Luncheon Thursday, June 17, 2010 Facebook Famous: How to Market Your Business on the Biggest Social Networking Site Guest Speaker: Shama Kabani, Best-selling author The Zen of Social Media Marketing When: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm  * We request that registered attendees sign in no later than 11:55 am for luncheons. Any open seats at this time may be relinquished to those on our Wait List on a first come, first serve basis. Where: University of Richmond’s Jepson Alumni Center RSVP: Extended to... Wednesday, June 16, 12:00 noon or until we sellout. As of 4:20 pm 6/14 we have 5 seats left. When we sellout, please read about the "Wait List" at the end of this paragraph. Late Registration: $30 for members; $45 for non-members; $25 for students (We only accept on-line credit card payments.)   Credit Card Transaction Inquires   Cancellations   Wait List Facebook has grown 79% in the last few months. With over 400 million users, how will you make your mark on the world’s biggest social networking site? Shama Kabani, dubbed an “online marketing shaman and a master millennial of the universe” by Fast Company.com and author of the best selling The Zen of Social Media Marketing shows you how at AMA-Richmond’s June Luncheon! Shama will share her passion for the world of new media marketing. Come learn how to use Facebook (LinkedIn and Twitter, too) to build your brand, establish your expertise, and market your business including: • How to measure your social media efforts • How to build an excellent, attention-grabbing fan page • How to successfully run a Facebook Ad campaign Whether you already have a Facebook page or are thinking about creating one, don’t miss this special social media marketing event. Join Shama and your marketing friends at our June Luncheon and become “Facebook Famous!”

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PAST LUNCHEONS

Many marketing professionals make the mistake of viewing the world through their own, personally-biased, lens. Don't make the mistake of believing that your audience looks, and behaves, just like you. They don't. Especially today. Our country is experiencing seismic generational changes and as such, marketers need to be more nimble -- and diverse in their approach -- than ever before.

Art Webb, president of BCF, a Brand Communications firm located in Virginia Beach, will share insights to these dramatic changes, and offer guidance on managing today's evolving marketing landscape. Focusing on the agencies strengths in marketing to the most powerful and media-savvy demographic - the Baby Boomers - Art forged a business partnership with the Boomer Project, the nation’s foremost experts on Boomer behavior. Approximately once a quarter, BCF and the Boomer Project field industry-specific, nationwide studies to provide clients with insights specific to their business and bottom line. An unconventional and lively speaker, Art has entertained and enlightened audiences across the nation with the business potential of history’s wealthiest generation.

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Where: University of Richmond’s Jepson Alumni Center

Cost: $25 for members; $40 for non-members; $20 for students
(We only accept on-line credit card payments.)   Credit Card Transaction Inquires

Who: Brian Kaman, Product Manager for UPS Freight 
(Brian's PowerPoint Presentation)

When: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm 
* We request that registered attendees sign in no later than 11:55 am for luncheons. Any open seats at this time may be relinquished to those on our Wait List on a first come, first serve basis.

Where: University of Richmond’s Jepson Alumni Center

Cost: $25 for members; $40 for non-members; $20 for students
(We only accept on-line credit card payments.)   Credit Card Transaction Inquires

RSVP & CANCELLATIONS: RSVP by 1/15/2010. Invitations have been sent. Non-members may register by clicking on the "Register Now" button.
Registration Closed?
 

UPS Freight, one of the largest less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers in the United States and a leading truckload service provider, serves customers throughout North America, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Join Brian Kaman, Product Manager for UPS Freight, as he shares how they introduced a series of enhancements that are part of a long-term strategy to boost the value proposition for UPS Freight customers through faster transit times, technology and reliability. To that end, UPS Freight has reduced transit time on some 20,000 lanes since 2006.

Brian has played a key role in the evolution of UPS Freight (formerly Overnite Transportation) since the company was acquired by UPS in 2005. Before becoming a Product Manager for UPS Freight, he was a member of the acquisition integration team that helped define the marketing plan for the largest acquisition in the history of UPS.

Luncheon December 17, 2009, Thursday  Speed Networking

When: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm 
* Registration begins at 11:30. You may pick up your lunch at this time. It is not a sit-down lunch, so please arrive as close to 11:30 as possible.

