Helping Local Businesses Grow FMC March Workshops focus on marketing & media
March 4, 2010
(Bethpage,N.Y.)-Fair Media Council offers three workshops during the month of March, all designed to help area businesses develop cutting-edge communication skills. More details regarding the workshops, include ticket prices and online reservations, may be found at www.fairmediacouncil.org.
“In this economy, smart marketing is crucial,” said FMC Executive Director Jaci Clement. “That’s why we’ve created a workshop series devoted to professional development needs in the communications arena, with a special twist in using news to understand the current trends in business and what customers expect from businesses today.” Workshops include:
FMC Media Fix Workshop: “New Rules for Effective Marketing Strategies”
Tuesday, March 09, 8.30 - 10.30 a.m.
Four Points Sheraton, Plainview
How do you promote or market anything now that you have no budget, social media is changing everything and everyone in the world seems to suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder? This FMC Media Fix Workshop will feature a panel discussion to tackle the issue, highlight best practices and let you learn from their mistakes…. The Blog Guy, Vik Rajan, PR Pro Michael DeLuise and Legal Eagle Jonathan Ezor are among the panelists. Sponsored by St. Joseph’s College.
FMC Media Savvy Breakfast: “Behind the Headlines & Off the Record”
Tuesday, March 16, 8.30-10.30 a.m.
Location to be announced
Once again, FMC hosts a reporter roundtable event, to take you inside newsrooms around the region to find out what’s making news, what’s not and why. If tradition holds, expect Bernstein to ask for an item for his column (so know what he does and be prepared).
With
Ben Mevorach, 1010WINS
Jim Bernstein, Newsday
Tim Bolger, Long Island Press
David Winzelberg, Long Island Business News
Moderated by Jaci Clement, FMC
FMC Media Fix Workshop (Evening Workshop)
“How to Twitter Effectively for Business”
Tuesday, March 23, 6-8 p.m.
Briarcliffe College, Bethpage
Twittering for business: Can it be effective, or is it a big waste of time? This workshop will walk you through fundamental communication strategies and current trends that affect the way customers’ expect you to do business. Incorporating Twitter has an effective tool with… measurable results completes the education plan for this workshop. Sponsored by Briarcliffe College.
The Fair Media Council is a 501 c3 nonprofit organization that advocates for quality local news as vital to the health and well being of the region, while also educating the public to become media savvy news consumers. More than 200 New York area businesses are members of FMC.
For details, log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org.
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