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Hey there Media Leaders,

It’s been almost 6 months since our most recent Chicago networking event. We hope you can join us as we meet up with 100+ of our closest friends in marketing, advertising and tech to socialize and mingle.

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This event uses these twitter hashtag: #MLChicago

EVENT DETAILS:
Where: Suite Lounge
1446 N Wells St. Chicago IL 60610
When: Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 from 6:30pm-9:30pm
Who: See who’s attending
Drink Specials: $5 glasses of wine, $5 cocktail of the day, $4 monthly beer selection, $4 Paddy’s shots, $3 beer koozie, $3 Coor’s light with koozie

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Traci McMurray

See what people are saying:

Really enjoyed the @MediaLeaders event in Santa Monica tonight! Met some great people

July 12, 2011 9:14 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@AILEENwithitt

Aileen Xu

had a blast meeting everyone at the @MediaLeaders event tonight @ xino :) thx @joshochs

July 12, 2011 11:14 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@binxie

Bianca Chan

@MediaLeaders As usual, made a great series of new contacts and hopefully a couple of them will bite for some #HTML5 sites and apps.

July 13, 2011 12:03 am via Twitter for AndroidReplyRetweetFavorite

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Adam Bell

London was great – lots of entrepreneurs! RT @MediaLeaders: How did everyone like tonight’s networking event? #MediaLeaders #london

July 13, 2011 1:24 am via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

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Nora Rothrock

@MediaLeaders The event in London was very good.. well done Sue for putting on a great event.

July 13, 2011 2:39 am via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@SWrighty777

Simon Wright

Last nights @MediaLeaders event in Santa Monica, CA was a HIT! So many great professionals attended! Im Making things happen! Are you? #LA

July 13, 2011 7:03 am via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@GiovanniFerro

GiovanniFerro

*Raising hand* Good times, great contacts! RT @MediaLeaders: Who attended one of our #MediaLeaders networking events last night? Which one?

July 13, 2011 4:24 pm via EchofonReplyRetweetFavorite

@BreeintheCity

Queen Bree

@MediaLeaders and @JoshOchs, thank you for the awesome networking event last night #Xino. Great people!

July 13, 2011 5:15 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@BarbaraBraghin

Barbara Braghin

@LocalizeAustin is what great to meet you yesterday! Thanks for your hard work putting the event together, it was awesome! #mlatx

July 14, 2011 8:04 am via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite

@monazu

Rishi Patel

Great Media Leaders event last night! #mlatx – Was like a reunion for all of us @Hi5Mobile! Oh What a Night!

July 14, 2011 5:34 am via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@SierraMcMillan

Sierra McMillan

This is an amazing event!!! #MLRaleigh Meeting interesting, creative people. Thanks @MediaLeaders

July 12, 2011 5:38 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

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Kriselie

Great people. Great discussions. Great place. @SpyRaleigh. @MediaLeaders. #MLRaleigh (@ Spy Raleigh w/ @bmcd67) [pic]: http://4sq.com/qJcjuM

July 12, 2011 5:44 pm via foursquareReplyRetweetFavorite

@IanGertler

Ian Gertler

Going to @medialeaders at @spyraleigh tonight was totally worth it to see @jfmecca @1918 and THAT Eddie! cc: @brandonpierce #mlraleigh

July 12, 2011 7:07 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite

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danielle hatfield

Having a great time at @medialeaders networking event with @BarbaraBraghin

July 12, 2011 8:26 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

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Simona Clapan

Having a great time with fellow techies @MediaLeaders event! http://twitpic.com/5pcsef @ttcrebekah

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James Iliff

Click Here To Share this on twitter: “Just found this Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn Bootcamp May 14 in #LinkcolnPark w/ @MediaLeaders @BriteChicago. Who’s in?”
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Hey there Chicago Media Leaders.
After seven successful LA bootcamps…..We’re excited to partner with @BriteChicago to launch our social media bootcamp series at Green House Theater Center on May 14th.

