Flagship Conferences
Our flagship event is a one day social media conference targeted for marketing professionals. The event focuses on bringing big name examples and tangible social media success stories. Concept is important, but case studies can provide that extra layer of reality to the insight all of us are seeking in this new space.
Social Fresh Charlotte
Monday, August 24th, 2009
8am to 5pm +/- Happy Hour
Holiday Inn Charlotte Center City (Map | Directions)
Our first event in Charlotte was a huge success with over 230 attendees and attendance from big name companies like Bank of America, Walmart, Best Buy, IBM, Rubbermaid, Duke Energy, Lowe’s, Family Dollar, The Humane Society, and many many more.
We are targeting four cities to expand the flagship event to in the first quarter of 2010, including Nashville, St. Louis, Tampa, and Portland.
Small Business Summits
This 1 day, hands on, social media for small business conference is targeted at doing two things, supply some of the best practices and case studies available today, and providing a jump start with some hands on training. We want to provide some of the biggest and best examples of what is possible in order to inspire what is possible. But we also want to make sure you have some of the simple tools and methods in your arsenal to make sure you are not starting from scratch. Speakers include some of the more talented social media professionals in the space. We are targeting multiple cities in the Carolinas to kick off the SoFresh Small Business events, including Wilmington, Charlotte, Raleigh, Columbia, and Asheville.
Specialty Events
Our specialty events are just that, a little different, a little tailored, a little kick ass. They can be specific for your company, your industry, or any idea you have that you would like to bring the Social Fresh experience to.
Social Fresh Cruise Unplug and Reconnect
Invite Only
November 12-16th, 2009
Miami to Cozumel, Mexico (and back)
The Social Fresh, Social Media Cruise is 100 2-person cabins of social media thought leaders relaxing in a low key environment. We hope the laid back nature of the event and the high quality of folks attending will push some high level industry discussions.
What is Social Fresh?
Social Fresh is your opportunity to learn how to make the social web work for real business. Social networking and online word-of-mouth tools are getting faster and providing more access to the customer every day. To remain competitive, every company needs to discover how to make social media work for their bottom line.
Online today, cultivating a 2 way conversation with customers is no longer an exception, but the rule. Most companies realize now that they need to join the conversation, but it is about more than that. Yes, you should be listening, yes you should be empowering your customers, but what does it take to really allow your company to excel on the Social Web?
We have brought together the experts needed to answer that very question – as well as the innovators of tomorrow’s internet to speak on what is next. Leading web app developers will comment on where they see social media and big business moving in the coming years.
Come meet the people that are making the social web work. Share in candid discussions and see real examples of where your brand needs to be going online.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone who wants to make social media work for their brand. Whether you work for a major Fortune 500 company, advertising agency, or a small business, Social Fresh can open up the complexities of social media and reveal new marketing opportunities.
Learning how to best apply existing marketing skills on the social web is a necessity in today’s online economy. Social Fresh will teach you how where the opportunities exist within Social Media for you to extend the value of your brand to its ever expanding online audience.
