BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091113T140000Z DTEND:20091113T153000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Women's Business Bridge Meeting DESCRIPTION:Blogging for Business Beyond the Blah Blah Blah Unless you've been living in a cave for the last few years\, you've heard of blogging but you've probably thought it was just another Internet fad... or a self-indulgent activity for people with too much time on their hands. While blogs may have started out as online diaries of trivial information\, the fact is\, today\, blogs mean serious business. We'll cover how you can use a business blog to: Provide industry-leading customer service Develop relationships with your customers Establish yourself as an expert in your industry Show up higher in the search engine results pages Find new clients and grow your business About Caroline Melberg Caroline has over 20 years of marketing experience\, working with companies such as AT&T Wireless and Cingular\, where she held numerous senior level marketing positions. She is the co-founder and CEO of Small Business Mavericks where she specializes in creating search engine optimized Websites that Work. As a Social Media Strategist\, she creates customized social media game plans\, driving increased sales for her clients. A self-proclaimed "Marketing Geek\," Caroline is known for de-mystifying online marketing and social media\, and explaining them in easy-to-understand terms.Caroline believes marketing is not communication\, but a conversation and she would love to hear from you at 952-473-1007\, via e-mail at: caroline@melberg.com or on the web at www.SmallBusinessMavericks.com! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Blogging for Business

Beyond the Blah&hellip\;Blah&hellip\;Blah

 \;Unless you&rsquo\;ve been living in a cave for the last few years\, you&rsquo\;ve heard of blogging &ndash\; but you&rsquo\;ve probably thought it was just another Internet fad... or a self-indulgent activity for people with too much time on their hands. \;

 \;

While blogs may have started out as online diaries of trivial information\, the fact is\, today\, blogs mean serious business. \;

 \;

We&rsquo\;ll cover how you can use a business blog to:

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·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Provide industry-leading customer service

·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Develop relationships with your customers

·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Establish yourself as an expert in your industry

·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Show up higher in the search engine results pages

·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Find new clients and grow your business

 \;

 \;

About Caroline Melberg

 \;

Caroline has over 20 years of marketing experience\, working with companies such as AT&\;T Wireless and Cingular\, where she held numerous senior level marketing positions. \;

She is the co-founder and CEO of Small Business Mavericks where she specializes in creating search engine optimized Websites that Work. \; As a Social Media Strategist\, she creates customized social media game plans\, driving increased sales for her clients. \;

A self-proclaimed &ldquo\;Marketing Geek\,&rdquo\; Caroline is known for de-mystifying online marketing and social media\, and explaining them in easy-to-understand terms.

Caroline believes marketing is not communication\, but a conversation &ndash\; and she would love to hear from you at 952-473-1007\, via e-mail at: caroline@melberg.com or on the web at www.SmallBusinessMavericks.com!

 \;

 \;

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LOCATION:Bradshaw Celebration of Life\, 2800 Curve Crest Blvd.\, Stillwater UID:e.257.8360 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260506T101403Z URL:http://members.greaterstillwaterchamber.com/events/details/women-s-business-bridge-meeting-11-13-2009-8360 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR