WORKING SMARTER SINCE 2012

Digital Marketing for Health and Wellness Small Businesses

About this Event

New Years and the months that follow are prime selling season for the health, wellness, and fitness industries.

Business owners in the space should start preparing now to capitalize on this annual trend. In our next workshop, we'll help you do exactly that!

Join us for a workshop all about leveraging digital marketing to help you ride the new years wellness wave.

Attendees can expect to learn:

  • Lead generation strategies for new years clients
  • Local SEO (search engine optimization) for brick and mortar business owners.
  • How to ramp up your review marketing and capitalize on the benefits
  • Improving Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)
  • Analyzing campaign results and effectiveness

Event Details:

Date: Wednesday, December 4th

Time: 3:00PM to 5:00PM

Location: WeWork, 600 B Street, San Diego, CA, 92101

Tickets: $12.50

Schedule: (subject to minor changes)

3PM: Registration

3:30 - 4:30PM: Presentation

4:30 - 5PM: Wrap up & Networking

About the Presenter:

Dominic Boull't has been in the small business marketing space since 2004. He was a small business owner from 2005 to 2013, managing street teams and Guerrilla marketing campaigns on behalf of local businesses to get the word out. His current background in Digital Marketing began in 2013 when he joined RevLocal. In this capacity, he has helped grow RevLocal from 1 person on the West Coast to over 25 and in doing so, has helped thousands of small businesses improve their online presence and grow their customer base.

Dominic is passionate about bringing value to others and educating them on the evolving nature of Digital Marketing.

RevLocal was founded in 2011 with a fundamental mission to fight for small businesses online. Our core values of BE REAL, GO BEYOND and HELP SOMEONE are echoed throughout the organization. RevLocal differentiates itself by bringing a personalized approach to the digital space and providing small businesses a partner that works to build trust.

Our Sponsors:

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO: The University of San Diego's Professional and Continuing Education, PCE, provides individuals with knowledge, skills, and information needed to expand professional development and sustain a competitive edge. PCE's marketing courses are designed by experienced subject matter experts and intended to help students develop the necessary marketing skills to successfully drive revenue, sustain and grow an organization, from assessing marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies to increase online presence.

THE AGENCY GUY, INC:
 The Agency Guy, Inc helps brands navigate an over-crowded, over-promised marketing agency landscape by offering unbiased consulting services and complimentary agency match-making. We help brands source proven partners. Hire the Agency You Love - Love the Agency You Hire.

SEMRUSH: SEMrush is a competitive research and business intelligence software that provides data and analysis on paid and organic search, social media and link-building activities worldwide. On top of a powerful competitive analysis toolkit, SEMrush offers necessary features to help companies optimize their own online presence such as site audit, SEO ideas, content marketing, social media, and brand monitoring tools.

WORKSHOP: How to Build a Small Business Brand from the Ground Up

Building a brand is hard work!

There is so much more to a proper brand than just a logo and a tagline.

Crafting the messaging for your brand is vital in developing an emotional connection with prospects and standing out in a crowded marketplace.

In our next workshop, established brand guru Adam Wagner from Raindrop Marketing and Brand Pop will reveal the big agency formula he’s used for years to develop authentic brand messaging for brands both large and small.

If you have ever wondered what messaging you should use on your website, what direction to give a freelance designer or how to choose the right images for your marketing materials, then this workshop is for you!

This workshop is a good fit for small business owners, entrepreneurs, in-house marketers, professional services providers and anyone looking for pro-tips and directions for how to crafting persuasive messaging for their business.

Attendees will learn:

About Our Speaker:

Adam Wagner

Raindrop – Owner, Chief Strategy Officer, BrandPop – Co-Founder

Adam Wagner is a brand marketer and entrepreneur that has helped build Raindrop and Brand Pop. Raindrop is an Emmy-award winning, multi-million dollar brand agency based in San Diego and Brand Pop is an online workshop to help small business owners and start-ups create messaging for their business that sells.

