Lafayette Tweetup #2: New Media Strategies For Local Businesses and People

A series of free tweetup events are scheduled for Greater Lafayette and Purdue, with the goal of having local social-media people and businesses meet, network and get to know each other offline.

Future plans include creating a board of local new media advisors, guest posts on our blog to expose the way local people and businesses are using social networking tools to promote their values and to connect with interesting people, thematic events.

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WHEN
Monday, November 2nd
7:00-9:00pm

WHERE
Courtyard Marriott
150 Fairington Ave, Lafayette, IN
(765) 449-4800

THEME
New Media Strategies For Local Businesses and People
(networking and un-conference style)

HASHTAG – #laftwt
Use it whenever you tweet anything about this event.

TOPIC: CREATING A TWITTER STRATEGY FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Speaker: Mihaela Vorvoreanu Ph.D., Purdue University
As Twitter grows, more and more businesses find they need a Twitter account. Setting one up is easy, but then comes the major question: “What should we tweet about?” Dr. Vorvoreanu walks you through the steps that will help you create a Twitter strategy that works for your business.

TOPIC: MANAGING YOUR ONLINE BRAND
Speaker: Gunes Yilmaztuerk, Founder and CMO of Sollé Coaching
Raised in a Turkish/American household, Gunes has lived in several countries and has worked for global companies such as Johnson Controls and Levi Strauss and has also held leadership positions such as Director of Product Management & Marketing. In 2009, Gunes founded Sollé Coaching.