Hawaii Social Media Summit 2012

Technology Expo for Business and Consumers

 

About #SMSHI 2012

Hawaii Social Media Summit 
Neal Blaisdell Center
777 Ward Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96814 
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
9:00am-4:30pm

3rd Annual Hawaii Social Media Summit

The Hawaii Social Media Summit will share best practices and insights on developing and implementing large-scale social marketing and advertising strategy. The event will focus on the latest in social media trends with some of the nation’s most respected social media experts.

Target Audience

  • Professionals representing communications, marketing, public relations, social media, etc
  • Representing employment in a diversity of professional industries.
  • Expectation to gain motivation and knowledge from the nation’s top social media influencers.
  • Interested in networking and connecting online through various social media sites.
 
Hawaii's Social Media Elite all in one place!
Do not miss out on this diverse panel of Hawaii's top marketers
 

October 17th Sessions

Transparent Marketing
10:30am-11:10am

Planning & Getting Started

Ever wonder how to really get the most out of social media? It starts in the beginning. The appropriate planning will provide you the framework for measuring your success. This session discusses how to determine your business objectives and identify key performance indicators along the way.

SMSHI
  • Aaron Landry
    AARON LANDRY
    Panelist

    s4xton

  • Gwen Woltz
    GWEN WOLTZ
    Panelist

    Wahine Media

    gjwahine

  • Peter Kay
    PETER KAY
    Moderator

    CyberCom, Inc.

    PeterKay

  • Rob Bertholf
    ROB BERTHOLF
    Panelist

    ClearlyM

    rob

  • Toby Tamaye
    TOBY TAMAYE
    Panelist

    AT Marketing

    atmarketing

 
11:40am-12:20pm

Being Proactive

Your customers are talking. Are you listening? This session discusses one of the most overlooked advantages of social media. You'll learn how to listen, what to listen for and what tools will empower you.

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  • Catherine Toth
    CATHERINE TOTH
    Moderator

    The Cat Dish

  • Gwen Woltz
    GWEN WOLTZ
    Panelist

    Wahine Media

    gjwahine

  • Jason Seaborn
    JASON SEABORN
    Panelist

    Hagdone

    WaialuaDaKine

  • Tara Coomans
    TARA COOMANS
    Panelist

    Akamai Marketing

    TaraCoomans

 
1:30pm-2:10pm

Publishing & Promoting Content

Social media is free – but the time you spend on it isn't. You create content and you want it shared. This session discusses how to streamline your social media with easy to implement and time-saving tools, and how to think outside of the box with social media.

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  • Aya Nishihara
    AYA NISHIHARA
    Panelist

    Roy's Restaurant

    ayaisafob

  • Esme Infante Nii
    ESME INFANTE NII
    Panelist

    Moms In Hawaii

    EsmeInfanteNii

  • Gene Park
    GENE PARK
    Moderator

    GenePark

  • John Chamberlin
    JOHN CHAMBERLIN
    Panelist

    YaJagoff

  • Melissa Chang
    MELISSA CHANG
    Panelist

    Adstreamz, Inc.

    MelissaChang

 
2:40pm-3:20pm

Tracking Success

Don't be discouraged. You CAN measure social media. You'll learn how to measure and what to measure in social media. No matter what you're doing in social media, you'll walk away with tips you can start implementing today.

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  • Derek Gabriel
    DEREK GABRIEL
    Panelist

    Gabriel Phoenix Communications

    @dsghi

  • HARRISON GOO
    Panelist

    ClearlyM

    SportsGooru

  • Rob Bertholf
    ROB BERTHOLF
    Panelist

    ClearlyM

    rob

  • Steve Sue
    STEVE SUE
    Moderator

    StoryManager, Inc

    ssue

  • Tara Coomans
    TARA COOMANS
    Panelist

    Akamai Marketing

    TaraCoomans

 
Best Practice
10:30am-11:10am

Social Media for Corporate Practitioners

The agenda will focus on three best practice case studies from leading companies. We will analyze key social media issues that corporate practitioners need to know.

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  • Damian Davila
    DAMIAN DAVILA
    Speaker

    Anthology Digital

  • Monchalee Steiger
    MONCHALEE STEIGER
    Speaker

    Anthology Digital

  • Nathan Kam
    NATHAN KAM
    Speaker

    McNeil Wilson Communications

 
11:40 AM-12:20 PM

The Power Of 4G LTE Machine-to-Machine Solutions

Since social media is online 24 hours a day, how can you and your company keep up? What's going to give you the tools to keep up? Our session will show you how to get connected and what Verizon is doing to ensure your company is always mobile and ready to go. Plus, a focus on security and mobility. Best network, best devices, and best tools and apps.

