Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Social Media Marketing Conference

This past Monday I attended the Social Media Marketing Conference with 3 colleagues of mine. It was hosted by SkillPath Seminars and we learned quite a lot. For anybody interested in attending, I wanted to highlight some of the things I learned:

- A company’s fans and followers on Facebook and Twitter are over 50% more likely to become a regular customer.

- People in general are much more likely to share their poor experiences online than they are their positive ones.

- Google is now a verb.

- If you can’t be found online, potential customers will seek out your competitors because they can be found.

- You only have 2-5 seconds to capture a reader’s attention.

- Any posts online (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) only have a life of 2 days before becoming old.

Located in the gorgeous Sheraton City Centre Hotel in Indianapolis, we were given a choice between following Track 1: You’ve decided to jump into the world of social media – now what? and Track 2: Step up your social media presence: Network, promote, share… and profit! I followed Track 2, which included these sessions:


1) Cool tools and how to use them to grow your business
2) Mistakes rookies make…but you don’t have to
3) The art of writing for a social audience
4) Managing your on-line reputation
5) Monitoring what people are saying about you on-line – in 15 minutes a day

I would elaborate on my experience throughout each session but I must keep this brief. If you ever get the opportunity to attend one of these conferences, I guarantee you’ll enjoy yourself fully and leave knowing so much more about the world of social media.

Q

Monday, February 7, 2011

Last Semester!

It's so exciting to think that I graduate in just 4 months!!

My IS is nearly complete and ready for submission to the library (for the school's record). I've been submitting it to film festivals and will be presenting it at the conference in April at Butler University. I'm also going to officially premiere it on Hanover's Family Day on March 26th at 2pm. And everyone is welcome to attend! Click on the link for more information and to register to attend!

Life is just very exciting right now. I'm finishing up my comprehensive paper and will take the oral portion of it in the next few weeks. Assuming I pass everything, I'll be graduating in May after our two week trip to England! My spring term class is Documentary Production and two weeks of it is going to be spent in England, spending time in London, Cambridge, and Stratford Upon Avon. Should be very fun!!

Q

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

It's Finished!

My film is unofficially finished! Yay! And I got an 'A' on it, so, mission accomplished.

I plan on ironing out a few troublesome areas before I officially premiere it and enter it into a few different film festivals. Until then, I won't be posting it online, but once it's ready, I'll be distributing DVDs!

Q

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Very Rough Cuts of my documentary!



These are very rough and there are still more on the way that will likely be up later tonight. I greatly appreciate any constructive criticism, so please feel free to email me at skparker1500@gmail.com or private message me on Facebook. Thanks!

Q