Our founder, Josh Ochs will be sharing tangible tips and techniques that the Media Leaders Strike Team uses on over a dozen brands in several industries. You don’t want to miss counter-intuitive messaging tips on how to make Facebook & Twitter connect with customers. (And as an added bonus a few LinkedIn tips to step up your B2B networking skills.) You will walk away from this bootcamp with tangible tips that can immediately make an impact on your current social media footprint. You will not hear boring, high level agency speak, this is a fun and interactive bootcamp that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

This is what you’ll learn at this event:

Special Thanks To Our Partners

HERE’S WHAT TO EXPECT:

• An interactive presentation by Josh Ochs that will show you how to utilize Twitter and Facebook for your business (specifics on speaking topics below!)
• We will NOT use the word ‘strategy’ or any 40,000 foot phrases that bog down small businesses
• More tangible tips and essential take-aways faster than you can take notes. (so be sure to bring a pen, paper and/or a laptop!)
• We will NOT bother you with anything that gets in the way of adding to your bottom line
• A special networking opportunity with Los Angeles biz owners, bloggers, bootstrapped startups, real estate agents, restaurant owners, new-media fanatics, marketing professionals, PR pros, entrepreneurs, podcasters, and more!
• Everything in this seminar will be TACTICAL and teach you how to ENGAGE with your audience the second you leave the room

EVENT DETAILS:

When: Saturday, May 14th, 2011 @ 8:30am – 12:30pm

Where:  Green House Theater Center 2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614 [MAP]
Agenda:
8:30am – 9:00am – Check-in and Optional Networking
9:00am – 10:15am – Facebook Bootcamp
10:15am – 10:30am – Optional Break
10:30am – 11:45am – Twitter Bootcamp
11:45am – 12:00am Optional Break
12:00pm – 12:30pm – Q & A
12:30pm – 1:00pm – Optional Networking

See what people have to say about this event:

“@joshochs energy is upbeat and infectious love this guy, great presentation w/ useful tips aka “secret sauce” #smbla” – @ToastyMuffin

“I walked away from his presentation inspired and more importantly, with a cohesive plan of action for my own company.” Marissa Latini

Loving @JoshOchs’ energy at the #smbla social media breakfast! Tip: image + message + call to action + link on all FB posts.”HBaldwin

“Josh delivered memorable, effective and useful tips for business owners to maximize their social media presence. Josh engaged the room and immediately captured the audience’s attention—not an easy feat as a public speaker.” Jessica Tang

He breaks down the information so it is easy to understand, relevant to use, and entertaining to hear.” Tim Sae Koo

I recommend Josh and his Media Leader’s Bootcamp to anybody interested in learning more about how to leverage social media as a tool to grow their business.” Nick Norris, Principal at identifiDesign

Learn How To Make Facebook Functional at Facebook Bootcamp 

• Learn the anatomy of a well setup facebook page
• Discover what the most important navigation are to show on your facebook page
• Explore exactly how to use your facebook profile picture to gather more followers
• Examine 3 other companies using facebook successfully (and a few bad examples from other companies)
• Gather ideas from the 3 most effective grassroots tips to make Facebook helpful for customers
• Learn exactly what you should include on each section of your page to get results
• 7 Tips on how to best use pictures and video to attract more followers and engagement
• 4 Tips on how to craft your engagement questions to get comments and make your posts go viral
• Learn the 7 thing NOT TO DO on Facebook (messaging, distractions, etc)

Learn How To Profit From Twitter at Twitter Bootcamp

• Learn 3 keys the social media strike team teaches to every major brand they work with when they are developing a very effective voice on twitter
• Learn how to use @Replies and #hashtags in a whole new way and how they add value to those that follow you
• Discover what the best times of the day are to tweet and engage
• Find out why you need to craft tweets in a separate spreadsheet and how to have your team review messaging before deployment
• Find out what’s good and bad about a DM (direct message) and why you should NOT use them
• Learn 3 keys to developing a very effective voice on twitter
• Identify 3 things NOT to do on Twitter
• Learn from the best! We will highlight brands and companies that are successfully tweeting

Added Bonus: THE 5 ABSOLUTE MUST-DO’S ON LINKEDIN by J.D. Gershbein

LinkedIn Micro-Bootcamp

J.D. Gershbein, CEO of Owlish Communications

In today’s ever-changing business landscape, our success and sustainability is predicated on how we build, manage, and leverage our professional relationships. With over 100 million users, and growing at the rate of about a user per second, LinkedIn affords us powerful channels through which to market our products, services, and enterprises. Monetizing LinkedIn comes down to presenting well, connecting with the right people, and generating targeted conversations with an interested and relevant audience – both online and offline.

