Catch what’s new in the digital landscape. Leveraging YELP for your business. Responsive websites vs. apps. The latest trends in online video advertising. And more energizing education from local experts. Event is $25 for general public and $10 for students; free for Marketing Partners and Meeting/Sports Planners. Hosted by the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau; sponsored by Register Media. Register today at catchdesmoines.com/digital!
Time: December 4, 2014 from 8am to 12pm
Location: Hilton Garden Inn – West Des Moines
Street: 205 S 64th Street
City/Town: West Des Moines, IA
Website or Map: http://www.catchdesmoines.com…
On the second Tuesday of the month, the East Euclid Hy-Vee hosts a breakfast networking group in conjunction with the East South Des Moines Chamber. FREE breakfast, FREE coffee and FREE networking since you don’t need to be a member of the chamber to attend.
At each meeting, the organizers invite a member of the group to present some sort of program and a non-profit to talk about their business. This month’s presentation was about the Historic East Village Holiday Promenade and the Historic East Village’s rebrand.
Ever since I married my husband, his luck for winning has rubbed off on me. Above is a pint glass I won in the raffle. Pretty slick.
When the presenters announced the “rebrand”, they said “Historic East Village – East of Ordinary” and didn’t get much further than that. and then I won my pint glass.
I look forward to seeing how this “rebrand” develops over time. I couldn’t find any information on their website with this announcement, but I did notice the logo change.
Has anyone noticed a “change” going on in the Historic East Village that would indicate a rebranding effort?
I was one of approximately 300 attendees of the third TEDxDesMoines held at the Science Center of Iowa.
Here’s a description of this all-day event:
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.
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I get asked this question a lot. Below are a few of my favorite hot spots:
Women Who Wine DSM – “WWW DSM is a group of interesting and intelligent women in the Des moines and surrounding areas looking to relax, make new friends, recruit volunteers, grow their professional network, and so much more. And of course, enjoy great wine!” This monthly event is held at various locations around the Des Moines Metro Area. $20 includes two glasses of wine and appetizers. Join their Meetup Group to be notified of events.
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The National Social Media Club (SMC) is a 501c6 non-profit, member owned organization, and the world’s largest community of Social Media Professionals, with a reach of over 300,000 people with local chapters in over 300 cities.
SMC and our local Chapter are organized for the purpose of sharing best practices, establishing ethics and standards, and for promoting media literacy. Our community is made up of people and organizations who care about social media and come together to discover, connect, share and learn.
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- Have an awesome timeline cover photo and change it out often
- Use a square version of your logo as your profile photo
- Complete your profile – completely Take full advantage of the various parts of your Facebook profile that can help get your page noticed, liked when found, and promoted (for free) through “similar” search results.
- Engage in the conversation – use Facebook as your Fan Page and Like, Comment and Share status updates from other Fan Pages that you like which appear in your news feed.
- Give each post its own engagement objective: likes, comments or shares
- In addition to posting status updates and photos, be sure to comment on your posts and reply to those who comment on your posts. Facebook released an update that allows you to reply directly to a comment on your post rather than merely adding another comment.
- Update your status regularly and consistently – Personal posts, company function posts, vacation/weekend/hobby posts, question posts, shared/linked posts, blog posts, video posts, holiday/seasonal posts, business development posts
- Post 1-2 times per day
- Best time of day to post can be gleaned by viewing your page’s Insights to see when the majority of those who Like your page are on Facebook
- Engagement is higher on Thursday and Fridays
- Allow 3 hours between posts
- Questions get more comments
- Photos get more engagement
- Posts that are less than 70 characters get up to 25% more engagement
- Ask customers to leave reviews
- Schedule your posts for a time that people are actually awake!
A couple of weeks ago, I watched a video of one of my Facebook friends dance salsa in a club. My jaw hit the floor. One, she’s amazing. Two, I wanted to be her!
I asked her how I could become her and she said Salsa Des Moines. I immediately went to their website and saw that they had a beginners level class starting soon, so I registered my husband and I!
What’s great is that the classes come in four-week blocks, so you’re not committed to a long period of a time. Perhaps you want to take Beginner 1 and then take a break before you do Beginner II. And the classes are quite affordable. $35 per person per four-week per person.
