Over the next few weeks I’ll be speaking at events in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Toowoomba on how businesses in the food industry can use twitter to grow, engage with clients, and increase sales.
Social Networking Connect is coordinated by Food Q and the Food and Wine Unit of the Queensland Government Department of Employment, Economic Development and Industry (DEEDI).
Details for the Brisbane event, Social Networking Connect II, are:
When: Wednesday 23 February 2011
Time: 8.45am – 1pm (includes networking lunch)
Where: Summit Events Centre, Iceworks Building, L1, 157 Given Terrace, Paddington
Cost: $59 per person {an absolute bargain!}
RSVP: by Friday 18 Feb
Payment is by EFT to The Summit Events Centre
BSB 084-424
Account 16 613 1289
Reference SNC2302
Please email David Jordan at david.jordan@deedi.qld.gov.au to confirm your registration and payment.
The program will be:
8.45am – register and connect laptop/iPad to wifi (optional)
9am – Introduction (speaker TBC)
9.45am – Simon Dell, Making the most of facebook to grow your business
10.30am – morning tea
11am – Mel Kettle {moi!}, Using twitter for business – can you afford not to
11.45am – Simon Dell, Next generation technology: what businesses can expect in the future
12 noon – Business case study and Q&A
12.30pm – networking lunch
Details are being confirmed for the Gold Coast (on Wed 2 March) and Toowoomba (Wed 9 March).
I hope to see you there!
For information on other events I’m speaking at, or for information on how to book me as a speaker, check out my marketing site, www.melkettle.com.au {my day job}.
If you are a food or wine business owner, what do you want to learn about using social media for running your business?
Hey Mel… We are interested in the Do’s & Don’t of twitter. Some key ways to make sure you are making your interactions meaningful for your customers and give them a reason to seek you out. Also have heard twitter is good for getting on the radar of some food writers, any advice on this would be great! Some advice on how much to use facebook and twitter to direct customers to the other site? Regularity of updates would be great. We want to get the balance of promo to information right with our comm’s.
Cheers Biagio Rest
Sounds like a valuable morning Mel- hope you had a good turnout – am sure you would have.