Triangle Interactive Marketing Association Hosts Social Marketing Panel Discussion

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Triangle Interactive Marketing Association (TIMA), the area’s only association exclusively focused on the Interactive Marketing industry, announced they will be hosting a social marketing panel discussion on February 21, 2007 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Exploris Museum in downtown Raleigh.

The panel will focus on how consumer-generated (or social) media has changed the business and marketing landscape. Topics covered will include how to effectively stop Internet rumors from spreading about you or your company, how to best manage your online reputation and ways to leverage the invaluable information provided by social media sources.

“Today’s marketers must have a keen understanding of the power of social media and how to effectively navigate the trenches. We have received a lot of interest from TIMA members on this topic and look forward to hearing what our panel of experts have to say,” stated Michael Hubbard, president, TIMA.

The TIMA panel consists of three professionals with direct experience in the social media space: David Churbuck of Lenovo, search engine guru and consultant Andy Beal and public relations practitioner Cindy Akus of Crossroads PR.

People interested in attending should RSVP at http://www.triangleinteractive.org/index.php?id=14.

TIMA, the Triangle Interactive Marketing Association, is the only resource for interactive marketing news, industry contacts, and general information in the Raleigh-Durham and surrounding North Carolina areas. TIMA hosts regular networking socials for the public and seminars on interactive marketing best practices. For additional information, please contact tima@triangleinteractive.com.