As our understanding of how LinkedIn can be leveraged for business continues to expand, there are conventions and formalities that must now be observed to ensure successful use of the site. Join LinkedIn super-strategist JD Gershbein, CEO of Owlish Communications, as he spotlights LinkedIn best practices and explores the nature of how personal brand drives outcomes on LinkedIn. In this informative and thought-provoking session, learn the 5 crucial tasks on LinkedIn that you can implement immediately to make you more efficient and productive on the site.

• Unlock SEO “juice” with 4 tips when using the “website” section of LinkedIn
• Leverage your previous employment by keeping it “light, bright and polite”
• Examine the anatomy of the best LinkedIn pages

Ask Any Questions You Have During The Social Media Q&A

ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE

• Learn where to put your buttons on your site to get the most followers
• How to motivate your website visitors to follow you on Twitter and/or Facebook
• We will review a handfull of companies who are successful in this space and they will give you ideas on how you can directly impact your website to make it more effective

Remember: This grassroots workshop is designed for small businesses to harness social media and to make it more manageable so they can use it to help increase their bottom line.

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Everyone That Attends Will Receive:

• A formula for 4 things you should include in almost every tweet
• A phrase that will help you stay “On Voice” for every message
• A technique to help with customer service and quick followups with customers
• An intermediate working understanding of secret tips for facebook and twitter that most brands don’t even know exist
• You will receive more knowledge faster than you can take notes, so bring your pen and paper and a laptop

See what people have to say about this event:

“Thank you @JoshOchs for a great seminar today, full of practical tips and advice, which I can start using today!” – @noriksuzuki

“Twitter tips: keep it light, bright and polite…engage those following you…have a call to action… [via @JoshOchs] #socialmediabootcamp” – @sherylct

“Signed up 4 @hootsuite. Awesome new tool to maximize ur twitter account. Thanks @joshochs for showing me this!” – @AntDom15

“Listening to @joshochs talking about social media techniques @medialeaders” – @sherylct

“LEAKED: The @MediaLeaders Tweet template = [Category] + [Msg] + [Call to Action] + [Link]. Steal shamelessly. #medialeaders #marketing” – @Altavert

“@medialeaders event at LMU – learning some great Twitter tactics from @joshochs. Light, bright, and polite!” – @ninatooley

“Learning lots about Twitter & FB fm @joshochs, who is a social media superhero – gettings tips on reaching out to fans! @medialeaders” – @TheRealAdamWest

“Thanks to @JoshOchs and @MediaLeaders for a great session at the #socialmediabootcamp Learned a lot of great and useful tips!” – @scherylct

“@domanders Highly recommend going to @MediaLeaders #socialmediabootcamp Very useful and helpful!” – @sherylct

“Luv 2 hear ur feedback on it RT @sherylct: @domanders Highly recommend going to @MediaLeaders #socialmediabootcamp Very useful and helpful!” – @domanders

“I like this tip! going to borrow it @joshochs “Keep it light, bright and polite.” – @NetworkingPhx

“@JoshOchs great insight re Twitter yesterday. Your enthusiasm was contagious!” – @NewGrowthCRE

“Learned exciting new social media information from @JoshOchs yesterday in his great seminar on social networking. Thanks Josh.” – @GrowHydroGarden

“Once again, great meeting you this week! The information you shared was invaluable and I’m really glad they had you as a presenter.” – @NetworkingPhx

“Thanks @joshochs for all the great tips today!” – @HappyHourEffect

“If it seems shady, don’t do it.” Thx for the twitter (and life) advice @JoshOchs – @JeremyNulik

