Marjorie Young, will present “Ten Proven Online PR Methods vs. Traditional PR”. Marjorie is President of Carriage Trade Public Relations, Inc. She is past President of the Small Business Chamber and the Small Business Council. She currently sits on the board for the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Savannah, SCORE, and the Savannah Downtown Rotary. She is also on the University of Georgia, Small Business Development Center’s statewide Advisory Board and the Advisory Board for TCCa.
Marjorie is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in Journalism. Her achievements include: 2006 Ten Top Women in Savannah, AWWIN, Inc. Entrepreneur of the Year; Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce 2006; Buy Local Advocate of the Year 2006; Small Business Champion, Small Business Chamber 2002; Savannah Technical Institute’s Small Business Owner of the Year 2001; and Georgia Woman Entrepreneur Finalist – University of Georgia 2000. Carriage Trade Public Relations, Inc. was founded in 1995 by Marjorie Young to help businesses increase their visibility in the community and online. Their office is located on Telfair Square in Savannah, Georgia (www.carriagetradepr.com)
In her presentation, Marjorie will discuss Ten Proven Online PR Methods vs. Traditional PR. She will talk about how to get your articles and press releases to rank in Google, the importance of blogs, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, Flicker, Wikipedia, Podcasts and Skype. You will learn how to increase your visibility and credibility online through proven PR techniques.
This series is open to all entrepreneurs, small businesses and interested parties, so feel free to forward this announcement and invite your friends and colleagues. Please sign up by Tuesday, October 13th to be included for lunch. Sign up by email to Jane Jordan at jane.jordan@gatech.edu or by calling the office at 912-963-2551.
Directions to the luncheon location:
Directions from Savannah to Ga Tech / PARB 126
Take I-16 to I-95 North
Take I-95 North to Exit 106 (Jimmy Deloach Parkway, 1 exit north of the Savh/Hilton Head Intl. airport)
At Exit 106, turn right; get into left turn lane immediately
Take 1st left (which will be a long driveway)
Turn left at the stop sign
The EDRB building is the first building on the right.
The PARB building is the second building on the right.
The “Food for Thought” luncheon is being held in the PARB building, Room 126.
There will be signs inside the PARB building directing you to Room 126.
http://www.gtsav.gatech.edu/go/welcome/campus-map