Social Media Club of Dallas
March 9th, 2011

Monthly Meeting

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With Facebook generating nearly 25% of all internet pageviews, how can businesses ensure they are optimizing their marketing efforts? This month we are happy to feature Chris Treadaway, Co-Author of Facebook Marketing An Hour a Day.

Also, this will serve as the SMC Dallas SXSWi PreParty so come mix and mingle with attendees to ensure you have a great experience. 

Agenda:

1.  6:00 Networking

2.  6:45 Welcome and intro

3.  7:00 Introduction to Sponsors @ChevyTexan, @JaredRey, @Pinkberry

4.  7:15 Sponsor Presentation

5.  7:30 Facebook Marketing by Chris Treadaway @CTreada

6.  8:45 Post Tweetup at Venue

Description of Chris's Presentation

Facebook in the Post-Social Era

In the last five years, Facebook has gone from a sleepy, promising startup to critical social infrastructure.  We’ll take a look at how the bar has been raised for companies that want to succeed in social media and how businesses large and small can respond.

About our Speaker

Chris Treadaway

Chris Treadaway is an entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of Notice Technologies, a social commerce middleware company that has worked with major corporations such as Wiley Publishing, Microsoft, Journal Communications, A.H. Belo, Demand Media, Land Rover, and the PGA Tour.  Chris also co-authored Facebook Marketing An Hour a Day with Mari Smith in 2010. 

He is a frequent speaker and has been published in major publications such as Forbes, The MIT Technology Review, Mashable, and ReadWriteWeb.  He received an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a BA from Louisiana State University.  Chris lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife Kim.

iPad Giveaway

To equip you for SXSWi, SMC Dallas will be giving away a gift certificate for an iPad2 WIFI 32GB to one lucky winner!

Here is how you register to win.

Basic rules:

1. Tweet and promote the upcoming SMC Dallas event with the hashtag #ChevySMC.
2. Each Tweet with the hashtag is a chance to win.
3. We will be selecting the winning twitter account holder around 8pm and announcing once Chris Treadaway is done speaking. Any mentions after 8pm won't be included in drawing.
4. You must be present to win.
5. Contest dates 3/1 to 3/9 8pm Central

About our Sponsors:

Refund Policy: Similar to other organizations in town, due to fixed costs of events, refunds are not provided if you miss an event, including books. However, if you do provide email notice within 24 hours of event start time, we'll credit the paid amount towards the next event. All refund requests must be emailed to smcdallasevents [ at ] gmail [dot] com.