Area businesses and organizations are finding social media marketing tactics cost effective during this recession and job seekers are learning to promote themselves online using social media.
Toledo, OH, March 23, 2009?Social media marketing/public relations strategist, Allen Mireles, wants to remind people in the Toledo area about the upcoming Social Media Breakfast Toledo event. ?Toledo area interest in social media is growing,? said Ms. Mireles, who develops social media marketing and public relations strategies for business. ?We?re seeing an increase in the number of people using social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn and micro-blogging tools like Twitter. Many are looking for information and training,? she added. According to Ms. Mireles, businesses are starting to realize that social media marketing is a cost effective tool for marketing, public relations, lead generation, customer service, and R&D. Ms. Mireles is one of four panel members who will field questions from the audience during the event.
Scheduled for Friday, April 3rd from 7:30-9:30 AM, the Social Media Breakfast Toledo is an event that offers Toledoans an opportunity to come together to eat, meet, share and learn the basics about social media. Michael Temple, of Temple Development Company, will serve as moderator. Panel members, Damian Rintelmann, of Hart Inc., Dave Rigotti, of Freezing Hot, and Victoria Kamm, of BizTube 24/7 and IdentityCred, will join Allen Mireles in answering any questions.
Who should attend? Marketers, PR professionals, entrepreneurs, bloggers, podcasters, videographers, new media fanatics, online social networkers?and anyone who is interested in gaining a better understanding of this powerful new media. The Social Media Breakfast Toledo will be held at the Elk?s Lodge Toledo 53 on 3520 Holland-Sylvania Road. Tickets are $10 and advance registration is required due to limited seating.
About Social Media Breakfast Toledo
Social Media Breakfast Toledo is an event where social media practitioners and others interested in communication come together to eat, meet, share and learn. Marketers, public relations professionals, entrepreneurs, bloggers, podcasters, videographers, new media fanatics, and online social networkers are all welcome to attend.
The Social Media Breakfast series began in Boston in 2007 and has now spread to more than a dozen cities throughout the United States. Patrick Giammarco, of PWG Marketing, was instrumental in organizing the event in Toledo and has created an online community around the event.
Early efforts in the Toledo-area center on defining trends and best practices, and highlighting new apps and experts, as we all try to stay abreast of the rapidly evolving idea of social media. Members of the Social Media Breakfast Toledo?s planning committee include:
? Patrick Giammarco, PWG Marketing
? Mike Driehorst, Public Relations Consultant
? Kevin Cesarz, CZ Speak Social Media
? Janeile Cudjoe, McGowen Properties
? Julie Cantu, 360° Graphics
? Tim Langhorst, Lauerer Markin Group/Thread
? Steve Robison, West Printing Company
? Michael Temple, Temple Development Company
? Damian Rintelmann, Hart Inc.
? Allen Mireles, Allen Mireles Marketing PR
? Victoria Kamm, BizTube 24/7 and IdentityCred
For more information about the Social Media Breakfast Toledo community visit
http://smbtoledo.ning.com/ About Allen Mireles
Allen Mireles is the principal of Allen Mireles Marketing PR, full service social media marketing/ public relations consultancy specializing in helping companies and organizations use social media and public relations to connect, share and grow.
Ms. Mireles has worked in marketing and public relations for more than 23 years. She was launched as the director of the NW OH and SE MI office for the national fundraiser, Hands Across America, in 1986 and went on to work in media and agency settings. Since founding Allen Mireles Marketing PR in 1993, she has developed and implemented powerful marketing PR strategies for regional and national businesses in healthcare, manufacturing and information technology industries.
Today, up to her eyebrows in social networking and social media, Allen Mireles works to help companies understand the powerful benefits of integrating social media marketing and traditional PR?especially in a difficult economy. If you find her anywhere, you?ll find her on Twitter. Follow Allen Mireles on Twitter at
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