Contact:  Shirley Bostic                                                                         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Phone:  864.370.1545                                                                   

“THE  8 M’S OF MARKETING: FACEBOOK FOR BUSINESS”  (1^ST  IN A SERIES)

The Greenville Area Office of the Clemson University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Jay Handler of The Marketing Department are excited to announce the 1^st in a series of 4 Marketing Workshops (2^ND Wednesdays, September through December) entitled “The 8 M’s of Marketing: Facebook for Business.”

In the first workshop, Jay will help you make use of the latest Facebook Applications, Customized Facebook Tabs and teach you his “8 M’s of Marketing” that will carry over from Facebook to ALL your marketing efforts. Learn how to market to today’s consumer through Social Media. 

The first workshop will be held at Clemson at the Falls (55 East Camperdown Way, Greenville, SC 29601) on Wednesday, September 8^th, Room 2-C from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon.

The investment required is $35. Register by Friday, September 3 with the discount code CATF, and you will receive an early bird discount of $5. Please register online at www.greenvillesbdc.eventbrite.com. For more information, please contact the Clemson University Small Business Development Center via e-mail: sbostic@clemson.edu or by telephone at 864.370.1545.

A package price is available for all 4 seminars at $105.00 Other seminar topics include:

October 13: The 8 M's of Marketing: LinkedIn for Business

November 10: Seed to Succeed: Never Make a Cold Call Again

December 8: Effective Business Goal Setting: Make 2011 Your Best Year Ever

About Jay Handler:
Jay Handler delivers top quality training and marketing consultation for business owners who spend more time working IN their business then ON their business.  His ability to identify marketing challenges, desire to constantly innovate and the ability to effectively communicate throughout the consulting and teaching process place his services a notch above the rest.

Jay Handler’s career in marketing started in radio where he has worked with ClearChannel Radio, CBS and COX Radio.  Jay was the first $1,000,000 man in the history of 107.3 JAMZ in Greenville. Jay has over 20 years of marketing experience.

The South Carolina SBDC is partially funded under a Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Small Business Administration.  The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) operates in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration.  The support given by the U.S. Small Business Administration through such funding does not constitute an express or implied endorsement of the co-sponsor (s) or participants’ opinions, products or services.   All SBDC programs are nondiscriminatory and available to individuals with disabilities.

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