunset.  Panelists include Larry Weintraub, CEO of Fanscape; Jeff Eldersveld, of the LA Clippers; Valerie Michaels, CityPublicity/Action Sports; Alf LaMont, The Comedy Store.  Join them for a frank and revealing discussion on how social media is affecting and enhancing the music, entertainment, and sports businesses industries.

•       Social Media Meets Social Good: Cause Marketing Case Studies and Strategies. Moderated by Emmy nominated TV and Web Personality, Shira Lazar. This panel of experts will educate both corporate and nonprofit attendees on building an audience using social media, and about the intersection of social media and social good. Panelists: James Sutandyo, Causecast, Barb Dybwab, Senior Editor at MASHABLE; Judy Chang, PayPal’s Principal Product Manager for Nonprofits; Chris Noble, CEO of Causemedia Group; Meaghan Edelstein, Founder of Spirit Jump.

•    “Getting Started” – Now What? How Do I Get Started and What Social Media Tools Do I Use?
Sponsored and Moderated by Alon Waisman of GoDaddy.com; Serena Ehrlich, Blaze PR; Lauren Kozak, Britney Spear’s Social Media Manager; Neal Schaffer, Author and Principal of Windmill Networking
This session is perfectly designed for those attendees who want to know How Do I Get Started? Serena is a social media campaign strategy expert; Lauren is Britney Spear’s Social Media Director and an expert on ‘the basics’; and Neal is a Linked In expert. They will ‘break it all down’ and answer as many questions you may have on what do when you get back to the office tomorrow.

Registration is open

The Keynote speaker for the upcoming Gravity Summit at UCLA event is Kodak CMO Jeffrey Hayzlett. Watch this short interview where Jeff talks about the common mistakes that CMO’s make.

Jeff will be sharing his insights, thoughts and lessons for marketers relative to the social space at the upcoming event. Is Jeff a maverick… yes. Is he smart, insightful, forward thinking and successful…yes. But he is truly one of the most energetic and dynamic speakers you will ever see. Make sure you are there to bear witness as he takes the stage at UCLA on 2-22.

The interview is from Marketing Obsessions with Kevin Lee.