Event Details:

Date: Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

Time: 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM

Location: WeWork, 600 B Street, San Diego, CA, 92101

Tickets: $10.50

Schedule: (subject to minor changes)

3:30 – 4:00 Registration

4:00 – 5:00 Presentation

5:00 – 5:30 Q&A

Our Sponsors

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO: The University of San Diego’s Professional and Continuing Education, PCE, provides individuals with knowledge, skills, and information needed to expand professional development and sustain a competitive edge. PCE’s marketing courses are designed by experienced subject matter experts and intended to help students develop the necessary marketing skills to successfully drive revenue, sustain and grow an organization, from assessing marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies to increase online presence.

THE AGENCY GUY, INC:
 The Agency Guy, Inc helps brands navigate an over-crowded, over-promised marketing agency landscape by offering unbiased consulting services and complimentary agency match-making. We help brands source proven partners. Hire the Agency You Love – Love the Agency You Hire.

BRAND POP: Brand Pop is an online self-guided branding and messaging workshop for small businesses and entrepreneurs doing under $2M ARR. This product is launched by the founders of Raindrop an Emmy Award winning branding agency based in San Diego.

SEMRUSH: SEMrush is a competitive research and business intelligence software that provides data and analysis on paid and organic search, social media and link-building activities worldwide. On top of a powerful competitive analysis toolkit, SEMrush offers necessary features to help companies optimize their own online presence such as site audit, SEO ideas, content marketing, social media, and brand monitoring tools.

How to Grow Your Business Through Local Search (Local SEO)

About our Workshop:
Whether you have one location or many across the country, local SEO is an opportunity for your business. This hands-on workshop will detail the most impactful local SEO strategies in 2019 and provide actionable recommendations. Attendees will then have the opportunity to work through action items with guidance from the presenter.

Who should attend?
If your business serves customers at a brick and mortar location OR if you help customers through on-site services or deliveries, this event is for you! Both single-location businesses and multi-location businesses will leave with actionable tips and a better presence in local search results.

What to Bring:
Laptops and/or pen and paper required! Get ready to roll up your sleeves

Presenter:
Alanna Hawley, SEO Specialist at Atypical Digital.

About Alanna:
Alanna has been an SEO practitioner for over 7 years, In the past couple years, her focus areas have been in Local SEO, Content Marketing, and eCommerce SEO. She specifically enjoys working in these areas because they consistently drive great results. She currently works with national, multi-location brands as well as small to medium businesses across many different industries.

Richard Branson says, “A good PR story is infinitely more effective than a front page ad.” And who wants to argue with Richard Branson?

When it comes to marketing and branding, few things are as effective and powerful as a good PR story.

Most business owners know they could benefit from publicity and media coverage, but the reality is, most people are still going about it in the wrong way. And doing it the wrong way, could be a PR disaster for your brand.

Learn the 3 reasons why PR is absolutely critical to your brand, and the 5 secrets to winning earned media coverage.

Empowered Women and Digital 2


Join us for our 2nd Annual International Women’s Day Event in downtown San Diego.

Guests can expect an inspiring evening of honest dialogue from successful women (corporate & entrepreneurial), running 7-figure businesses and having a real impact in San Diego.

Hear from our diverse panel of women offering differing points of view on tactics and strategies that really work – and ones that don’t!

We’ll discuss how much has changed when it comes to marketing and business and the critical role that branding plays in networking, business, and creating connections.

 

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Date:  March 7th, International Women’s Day Eve

Time: 6:00 – 9:00 PM

Venue:
Little Italy’s Loading Dock
2400 Kettner Boulevard, San Diego CA 92101

Tickets:
Early Admission $15.00
Standard Admission $25.00
At the Door $35

Grub: Definitely. There will be plenty of party foods and snacks available. Come hungry!

Spirits: Drink tickets at the door

 


OUR SPEAKERS:

Nicole Mathews, CEO – The Henley Company

The Henley Company is a San Diego event, travel and lifestyle concierge firm founded by Nicole Matthews.

