Let Out Your Inner Geek: 4 Tips To Jumpstart Social Media For Your IT Business

Nov. 5 – 1:45pm
Emerald Room

In this session, Erick Simpson from MSP University discusses how to tap into social media to engage with your clients, your prospects and your community. This discussion will cover 4 tips to help you get started and be successful as you ramp up your social media presence. The benefits of social media exposure and how to capture the attention of the online community will be covered along with a short list of easy to use tools that are available to help you measure your success and stay in the loop. Join us in person and join the discussion online!  

Erick Simpson
Vice President and CIO,
Intelligent Enterprise and MSP University
Vice President and CIO of MSP University (www.mspu.us), Erick is a recognized industry expert and IT and Managed Services author, speaker and trainer, and contributor to numerous industry publications and events. Author of “The Guide to a Successful Managed Services Practice – What Every SMB IT Service Provider Should Know…”, the definitive book on Managed Services, and the follow-ups in MSP University’s Managed Services Series “The Best I.T. Sales & Marketing BOOK EVER!”, “The Best I.T. Service Delivery BOOK EVER!”, and “The Best NOC and Service Desk Operations BOOK EVER!”, Erick has also co-authored the HTG publication “Peer Power – Powerful Ideas for Partners from Peers”.

Blog: http://blog.mspu.us/
Site: http://www.mspu.us
Books: http://www.mspu.us/en/publications

Chris Chase
CEO, CIO, Designer
DTi and JoomConnect

Since 1993 as Founder and CEO of DTi, Chris has delivered Managed IT to small and medium sized organizations. DTi expanded in 1996 to provide Web Design and Development, Internet Marketing and SEO services. In 2008 Chris began designing JoomConnect, which launched in September 2009. JoomConnect extends ConnectWise to Joomla based Websites and Social Media Networks.  An avid social media user and technology expert, Chris understands the value and importance of social media for businesses. Chris and his team offer Managed Social Media Services to their clients and use ConnectWise to drive the entire process.

Mary McElwee
Community Evangelist
ConnectWise

Mary has been heavily involved with partner-facing events and projects, including the ConnectWise Partner Summit. She has always been the early adopter and go-to person for everything ConnectWise in the Tampa office. That skill and her passion for social media have landed her the responsibility of being our first Community Evangelist. In addition to her own blog she now holds responsibility for the company’s Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, YouTube, and flickr accounts. Mary holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of South Florida.

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