It’s time again for the Social Commerce Summit and for the pros and experts that come together during this yearly conference. On Tuesday, February 7th, Â the events will swing 
into action once again for 2012.
All About the Social Commerce Summit
Since the immersion of social media into digital commerce, incredible opportunities and options have opened for business owners. Socially marketing your products and services can come with its own challenges though, so the Social Commerce Summit, or SCS, has a focus on presenting some incredible tips and tricks along with the best practices common to businesses successful in this form of marketing.
The SCS will provide the platform for experts in their industries to share their own best practices and ideas that have been built upon cutting edge trends and technologies and are the products of incredibly successful Fortune 500 campaigns and strategies.
The Agenda
The conference’s format is designed to encourage short presentations with short discussions following. This encourages speakers to get to the heart of the matter quickly so that additional points can be discussed and engaged as the conference rolls on.
Everything from product creation or discovery to social advertising deals are discussed to help educate those new to the business as well as those brushing up on current trends. There is also plenty of time to connect with colleagues and create new networking relationships for your business.
The Speakers
You can expect to hear from a wide variety of speakers who hail from a vast number of different types of industries with everything from BusinessInsiders own Nicholas Carlson, @nichcarlson, to Tim Mahlman, @tmahlman, at Klout. Â Speakers will include marketing, branding, and developmental executives as well as innovators and strategist with leading information on how to expand a business’s ROI. A few speakers include:
- Margot Savell – @margotsavell
Margo is the digital measurement strategist at Weber Shandwick - Jason Ross – @JasonPRoss
The Founder of Jackthreads.com - Paul Lee – @ipaullee
The head of PLayboy Digital Ventures and an admitted Foodie - Chantel Waterbury – @chantelchloe
The Founder and CEO of Chloe and Isabel
In addition there are also reps from several major brands such as Martha Stewert Living Omnimedia and Battery Ventures.
Who Attends Social Commerce Summit?
Everyone! Everyone from the speakers themselves to anyone who is selling or promoting their own products, services, and ideas. You can expect to find investors and entrepreneurs who are involved in forms of digital commerce at the SCS.
Make sure to follow @BI_Events to keep up to date on conference information.
Lastly, remember that DBMEI subscribers also receive 15% off of the ticket price to the Social Commerce Summit. Simply register on site and include the code, dbmei15, in the discount code box on the left to get your DBMEi subscriber discount.
Author:
@BasilPuglisi is the Executive Director and Publisher for Digital Brand Marketing Education (dbmei.com). Basil C. Puglisi is also the President of Puglisi Consulting Group, Inc. A Digital Brand Marketing Consultancy that manages professional and personal branding for Fortune 500 CEOs, Hedge Fund Managers and Small Business Owners.
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