Date Change: This Event Rescheduled for March 17^th, 2010

Making Sense of Social Media at a Soccer Game

(MILWAUKEE, WI) If you are struggling with managing your many social media accounts, than this Milwaukee Wave game is for you.

(“Say what? That makes as much sense as tweeting my LinkedIn update onto Youtube.”)

Hang in there. On Wednesday March 17^th, the Milwaukee Wave will host an excusive meeting for local marketing professionals prior to its 10:00 am game against the Rockford Rampage. The meeting will feature the expertise of Jason Weaver, a nationally recognized social media expert and the founder of Sway, a social media company based in Madison.

Weaver will discuss different user-friendly strategies and tools available to marketing professionals that allow them to efficiently manage the ever-expanding options associated with social media. Attendees will have the chance to meet with Weaver both after the meeting and during the Wave game, as well as network with each other and share their thoughts regarding.

“If you feel challenged in managing and keeping up with all of the social media options that are out there, this is the meeting for you,” said Katie Felten, president MKE Live. “This isn’t for people who want to learn how to use a particular element of social media. This is for the pros that are out there who really understand social media and want to manipulate these tools into successful, measurable results.”

The meeting will take place at 9:00 am in the media room of the US Cellular Arena. Only 40 spaces are available. This FREE event includes a “Party Suite” ticket to the game. Snacks and a cash bar will also be available within the suite.

Tickets for the meeting (including the game) can only be reserved through Katie@mkelive.com or (262) 227-0772.

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MKE Live (www.mkelive.com) is a social media marketing and consulting company that provides a variety of services in areas such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, professional networking and event services. MKELive helps organizations, entrepreneurs and business professionals expand their professional networks, as well as leverage their products and services, by expanding their communications efforts through social media and face-to-face networking.

On Tuesday, March 9, at 6:30 p.m., industry professionals will host “What Happens in Vegas stays on Facebook,” in Winther Hall, Room 2001, at the UW-Whitewater campus.
The discussion will be led by Katie Felten, president of MKELive, and Emily Lenard, associate director, of Wired Wisconsin.
They will discuss how to avoid pitfalls on popular social media tools like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn that could affect individuals when they are searching for employment or preservation of a person’s reputation in general.
“(Wired Wisconsin is) dedicated to advancing technology policies that foster innovation and development, job creation, and economic growth as well as educating people on technology issues that affect businesses,” Lenard said. “This presentation mimicks a similar presentation I did that really gets students thinking about the fact that not only what they do but also what their friends do on social media sites reflects on their images and it’s really about encouraging everyone to be mindful.”
According to Lenard, the seminar will discuss from a student standpoint what future employers will be able to see, but will also address how the way we communicate from an academic and a professional standpoint has changed.
“Ideally we’d like to get people thinking, and teach them about the tools out there for them and their employers to monitor their public perception,” Lenard said. “We always want them to be keeping an eye to the future, and what their actions now could mean in regards to that.”
Online perceptions make up a huge portion of who somebody is these days, Lenard said.
“It’s that online perception that almost always makes the first impression on people and we want to make sure that an individual’s online perception really matches up to who they really are,” she said.
The seminar is free and open to the public. Anyone currently looking for a job or working for a professional organization is encouraged to attend. The discussion will dispel rumors about privacy settings, and pay services for transparency in social media.

LinkedIn has become an essential part of job search 2010 and JobCamp3 has scored Milwaukee’s top LinkedIn All-Stars to teach you the drills and show you their playbooks.

Get expert training, hear the panel discuss how they utilize this great tool and get your questions answered – LIVE!

• Wayne Breitbarth – Mild-mannered M&M Office Interiors owner/president by day, last year Wayne trained over 5,000 people to use LinkedIn as an effective tool in job search, business development and prospecting.

•Laura Parrino Byxbe – Undercover at Right Management as a Career Management Consultant, Laura’s dons the mantle of “Goddess of Hope,” as a LinkedIn evangelist and guru, and a motivational speaker teaching people in career transition personal branding on LinkedIn.

• Katie Felten – When not teaching Patient Care’s members health care system navigation, Katie is talking about making connections – online and off. She’s a trainer, expert and strategist on the LinkedIn social network, and President at MKELive, hosting LinkedIn LIVE events across the midwest.

• Michael Phelps – Cleverly disguised as a VP of Research and LinkedIn Trainer at Phelps Research Services, Michael delivers combined market intelligence, competitive business intelligence and speaks on the LinkedIn recruiting experience.

• John J. Wonders – John’s an avid networker, LinkedIn trainer, a senior AE at Information Technology Professionals and works his LinkUp Milwaukee group on the side. Portraying himself as a Clydesdale in training, John will school us on the LinkedIn 101 track.

Elevate your Career!

Meet Milwaukee’s LinkedIn All-Star Team and elevate your career to the next level!

Register for FREE: http://MilwaukeeJobCamp.org

Google launched google buzz yesterday and all the cool kids are talking about it…watch the short video below and let me know what you think…

I think this is pretty cool what do you think???

On Thursday, January 21, 2010, business professionals will also have the opportunity to learn more about – and register for – PTN by attending the free 2010 Milwaukee Business Kickoff at the Milwaukee Athletic Club. The event includes speed networking, social networking, free food, a cash bar, raffles and Irish musical entertainment by the Gleasons. For more information or to pre-register, please visit www.salesprogress.com/kickoff-event.

I stopped at Great Lakes Distillery on Saturday for their Repeal Day party and had my picture taken with the festivus pole (It’ll be posted on Facebook www.facebook.com/mkelive ) And while I was there I had the opportunity to do a quick interview with the team from Jimmy Luv’s Bloody Mary Mix …. watch the quick video and if you’d like to try their Bloody Mary Mix click here

Gail Schumacher from Lakeland College recently attended an MKELive event and in the video below she shares a little about who Lakeland is and what they have to offer. Check it out below and for more info click here