Tractor Beam Marketing's own Jake Bergen has recently interviewed three of the top Social Media professionals in paradise. Hawaiian tech gurus Roxanne Darling, Rob Bertholf and Tara D. Coomans met with Jake to be interviewed for Tractor Beam's educational vlog (video blog) for small business entitled Tractor Beam TV. These episodes are dubbed 'The Aloha Edition'.
A connection was established through Social Media Club; a worldwide organization based in San Francisco that advocates the use, best practices and ethics for Social Media practitioners. All three of the professionals interviewed are core members of SMCHI, Social Media Club's Hawaii Chapter, and the episodes are now available for viewing on Tractor Beam Marketing's YouTube Channel at
https://www.youtube.com/TractorBeamMarketing Roxanne Darling is an early and founding member of Social Media Club, and also the founder of Social Media Club Hawaii. She is a mover and shaker in all forms Social Media who adopted and mastered many Social Media avenues early on. Her vlog 'Beach Walks With Rox' has over 750 episodes, is watched in over 90 countries, and has millions of downloads.
Aside from Social Media, Rob Bertholf is a SEM (Search Engine Marketing) and SEO (Search Engine Optimization) expert with a lot of great insights to share. Rob is a very early Twitter adopter who is credited with sending Hawaii's first Tweet, and can be found on Twitter at @Rob. He beats out millions to show up in the top of the organic search results for 'Search Engine Optimization Expert' on Google, has spoken at DrupalCon in San Fransisco, and regularly lectures at the University of Hawaii on SEO and Social Media.
Rounding out the group, Tara D. Coomans is a cutting-edge blogger, entrepreneur, and Social Media & marketing diva. Through her company, Akamai Marketing, she consults with small to medium sized businesses and hosts a blog that educates business people on marketing aspects of new media avenues. She also writes a blog about food called 'What We Chow'. Tara is an integral part of Social Media Club Hawaii.
The diverse experience and synergistic views expressed on emerging media trends provides valuable insights for business people at all levels of technical expertise, from beginner to advanced. These episodes are worth the watch.
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Tractor Beam Marketing Inc. is a young company that takes pride in being different. Tractor Beam was founded in 2009 by experienced entrepreneur and marketing expert Jake Bergen, and business partner James Rozak, an accomplished creative force in all types of media design. Together, they have put together top-notch programs to revolutionize business education and become allies with people who are driven to succeed.
Jake Bergen is also the author of 'Venture Hype', a business and marketing advice column currently published in the United States and Canada.