New York’s Tech Valley (Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga Springs) held its inaugural Social Media Breakfast on Friday, June 19, where more than 60 social media enthusiasts gathered to learn from a panel of talented speakers. The discussion was moderated by Amy Mengel and featured Mike Germano of Carrot Creative, Rhea Drysdale from Outspoken Media and Stuart Foster from The Lost Jacket.
View from the panelist's table, from Mike Germano
The conversation focused on creative ways of using different social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, strategies for promoting local businesses through social media, and discussing the potential of mobile apps in reaching audiences. Attendees came from a variety of backgrounds, including higher education, state government, software, travel and hospitality, PR and advertising agencies, law and theater. Many attendees live-tweeted the event with the #smbtv hashtag (transcript here).
Generous sponsorship from AllOverAlbany.com and SUNY Cobleskill made the event possible. The event drew a huge amount of interest and the available seats were sold-old in under three days. A larger venue is in the works for the second event, which will be held in August. Those interested in attending are encouraged to follow @smbtv on Twitter or join the Facebook group for updates. You can also contact SMB-TV founder Amy Mengel if you have questions, ideas, speaker opportunities or potential venues for future Social Media Breakfasts in Tech Valley.