“At #pbsummit listening to @joshochs talk about Twitter. I think I’m finally getting it” – @GoHardEntprises

“@palmslasvegas @medialeaders RT @jeremynulik Hearing the @joshochs story. Best quote: ‘Keep it light, bright and polite’” – @Cunningham_Mark

“I’m at Twitter school in #Vegas w @JoshOchs from @MediaLeaders. Nerdy+boozy. Lessons TK” – @MelissRoth

“Josh what a pleasure to hear you speak at Perfect Business Summit 2010. Brilliance shared in such a simple way. Thank you for giving so much!” – Barbara Whorley

Our Keynote Speaker Tweets For Brands and Celebrities

Josh Ochs is the grassroots marketing founder behind Media Leaders, the social media strike team that manages twitter/facebook for over a dozen brands. Before starting his agency, Josh launched an international social event company that now operates in over 15 cities, 4 countries and 3 languages. From these events, Josh and his team stay on the bleeding edge of word-of-mouth marketing and they use this as their “secret sauce” to coach clients and advise brands on how to connect with their customers. Learn more at http://SocialMediaStrikeTeam.com

J.D. GERSHBEIN, CEO of OWLISH COMMUNICATIONS, is a specialist in the Art and Science of LinkedIn. He is a trusted asset to top executives, managers, entrepreneurs, professional service providers, salespeople, and individuals involved in the search for their next job. He provides strategic direction to firms ranging from small to medium-sized businesses (SMB’s) to Fortune 500 companies in using LinkedIn to build brand and generate revenue. Dubbed “LinkedIn’s #1 Brand Ambassador” and “The LinkedIn Black Belt,” J.D. is considered one of the top LinkedIn strategists in the world and a pioneer in the design and delivery of LinkedIn education. He has been featured on FOX TV News, in the Chicago Tribune, has guested on prominent coast-to-coast talk radio programs, and contributed numerous articles to online publications.

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Venue Details:

WHO: Business Owners, Startup Entrepreneurs, Coporate Employees and anyone wanting to better understand the POWER of social media

WHAT: We are hosting a Social Media Bootcamp on May 14th. We will discuss how to make Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn work for your business. Join us for 3 hours of tangible tips that will enhance your social media efforts!

When: Saturday, May 14th, 2011 @ 8:30am – 12:30pm

Where: Green House Theater 2257 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614

Parking: See Map Below.

Map of Our Venue

About Green House Theater Center

• Founded in 2008, The Greenhouse Theater Center, NFP, continues its commitment to maintain a theater building and artists’ space rich in Chicago theater tradition. Located at 2257 N. Lincoln Avenue in Chicago’s prominent Lincoln Park neighborhood, it was the original home for such theater luminaries as the groundbreaking Body Politic Theater and Victory Gardens Theater.The Wendy and William Spatz Charitable Foundation purchased the theater building from Victory Gardens Theater with a promise to maintain the current function of the building as a multi-stage theater space. The Greenhouse Theater Center is as an “incubator” for small to mid-size theater companies. Its name is a natural progression with a nod to its historic roots and its concept renews the promise of attracting new and diverse art and artists to the center of Lincoln Park. The Greenhouse Theater Center is proud of its commitment to this tradition and to its mission.

THIS WORKSHOP DOES NOT INCLUDE BORING HIGH LEVEL ‘AGENCY SPEAK’

• We will NOT use the word ‘strategy’ or any 40,000 foot phrases that bog down small businesses
• We will NOT bother you with anything that gets in the way of adding to your bottom line (attracting and keeping customers)
• Everything in this seminar will be TACTICAL and teach you how to ENGAGE with your audience (Social media is not strategic, it’s tactical)

RETAIL/RESTAURANT OWNERS – Don’t attend unless you want to learn…

• Learn how to gather twitter followers and facebook followers as customers visit your store each time
• Turn those followers into a bank account that you can reach into on your slowest day and keep the store busy
• Offer engaging questions that will keep your store/restaurant/location at the forefront of your customers minds
• IMPORTANT: Learn how to reach out to twitter users before the post a bad comment on Yelp or Citysearch