Nicole R. Matthews is Founder of The Henley Company, LLC., a global event, travel and lifestyle concierge firm. With the belief that life should be experienced in a big way, Nicole set out to create a company focused on helping clients to live the life they want and to produce the experiences they want to remember! Enjoying the playground of life is where you can find Nicole and her clients.

The Henley Company offers comprehensive event production, as well as manages the busy lives of executives and their families. Her recent international projects include the 2012 London Olympics, multiple Super Bowls, the FIFA Confederation Cup in Brazil, the 2014 Sochi Olympics, and the 2016 Rio Olympics. In 2014, Nicole published her first book, Permission – Stop Competing & Start Creating The Life You Want to Live.

TW: @henleyco

Sarah Bacerra – ELM Learning

Sarah Bacerra is a highly energetic, dynamic speaker, learning expert, and activist that has spent much of her career in leadership development and learning effectiveness. She has been speaking publicly for nearly a decade and has presented at more than 100 events on topics that are her passion: women in leadership, workplace inclusion, and activism. Sarah has also had the privilege of working with hundreds of entrepreneurs and startups, supporting them by way of strategic business coaching, execution of educational program development, and vital alliance-building.

Currently, Sarah is the Senior Learning Consultant for ELM Learning, helping Fortune 500 companies create solutions to design and architect meaningful digital and blended learning experiences. She is also very actively involved in Women’s March San Diego, serving as the 2018 & 2019 March Programming Co-Chair and 2019 March Co-Director. Her daily inspirations are her two daughters, Lily (8) and Ruby (5). On the whole, Sarah is just trying to leave the world a little better than how she came into it.

LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbacerra/
IG: @sarahbacerra
WEB: https://elmlearning.com
WEB: jttps://www.sarahbacerra.com

Lani Nicole, Black Moon Images

Lani Nicole, owner of Black Moon Images, is an international photographer and content creator. She is best known for her ability to create unconventional styles of imagery that capture the true essence of her subjects and for her brand of storytelling. Whether on a product shoot in the Bahamas or shooting a Board Room Meeting in San Diego, Lani is energetic, determined, creative, wild & sassy. As a traveling photographer, Lani’s work has taken her across the nation and oversees. She truly believes everyone deserves to tell their story and participates in quarterly events where she can help executives and entrepreneurs launch their digital imagery. Her goal is to empower, create and inspire. Lani was recently voted Top 4 of San Diego’s Most Influential Women. She is #yourtravelingphotographer.

IG: @black_moon_images
FB: @BlackMoonImages000
FB Group: Black Moon Images Art & Tours”
WEB: www.blackmoonimages.com

Kendra Williams, CEO – Innovate Marketing, Digital Marketing and eCommerce Consulting

Kendra Williams is the founder of Innovate Marketing, LLC, a Digital Marketing and eCommerce consulting firm. Kendra is a global leader with a demonstrated history of working in the consumer goods industry at global consumer packaged goods companies Spectrum Brands, Mars and Heinz. Kendra is skilled in Marketing Management, Digital Marketing, eCommerce, Sales, Customer Insight, Market Planning, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), and Consumer Products. She was an early entrant in eCommerce, and was recognized in Shopper Marketing Who’s Who in E-Commerce 2017 Top 200. Kendra is focused on developing custom strategies for companies to take their eCommerce efforts to the next level. She has extensive experience in bridging the gap between traditional brick and mortar sales and eCommerce.

Innovate Marketing is a Digital Marketing and eCommerce Consulting firm which focuses on equipping Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies to grow in the eCommerce space. Innovate Marketing specializes in all internet retailers including Amazon.com, Walmart.com, HomeDepot.com, Chewy.com, PetSmart.com, Petco.com, Doctors Foster and Smith, Target.com, Menards.com, and Lowes.com.

