Social Sushi Networking

Social Sushi Networking – How to Market Your Business to the Top

 

Three Speakers:  Versandra Kennebrew, Mark Maupin and Chris Grindem

 

Learning objectives:

 

                Learn about the effectiveness of 'Speed Networking'

 

                Learn about strategies to help market products or services effectively

 

                Learn about strategies to use the internet to help improve sales

 

The purpose of the workshop is to expose participants to strategies to help promote their businesses effectively and improve sales.

 

 

Chris Grindem Biography: 

 

Chris Grindem is the Executive Director of The Utmost Group, a metro Detroit-based branding, marketing and IMC firm serving the greater good.

 

Chris earned his BA and MBA in marketing at Michigan State University.

 

Over the past 30-plus years, he's worked with advertising agencies including Leo Burnett, Chicago, Doner, and JWT Detroit. Corporately, he worked in marketing with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the Broad College of Business at MSU. And he's been an entrepreneur, helping found the Optimization Group, Ann Arbor, as well as The Utmost Group.

 

Chris has been awarded a Silver Effie, RAC Gold and WPP Atticus. In addition, he has published eight articles in the US and Europe, and spoken at more than 20 professional conferences in the US and Europe. Currently, Chris's weekly blog on branding, marketing and IMC can be found at http://theutmostgroup.com/utmostblog

 

Chris can be reached via The Utmost Group, LinkedIn or Google+.

 

 

Event Date:	Thursday, November 7, 2013
Event Start Time:	6:00 PM
Event End Time:	9:00 PM
Location:	Wayne County Community College District Eastern Campus, Corporate College at Eastern Campus Cooper Conference Center 5901 Connor Street, Detroit, 48213

 

 

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Do you have as many leads as you should?

NEW: Online Marketing Club on Thursday!

 

	Are you making as much money as you would like? Do you have as many leads as you should? Are the right people noticing what you have to offer?		Make Contacts Get Real Marketing Help Find Employers/Employees Learn/Share Marketing Tips Get Your Website Critiqued

 

 

 

 

Event: Online Marketing Club

Thursday October 24 @ 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Held at International Academy of Design & Technology (IADT-Detroit)

1850 Research Drive, Troy MI 48083

 

Students: Are you looking for ways to make money today or build skills for tomorrow?

 

Business Owners: Are you looking for cost-effective ways to market your business?

 

Come and learn how you can get started with online marketing.  (It's not hard to get started!)

 

Who should attend?

·      Online Marketers: Beginning and Experienced

·      Business Owners who want more customers

·      Students wanting to gain experience and learn new ideas

 

Why should you come?  How will you benefit?

·      Learn Effective Marketing Skills

·      Exposure to Highly Technical College Facility

·      Networking with Businesses and Potential Employers

·      Opportunities to Build Your Portfolio

·      Internship Possibilities to Build Experience

·      Find Potential Technical Employees

·      Learn about a Business Model That's Working Today

 

Which topics will be addressed?

·      Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Overview

·      Websites Pages using Blogger and WordPress (using an iFrame)

·      Customized YouTube Videos

·      Importance of Anchor Text Links

·      Classified Ads

·      Google Places Maps

·      Obtaining a Local Tracking Phone Number

·      Additional Support for SEO Work (i.e. Slideshare and Scribe)

·      Press Releases Writing & Submission

·      Directory Site Listings

Sponsored by Right Now Marketing Group and The Ultimate Analyst

Call Mark Maupin (248) 939-6232 or Chris Wechner (248) 905-1290 for More Info

Local Website Builder Wayne McDonald To Give Website Construction Presentation at Detroit College

On Monday, 21 October 2013, Wayne McDonald will give a presentation on building a simple website with Blogger, to new local web entrepreneurs.

 

Wayne Allen McDonald

 October 16, 2013 ) Clinton Township, Michigan – Locally based internet marketer Wayne McDonald of Imagine Something Worthy, LLC will be giving a presentation on how to build a simple website with the Google service called Blogger. This presentation is being created and presented at the request of the local internet marketing community that was present at Internet Marketing Roundtable event at the college on 10 October 2013.

Unless questions from the audience take the presentation in another direction, these are some of the items to be covered:
• The process to select a theme, background and number of columns for the website.
• Which gadgets on Blogger to remove or hide to make it look like a regular website and not a Blogger site, and how to remove / hide them.
• How to transfer the blog to a previously acquired domain name.
• How to use Google search to find answers to Blogger website construction questions.

As with a similar presentation last year, this presentation is expected to be a mix of demonstration and lively Question & Answer. The intention is to get people started and into action around their web site.