SCRAPPY STARTUPS – Don’t take notes unless you want to grow…

• Learn how to listen to your followers so you can have them recommend new features and services without a focus group
• Push out new product announcements at certain times of the day to update your followers when they are online
• Learn how to setup messaging ONCE and continue to deploy similar messages that work well with your audience

REAL ESTATE BROKERS – Don’t attend unless you want to connect…

• You will quickly understand how to post photos of your new listings and get people to comment/notice your stuff
• You’ll learn how to use twitter to automatically broadcast your facebook feed and have a presence on both networks
• You’ll also learn how to add customers on facebook while you’re face-to-face with them using your mobile device (blackberry, android or iPhone)

Learn how to keep social media really simple and actually gain more customers without much of a time investment

• How keep social media really simple and actually gain more customers without much of a time investment
• How to use Facebook and Twitter ON YOUR OWN without hiring a consultant or an agency (DIY tips)

We will show you how to approach online marketing for results

• You will learn the two different voices you can use for almost any business to stay in touch with your customers (and keep them happy)
• TWO very simple phrases to remind yourself (or your team) what counts before they send messages to your audience
• Gain access to a very simple calendar system that will let your whole team (or just you) carefully plan your weekly tweets
• Learn how to track exactly who has clicked on each link in each message – Find out which messages are most popular and get responses

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Special thanks to over 1,000 attendees that took part in the September 15th, 2010 international networking event.  We gathered SEVEN cities in THREE countries and TWO languages as they mingled to talk about new ways the industry is changing.

Spanish Tweets :)
@MauBarba: 127 asistentes en el #medialeaders de ayer en Barcelona y buen proceso de desvirtualización de muchos de vosotros..hasta otra!

II. Things we had to overcome – similar to corporations
a. You have to have three entities on board
i. Someone who understands “social media currency”
ii. Someone to technically put it together (incorporate FB on pages, for example)
iii. Support from management
b. Fear
i. Transcends age
ii. Lack of control of the message
iii. Scared of how they represent the company
c. Solution
i. Education – Train people on Twitter, how to use it and what the online community is like
ii. Communication about how to deal with feedback and questions

III. You have things up and running – how do you incorporate user generated content?
a. Just b/c you build it, doesn’t mean they will come
i. Sweet Leaf success
ii. Our first call out had no returns (we had no social media currency)
iii. Doesn’t mean you should stop
b. Examples of it working
i. Severe weather (it takes collaboration)
ii. ATXPlaneCrash – Have someone monitoring feeds
1. Why Flickr? – It increases your SEO when you put a link to the article in the captions
2. The power of Twitter search
3. Facebook search now allows you to mine updates for links and media, just like Twitter

IV. Where do we build from here?
a. Keep the site open – the key is having an editor
i. iReport on CNN
ii. CurrentTV

V. Bloggers have put themselves in positions as editors
a. While we have the responsibility to reach people where they are, bloggers need to connect with media people
b. The press release is not dead
c. SOCIAL MEDIA ENCHASES YOUR ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH TRADITIONAL MEDIA
d. Best way to connect is still through the 5 Ws (who, what, where, when, why) – edit yourself
e. These collaborations are already taking shape
i. Example: ATX Fashion Week
ii. Now Austin = DO 512 + NBC

VI. In conclusion:
a. The new world is all about collaboration: Traditional media will survive by not only adopting, but collaboration with new media
b. Social media currency is about creating and sharing usable content (provide value)
c. And remember – we’re all having fun and figuring it out as we grow… and we’re tweeting the whole way through

Hey there Chicago Media Leaders, our last few events have been a huge success and we’re back with another Chicago event on September 15th. This time we will be joining fellow Media Leaders at Cityscape Bar to share ideas and enjoying meeting new friends. There’s no keynote speaker or panel of experts, just socializing and mixing with key influencers that are changing the way the industry operates.

