It’s been a while, but we’re back with a San Francisco East Bay social media breakfast, set for Wednesday, February 3.
Chris Christensen will be our guest speaker. Chris has worked most recently at Live World, and he’ll talk about building communities for businesses. He’s also the host of the popular Amateur Traveler podcast. Chris is integrating social media into his new travel-focused business, and he’ll talk about that, too.
There will be plenty of time for networking, so bring a stack of business cards.
Tungle.me is sponsoring the breakfast, so join us an chow down for free. If you’ve never eaten at Buttercup Grill and Bar, you’re in for a treat. By far, Buttercup is the best coffee shop food you’ll ever taste. We’ll gather at 8:30 a.m. in the meeting room at the Buttercup at 1000 Colton Street in Oakland. That’s just off 23rd Avenue and easily accessible from the 880 freeway.
There’s a limit of 55 people, so get your reservation in right away at EventBrite:
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Thought-Provoking.
Brain-Filling.
Mouth-Watering.
Social Media Breakfast East Bay
- Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
- Hours: 8:00-10:00 am
- Location: Cesar restaurant, 4039 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611
- Cost: Free (thanks to sponsorship by George P. Johnson)
- Event tag: #
Frank Eliason and his team at Comcast have made headlines helping customers who complain about Comcast service on Twitter. However, critics argue that such an approach to customer service won’t scale. After all, the number of complaints the team addressed in a year is slightly more than the total number of customer service reps employed by Comcast; the complaints answered on Twitter is a mere drop in the bucket compared to the total number that come in by phone.
But Salesforce.com has integrated a Twitter search into its customer service module, so every customer service rep, in addition to handling calls, can respond to problems people raise on Twitter, with direct access to the customer service database integrated into the module. Can this be the solution to scaling Twitter-based customer service?
Tom Wong, Vice President, Dreamforce, Customer Marketing Programs at Salesforce.com and author of “Salesforce.com for Dummies,” will be our guest speaker at the second Social Media Breakfast East Bay event.
The San Francisco EAST BAY Social Media Breakfast is being organized by Shel Holtz and Kenny Lauer. It brings together all kinds of folks: social media experts, newcomers and enthusiasts, for a morning of eating, stimulating dialog, sharing, and learning. Did I mention eating?
Ok who is welcome? See if you fit into one of these: Marketers, PR pros, entrepreneurs, bloggers, videobloggers, podcasters, students, new-media enthusiasts, Twitterers, community managers, recruiters, and online social networkers.
The breakfast is free thanks to George P. Johnson’s sponsorship, but seats are limited. Please reserve yours at our by clicking here–>Eventbrite listing.
Sponsor
*** Our special thanks to our generous sponsor,George P. Johnson Experience Marketing
Special thanks
** Finally, a big thank you to Richard, Diane, and everyone at Cesar restaurant for accommodating us.
Inaugural.
Thought-Provoking. Brain-Filling.
Mouth-Watering.
Inaugural Social Media Breakfast East Bay
- Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
- Hours: 8:00-10:00 am
- Location: Cesar restaurant, 4039 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611
- Cost: Free (thanks to sponsorship by LiveWorld)
- Event tag: #SMBEB1
The San Francisco East Bay is proud to host our INAUGURAL Social Media Breakfast at Restaurant Cesar in Oakland on Wednesday, February 25. It will be a great casual gathering designed to deliver spirited discussions, good food, and some great networking.
Our featured speaker, JD Lasica, will lead an energetic discussion of social media trends and more . If you don’t know who JD is, you should and you will (see his bio below).
Bonus: Plus we are thrilled to have a surprise guest-but you have to go to the invite to find out who.
The San Francisco EAST BAY Social Media Breakfast is being organized by Shel Holtz and Kenny Lauer. It brings together all kinds of folks: social media experts, newcomers and enthusiasts, for a morning of eating, stimulating dialog, sharing, and learning. Did I mention eating?
Ok who is welcome? See if you fit into one of these: Marketers, PR pros, entrepreneurs, bloggers, videobloggers, podcasters, students, new-media enthusiasts, Twitterers, community managers, recruiters, and online social networkers.
Here’s the cool thing. For the inaugural event, we are making it Free to you. Yes, be a charter SMB East Bay attendee! We’re kicking off these get-togethers with a free breakfast thanks to the generosity of LiveWorld’s sponsorship.
The fun will last for 2 hours, focusing on people meeting each other, and our guest speaker telling a story to spark conversation and discussion.
Agenda
* 8:00-8:30 am Breakfast, Drink, “Hey How are ya” ?
* 8:30-9:15 am Presentation and discussion with JD Lasica
* 9:15-10:00 am Networking, mingling, and We’re done!
Speaker bio: JD Lasica, CEO and founder of Socialmedia.biz
JD Lasica is a social media strategist, entrepreneur, citizen journalist, and author. He is founder of Socialmedia.biz, a news site and enterprise that offers consulting, training and video services to Fortune 500 companies and smaller organizations. He is a founding principal of AdHocnium, a network of leading social media consultants. In a few days JD will also launch Socialbrite.org to support the efforts of nonprofits and social change organizations. And he is organizing a Traveling Geeks trip to London in July with Scoble, Craig Newmark, and others.
JD was co-founder and editorial director of Ourmedia.org, the first video hosting and sharing site. His 2005 book “Darknet: Hollywood’s War Against the Digital Generation” explored the emerging medialandscape.
In a previous life, JD was an editor at the Sacramento Bee and editorial manager of several Silicon Valley startups. CNET named him one of the 100 top media bloggers in the world. You can find him on Twitter at @jdlasica.
What’s JD going to talk about?
JD will touch on recent trends in social media, the meteor hurtling toward the news industry, and the need for a collaborative resource center around social media. But we want to make this a conversation rather than a speech, so bring your questions and comments.
Making media?
Please attach the #SMBEB1 tag to any tweets, comments, or uploads.
Questions?
Please Contact: Kenny Lauer at klauer AT gpj DOT com
Sound Fun? Click on RSVP below.
Sponsor
*** Our special thanks to our generous sponsor, LiveWorld, a white-label social networking agency headquartered in San Jose.
Special thanks
** Finally, a big thank you to Richard, Diane, and everyone at Cesar restaurant for accommodating us.