About Social Media Breakfast
In the beginning Social Media Breakfast founder Bryan Person is a morning guy. Rising early to get a good start on the day is his thing. So is eating a good breakfast -- Mama always said it's the most important meal of the day, after all! And on one lazy summer day in Boston in August 2007, Bryan (on left in above photo) decided to turn the breakfast hour into a gathering of his fellow blogging/podcasting/new-media pals. The morning was a runaway success, with discussions of how agencies could better implement social media programs for clients, the advantages of social bookmarking for business, ...
SMB Cities
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Start Your Own
What you'll need Don't see your area in our list of Social Media Breakfast cities? Then, why not start your own series! Here are some of the "breakfast ingredients" you'll need to get your event going: An understanding of the Social Media Breakfast story and mission An organizing team – we recommend at least two people! A venue A sponsor – recommended, for keeping event free or at low cost for participants Speaker/panel/program around a social media topic Sites/tools/social networks for getting the word out – Twitter, e-mail list, blogs, etc. Application for managing registrations – most SMB chapters use Eventbrite How we help Ultimately, a new breakfast series requires ...
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SMB NH Goes Green In The Upper Valley
This SMBNH is the first of TWO on Green Tech in 2011! The next Green Tech SMBNH will be in Nashua, NH this summer. We hope to see you at our next SMBNH on April 22, 2011! Online signup closes on April 21, 2011. You can read what Social Media Breakfast NH is all about, [...]
Tweet. Meet. Give. SMB Seattle Teams Up with SMC Seattle to Support Local Twestival
Are you ready for the biggest grassroots social media fundraising event on the planet? SMB Seattle is proud to work with Social Media Club Seattle and Twestival Seattle for an unforgettable evening of networking and raising money for a good cause! Kick back with apps, drinks, and some of Seattle’s most talented social media minds while supporting FareStart, a local nonprofit organization that changes lives [...]
SMBMSP SXSW Roadtrip (Part 1)
Hey there SMBers – Rick Mahn from SMBMSP in Minneapolis here. I thought I’d have gotten a chance to post here before this. My apologies to Bryan Person on that one. You may have heard there was an SMB road crew heading to SXSW this year, and making stops in 4 Midwest cities. That team [...]
Announcing our speaking lineup for SMB SXSW
We’re looking forward to bringing you an action-packed morning of presentations and discussions at our mega breakfast at SXSW at the Hyatt Regency Austin this Sunday. Agenda Welcome and introduction from SMB founder founder Bryan Person Speaker intros and Q&A facilitation from Albert Maruggi How Social Media and Business Thrive in Rural America: Becky McCray [...]
SMB SXSW roadtripping, from the Twin Cities to Austin
Social Media Breakfast Twin Cities organizers Rick Mahn and Albert Maruggi are roadtripping their way down to Austin for SXSW Interactive this week. Rick and Albert departed the Twin Cities about midday on Wednesday and are expected to reach Austin Friday night. The pair have already tweeted it up in Des Moines, Iowa, and have [...]
Register for our SXSW breakfast this Wednesday and Saturday
We’re releasing two more rounds of tickets for our upcoming Social Media Breakfast SXSW this week. Here are the times that registration will open: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 4:00pm Eastern Saturday, March 6, 2010, 2:15pm Eastern Note: The first two rounds of tickets sold out in minutes. You are urged to set an alarm in [...]
Register for our mega SMB at SXSW Interactive
We welcome SMB attendees from around the country to attend our mega Social Media Breakfast on Sunday, March 14 in Austin, TX, during this year’s SXSW Interactive! Our first batch of tickets will be released at 2:00pm Eastern on Friday, February 26. Additional tickets will be made available throughout the week of March 1. Event [...]