Where: University of Richmond’s Jepson Alumni Center

Cost: $25 for members; $40 for non-members; $20 for students
(We only accept on-line credit card payments.)   Accounting Inquires

RSVP & CANCELLATIONS: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 5:00 p.m. Registration Closed?

Brought back by popular demand, AMA-Richmond presents another round of Speed Networking. Through a unique process everyone will get a chance to meet everyone attending, give your elevator speech and pass out your business cards (bring plenty... we really mean it). This is your last big chance of the year to network with scores of fellow marketers and business people in Virginia. Plan on staying after to make some important follow-up connections. And bring a big stack of business cards, you will not want to run out. This event is limited to the first 120 to register.

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Luncheon October 15, 2009, Thursday  Rebranding ChildFund     Guest Speaker: Michael Pressendo, Vice President, Global Marketing and Strategic Resources for ChildFund When: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm  * We request that registered attendees sign in no later than 11:55 am for luncheons. Any open seats at this time may be relinquished to those on our Wait List on a first come, first serve basis. Where: University of Richmond’s Jepson Alumni Center Cost: $25 for members; $40 for non-members; $20 for students (We only accept on-line credit card payments.)   Accounting Inquires RSVP & CANCELLATIONS: CLOSED Registration Closed? Christian Children’s Fund is a widely recognizable brand, not only in Richmond, but around the world. So, why did they choose to change their name? Join Mike Pressendo, VP of Global Marketing and Strategic Resources for ChildFund, as he shares an international perspective to marketing a non-profit and the importance of alignment and rebranding. He will also give insight on child poverty and what YOU should know. Prior to joining ChildFund, Mike led the marketing and branding initiatives at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America as its director of Brand Communications. While there, he was instrumental in transforming its brand and e-marketing strategies, helping it achieve its status as one of the most well-known and highly regarded children’s charities in the United States. He is described by colleagues as strategic and savvy when it comes to the web and is a great builder of networks and alliances. ChildFund International works worldwide to reduce the roots of poverty and is one of the most respected child development organizations in the world.  Website: www.childfund.org   Sponsored by:

Accounting Inquires

We understand that schedules sometimes change. If you have registered for an event and determine that you cannot attend, please let us know by the stated RSVP date and time. This allows us to cancel your food order or give your seat to another guest. If we don't find out in time to cancel food orders we are charged for your reservation and must pass that cost along to you.

Directions to UR

The University of Richmond is located in the far west end of Richmond near the intersection of River Road and College Road. The Jepson Alumni Center is building #49 at the bottom of the campus map (pdf document). Click here for a campus map of the University of Richmond.  Click here for driving directions to the University of Richmond in the far west end. When you arrive at the Center you will find plenty of free parking available on your left. As you approach the Center on foot, continue past the covered walkway and enter the center doors. Immediately turn left, continue down the hall and take your first left where you will see the registration table.

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Current Luncheon Costs for Early Bird Registration
$25 for Members
$40 for guests
$20 for students
 

Make a difference – Sponsor a student
Join the Richmond AMA's College Connections program! You can sponsor one or more local marketing students at an upcoming luncheon. It costs only $20 per student. Sign up today by contacting the Chapter Vice President for Collegiate Relations.

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Registration Cancellations & Modifications
It is possible for you to modify your registration up until the Early Bird Reservation date for an event of luncheon or as otherwise noted on our website. You need to use you "confirmation" code that you printed at the end of your online registration process or it can be found in your confirmation email that was sent to your email address after you registered. We must turn in our registration numbers to our vendors by the deadlines they set and can not offer refunds after our first RSVP date.

Registration Closed?
When we reach a predetermined limit for a particular event we will close registration, even if our RSVP date and time has not yet occurred. Throughout the year we may experience higher than usual demand to attend an AMA-Richmond event or luncheon. We are proud of our programs and they are just too good to miss so we offer a Wait List for people who register after a registration deadline has passed. Being placed on the Wait List does NOT guarantee you a seat but simply a seating option should something open up. If you get placed on our Wait List someone on our registration team will be in contact with you. We ask that all registrants arrive and check-in no later than 5 minutes prior to the beginning of an event or luncheon. If you are attending a luncheon, you should check-in no later than 11:55 am. Any open seats at this time may be relinquished to those on our Wait List on a first come, first serve basis.

If you are on our Wait List for an event, please arrive early and let the registration desk know you are on the Wait List for that event. We will do everything we can to accommodate you. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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