LI: www.linkedin.com/in/kendrakwilliams
IG: Kendra.Williams.IM
FB: KendraWilliamsIM
WEB: InnovateMarketing.com

Jasmine Mesbah – Hera Hub

LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasmine-mesbah-a6971015/
WEB: www.herahub.com

Mary Noor, AVP San Diego Market Community Relations Manager – Bank of America

Mary Noor is Assistant Vice President, San Diego Community Relations Manager for Bank of America. She is responsible for ensuring the bank’s local strategy is in alignment with overarching goals in relation to local community resources. She partners with internal associates and executives to build collaboration, business integration and to execute on company’s values and goals.

Mary has been with Bank of America for 12 years. She brings in over 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. Mary earned her Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from San Diego State University. She earned her Master’s degree in Marketing from University of Phoenix.

She has a passion for being a champion and advocate for women. She strives to create integration of Men into the dialogue for women’s empowerment – partnering with some of the best in the business to create true Empowerment strategies that are supported throughout the region.

Currently Mary serves as Chair of San Diego LEAD for Women, Financial Literacy Chair for Bank of America Community Volunteers, and Marketing Director Chair for Executive Women Council of University Club.

LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marynoor/
WEB: www.bankofamerica.com/foundation

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Seasons greetings SoCal. It's that time of year again.

The sun is setting early. The air is getting chilly. And marketers everywhere are getting thirsty... thirsty for new connections, that is!

It's our 4th annual holiday party and this year we'll be rocking around the decision tree at Power Digital Marketing in Old Town SD.

So iron out that ugly sweater, fire up that holiday playlist (you know you want to) and join us for local holiday tradition that gets better every year.

 

Register Now and Help Transform the Life of a Homeless Youth....

SoCal Marketing Club is excited to announce its partnership with Doors of Change, a local non-profit that offers hope and resources to the homeless youth in San Diego County.

***100% of profits made through ticket sales for Jingle Bell Rock Out will be donated to support Doors of Change.***

Learn More about Doors of Change here

 

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Party Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM

Venue: Power Digital Marketing, 2251 San Diego Avenue a250, 92110

Tickets:
Standard Admission $25.00
At the Door $30

Entertainment: Live DJ

Grub: Definitely. There will be plenty of party foods and snacks available. Come hungry!

Spirits: No doubt! There will be beer, wine and holiday cheer aplenty. We’ve got you covered!


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December 2018 Full Sponsor Roster

 

POWER DIGITAL MARKETING:

About Power Digital: At Power Digital, we hit the "sweet spot" - incorporating the best aspects of both large and boutique agencies to create a truly ROI-focused offering for our clients. We build marketing teams around brands to ensure that each marketing campaign we execute has an all-star team made up of veterans and disciplined experts. Power Digital is an interactive marketing agency whose goal is to become an extension of your internal marketing team to ensure a truly collaborative team effort. We offer Web Development, SEO, Content Marketing, PR Outreach, Influencer Marketing, Paid Media, Email Marketing, CRO, and Social Media.

Power Digital Culture: When you work alongside great people with whom you share a passion, a funny thing happens - your job becomes fun and is no longer "work". Our open atmosphere and horizontal management structure means collaboration has no limits. At Power Digital we offer unlimited PTO, organic catered lunches, 401k plan, top-notch health insurance, profit sharing, and so much more! We also landed the #1 spot in San Diego Business Journal's 2018 Best Places to Work, which speaks volumes for our culture and the people we surround ourselves with.

SEMRUSH:
SEMrush is a competitive research and business intelligence software that provides data and analysis on paid and organic search, social media and link-building activities worldwide. On top of a powerful competitive analysis toolkit, SEMrush offers necessary features to help companies optimize their own online presence such as site audit, SEO ideas, content marketing, social media, and brand monitoring tools.

HOLONIS:
Holonis is a new social commerce platform that allows anyone to create, curate, distribute, monetize and measure content through a complex adaptive system built for the modern internet.

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO:
The University of San Diego's Professional and Continuing Education, PCE, provides individuals with knowledge, skills, and information needed to expand professional development and sustain a competitive edge. PCE's marketing courses are designed by experienced subject matter experts and intended to help students develop the necessary marketing skills to successfully drive revenue, sustain and grow an organization, from assessing marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies to increase online presence.

