Social Media Club of Salt Lake City is hosting this Photography workshop for you! We will have several of the areas best photographers conducting focused workshops on areas like: squeezing the best quality out of a $200 camera, how to really use that DSLR and What can you really do with your iPhone camera. These are just possible topics. We will post the specifics as they become available.

Plan on meeting from 6-8pm. Further details will be here and the eventbrite page.

Join us on Thursday, March 31st from 6-8pm in the Salt Lake Board of Realtor’s auditorium to learn about location-based tools like Yelp and social coupon tools like Living Social.

Our Guest speakers are Jeffrey Steadman (Community Manager) from Yelp and Margaux Lodge (Marketing Consultant for the SLC area) from Living Social. They will share information on how businesses can use these tools to improve their bottom line, including:

• How can your business see results from user reviews?
• How can you solicit those reviews without really asking?
• Why would I want a bunch of penny-pinchers for new customers?
• How to create local promotions that drive profit?

Who should attend? Anyone actively working in social media, marketing professionals, business owners and anyone who wants answers to the questions above!

Food, an amazing Fajita bar, will be provided by Lily’s Catering – LilysCatering.com

It is that time of year again when we look back to look forward…and this year we are in for a seriously deep conversation on Social Media Trends and the year ahead.

Come discuss the many predictions for the social web in 2011 in a lunch & learn at the offices of HyperX Media. Share what you think will work. Learn what others are going to work with and what will fall by the wayside.  Together we will look at the key issues and insights that have arisen over the past year and prognosticate on the direction Social Media is headed in the upcoming year. Our conversation will cover consumer issues, marketing, social applications, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, mobile and more. Come prepared with your top issues and questions and get insights from our panel of leading voices in social media and other participating Social Media Club members and guests.

Gourmet Hot Dogs will be provided by Da HotDog King. I had one for the first time a few days ago… You are going to love these! And yes, there will be veggie dogs.

Speakers will include Tami “Ruby Snap, formerly Dough Girl” Cromar, talking about how she has successfully grown her business and gained national attention via social media platforms, Matt Wilcox, VP of Corporate Marketing and Communications at Zions Bank, discussing the challenges of social media within a regulated industry. Others will be announced in the upcoming days.

Food will be included in the ticket price by The Pig Rig and will include BBQ brisket and turkey sammies with water/soda. A cash bar will also be available.

We hope you can make it!

To register, click here.

Rick Galan knows LinkedIn

We all know we should be using LinkedIn, right? We know that it’s a powerful business tool and something that we should be using regularly, but if you’re like most of us you use it infrequently and never feel like you’re getting everything out of it that you could. That is why the SMCSLC is happy to bring you Mr. Rick Galan. He knows LinkedIn inside and out, and will be giving us a presentation covering the myriad facets of this amazing business tool. He will be covering the how’s, why’s, shortcuts and what’s’ new with LinkedIn.

The event will be held at the Grand America and the cost for this event is just $10. Your $10 gets you the Grand America lunch buffet (usually $17) and the presentation by Rick. Seating is limited and the $10 price is only good for a limited time. The day before the event the price jumps to a still very modest $20. So tell your boss you’re taking a long lunch and get signed up today. You can bring your boss too!

Grand America's Lunch Buffet

Grand America's Garden Cafe

Grand America's Garden Cafe Patio

Presentation Abstract:

You have a Facebook page and Twitter account. Maybe you’re even using YouTube, Foursquare, Groupon or other social media outlets. But how many of those visitors are you converting in to customers? Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) is how you turn more visitors into customers without increasing your marketing spend. Josh Summerhays and Robert Brady will lay out the basics of CRO and then show you how to apply those principles to your social media efforts to improve your bottom line.

Further DEETS:

WHO:  SMCSLC and SMCUV members and would-be members

WHAT:  July Meeting:  Conversion Rate Optimization

WHEN:  Thursday, July 29, 6 p.m.

WHERE:  Salsa Leedos, 9155 South Redwood Road, West Jordan in the UT.  There will be a “Make Yer Own” taco setup for the very low price of $7.50.

WHY:  Because we could all use some help and some new ideas for turning some of these crazy social platforms into more solid business and networking leads.

Questions?  Contact Brian Seethaler, 2010 SMCSLC Programming Director, via Twitter (@seethaler) or Facebook (facebook.com/seethaler).

Event capacity is 200 people.  Evite registration required for entrance.  Suggested donation of $5 at the door.  See further details below.

WHO:  SMCSLC members, families, and friends.

WHAT:  2010 SMCSLC Summer bash at the Salt Lake Art Center: miniature golf, food, beverages, music.

WHEN:  Thursday, June 24, 7 to 9:30 p.m.

WHERE:  Salt Lake Art Center, 20 S. West Temple (Next to Symphony Hall), SLC in the UT (parking is available at the Marriott on W. Temple and at the Plaza Hotel on N. Temple).

WHY:  The Salt Lake Art Center has made CONTEMPORARY MASTERS:  ARTIST-DESIGNED MINIATURE GOLF available for the exclusive use of SMCSLC.  This is our chance to have these 18 mini golf holes designed by 18 different artists to ourselves for two hours.  Bring you kids, your friends, your in laws, but be sure to sign up by clicking the link below.  Registration will be required for entry to the party.

Questions?  Contact Brian Seethaler, 2010 SMCSLC Programming Director, via Twitter (@seethaler) or Facebook (facebook.com/seethaler).

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER WITH EVENTBRITE!!

Social at 5:30.  Presentation and Discussion at 6!

Event Details:

Date:     Thursday, March 11, 2010

Time:    5:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Place:   BetaLoft, 357 West 200 South #201 Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Spread the word.  We look forward to seeing you there.