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The Society for New Communications Research and this year's co-sponsor Ragan Communications have joined forces to bring you the top experts in the field, the latest case studies and the most practical hands-on training. You get:
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4 tracks to match your
professional specialty |
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28 information-packed
sessions |
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4 hands-on pre-conference boot
camps |
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1 in-depth post-conference
master class |
Plus, FREE hands-on tutorials and demos of the
latest tools and technologies from the vendors at
our Conference Expo.
See the conference at a glance
(PDF).
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Opening keynote:
Getting on the Cluetrain: Why social media
is changing the way we work, communicate and
live.
David Weinberger, co-author of the
Cluetrain Manifesto |
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Lunch keynote:
Winners and sinners in social media. Join our panel of experts to review the year's best - and worst |
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Closing keynote:
Start making sense: Shel Holtz sums it
all up
Shel Holtz, ABC, VP of New Marketing for crayon |
| Choose from four can't-miss tracks: |
Internal
Communications
Connect with
employees
Learn how to:
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Build a corporate culture that
is open to social media initiatives |
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Deploy Web 2.0 tools without
leaving unwired employees behind |
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Solve problems and increase
productivity through collaborative
mapping |
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Use your intranet to "ask management" - and judge the quality of their answers |
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Develop wikis to enhance
collaboration and internal
communications |
PR
& External Communications
Enhance your
reputation
Discover how to:
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Develop corporate blogs that work (We'll show you the best of the best) |
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Write and deliver press releases
that meet the new social media
standard |
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Measure the impact of your
social media programs |
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Manage crisis communications in
the blogosphere |
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Enliven your public relations
campaigns with online
video |
Advertising
& Marketing
Stay ahead of the
competition
Learn how to:
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Use new technologies to bridge
old and new media, and combine them for
successful marketing |
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Market products and services in
a virtual world |
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Harness the power of
consumer-generated media |
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Boost search-engine results with
social media tools |
New
Media & Journalism
Find new ways to
communicate
Explore how to:
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Understand the effects of Web
2.0, new media and social media |
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Get the most out of RSS
feeds |
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Successfully integrate new media
with traditional media |
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Employ citizen-generated video
to deliver news and reach a broader
audience |
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Use aggregation to develop a new
publishing model |
with this year's co-sponsor Ragan Comm.
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Special discounts for New Communications
Forum alumni and SNCR members!
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