This event uses these twitter hashtags: #MediaLeaders #Chicago

Bring your business cards to take part in a cutting edge junction of leaders in marketing, advertising, PR, and technology while discussing current events and new innovations. We are a group of influencers that come together to exchange ideas and thrive on meeting new people while making lasting connections.

Official RSVP Here

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• Vanessa Abron
  Job Title: Account Executive
  Company: Hill & Knowlton
  I work in: Public Relations

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• Araceli Arroyo
  Job Title: AVP Digital Marketing
  Company: HSBC
  I work in: I’m Unique
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): celikins

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• Hope Bertran
  Job Title: Social Media Director
  Company: Kenmore Live Studio
  I work in: Ad Agency/Media Manager
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @windycitysocial

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• Mariza Brotonel
  Job Title: Social Media
  Company: Entrepreneur
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Monica Brown
  Job Title: Digital Management Consultant
  Company: Independent
  I work in: I’m Unique
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @MJBrown723

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• Mike Caruso
  Job Title: Financial Services Professional
  Company: New York Life
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Vivian Chan
  Job Title: Marketing Analyst
  Company: Shared Marketing Services
  I work in: Ad Agency/Media Manager

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• Philip Chang
  Job Title: Partner
  Company: Carbon: Publicity & Strategic Communications for Talent
  I work in: Public Relations
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @borderlinephil, @strongerbonds

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• Tom Costello
  Job Title: Producer/Project Manager
  Company: Tom Costello
  I work in: New Media/Production
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @tcostello

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• Pete DuCharme
  Job Title: Senior Technical Recruiter
  Company: Synch-Solutions
  I work in: Recruiting/HR
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @Chi_ITRecruiter

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• rosalyn emerson
  Job Title: mkting
  Company: RLD/UFS
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Sean Everett
  Job Title: Managing Partner
  Company: Evolyte
  I work in: I’m Unique
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): seanmeverett

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• Camilo Ferro
  Job Title: Owner
  Company: Green Planet Media
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Sharon Fish
  Job Title: Marketing/Promotions Coordinator
  Company: DirecTV Sports Networks
  I work in: New Media/Production

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• Jason Frankena
  Job Title: B2C Marketing Consultant
  Company: Team Frankena
  I work in: I’m Unique
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): birdinchicago

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• Contessa Gibson
  Job Title: Owner
  Company: On Point Beauty Marketing
  I work in: Online Sales
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @contessagibson

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• Shalini Gupta
  Job Title: Marketing Director
  Company: Iris Mobile
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• John Head
  Job Title: Director of Enterprise Collaboration
  Company: PSC Group, LLC
  I work in: Tech/IT
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @johnhead

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• doug hoenig
  Job Title: Midwest Regional Sales Manager
  Company: CBSi Music
  I work in: Online Sales
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @doughoenig

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• Jason Hoffman
  Job Title: Principal
  Company: J. Hof Media
  I work in: I’m Unique
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @JHof

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• Eric Horn
  Job Title: IT Support Associate
  Company: Chicago State University
  I work in: Tech/IT
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @EricBHorn

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• Teressa Jaramillo
  Job Title: Litigation Support Specialist
  Company: Hickey, Melia & Associates
  I work in: I’m Unique
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @teressa4518

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• Scott Keiler
  Job Title: Account Manager
  Company: Tribune Media Services
  I work in: Ad Agency/Media Manager

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• Andrew Kelly
  Job Title: Executive Vice President
  Company: Advocate Advisors
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Kim Kleeman
  Job Title: President
  Company: Shakespeare Squared
  I work in: I’m Unique
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): S2CEOKimKleeman

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• David Knight
  Job Title: Broker
  Company: Advocate Advisors
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Jeff Knize
  Job Title: CEO
  Company: Click Pro SEO / Elite Internet Services, Inc.
  I work in: I’m Unique
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @clickproseo

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• Cezary Kolodziej
  Job Title: President & CEO
  Company: Iris Mobile
  I work in: Ad Agency/Media Manager

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• John Kosic
  Job Title: Research Consultant
  Company: JAK Consulting
  I work in: Tech/IT
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @bikespoke

