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Tuesday, February 8, 2011



Meadowood Napa Valley
Meghan King/Randi Coppage
900 Meadowood Lane
St. Helena, CA 94574
707-963-3646
mking@meadowood.com | rcoppage@meadowood.com
www.meadowood.com

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
10:30 AM Early Registration and Tours of Property
11:00 AM Registration
11:30 AM Speaker Presentation
1:15 PM Luncheon
2:15 PM SIG Groups*
(*SIG-Special Interest Groups... this is YOUR chance to meet with others in the same discipline as yourself and discuss issues pertinent to your discipline within the wedding industry.  Voice your concerns; give input that can be used to inform the industry and the public!)

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Guest Accommodations:
Discounted rooms are available at Meadowood for a reduced rate. Please email Meghan King at Meadowood (mking@meadowood.com) for more information and your reservation.

MENU:
First Course
 Seared Scallops, Parsnip Puree, Mushroom Jus

Second Course
Roasted Arctic Char, Winter Beans, Bacon Lardons

Dessert Course
Oeuf Neige Scented with Keffir lime, caraway sabayon

PROGRAM:
There are many new opportunities in New Social Media. One of the most prolific is Facebook which has over 500 million users. In this session, you will learn specific strategy and techniques to use them for business relationships; not just social networking.

Some key takeaways include:

How developing your personal relationships through Facebook can benefit your business.

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What makes for effective and ineffective status updates.

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Drawing the line between your business and personal presence.

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How to build business relationships with just a couple degrees of separation will rapidly give you huge presence and reach.

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Understanding and implementing the different tools for business presence, including: Personal Pages, Business Pages (mini-websites), Groups, and Facebook Advertising.



Andy Ebon
The Wedding Network
4317 Apex Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89147
702-227-9926
AndyEbon@WeddingMarketing.net
www.TheWeddingMarketingBlog.com
www.twitter.com/andyebon
www.facebook.weddingmarketing.net

   Andy Ebon is publisher of The-Wedding-Marketing-Blog-dot-COM.

From 1972 to 1996, Andy was a noted member of the DJ Entertainment Industry, operating two mobile DJ services in San Francisco: Music Man and Designer Music. His two companies served clients in over 2000 weddings.

His work with Designer Music earned him recognition as San Francisco Small Business Owner of the Year.

Today, Andy is an in-demand public speaker, writer, and consultant. In 2009 and 2010, Andy traveled across North America and the Caribbean, making more than 100 presentations to wedding industry groups on marketing, social media, and internet communications.

He has published an eBook, 99 Marketing Tips and 10 Things You Should Never Do. He released a 3-hour seminar on DVD: Building A Social Media Strategy. And, he is a co-author to the first two books in the Power of the Platform Series: contributing chapters on Blogging and Social Media.

His current wedding industry involvement includes Board of Director positions with BSPI (Bridal Show Producers International) and Wish Upon A Wedding.

Andy will present his most-asked-for seminars, Facebook for Wedding Professionals. He will cover the rapidly changing landscape of Facebook, and how to best use it for your business.


REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Non-Member Fees are:
$55 By February 1
$70 After February 1
Click here to register

Members Fees are:
$40 By February 1
$55 After February 1
Click here to register


A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS

Venue/Catering
Meadowood Napa Valley
Meghan King/Randi Coppage
900 Meadowood Lane
Saint Helena, CA 94574
707-963-3646
mking@meadowood.com
rcoppage@meadowood.com
www.meadowood.com

Linens
Napa Valley Linens
Sharon Dexmier
1054-E Shary Circle
Concord, CA 94518
925-459-0470
sdexmier@nvlinens.com
www.nvlinens.com

Florals
Mandy Scott Flowers
Mandy Scott
1738 Union Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
415-441-3758
mandy@mandyscott.com
www.mandyscottflowers.com

Rentals
Classic Party Rentals
Leah De Guzman
1635 Rollins Road, Suite A
Burlingame, CA 94010
650-652-0300
lburns@classicpartyrentals.com
www.classicpartyrentals.com

Classic Party Rentals
Ana Stone
745 Skyway Court
Napa, CA 94558
707-253-2332
AStone@classicpartyrentals.com
www.classicpartyrentals.com

Entertainment
Laura and Anton
4554 Tompkins Avenue
Oakland, CA 94619
323-556-1701
lweinbach@gmail.com
www.foxtailsbrigade.com

Photography
Michelle Walker Photography
Michelle Walker
871 Alma Place
Oakland, CA 94610
415-235-5400
michelle@michellewalker.com
www.michellewalker.com

Menu Design and Printing
The Card Lady
Karla Randolph
4250 Verdigris Circle
San Jose, CA 95134
408-964-8183
thecardlady1@yahoo.com
www.designsbythecardlady.com

A/V
AVMS
Mike Molleson
520 California Boulevard, Suite 8
Napa, CA 94558
925-858-3696
mmolleson@avms.com
www.avms.com

Video Creations by Martha
Martha Mintun
707-575-4634
videocreations@aol.com
www.videolady.net

Thank you to our co-chairs for this event: Dina Balatti, Bella Celebrations & Isabelle Adams, Bonjour Isabelle

 
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