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  • Edward Wright
    EDWARD WRIGHT
    Speaker

    Verizon Wireless

 
1:30pm-2:10pm

Social Media Marketing

Learn Social Media Marketing from one of Hawaii's largest Airlines

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  • Asiana Ponciano
    ASIANA PONCIANO
    Speaker

    Hawaiian Airlines

 
2:40pm-3:20pm

Be Irresistible: Build a Customer Community of Fiercely Loyal Fans

In a world of social business, where Google is the new prime location, and where the customers don’t always behave, how do you become so irresistible to your market that you too can turn occasional visitors to your site into love-you loyal fans?

SMSHI
  • Liz Strauss
    LIZ STRAUSS
    Speaker

    Successful-Blog.com, SOBCon

    @lizstrauss

 
Engagement
10:30am-11:10am

How To Lose a Fan in 10 days

If you want to lose a fan in 10 days, follow these simple steps to repel these pesky individuals who follow you and your brand. We will cover the 10 most common mistakes that businesses make when they dive into social media...belly first. Social Media is more than a trend. It’s here and it’s now. Are you in?

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  • Trey Takahashi
    TREY TAKAHASHI
    Speaker

    Hawaii Social Media Institute

    @treytakahashi

 
11:40am-12:20pm,

Twitter 201: You can Tweet… Now What?

Learning how to customize your Twitter page with the following: Customizing accounts profiles Learning how to tweet with the proper Twitter lingo and attributes Utilizing measurement tools to organize, track, monitor test, adjust and plan Tweets. Strategic use of hash tags, and how to use tags to find your community and leverage the power of your network, along with so much more.

SMSHI
  • Susan M. Tenby
    SUSAN M. TENBY
    Speaker

    TechSoup Global

    @suzboop

 
1:30pm-2:10pm

More From Scott Robertson

Learn how to go from 0 to 30 fans in as little 10 days.

SMSHI
 
2:40pm-3:20pm

How Social Photography Gives You More Content in Less Time

What kind of social media content gets the best response from most audiences, is relatively easy to do (especially from a mobile device,) gives you an SEO (Search Engine Optimization) boost AND tells your destination or attraction's story most effectively? Photos and video. Not just Facebook and YouTube, either; we're talking about Instagram, Foodspotting, Foursquare, Yelp, Flickr....even offline photo walks. Learn why your phone is a publishing machine that makes your life easier and your audience more engaged, even though it means stopping to take a picture of that poke or shave ice before you eat it.

SMSHI
  • Sheila Scarborough
    SHEILA SCARBOROUGH
    Speaker

    Tourism Currents

    @SheilaS

 
Strategy
10:30 AM-11:10 AM

The Top 10 Legal Risks in Social Media

Social media is so new that there can;t be any laws that govern it yet, right? Wrong. Digital media may offer us new ways to communicate, but the same laws that apply elsewhere still govern online behavior, too. Companies and contractors are getting themselves in trouble left and right on social media. Sometimes it's because they don't know the rules, and other times the informal nature of the medium causes people to forget the rules. We'll break down the top ten areas in which professionals land in hot water online.

SMSHI
  • Brian D. Wassom
    BRIAN D. WASSOM
    Speaker

    Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP

 
11:40 AM-12:20 PM

Learn How To Grow a Start-Up with Social Media

Mike Prasad teaches you how to incubate your start-up with social media alone.

SMSHI
  • Mike Prasad
    MIKE PRASAD
    Speaker

    @mikeprasad

 
1:30 PM-2:10 PM

The Power of Your Story Through Social Media

With over 200 million websites and millions of people on social media, everyone is trying to get everyone else's attention. What's going to make you stand out, how will you get and keep people's attention? How will you stand out above all the noise? My session will teach you how to truly connect with people in a way that will not only keep their attention but draw others as well. I will teach you the number one under used secret: the power of your story.

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  • Kimanzi Constable
    KIMANZI CONSTABLE
    Speaker

    Chaotic Organization Inc

 
2:40pm-3:20pm

Strategies to Increase Your Network with Viral Marketing

What are viral presentations or content marketing? How do you use them in business and/or social media efforts? What if you could get secrets of a niche industry that only a few people know? All of these questions and more will be shared! You will see immediately. Just because someone is a top expert in your industry, doesn’t mean they know how to market. Attend this session to see how to truly market viral presentations and what it can do for you!

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  • Yancey Unequivocally-Jim
    YANCEY UNEQUIVOCALLY-JIM
    Speaker

    Empowered Presentations

    @yanceyu

 

Contact & Registration

Map of Neal S. Blaisdell Center

Neal S. Blaisdell Center, 777 Ward Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814

 

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