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• Bill Lampert
  Job Title: Chief Client Partner
  Company: PinPoint Marketing
  I work in: Ad Agency/Media Manager
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @BillLampert

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• Kelly Laughlin
  Job Title: Account Executive
  Company: HRP
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Ken Liao
  Job Title: Director of Online Marketing
  Company: Taiwanese Students’ Association-North America (TSA-NA)
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Evelyn Liu
  Job Title: Student
  Company: Loyola University Chicago
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Steve Lucchesi
  Job Title: Vce President of Sales
  Company: Click Pro SEO / Elite Internet Services, Inc.
  I work in: Online Sales

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• Ian Martin
  Job Title: Marketing Coordinator
  Company: Contemporary Creative
  I work in: Ad Agency/Media Manager

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• Renee Matthews
  Job Title: Publicist
  Company: Matthews Entertainment Group & Associates
  I work in: Public Relations
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @DrRenee

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• Spencer Maus
  Job Title: Owner
  Company: SpencerConnect
  I work in: Public Relations
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): spencerconnect

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• Alana McQueen
  Job Title: fashion consultant
  Company: freelance
  I work in: I’m Unique
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @maklaunch

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• Josh Ochs
  Job Title: Founder
  Company: Media Leaders
  I work in: Ad Agency/Media Manager
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @medialeaders

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• Dean Pappas
  Job Title: marketing/sales
  Company: freelancer
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Kelly Rasho
  Job Title: Coordinator
  Company: Domani Studios
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Michelle Reed
  Job Title: Healthcare IT Sales Professional
  Company: Bullet Group Consulting
  I work in: Tech/IT
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @michellemreed

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• Jeff Ringgenberg
  Job Title: Managing Partner, Head of Business Development
  Company: Evolyte
  I work in: I’m Unique
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): @jeffreyryanwho

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• Tracey Schroeder
  Job Title: Manager of Marketing & Communications
  Company: Northwestern University
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Thomas Shanahan
  Job Title: Marketing and Communications Associate
  Company: American Agent LLC
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Bill Sosnowski
  Job Title: Owner
  Company: Sosnowski Enterprises
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Shannon Tarkowski
  Job Title: Advertising Sales Planner
  Company: Scripps Networks Interactive
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Lisa Totino
  Job Title: SAS, Social Marketing
  Company: Abelson Taylor
  I work in: Ad Agency/Media Manager
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): ltotino

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• joy valdez
  Job Title: sales
  Company: TMS
  I work in: Online Sales

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• DiAnne Walsh
  Job Title: Consultant
  Company: Self
  I work in: I’m Unique
  Twitter username: (Include @ Sign: “@MediaLeaders“): chidi@medialeaders

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• Teddy Walsh
  Job Title: Associate
  Company: Advocate Advisors
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Zhan Wang
  Job Title: International Marketing
  Company: Funk Linko
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Jason Weisner
  Job Title: Video Producer | Non Profit Sector
  Company: Hype Media
  I work in: New Media/Production

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• Bruce Weissman
  Job Title: Account Manager
  Company: self
  I work in: I’m Unique

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• Lance Williams
  Job Title: Team Sales Manager
  Company: FOX Stations Sales
  I work in: I’m Unique

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Thank you to the over 600 attendees that RSVP’ed for the third MediaLeaders nationwide event on April 6th, 2010. Your peers gathered from Vancouver, Boston, Chicago, Raleigh, and Los Angeles.  You brought your business cards and mingled with influencers passionate about changing the way the industry works.

