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On Friday, January 16, a group of wonderfully interesting and passionate social media folk gathered at Basis: New American Cuisine in Phoenix, AZ.

Ben Grossman (Chief Strategist at BiGMarK, Inc.) and Elizabeth Hannan (Website Marketing & Social Media Manager of Pragmatic Marketing) moderated a lively discussion with the 20+ attendees on a wide range of issues pursuant to the theme, Social Media in 2009 | Look Both Ways.  Topics that were discussed included a review of Social Media in 2008 (mainstream acceptance, most effective use, the shifting communication model in journalism and life) and forecasts of what is to come in 2009 (viability of content aggregation, where influence resides, political implications).

Christi Woods, from sponsor Herman, Goldstein, and Forsyth P.C., gave a very compelling overview of how social media is a game changer for the legal profession: from evidentiary issues to professional networking.

Photo By: Tyson Crosbie

Sponsor
Once again, thank you to our sponsor, Herman, Goldstein, and Forsyth P.C. and attorney, Christi A. Woods for sponsoring the breakfast and sharing their point of view with us.  Christi can be reached at 602-569-8200.

The Venue
We’d also like to thank Pete and Basis: New American Cuisine for being so accommodating and providing absolutely delicious food.  The have a wonderful standard menu as well: 

Basis specializes in innovative cuisine that remains approachable.  An all day menu ensures the guest will find just what they are craving whether it is one of the fresh daily soups, a lobster burger, a prime rib stuffed poblano or southwest chicken cordon bleu. Sunday’s ala carte brunch menu features creme brule french toast, eggs benedict over green chile scones and cinnamon donut holes in addition to several other items.  Basis also has over fifty wines by the glass, an extensive domestic and imported beer list and offers a coffee menu with french press options.

Overall, the breakfast was a huge success, a wonderful chance to connect with friends new and old, and to openly exchange information.  If you are interested in helping to host a future Social Media Breakfast Phoenix, please be in touch with Elizabeth Hannan.  

Thank you, Phoenix!

Social Media Breakfast Phoenix 2 (#SMBP2) will be held from 8:30am -10:30am, at Basis: New American Cuisine in Phoenix, AZ.  Boston-based marketer and Boston SMB regular, Ben Grossman will be organizing and hosting the event during a visit to his hometown.  Sponsor Herman, Goldstein, and Forsyth P.C., will be providing complimentary coffee and bagels.  Register on Eventbrite, as tickets are limited.

Social Media Breakfast Phoenix 2

• Date: Friday, January 16, 2009
• Time: 8:30-10:30am
• Place: Basis: New American Cuisine (602-843-3689)
• Address: 410 East Thunderbird Road Phoenix, Arizona 85022 [map]
• Registration: Register on Eventbrite, as tickets are limited

REGISTER HERE

SMBP2 Theme: Social Media in 2009 | Look Both Ways
SMBP2 will feature a series of two sets of discussions:

1) Backwards: Examining how social media technologies, practices, and proliferation changed over the course of 2008.  Did your business or clients change their views?  Did social media go mainstream?  Did social media find a place next to or immersed in traditional marketing, advertising, and public relations?

2) Forwards: Projecting, on the heels of the Consumer Electronics Show and a slew of predictive positing by thought leaders, what 2009 has in store for social media.  Will the mainstream populace finally ‘get it?’  Will businesses and clients be more willing to embrace social media?  What tools must or should we develop to steward the next generation of social media evolution?

Speakers
If you would be willing to moderate and/or lead one of these discussions (in either or both categories), please e-mail Ben Grossman at SMBP {at} ben-grossman {dot} com

Sponsor
Social Media Breakfast Phoenix 2 is sponsored by Herman, Goldstein, and Forsyth P.C., a local law firm that realizes that social media impacts the way all organizations conduct business on a daily basis.  As the sponsor, the law firm has graciously covered the cost of the facility and complimentary breakfast for attendees.  Christi A. Woods will be attending to represent the firm and can be reached at 602-569-8200.

Creating Content / Making Media?

• Please use the tag #SMBP2
• Pass along video, blog posts, and other durable content to Ben Grossman so that it can be included in the wrap-up post

Questions?
The Social Media Breakfast  was founded by Bryan Person in August 2007 as an event where social media experts and newbies alike come together to eat, meet, share, and learn. Marketers, PR pros, entrepreneurs, bloggers, podcasters, new-media fanatics, and online social networkers are all welcome to attend.  

This Social Media Breakfast Phoenix is being hosted by Ben Grossman.  You can contact him at SMBP {at} ben-grossman {dot} com with any questions.

OK so I like the whole Social Media Breakfast idea so much that I decided to try and put one together with less than a week’s notice during a recent trip to the Phoenix area.

These types of events are hidden gold mines for marketers looking to get an understanding of these new technologies. The reason why they are like finding gold is they end up being conversations among peers some with excellent experience and depth, others with just plenty of curiosity about doing something new and challenges to address. They are usually the marketing types that have the capability to match the technology to the challenge in a business or non-profit setting.

Just to re-cap the March 14 event, Heather Herr otherwise known as MsHerr on Twitter and Miles Comer a.k.a. Tankilo on twitter shared their projects, ideas, and yes, frustrations about social media.

Miles is a tech support employee for a wireless company helping keep their computer networks in the retail stores running. He is also trying to get greater participation in his company’s wiki related to service and trouble shooting issues. My take is the key to his challenge is getting just a couple of examples where someone found a solution to a problem on the wiki that saved hours and you’ve got the makings for a Wiki advocate. Yes it is a catch-22, you need contributions in order to get solutions, so I’ve put some ideas for greater wiki participation on the Provident Partners social media blog.

Heather has an interesting story. She is a partner in Experience Studio a branding firm in Arizona. She is also using Twitter to facilitate conversation for the Phoenix Art Museum using http://twitter.com/PhxArtYC While the main objective is to stimulate interest in the arts among potential young collectors our breakfast conversation led to the idea of not limiting the geography. Art is enjoyed the world over, Phoenix is a popular travel destination, and greater conversation on the web has limitless potential across geographies so tap into the topic at all levels. You can hear part of our breakfast conversation with Albert Maruggi reporting on the social media breakfast in Scottsdale March 14, 2008

This post is by Albert Maruggi (yes, same guy that does the Marketing Edge podcast).

Minnesota-based marketer Albert Maruggi will host the inaugural Social Media Breakfast Phoenix on Friday March 14, from 7:30-9:00am, as part of a visit to Arizona this week.

Here are the event details:

Social Media Breakfast Phoenix

• Date: Friday, March 14, 2008
• Time: 7:30-9:00am
• Place: Cafe Carumba
• Address: 7303 E Indian School Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
• Registration: Add your name at the Upcoming.org event page