THE AGENCY GUY, INC:
The Agency Guy, Inc helps brands navigate an over-crowded, over-promised marketing agency landscape by offering unbiased consulting services and complimentary agency match-making. We help brands source proven partners. Hire the Agency You Love - Love the Agency You Hire.

WORKHERO:
Work Hero is a subscription service that helps online entrepreneurs by accomplishing their design and technical tasks so they have the freedom to focus on the work they do best. For a flat monthly rate, teams of experts focus on the annoying and technical tasks that business owners should not have to deal with.

BOOCHCRAFT
Boochcraft contains all the health benefits of traditional kombucha, while packing a 7% abv punch. Every batch is handcrafted using raw organic ingredients that are carefully sourced directly from local farmers and brewed in San Diego by a stellar brew crew. Boochcraft is currently distributed throughout Southern California, San Francisco and the Bay Area, Sacramento and Tahoe. In addition to being passionate about brewing, Boochcraft is passionate about giving back to the community by supporting programs like the Farm to Families CSA, an education program at Wild Willow Farm as well as the Family Literacy program at Words Alive.

 

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Mobile indexing is officially here, which means just having a mobile responsive website isn't enough. Discover how you can optimize your website to rank for mobile searches and surpass your competitor's rankings with tips from this mobile-first panel sponsored by SEMrush.

What's in store...

* How exactly does the mobile-first index affect your business

* Unique ways to optimize for mobile beyond just responsive design

* How to attract a mobile user's attention and draw them to your website

* Ways to prepare for voice search and the follow-up features of mobile searching

…and more.

Who to expect

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Panelist

Marcela De Vivo
SEMrush

jeff carpenter

Panelist

Jeff Carpenter
Neil Patel Digital

hussein ebied

Panelist

Hussein Ebied
Pacific Digital Group

ashley ward

Moderator

Ashley Ward
SEMrush

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Special guest and pre-party host

The Opt Out Life
The Opt Out Life is a podcast (& community) that explores how anyone can turn side gigs into real income, and take back control of their time. We are solopreneurs, creatives, entrepreneurs, and hustlers who are proof that you can choose lifestyle over money . . . but still make money, too. Hosts Dana Robinson and Nate Broughton bring new episodes and videos each week to a growing movement that has decided to “opt out” and live life their way.
TWITTER: @theoptoutlife
https://optoutlife.com/

The Panel

Marcela De Vivo - SEMrush

Marcela De Vivo is an International Corporate Speaker for SEMrush, a Serial Entrepreneur, and Founder of Gryffin. As an industry veteran with nearly 20 years of digital marketing experience, Marcela travels the world speaking about SEO, data-driven marketing strategies, omni-channel workflow optimization, and the evolution of digital. Working with SEMrush has allowed her to combine her passion and expertise in forward-thinking marketing, analytics, and disruptive technologies.

TWITTER: @marceladevivo / @SEMrush

Jeff Carpenter - Neil Patel Digital

Jeff has been in the online marketing industry since 1999. From the agency side, Jeff has enhanced the online visibility of a multitude of clients including Qualcomm, Oakley, Mitsubishi, ADT, SureFire Flashlights and Odyssey Golf. While working in-house at Petco, Jeff created and implemented an SEO strategy that saw an increase of over 300% in revenue from the natural search channel. Jeff has presented various topics at the search industry's largest conferences including SES and SMX Advanced.

TWITTER: @SanDiegoSEO @neilpatel

Hussein Ebied - Pacific Digital Group

Hussein is Senior Director of Strategy at PACIFIC. He brings over 11 years of digital marketing experience to the team and serves as the agency’s global strategy lead. Before joining PACIFIC, Hussein worked for agencies such as Acronym Media, TMP Directional Marketing, and 360i. This granted him the opportunity to work with major brands including Expedia, Travelocity, AT&T, and ScottsMiracle-Gro. Prior to his career in Marketing, Hussein was a member of the U.S armed forces and a newsroom assistant at CNN. Nowadays, Hussein uses his experience to guide PACIFIC’s Search and Strategic Communications practitioners. When he’s not leading the charge on optimization, he’s spending time with his wife and two young sons, trying to find San Diego’s best pizza joint, or catching up on “Game of Thrones.

