From the category archives:

Speaking

Social Media Panel at Greenville Chamber of Commerce

by trey on December 8, 2009

Thanks to Greenville’s Chamber for bringing everyone together. Thanks, too, to Adam Landrum of Merge. He’s an exceptional emcee. The topic, of course, is social media and is one of the first big discussions in our community on the topic. We’ve come a long way since then.

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Launching Social Media Club Greenville

by trey on December 8, 2009

From the archives, here’s the video from the inaugural meeting of Social Media Club Greenville at Soby’s on Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina. Meeting held on January 9, 2009, less than one month after our first “are you interested in forming a club” gathering at Liquid Highway.

Here’s the original caption for the video:
The inaugural meeting [...]

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Social Media & the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance

by trey on November 24, 2009

There’s something about the independent retailers, those heartwarming “mom-n-pops,” that’s downright exciting. I’m thrilled to see SIBA (Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance) not only venture into leadership in social media, but to kick-off their bold endeavor in my hometown with the first Southern Social Networking Summit. Their efforts will bring Gary “Vee,” David Allen, and Dan [...]

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Links I commonly share

by trey on November 9, 2009

Though I typically custom create each presentation I give, it seems I frequently mention some resources over and over again. To make it easier for folks who hear me speak access those resources, I’ll do the “social media thing” and list them in a blog post:

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Social Media for Seasoned Rotarians in Wales

by trey on October 22, 2009

Talking social media to a room full of social media enthusiasts is one thing. Talking social media with a gathering of seasoned Rotarians as the keynote for a formal banquet in Wales is a horse (or dragon, as the case is) of a different color (red).

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Social media brings people together

by trey on October 21, 2009

Unbelievable experience. Culmination of months of making connections and following through.
Last February I connected with a Brit, Scott Gould, on Twitter. After exchanging tweets and comments we agreed that it would be fun to connect in the real world someday. In April, I began making plans to travel to Cardiff, Wales with a team from [...]

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Social Media Club Knoxville Launch

by trey on August 3, 2009

Scenic Asheville. Stunning race along I-40 through the mountains. Finding a parking space in downtown Knoxville. All joy along the way to meeting some new social media friends in the Smokey Mountain City home to one of the classic football games (the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Tennessee Volunteers. Always worth seeing.).
Sixty plus folks packed [...]

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On WSPA-TV 7 with Jack & Kimberly

by trey on July 20, 2009

Being around Jack & Kimberly on or off the air is fun. On air is a blast!
January 6, 2009: Should Jack & Kimberly set up a Facebook profile?
February 11, 2009: Setting up a Facebook profile for Kimberly on Your Carolina TV.
March 31, 2009: Do you Twitter? And, using social media to get connected right here [...]

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SMC Greenville: Interview with FastCompany’s Ellen McGirt

by trey on June 13, 2009

Ellen McGirt is THE traditional media writer who has been covering social media since long before everyone jumped on the band wagon. Her April 2008 FastCompany cover story on the Obama campaign’s use of social media was the first story of its kind. She wrote it before Obama established a lead in the presidential primary.
Ellen [...]

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Social Media Club Greenville Inaugural Meeting

by trey on March 1, 2009

The inaugural meeting of the Greenville Social Media Club, headed up by Trey Pennington of ShowCase Marketing, was held on January 11, 2009 at Soby’s on South Main Street in Downtown Greenville. The guest speaker was Geno Church, a word-of-mouth-marketing pioneer.

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Investing in Entrepreneurial Ventures with U.C.A.N.

by trey on March 1, 2009

“Investing in Entrepreneurial Ventures” is presented by The Upstate Carolina Angel Network, and sponsored by NEXT and Business Black Box. UCAN members Matt Dunbar, Tom Govreau, JB Holeman, Tim Reed, Mike Smith, Sydney Timmons Taylor and Peter Waldschmidt
This video was originally shared on blip.tv by businessblackbox with a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.

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How to be the radio talk show guest the host (and the audience) will love…

by trey on February 24, 2008

Talk radio is fun! You can be a star (at least for a little while). Don’t let an opportunity to be heard on-the-air pass you by. Here are 9 tips that’ll get you ready to be remembered:

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