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Help us help you! Not an SMCLA Member yet? Join now!

Posted on April 4, 2012 | 1 Comment

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At our SMCLA events, we ask that our professionals join at the professional level or power up with their colleagues at the business level. Did you know that when you join SMCLA, you’re also a card-carrying member of the national Social Media Club organization? In addition, all of these events SMCLA puts on each year are sustained by membership fees. We need your help to make the LA chapter a strong group of social media pros who can help each other and help others.

Please join us as official members of SMCLA! We really appreciate your support and reach!

[For a full list of memberships, please click here: https://socialmediaclub.org/membership]

Professional ($100)

  • Members will be able to join our email lists and our social network where you can connect with others in Social Media Club who have similar interests or needs.
  • Access to special information, how to’s, and the shared knowledge of the information created at all the chapter meetings and events we organize.
  • All Professional members have the opportunity to be listed in the Speakers Directory.
  • Special invitations to Professional Member-only events.
  • Discounts to the various events that are organized by Social Media Club or its partner organizations, such as SocialMediaCamp.org, SocialMediaMasters.com and SocialMediaClubhouse.com.
  • Opportunity to highlight work/services in monthly newsletters.
  • Ability to publish in the Social Media Club Journal.
  • Membership kit with a Social Media Club Member Card and stickers.

 

Student ($25)

  • Members will be able to join our email lists and our social network where you can connect with others in Social Media Club who have similar interests or needs.
  • Access to special information, how to’s, and the shared knowledge of the information created at all the chapter meetings and events we organize.
  • Special invitations to Professional Member-only events.
  • Discounts to the various events that are organized by Social Media Club or its partner organizations, such as SocialMediaCamp.org, SocialMediaMasters.com and SocialMediaClubhouse.com.
  • Those at this membership level will receive a membership kit with a Social Media Club Member Card and stickers.

Must have an email address ending in .org, .edu or .gov

Forgot the link to join? Here it is! https://socialmediaclub.org/membership

From all of us on the SMCLA Board and the SMC mothership, we thank you for your support!

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RSVP Now for our April 24 Event: Social Gaming Explosion!

Posted on March 28, 2012 | Leave a comment

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Ever wonder what the heck happens with the user data that gets collected when you play Farmville or Draw Something? How about when you’re playing a game on a movie website to gather enough coins to open up special sneak previews? As a business, what are your end goals when you decide to use a “game” to entice consumers?

Businesses are working hard to acquire and retain an audience by gamification these days. What is gamification? What are companies doing in the social gaming realm to set up that customer relationship? What are some examples that are working and not working? On the flip side, we want to hear what social gamers think about these “freemium” games and what they expect from them. If you’re managing a brand and have thought about using a social game as a promotion or a way to introduce an audience to your product, this panel is for you! If you’re a professional wondering how this will affect the way we see products within a gaming environment, this is for you! If you’re just curious to learn more about social gaming (Draw Something, anyone?), join us in April!

Join us for our Social Gaming panel on Tuesday, April 24 at ING DIRECT LA Cafe in West LA!

RSVP HERE: http://socialmediaclubsocialgaming.eventbrite.com/ or click on the Eventbrite widget on the upper right-hand column of our site!

Our guest speakers:

Networking & Registration: 6:00 – 7:45Pm
Program: 7:45PM – 9:00PM

Location: ING DIRECT Cafe LA
11175 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 445-0429 ‎


NOTE – We’ll provide the pizzas, drinks and parking!

 

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Job! OMAZE Director of Marketing & Social Media

Posted on March 16, 2012 | Leave a comment

Hey guys, the folks at Omaze is looking for a Director of Marketing and Social Media. This isn’t any job. This start-up is looking for someone passionate for social media and charitable causes… and “Omazing” opportunities for donors, nonprofits and the organization. Read on and pass along!

 

 

Director of Marketing & Social Media

Omaze (Santa Monica, CA; funded)

Who We Are:

Omaze offers the opportunity to engage in once-in-a-lifetime experiences that benefit charitable causes: from playing 3-on-3 with Magic Johnson to support Boys and Girls Club, to hanging out in the writer’s room of Modern Family to raise funds for veterans, to spending a day with a Nobel Prize winner in the MIT media lab to benefit scientific breakthroughs. We’re on a mission to empower passionate people with an astonishing degree of leverage to make the world a better place.

Who We Are Seeking:

We are seeking a Chief Marketeer and Social Rabble Rouser who’s looking to get in on the ground floor of a company with an absurdly audacious vision for changing the world.

We’re a company dedicated to helping people achieve their dreams and this position is critical to building our brand and designing our marketing strategy as well as directing the efforts of our PR team and celebrity and charity partners.

Our Ideal Candidate:

  • You have diverse background in marketing with a specialization in online advertising
  • You possess excellent writing skills, have a great sense of humor, and can churn out copy with a lot of personality quickly
  • You have 2+ years of online integrated marketing experience with a deep understanding of social media, SEM, and SEO. You also have experience with game-based marketing or are confident you can master the art
  • You are a poet & a quant: you are creative but also know how to test your work and understand the importance of data-driven decision making
  • You are infectiously passionate, take your work seriously but not yourself, and get a real kick out of empowering others

Why work here?

  • Competitive salary and stock options
  • Awesome team, we love what we do and support each other to be great
  • Great location in Santa Monica a block from the beach
  • The opportunity to change peoples lives with once-in-a-lifetime experiences

To apply:

  • Send an email with your resume to team@omaze.co
  • Put “Director of Online Marketing” in the subject line of your email
  • Tell us a little about yourself, why you would be the ideal fit, and please describe in a sentence your dream experience

We look forward to meeting you!

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Join Us for Business Cards & Cocktails on March 20 at PS612!

Posted on March 14, 2012 | 1 Comment

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As you come back from Austin this week, think about your next week’s social calendar. Bring your business cards and grab a beer with us on March 20th! Head to downtown LA’s Public School 612 (@PS612) and wind down with us. Show off share your SXSWi knowledge with us at our SMCLA March Mixer! Challenge us to a game of darts! Consider it our version of March Madness. (I kid, I kid.)

New to SMCLA? Come on by and learn more about the chapter that makes LA go “oooh.” Talk to the Board and plan out the rest of your events calendar with our scheduled panels this year. Meet social media “veterans” as well as “newbies” in the space. New to PS612? Lucky for you, they’ve got a gang of artisan and international beers on tap for you to try. In addition, they’ve got a full bar for cocktails if you like ‘em strong. PS612 will also be sharing fantastic appetizers with our members and guests!

RSVP here so we know to expect you! http://socialmediaclublahappyhour.eventbrite.com/

Business Cards and Beer – March Mixer

Date: Tuesday, March 20
Time: 6:00PM – 9:00PM
6:00 – 7:00 Grab your drinks, apps and let us do a quick intro
7:00 – 8:30 Program – Call it “speed social networking!”
8:30 – 9:00 Wrap-up
Place: Public School 612 (@PS612)
612 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017 (shares the same entrance as Daily Grill)
Light appetizers provided courtesy of our venue host PS612! No host bar.
Parking: Valet with parking validation available, or street parking (watch the signs). Or take the red or blue line which are 1.5 blocks from the bar – exit off 7th/Metro Center.

We’ll see you on Tuesday March 20th from 6:00PM to 9:00PM. If you’re not a member, consider joining SMC as a card-carrying member! It’s how we can provide low-cost, educational and worthy-of-your-time events all year!

 

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