TWITTER: @HusseinEbied @meetpacific

Ashley Ward - SEMrush

Ashley Ward is a Corporate Speaker for SEMrush, an all-in-one digital marketing tool. Her passion is focused on helping businesses and marketing professionals gain long term ROI through teaching content and social media marketing. Speaking both internationally and throughout the US, Ashley regularly teaches workshops and speaks at conferences like Pubcon, BrightonSEO, SearchLove, Digital Summits, Retail Global, and SMS Sydney. Ashley has co-authored the best-selling book “The Better Business Book V.2” and is a contributing writer to industry blogs such as Search Engine Journal and AuthorityLabs.

TWITTER: @AshleyMadhatter / @SEMrush

Event Sponsors

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When & Where

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

HOLONIS OFFICES:
225 Broadway San Diego, CA
92101 - 7th floor
(NBC building)

Schedule

6:00- 7:00
Networking Pre-Party
7:00 - 7:15
Welcome and Intro
7:15 - 8:30
Experts Panel hosted by SEMrush

Tickets

Early Bird: $12.50 (limited time only)
Standard Admissions: $22.50
At the Door: At least 20% more than in advance. So buy them in advance!

Refreshments

GRUB: Apps and picky food.

DRINKS: Most Def

Parking

More information coming soon.

REFUND POLICY

No refunds

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Mark you calendars everyone – Thursday, March 8th is International Women’s Day!

To commemorate this special day, The SoCal Marketing Club is teaming up with The Creative Hustler Podcast to bring you “Empowered Women in Digital 2018”

We’ve assembled a panel of some of SoCal’s most dynamic female solopreneurs; from sales and strategy, to operations and technology

What’s in store…

– How persistentance can afford you opportunities others would miss out on

– Unfiltered stories on owning/selling your business as a female entrepreneur

– Creating real value with every interaction

– Getting and staying focused on your business

– A roadmap for guiding you to the right people and right resources for your business

…and more.

Who to expect

MICHELLE WEINSTEIN

Panelist

Michelle Weinstein – The Pitch Queen

MARESA FRIEDMAN

Panelist

Maresa Friedman – The Executive Cat Herder

MIA RENE DAVIES

Panelist

Mia Rene Davies – Mia Davies, llc

MELISSA RAUTENBERG

Moderator

Melissa Rautenberg – The Creative Hustler / The Agency 

The Creative Hustler

Special guest and pre-party host

The Creative Hustler Podcast
The Creative Hustler Podcast Join Steven & Melissa as they celebrate the creative entrepreneur lifestyle by taking a peek into how the most successful and creative badasses stay balanced while growing their businesses, traveling the world, and attempting to enjoy every moment of the journey.


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The Panel

Michelle Weinstein – The Pitch Queen

This time-tested entrepreneur has the unique ability to help you immediately identify business strengths to create a unique plan of action. More importantly, she helps you zero in on the hidden trip wires that keep you from achieving your financial dreams. Michelle has knocked down the doors and impressed CEO’s at many billion dollar companies. Her relentless pursuit towards buyers at Costco Wholesale earned her coveted shelf space that also led to national deals with The Vitamin Shoppe.
https://www.thepitchqueen.com/
@thepitchqueen

Maresa Friedman – The Executive Cat Herder

Maresa Friedman is a high impact strategist that works with brands, executives, of all ages. Known for her direct no bs attitude, GSD mentality and her ability to wrangle board rooms into submission. Maresa spends her days on the road as a speaker for a Google, and recently partnered with Forbes Education to get simple tactics she coined like Microtasking to help the masses GSD. In 2017, as the San Diego Wix Ambassador – Maresa led the a series free workshops & education for startups and entrepreneurs to build their web presence, more than 50 entrepreneurs got their sites off the ground. Named in the top 1% of Social Sellers on LinkedIn and voted Best of Strategy for LinkedIn ProFinder she also spearheaded a non profit competition that Forbes called “A one of a kind Non Profit Event”. When she isn’t on the road she is known by those closest to her by her other two titles – Wife & Mom.
https://www.executivecatherder.com/
@MaresaFriedman ‏

Mia Rene Davies – Mia Davies, llc
Mia Rene is the host of the podcast God Centered Success on iTunes. She has generated over a million dollars in online revenue and her company now serves women entrepreneurs who want to leverage the internet to build purpose driven business while keeping God first.
www.miadavies.com/businessplanning
www.facebook.com/miadaviesfanpage 

Melissa Rautenberg – The Creative Hustler / The Agency Guy
Melissa is a Strategic Advisor for The Agency Guy; a business consultancy referring brands of all sizes to the right marketing firm based on capabilities, culture, and strategy, the Co-host of The Creative Hustler podcast; a resource for new and budding entrepreneurs, and the Co-founder of Latin & Code, where her husband and business partner handle a handful of branding and digital marketing clients in an interim CMO capacity. Follow Melissa on Twitter at @rautenbergmj.
https://www.thecreativehustler.com/
@RautenbergMJ

Event Sponsors

SEMrush, The Agency Guy, Wix, Holonis, The Creative Hustler, University of San Diego, Skrewball, ZD Design, WorkHero

When & Where

March 8, 2018

Loading Dock
2400 Kettner Boulevard, Suite 110
San Diego, CA 92101

Schedule

6:00 – 7:00pm
Networking Pre-Party
7:00 – 7:15pm
Welcome and Intro
7:15 – 8:30pm
Experts Panel

Tickets

Early Bird: $15
Standard Admissions: $20
At the Door: $25

Parking

Street Parking Available.  Not too bad around 6:00.

Refreshments

GRUB: Apps and picky food included with entry

DRINK TICKETS: Included with entry

SoCal Marketing Club December 2017

2017 is coming to a close and we’d like to end the year with a party - a bonanza if you will!

You heard it here first - Our friends at Seer Interactive are opening up a brand-spanking new space in San Diego’s first IDEA District project: IDEA1. What better place to throw our SCMC Year-End Bonanza?

Here’s just a little of what’s in store for you:

  • Celebrate another rad year with great food, drinks, a live DJ and [of course] your SCMC friends

  • Be a part of the first event at IDEA1’s Hub featuring their greenhouse style “IDEA Box”

  • Get exclusive updates on what 2018 will bring for SCMC

  • Hear from Seer’s Founder, Wil Reynolds, on why they chose San Diego as Seer’s West Coast home

  • All tickets come with entry to our raffle to win 1 of 3 Google Homes (must be present to win)

You know us, we usually have a laundry list of things for you to learn at our events. We’re sure you’ll still walk away from this one with some great ideas! But at the heart of it, our goal is to provide you with a kick-ass party where you can sit back and enjoy the wins of 2017. (Oh, and as always, this will be a great opportunity for you to grow that rolodex).

Can’t wait to see you there!

The Creative Hustler

Special guest and pre-party host

The Creative Hustler Podcast
The Creative Hustler Podcast Join Steven & Melissa as they celebrate the creative entrepreneur lifestyle by taking a peek into how the most successful and creative badasses stay balanced while growing their businesses, traveling the world, and attempting to enjoy every moment of the journey.

Event Sponsors

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University of San Diego

The University of San Diego's Professional and Continuing Education, PCE, provides individuals with knowledge, skills, and information needed to expand professional development and sustain a competitive edge. PCE's marketing courses are designed by experienced subject matter experts and intended to help students develop the necessary marketing skills to successfully drive revenue, sustain and grow an organization, from assessing marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies to increase online presence.

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Holonis

Holonis is a new social commerce platform that allows anyone to create, curate, distribute, monetize and measure content through a complex adaptive system built for the modern internet.

