Join the Social Media Club of Hawaii on Tuesday, July 13 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. for a look at how musicians and music industry professionals use and benefit from social media!

DATE: Tuesday, July 13 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Fresh Café, 831 Queen St, Honolulu, HI. Hat tip to Tara Coomans for scouting this great location for us.

PANEL DISCUSSION: Our topic for this month is an exploration of music and social media. Keep in mind these ideas will also apply to any entrepreneur as well as industries who are hard hit by the cusomter revolution online. Our panelists include:

• Kenneth Makuakane (@kmakuakane)
• Shawn Livingston Moseley
• Jenn Wright (@jroq)

Food and drinks will be available for purchase; appetites are welcome. We will have time to jam some so bring your instruments and join the musical conversation!

NEW DAY: Our next monthly gathering is TUESDAY, June 8th, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.!

NEW LOCATION: Fresh Café Scroll down for directions. Hat tip to Tara Coomans for scouting a new location for us.

NEW FORMAT: Our topic is using location-based social networks. However! This month we are having an informal meetup to chat and socialize with each other; there will not be a formal presentation. There will be person to person information sharing! Food and drinks will be available for purchase; appetites are welcome.

We are mixing up our meetings this year: even-numbered months will be informal talk story get-togethers while odd-numbered months will have a formal presentation for in-depth learning and sharing. Come check in with your favorite geo-social app or learn what the heck we are talking about and how it might affect your business.

Register at:
http://smchi100608.eventbrite.com/

Featured Presentation: Social Media Optimization with Rob Bertholf

Although Social Media Club approaches social media marketing from a starting point of customer conversation, there is no disputing that social media can also be search marketing and search engine optimization on steroids. Our guest speaker, Rob Bertholf, is often acknowledged as Hawaii’s #1 search marketing expert, and he will be giving us an overview of some of the social media optimization methods he has developed for his clients. He will be giving an in-depth workshop the following day at U-H Manoa. We are lucky to be offering this sneak preview to you free of charge!

Sign up today or learn more at: http://smchi-100212.eventbrite.com/

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Gain a foundational knowledge of Search Engine Marketing by exploring how Search Engine Optimization, Paid Search Marketing and Social Media Optimization tie together. Explore various analytical and research tools which allow you to identify effective keywords and analyze visitor trends. Learn about link building and other strategies which increase your visibility in the search engines and social mediasphere.

Rob Bertholf is an internationally recognized authority on interactive marketing and accomplished software developer. Search for “United States Air Force Veteran” and this former Staff Sergeant appears #1 position above AirForce.com; Google “Search Engine Optimization Expert” and his personal site beats out millions for the first page. The inventor of the ZeppOS Content Management Application, Bertholf oversaw the deployment of over 700 websites while the founder/CEO of Empowered Internet Solutions. An early adapter @Rob sent the first “Tweet” from Hawai‘i.

The Internet Marketing/Search Engine Optimization panel is with Rob Bertholf (@Rob), Roxanne Darling (@RoxanneDarling) and Neal Kido (@NealKido).