Event: Internet Marketing Roundtable – Extra Session
Topic: How to Build a Simple Website with Blogger
Speaker: Wayne McDonald
Level: Beginner+, Intermediate
Date: Monday, October 21, 2013
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Wayne County Community College District – Eastern Campus
Room: Cooper Room
Address: 5901 Connor Street, Detroit, MI 48213

About:
Wayne McDonald is ongoingly creating Imagine Something Worthy LLC. He is a former Chrysler employee, current real estate investor, and a member of the local Internet Marketing Club. He is using what he is learning at the local Internet Marketing Club to build sites for himself and others. He is continuing to construct and market an online vitamin store, a real estate site for himself and fellow investors, and new Internet marketing affiliate sites.

Contact:
Wayne McDonald
Imagine Something Worthy, LLC
42211 Garfield Road, PMB 123
Clinton Township, Michigan 48038

All Day Program for Building Your Business

Build A Business Day – Mark Your Calendar!

 

Wednesday, November 13^th from 10-4pm

 

10:00am - 11:00am…Low Cost Franchising Opportunities…Barbara Erk

 

11:00am – Noon…Ask the Writer…Monica Marie Jones

 

Noon – 1:00pm…Funding Your Business…Lenders Panel

 

1:00pm – 2:00pm…Ask the Attorney…Richard White

 

2:00pm – 3:00pm…How the DEGC Can Help Your Business…Mark Denson

 

3:00pm – 4:00pm…Networking…Special Video Presentation

 

Event Date:	Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Event Start Time:	10:00 AM
Event End Time:	4:00 PM
Location:	Wayne County Community College District Eastern Campus, Corporate College at Eastern Campus Cooper Conference Center 5901 Connor Street, Detroit, 48213

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Home For Sale at Auction

Nonprofits and Houses

Have you thought about starting a nonprofit?  Have you started but not finished?  Do you have questions for an attorney relating to starting an organization?  On Thursday, October 3^rd, Attorney Laura Griese will do a presentation on:

 

                The Basics of Starting a Non Profit Organization

 

Also, have you thought about taking advantage of all of the low priced housing available in the City of Detroit and Wayne County?  Did you know that the County is holding an Auction in October for residential and commercial properties? Do you know anyone who needs a house for under $1,000?

 

On Monday, October 7^th, Ms. Lanay Brown will conduct a seminar on buying inexpensive houses in the upcoming county auction.  Ms. Brown is an experienced real estate investor, author and speaker who has purchased from the auction before.

 

Both seminars will be from 6-8:30pm at the WCCCD Eastern Campus Corporate College in the Cooper room, located at the I94 and Conner exit.  There will be light refreshments and no charge for either seminar.  There will also be time allotted for those with businesses to share about them and to network.  Come on out and bring friends.

 

Mark Maupin

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Michigan Real Estate and Internet Marketing October Calendar of Events

 October Events for  Real Estate Investors Association and Internet Marketing Club:

 

All events below are at:

 

Eastern Campus of Wayne County Community College District

5901 Conner Detroit MI 48213

 

Note: Dates and Times are Subject to Change. Additional Seminars May be Added

 

 

 

"The Basics of Starting a Non Profit Organization"

 

Thursday, October 3 2013

6:00P- 8:30P

Cooper Conference Room

Keynote Speaker: Laura Griese?

 

 

 

"How to Buy Inexpensive Houses in the Wayne County Auction"

 

Monday, October 7, 2013

6:00P – 8:00P

Cooper Conference Room

Keynote Speaker: Lenay Brown

 

 

 

"Internet Marketing Strategies"  The Internet Marketing Club

 

Thursday, October 10, 2013

4:00P – 6:00P

Cooper Conference Room

Keynote Speaker: Mark Maupin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"How to Build Business Relationships"

 

Thursday, October 10, 2013

6:00P – 8:30P

Cooper Conference Room

Keynote Speaker: Tammy Turner

 

Real Estate Investment Workshop "Michigan Real Estate Investors Club"

 

Thursday, October 17, 2013

4:00P -6:00P

Cooper Conference Room

Keynote Speaker: Ian Watts / Mark Maupin

 

 

"Retirement Accumulations Options"

 

Thursday, October 24, 2013

6:00P – 8:00P

Cooper Conference Room

Keynote Speakers:

James Thomas & Melanie Hines

 

 

"The Do's and Don'ts of Social Media"

 

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Cooper Conference Room

6:00P – 8:30P

Keynote Speaker: Pam Perry

 

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