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Seer Interactive

Seer Interactive is a data-driven digital marketing agency specializing in an audience-first approach to SEO, PPC, and Analytics. With offices (and Best Places to Work awards) on both coasts, Seer prides itself on building community, sharing thought leadership and solving real problems for clients' audiences.

VISIT WEBSITE

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The Agency Guy, Inc

TAG helps brands navigate an over-crowded, over-promised marketing agency landscape by offering unbiased consulting services and complimentary agency match-making. We help brands source proven partners. Hire the Agency You Love - Love the Agency You Hire.

VISIT WEBSITE

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When & Where

December 12, 2017

Seer Interactive’s New IDEA1 Space
1200 F Street,
San Diego CA 92101

Tickets

Early Bird $15
Standard Admission $25
At the Door $35

Parking

We’ll be rocking out in Idea District where there’s plenty of street parking available. Please consider an UBER or LYFT so that you can hang with us a little longer.

Refreshments

Grub:  There will be plenty of party foods and snacks available. Come hungry!

Spirits: No doubt! There will be beer, wine and holiday cheer aplenty. We’ve got you covered!

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We're bringing the top e-commerce leaders together to help you with sourcing, traction, and distribution. This is the perfect event to discover the next steps to take your e-commerce business to the next level.

You'll learn:

1. How to source product for other countries

2. How to turn your customers into ambassadors

3. How to implement a growth framework for sustainable traction

4. How to scale a product's user base using social media marketing

Who to expect

Josh Fechter - BAMF Media

Moderator

Joshua Fechter
BAMF Media (BadAss Marketers and Founders)
@joshuafechter

Josh has led growth for a couple of the fastest growing SaaS companies, including Autopilot and MixMax, and created the fastest growing community for getting startups traction (over 15,000+ members). He's also authored a book about Facebook marketing, was awarded Quora Top Writer of 2017, and Growth Hacker of the Year for 2017.

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Panelist

Dylan Whitman
BVACCEL
@DylanWhitman

Dylan has worked in Digital and eCommerce for over 10 years and is experienced in all aspects of eCommerce across Design and Development, Acquisition, Conversion and Retention. BVAccel clients did over 600 million in eCommerce revenue last year.

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Panelist

Nathan Resnick
Sourcify
@naterez

Nathan is the CEO & founder of Sourcify, a marketplace of the world's top manufacturers. In the past, he founded Yes Man Watches and Cork Supply Co. Having been a part of projects on Kickstarter raising over $1 million, Nathan prides himself on his ability to swiftly turn ideas into realities. He used to live in China and speaks Mandarin almost fluently.

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Panelist

Katen Raj
CPC Strategy
@Katen_Raj

Katen Johal is passionate about adding value in the digital age. As VP of Sales and partner with CPC Strategy, Katen heads up new customer acquisition for SMBs and fortune 500 brands through direct response-focused digital strategy. Katen is dedicated to cutting through the noise and identifying the tangible strategies that provide a real performance delta for clients. With a focus on the shift from traditional retail to D2C eCommerce, Katen has worked with brands like Verizon, Logitech and the Adidas Group to craft integrated digital experiences and fill up the funnel. Katen also feels that talking about himself in the 3rd person is odd.

The Creative Hustler

Special guest and pre-party host

The Creative Hustler Podcast
The Creative Hustler Podcast Join Steven & Melissa as they celebrate the creative entrepreneur lifestyle by taking a peek into how the most successful and creative badasses stay balanced while growing their businesses, traveling the world, and attempting to enjoy every moment of the journey.

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When & Where

January 26, 2017

United States University
7675 Mission Valley Road
San Diego, CA

Schedule

6:00 – 7:00pm
Networking Pre-Party
7:00 – 7:15pm
Welcome and Intro
7:15 – 8:30pm
Experts Panel

Tickets

Early Bird: $15
Standard Admissions: $20
At the Door: $25

Parking

Free, Easy and Abundant at
United States University

Refreshments

GRUB: Apps and picky food courtesy of Searchmetrics

BEER: Courtesy of The Agency Guy, Inc

WINE: Courtesy of California Fruit Wine