Terri Holley, CEO/principal at Creative Blog Solutions, presented at the Blog Her Business conference in New York City on August 5, 2010. She was part of a panel discussing successful ways to integrate Twitter and Facebook into corporate social media plans; how to determine who should implement and oversee social media within organizations, and how to listen and respond when you find yourself in a potential crisis communications situation. Maria Niles, Project Manager at BlogHer, served as the moderator. Ekaterina Walter, Social Media Strategist at Intel and Gayle Weiswasser, Director of Digital Communications at Discovery Communications also served as panelists.

For complete coverage visit the BlogHer website.

2009 Soiree at The Pearl Spa, Howard County, MD

MEDIA ADVISORY

Date: May 3, 2010

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS LOOK TO ADD VALUE USING SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS
2010 Social Media “AM” Soiree Teaching the ABC’s of Social Media with Live Demos

Twitter Pitch: Learn How to Use Social Media to Grow Your Business. Sign up for the Social Media AM Soiree: http://bit.ly/bryKwj #smsoiree

Currently in the U.S., nearly one in five business owners integrate social media into their business process. Small businesses are increasingly investing in social media marketing to stay relevant and competitive in the marketplace. The adoption of social media has doubled from 12 to 24 percent within the last year and continues to grow.

WHAT: The 2nd annual Social Media “AM” Soiree is designed to help small business owners hone their social media skills. The event will feature eight social media expert users who will give live demonstrations on the latest technologies.

List of demonstrations include: Web sites 2.0, Blogging, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare, Tweetdeck, Hootsuite, Ping.fm, Gowalla, Amplify, and Flip camera usage.

For more information: http://socialmediasoiree.creativeblogsolutions.com/

WHEN: Wednesday, May 19th 2010 from 8:30-10:30 AM

WHERE: Eggspectation Restaurant in Silver Spring, MD

RSVP: http://socialmediasoireemd.eventbrite.com/

Hosted by Creative Blog Solutions

Creative Blog Solutions supports small businesses that understand the value of using social technologies to build deeper relationships with prospects and customers. Creative Blog Solutions was founded by Terri Holley (@creativeblogs), a social media strategist and business coach.

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Terri Holley, CEO and principal of Creative Blog Solutions, has been selected as a presenter for the Chesapeake Bay Organization Development Network (COBDN) Conference on April 30th in Washington D.C.

COBDN is the premier network for Organization Development professionals in the mid-Atlantic region and beyond. They advance the practice of OD through a variety of professional resources, networking events, educational programs, Special Interest groups (SIGs), volunteer projects, and other opportunities.

Ms. Holley will address conference attendees about leveraging social media to grow an independent practice.  Visit COBDN for more information about the upcoming conference.

Wendy McAllister, CRAVE DC city leader (left) with Terri Holley, CEO, Creative Blog Solutions (right)

Terri Holley, CEO of Creative Blog Solutions spoke to a zealous, eager and enthusiastic group of women entrepreneurs about leveraging social media to market and grow their business at the first CRAVE DC coffee chat. The event took place at The StillPoint an award winning mind and body spa located in Takoma Park, MD. From Facebook, to Twitter, to blogging, to LinkedIn, the group held a lively discussion about all things social media.

About CRAVE DC

CRAVE DC is a thoughtful, intelligent urban girl’s manifesto that will connect customers with more than100 extraordinary service professionals and boutique retailers in Washington DC. CRAVE DC is a celebration of women entrepreneurs that showcases some of the most creative, interesting, and gutsy proprietors throughout the greater DC area. Learn more about the CRAVE company. and the CRAVE DC city leader, Wendy McAllister.

At the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C., on September 29, business leaders and social media experts will offer small businesses tips and tactics for integrating social media into existing or new marketing campaigns. The Network Solutions’ GrowSmartBiz conference panelists will speak from experience and case studies to demonstrate how businesses use social media to generate wider reach as well as to provide targeted messaging to their customers.

“Integrating social media into a traditional marketing plan is a hot topic for small business owners,” said Terri Holley, owner and founder of Creative Blog Solutions and panelist for the GrowSmartBiz conference. “Many of my clients want to know how social media works, understand the time commitment and value that can be derived from it, and often ask if it should replace any of their existing marketing efforts. My fellow panelists and I will address these topics and more. It should be a lively session.”

Holley will be joined on the “Integrating Traditional Marketing with Social Media” panel by Jill Foster of DC Media Makers, Brent Leary of CRM Essentials, Danilo Bogdanovic of Loudoun Scene and Joanne Pineda of the Matrix Group.

During this panel discussion, attendees will learn what social media is today and gain a better understanding of the social media tools that are available. Additionally, the panel discussion will help attendees determine whether or not social media should be part of their marketing mix, which social media tools are most effective in reaching their target audience, and the steps they need to take to develop and integrate a social media strategy with their current marketing efforts.

Terri Holley, Che Brown and Doris McMillon

At a rally in the suburbs of Washington, DC,� Terri Holley, social media strategist and owner of Creative Blog Solutions, Che Brown, renowned global sales trainer extraordinaire and CEO of Partners in Learning, and Doris McMillon, former reporter/anchor woman and owner of McMillon Communications fires up small business owners to experience exponential growth.

Terri Holley featured with Roger Thurow from the Wall Street Journal

Terri Holley of Creative Blog Solutions at the Bread for the World 2009 conference with fellow panelist Roger Thurow, staff writer for the Wall Street Journal and author of Enough: Why the World’s Poorest Starve in the Age of Plenty.