I’m excited for the opportunity to kick-off the 2011 SCORE Social Media Boot Camp on August 10th, 2011 as the opening keynote speaker. SCORE, a nonprofit resource partner of the Small Business Administration, has gathered some great social media professionals in the Twin Cities for this special one-day event set for Wednesday, August 10 from 8:00am to 5:00pm at the Crown Plaza Hotel – Minneapolis North.

This daylong online marketing seminar and hands-on learning workshop is intended for small business owners and entrepreneurs who want to accelerate their business growth through social media and online marketing.

Hands-on Online Marketing & Social Media Sessions

Attendees will learn how to develop an effective social media strategy by finding and engaging target markets, local search, online directories, online time management and measuring the business return on your online investment. The afternoon offers hands-on strategy breakout sessions with online marketing experts covering marketing strategies and tactics for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google Places, blogging, mobile apps and more.

Registration is required and you need to RSVP before July 30 to save $25. After July 30, the cost increases to $149.

• Event registration and details for the seminar

My keynote on “The Digital Switch” will look at the shift in marketing due to social media and search marketing, small and big brand successes and the switch a small business owner needs to make to capture the benefits of online marketing.  Other great speakers I  have presented with in the past that will be at event include Kate Madonna-Hindes, Dustin Thompson and Pamela Muldoon.

I look forward to meeting a number of great people, talking online marketing, small business, great Q & A and a fantastic event.  I hope to see you there on August 10th.