Social Media – Dont Be Left Behind

Here is the acutal link as well http://www.gbcountry.com/Event.aspx?E=3784

Join Georgian Bay Country, Georgian Bay Women’s Network and the Parry Sound Area Chamber of Commerce for a FREE seminar on Social Media for business and learn from Guest Speakers Carl Clift and Jason Fairfield how Social Media and Online Marketing can benefit your business.

December 1, 2010 at the Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts

Time: 9:00am-Noon

Registration: 8:30am

This is a free event for businesses of the Parry Sound Area but RSVP is required to kathy@parrysoundchamber.ca or (705) 746-4213.

Website:
Email: kathy@parrysoundchamber.ca

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Online Marketing – Yes or No

Now this information makes you think….:

70% of the U.S. population regularly use the Internet
Over 1 billion people in the world are online
The average adult spends 3 hours more a day online than watching T.V.
These are all encouraging statistics for small business owners. It means you have a very large target market, and as long as you have a website, you have a better chance of being found online than in a phonebook, flier, or other advertisement.

But…
There are over 400 million active websites &
The average person only gives a website 10 seconds before deciding whether the site is worth their time.
Which means, you’ve got ten seconds (or less) to:

1) attract the viewer
2) declare your message &
3) get them to take action

IMPOSSIBLE YOU SAY.  Hell NO!

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