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		<title>Social Media and Brand Workshops &#8211; June 16, 2010</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The same organization that brought the Silicon Valley Brand Forums to you over the past 10 years is now offering workshops in branding and marketing to provide you with intensive half-day sessions to give you the skills and knowledge to &#8230; <a href="http://brandmanagementinstitute.wordpress.com/2010/04/02/social-media-and-brand-workshops-june-16-2010/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brandmanagementinstitute.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12926886&amp;post=3&amp;subd=brandmanagementinstitute&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>The same organization that brought the Silicon Valley Brand Forums to  you over the past 10 years is now offering workshops in branding and  marketing to provide you with intensive half-day sessions to give you  the skills and knowledge to advance in your career.</em></p>
<h2><strong>Understanding Brands and Brand Management</strong></h2>
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This half-day workshop gives attendees an understanding of the value of  brand management and the steps involved in creating a brand strategy.  Attendees will learn:</p>
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<li>What a brand is and why it’s important</li>
<li>How to plan a brand strategy</li>
<li>Common mistakes in brand management</li>
<li>New opportunities and challenges in branding</li>
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<p>Date: June 16, 2010<br />
Time: 8:30 am to 12:00<br />
Location: Palo Alto, CA<br />
Cost: $119.00</p>
<p><a href="http://svbfspring2010.eventbrite.com/">REGISTER HERE</a></p>
<h2><strong>Creating A Strategic Social Media Roadmap to Grow Your  Business</strong></h2>
<p>This half-day workshop walks you through the steps in building a  social media roadmap that answers how, why, what questions you need to  answer to succeed in your social media marketing efforts. By showing a  clear process, free resources, and how to make sense out of the social  media landscape you will be able to implement a strategy that creates  awareness of your brand, shortens the sales cycle, and grows your brand  as a preferred choice on your prospect’s vendor’s list.</p>
<p>Attendees of this class will learn:</p>
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<li>How to set realistic and achievable goals. What social media can,  and can’t do.</li>
<li>Collect marketing intelligence on the competition</li>
<li>How to “fairly” poach competitor’s prospects</li>
<li>Implement social media without adding headcount</li>
<li>By pass traditional press, and talk directly with your target  customers</li>
<li>Build a loyal following of prospects and customers who will rave  about your company</li>
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<p>Date: June 16, 2010<br />
Time: 1:00 pm to 4:30<br />
Location: Palo Alto, CA<br />
Cost: $119.00</p>
<p><a href="http://svbfspring2010.eventbrite.com/">REGISTER HERE</a></p>
<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;">Special Full Day Pass To Both Workshops Only $199!</span></h2>
<p><a href="http://svbfspring2010.eventbrite.com/">REGISTER HERE</a></p>
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