Social Media for Restauranteurs – A Network Solutions and Yelp Event

LIVE EVENT :

This Wednesday, May 20, 2009, Network Solutions and Yelp are putting on an event here in the DC area that is focused on helping restaurants understand how to use social media tools like Yelp, Twitter, Blogs and Facebook to reach new customers and keep in touch with restaurant regulars and turn them into not only fans but promoters of their business.

The event is being held at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC and is invite only but if you want to come, email Shashi Bellamkonda to see if space is available. You can reach him at sbellamkonda [at] networksolutions [dot] com for those details.

If you can’t make it, it will be broadcast live and replayed!

For those of you not able to attend, we will be hosting the show on our Livestream (formerly Mogulus) channel. Here is the planned format:

•    8:40 am: Introduction and welcome
•    8:45 am: Online media for restaurants
•    9:15 am: Restaurateur Round Table Discussion
•    9:45 am: Discussion between bloggers and restaurant owners
•    10:15 am: Event Wrap Up

What You Will Get from this Event

How restaurants currently use online social media tools like like Twitter, Blogs, Facebook and of course, Yelp.
- Best Practices for Twitter, FB and blogger outreach
- Using Twitter — explain followers/following, link sharing and RT
- Using Facebook – explain groups, events, etc.

Local Examples of these tools already being used
California Tortilla
Clyde’s
Eatonville

Benefits of using these tools
- Reaching a fan base/audience that already likes your restaurant = word of mouth marketing
- Reaching a fan base/audience where they are already interacting — go to the social networks where they are
- Engaging with customers, keep them coming back = customer service
- Promotions and special deals for online fans via Twitter and Facebook

So either check us out on our Livestream (formerly Mogulus) channel or reach out to Shashi to see if there is a seat left to come to the event.

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