AWARD FOR BEST SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNITY: RALEIGH

Raleigh Dominates The MediaLeaders Tweet Contest

Congrats AGAIN to Raleigh, NC for winning the MediaLeaders Tweet Contest and producing an outstanding amount of twitter and facebook chatter around the MediaLeaders events. Raleigh beat all other cities by a LANDSLIDE in the Tweet Contest that measured how many #MediaLeaders and #Raleigh hashtags were posted together in one tweet.  They once again domainated the landscape and showed the whole nation that what counts is not the size of the city in the competition, it’s the size of the competition in the city…

Sample tweets from the event:
@amymwallace said: “Good turnout for #MediaLeaders #Raleigh! I am loving the rasp. wheat beer (@ Isaac Hunters w/ 4 others)”
@1918 said: “I’ll be bringing my iPad to #Raleigh #MediaLeaders for you late adopters”

Join the Raleigh facebook group here

AWARD FOR NEWEST CITY: VANCOUVER

Congrats to our newest city, Vancouver, BC. Although they are the newest city on the MediaLeaders map, they came out with a whopping 237 tweets to grab second place in the Tweet Contest.  We’re excited for this new addition to the group!

Sample tweets from the event:
@nburgwin said: “when the GM of The @GranvilleRoom said, ‘you’re reaching capacity’ – we knew it was a success!”
@Fairlite said: “loving the #medialeaders event!! thanks #vancouver for the amazing turnout!”
@dennispang said: “Skipping accounting class for the #MediaLeaders #Vancouver event. It could easily be the best choice I’ve made this week”

Join the Vancouver facebook group here

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Thank you to the over 1,200 attendees that RSVP’ed for the first ever MediaLeaders nationwide event on January 26th, 2010. Your peers gathered from NYC, Raleigh, Austin, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles.  You brought your business cards and mingled with influencers passionate about changing the way the industry works.

We learned a lot from this set of events.  Here are some highlights that we have divided into awards.

AWARD FOR BEST SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNITY: RALEIGH

Congrats to our newest city, Raleigh, NC. In just FOUR hours the Raleigh community pushed over 55 retweets and accumulated over 100 RSVP’s on the main website. Even now, after three weeks, the Raleigh Media Leaders page has been retweeted over 140 times and it has received a Topsy “Top 5K” badge. This is an unprecedented outcome and Raleigh memebers proved to be the most viral out of the national group (That’s right LA, SF and NYC, they beat you BIG TIME…)

AWARD FOR BEST ATTENDANCE: LA

This award is granted to Los Angeles. With over 250 RSVP’s on the guest list, not even afternoon rain could keep the Angelinos from packing the Venice Beach location. Attendees were mingling and trading business cards in all sorts of the bars nooks and crannies while chatting up mobile applications and blogging technologies.

AWARD FOR BEST VOLUNTEERS: BOSTON

Congrats to Boston who printed their own brochures/flyers to greet their guests as they entered the venue. Their creativity and ambition made everyone ask for a date when they could volunteer for the next event.

AWARD FOR BEST LEADERSHIP: AUSTIN

Congrats to the Austin team who successfully led the troops and gathered an impressive lineup of followers. Keep the momentum, you might be our headquarters city for the next event during SXSW.

AWARD FOR BEST VIEW: CHICAGO

Congrats to Chicago who had the best view of the surrounding cityscape. They packed the 33rd floor of the W-Hotel Whiskey Sky Bar and mingled with other professionals till the wee hours of the night.

AWARD FOR MOST LAST MINUTE RSVP’s: SF

Congratulations to San Francisco members who were spreading the word last minute and managed to grab an additional 50 attendees in the last few hours.

Here’s some stats for all you geeks out there:

• This event gathered over 870 mentions of the #medialeaders hashtags over the past 7 days (That’s almost 124 mentions/day)
• Over 274 contributors helped spread the word on twitter
• Over 75% of the retweets were LOCATION TARGETED (They used a city specific tag #raleigh #la #chicago #boston #austin #nyc #sf)

Check out the facebook events all happening at the same time:

This event uses these twitter hashtags: #MediaLeaders #Chicago

Bring your business cards to take part in a cutting edge junction of leaders in PR, media, marketing, advertising and tech while discussing current events and new ideas. We are a group of influencers that come together to exchange and thrive on meeting new people and making lasting connections.
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EVENT DETAILS:

Where: W Hotel Whiskey Sky Bar on the 33rd Floor
644 Lake Shore Drive (33rd Floor) | Chicago IL | 60611
When: Tues. Jan 26th @7-9PM
Who: See who’s attending
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