Release Date: 09.02.10 | Location: All Metro Atlanta | Organization: The Lift Summit
Registration Open For Lift Summit: One Day Conference On Making Money With Social Media
Marketing executives from Lenovo, ING, FedEx, and General Motors make plans to participate at LIFT: The Social Commerce
Atlanta, GA – August 25, 2010 – Registration is open for the 2nd annual Lift Summit, a B2B social commerce conference to be held at the Loews Midtown Hotel in Atlanta on September 23, 2010. Among those participating are BazaarVoice, Lenovo, PGi, ING, FedEx, General Motors, emailDirect, WebMD and University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Interactive Media Initiative (WIMI).
“This conference is a one of a kind event that brings Fortune 500 marketing executives and social media experts in one room for one day—focused on driving sales transactions through social media,” says Ilona Olayan, Education Director for Lift Summit.
“This is one of the best investments in learning we’ve ever made,” says John Duffy Founder and CEO from 3C Interactive, a repeat attendee. “Everyone is trying to figure out how to monetize social media—this conference brings everyone in the same room. Those who have done it right come to share, and those looking to learn get their questions answered.”
Mike Lewis, Chairman of OfficeArrow.com, a coordinating sponsor of Lift Summit says, “Lift Summit’s sessions will feature social shopping experts and social media marketing executives sharing their views and experiences on how to establish successful and measurable strategies that monetize social media efforts.” He added, “Attendees will take away real-world insights from conference presenters like Steve Ennen and Eric Bradlow of Wharton, and we’re delighted to add the participation of Social Strategy1 this year as one of the coordinators of this event, which will bring a lot of practical information to help companies discern their online presence and growth opportunities.”
Lift Summit is the B2B industry’s only conference focused on the growing convergence between social media marketing, measurement and ecommerce. Seating is limited to the first 200 registrants and the popular event is anticipated to sell out before September 1. Registration for a full day ticket is $199. Register at www.liftsummit.com/register.htm.
About LIFT:
LIFT: the B2B eCommerce Summit is a one-day conference focused on best practices in B2B social media marketing, measurement and eCommerce. Attendees are provided real-world examples of how to execute social strategies to ‘lift’ business, and make new connections with prominent experts and leading marketers. The first Lift Summit in 2009 set the standard. Lift Summit 2010 raises the bar. Held in Atlanta, Georgia for its second year, new sponsor Social Strategy1 joins hosting sponsors OfficeArrow and Wharton for this premier event. For more information, visit www.liftsummit.com.
About OfficeArrow:
OfficeArrow® is an online community of over 250,000 small business owners and office professionals, created to help them manage their businesses more effectively. OfficeArrow’s social commerce platform connects members of the community with industry experts, leading vendors and each other. Tips, advice, articles and discussions combine with community purchasing power to make OfficeArrow a unique and preferred destination. For more information, visit www.OfficeArrow.com.
About the Wharton Interactive Media Initiative:
The Wharton Interactive Media Initiative (WIMI) is the world's first and foremost data-driven research center focused on interactive media, its effects on global businesses, and implications for traditional business models. Capitalizing on the Wharton School's longstanding leadership in data-driven research, WIMI seeks to foster collaboration between world-class researchers and leading-edge businesses to understand how to monetize interactive data that they and others collect. For more information, visit www.whartoninteractive.com.
About Social Strategy1:
Social Strategy1, a new venture from ILD Corp., leverages the most powerful social media monitoring technologies to help companies capitalize on the opportunities that are available on the increasingly open and social web. Social Strategy1’s proven approach uses the expertise of social media listening analysts (SMLA) to interact with influencers on behalf of its clients with pre-set messages and context, using search engine marketing methods, social media monitoring tools and professional and savvy listeners to deliver game-changing online results for its clients’ brands. For more information, contact Social Strategy1 - www.socialstrategy1.com.
Contact Info
Contact Name: Holly Frew
Company: Write2Market
Phone: 404-419-6677 x113
E-mail: holly@write2market.com
