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***UPDATE*** Congratulations to our winners: Amy Alderman, winner of the blogging contest with this post, and Nik Parks, winner of the Twitter contest.***
Want to win a free ticket to the industry's largest social media marketing conference of the year?
Social Media Examiner has worked hard to bring you our second physical conference.
And we've come up with a fun way to get you involved.
First, what is this event?
Social Media Marketing World 2014 is the world's largest physical social media conference dedicated to helping marketers and business owners master social media marketing.
Watch this video for a quick overview.
More than 90 of the world's most respected social media marketing experts will share their strategies with you—and you can meet them face to face.
Presenters include Chris Brogan, Mari Smith, Michael Hyatt, Jay Baer, John Jantsch, Michael Stelzner, Amy Porterfield, Mark Schaefer, Steve Farber, Laura Fitton, Brian Clark, Lee Odden, Joe Pulizzi, Nichole Kelly, Pat Flynn, Joel Comm, Viveka von Rosen, Simon Mainwaring, Ted Rubin, Andrea Vahl and Cliff Ravenscraft, just to mention a few!
Check out some of the brands presenting:
There will be 80+ sessions presented in 4 tracks spread over 3 days. Topics will include tips on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, social strategy, community management, podcasting, blogging and video marketing.
We expect to sell out before the event starts on March 26, 2014. People attending represent large and small companies just like yours and some attendees are flying in from places like Australia, Brazil, Norway, United Arab Emirates, India, Peru, France, New Zealand, Israel, Panama, Venezuela, Canada and the United Kingdom.
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One of the best parts of this year's conference is the cool networking opportunities. Not only will we have a Networking Plaza where you can connect with experts and peers between sessions and during dedicated networking times, but we also have networking walks and runs, and an opening night party planned on the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier. Learn more about the opening night networking party here.
The Conference You've Been Waiting For
As a small business marketer, you can probably only pick one or two events to attend each year. Get an unbeatable conference experience and expert training at Social Media Marketing World in sunny San Diego, California—from your friends at Social Media Examiner.
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CLICK HERE TO LEARN MOREHow can you win tickets?
We have two free tickets to the conference (retail value: $1297 each), plus the opportunity to be promoted to more than 230,000 of your peers!
There are two tickets up for grabs and two ways to win:
#1: Twitter Entry
Simply click the button on the right or tweet what you see below for a chance to win one ticket:
You can tweet up to two times per day. Each tweet is an entry to win. We'll randomly draw the winner of a free ticket. All tweets must have the #winSMMW14 hashtag included.
#2: Written Entry
The winner gets a free ticket, two free nights at the San Diego Manchester Grand Hyatt (courtesy of the Hyatt) PLUS a mention in the Social Media Examiner Newsletter (230,000+ subscribers)!
Simply write about your biggest social media marketing challenge and why you should win a free ticket in the comments box below (scroll down).
The judges—Mari Smith (social media speaker and trainer), Pat Flynn (founder, Smart Passive Income) and Mike Stelzner (founder, Social Media Examiner)—will select the winning entry. Their decisions are subjective and final.
What you need to know:
- You can enter to win either or both prizes.
- Tweets must contain #winSMMW14.
- The entry deadline is Wednesday, February 12, 2014, and the winners will be announced shortly thereafter.
- If you've already purchased a ticket, no worries. If you win, we'll either give you a full refund or you can give your spare ticket to someone you really like.
- No purchase is necessary to win.
We look forward to seeing your comments and tweets. Good luck!
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