SMC Austin June Meeting


Thursday • June 18 • Austin Social Media presents: Personal Branding

NOTE: The meeting is free, but we ask you to register because space is limited. Please register only if you plan to attend as food is provided for registered attendees.

Join us for an evening of discussion and getting to know your fellow social media users/creators in Austin. Pizza & drinks at 6:00 • Hosted and Sponsored by Vignette • program starts at 6:30.

For our June gathering, the Social Media Club presents Steven Noreyko and Chris Bailey in our mini-panel discussion on personal branding. Find out the importance of how you engage others to serve as personal brand ambassadors. Learn what makes up your personal brand and what you can do to develop and manage that brand through specific tasks using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, your avatar, and video.

About our speakers:
Steven Noreyko (@headshotpro, @stevennoreyko) is a commercial photographer with nearly 20 years experience as an image maker. He has been photographing people in Austin since 2003. Steven specializes in photographing people - including portraits for magazines, advertising and corporations as well as headshots for actors and business.

Chris Bailey (@chris_bailey) is the Principal and Chief Community Strategist for Gravit8 Social Relationship Marketing. Chris is an experienced and innovative online community developer who understands how to use technology to cultivate strong brands and meaningful relationships. Additionally, Chris is working toward a Masters degree in Business Anthropology from the University of North Texas.
In addition to his work with Gravit8, he serves as the Chief Community Officer for JobAngels, a volunteer-run nonprofit organization whose diverse community consists of unemployed job seekers, career changers, professionals from career services fields, HR and hiring managers, and other individuals.

Location and Sponsors:
Thank you, Vignette, for providing an awesome location for our events. Also a shout-out to our co-sponsors, Small World Labs and FG Squared who, along with Vignette, will be providing food and beverages for the year.

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2009 Social Media Club Austin Sponsors and Supporters

Now in our third year, the Austin SMC would like to thank our sponsors and host for 2009. Vignette, Small World Labs and FG SQUARED are helping make it possible for our community to grow and learn from each other. We want to give a special thanks to Datran Media and Every Dot Connects for making 2008 a great success and for their continued support.

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