Join Business Wire experts in your area for media breakfasts, panel discussions and other insightful events. We bring local media members and industry thought leaders to your market to discuss today’s most relevant topics, from writing for SEO to marketing with social media. Best of all, Business Wire events are usually free of charge. Check out some of our upcoming events in your area:
The Impact of Social Media on Traditional News Reporting
Hosted by Business Wire Phoenix (Event in Las Vegas)
Join Business Wire and an expert industry panel for free lunch and a discussion on how social media has impacted traditional news reporting. Panelists John Edwards of Las Vegas Review Journal, Steve Green of Las Vegas Sun and George McCabe of B&P Public Relations will provide their own unique insight on how news reporting has changed in recent years due to the rising popularity of online and emerging media. This event is free for all attendees.
Thursday, March 11 at 11:30am PST
Gordon Biersch Las Vegas
3987 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89169
To register: Please RSVP to billy.russell@businesswire.com
How Social Media and Online Search Has Affected News Reporting
Hosted by Business Wire Phoenix
Business Wire Phoenix & a panel of Phoenix-area media discuss how news reporting has evolved due to the rising popular of social media and growing importance of search has affected news reporting. Join speakers Tim Vetscher of ABC 15 News, Patrick O’Grady of Phoenix Business Journal & Chad Graham, Social Media Editor of The Arizona Republic for a free lunch seminar.
Tuesday, March 23 at 11:30am PST
SkySong
1475 N Scottsdale Rd., Innovation Room #241, Scottsdale, AZ 85257
To register: RSVP to billy.russell@businesswire.com by March 19
Meet Bloomberg Tour
Hosted by Business Wire London
Join Business Wire for an exceptional opportunity to go behind the scenes at Bloomberg’s London offices. Get a better understanding of how Bloomberg’s reporters and analysts work & make the most of your media and investor relations practices.
Tuesday, March 23 at 1:45pm GMT
Bloomberg London
City Gate House, 39-45 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1PQ
To register: This event is now full! Please RSVP to Maria Arenas at maria.arenas@businesswire.com. Please not space is extremely limited for this event.
Meet the Media: Communicating With Different Ethnicities
Hosted by Business Wire Charlotte
Learn how to get your message to the increasingly important African American and Latin American communities. Join Business Wire Charlotte for a lunch and panel discussion on best practices for reaching these audiences. Charlotte-area media specializing discuss how to reach the publications most important to communities in the Triangle area. This event is free for Business Wire members and $20 for non-members.
Wednesday, March 24 at 11:30am EST
Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center
4700 Emperor Blvd, Durham, NC 27703
To register: Please RSVP to Angela Hayworth at 704.347.1590 or angela.hayworth@businesswire.com by March 19.
Convergence, Citizen and Social Journalism: Strategies on Sending Your Press Release to Today’s Media
Hosted by Business Wire Atlanta
Join Business Wire Atlanta for a discussion on the ever-evolving world of media and the role social media plays in it today. Learn how to get corporate messages out to the expansive universe of today’s industry followers, opinion leaders, stakeholders and the social community. Panelists include Mark Meltzer, Executive Editor at the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Phil Bolton, Publisher of GlobalAtlanta.com, Shawn Mcintosh, Public Editor & Blog Administrator at the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jeff Karnes, Director of Multimedia Search at MEDIAMobz. This event is free for Business Wire members and $20 for non-members.
Thursday, March 25 at 8:30am ET
Anthony’s, Buckhead
3109 Piedmont Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
To register: Please RSVP to Yasmine Santos at 770.667.7500 & yasmine.santos@businesswire.com by March 23.
Please include the following information:
Name, Company, Guest(s) if any
Navigation in Today’s Global-Mobile-Social World: From a PR Perspective
Hosted by Business Wire San Francisco
Take your understanding of the online traditional media and the social media to the next level! In this session, our panel of experts will address the changing landscape in media venues, platforms and audiences plus best practices to get corporate messages out and talked about in the expansive universe of industry followers, opinion leaders, stakeholders and social community. They’ll discuss how social media and online search affects news reporting, corporate messaging (traditional and new), and the importance of envisioning the information you wish to deliver, as well as where to deliver it. Business Wire VP of New Media Monika Maeckle moderates a panel including Chris Heuer, Founder, AdHocnium and Social Media Club; Maura Ginty, Customer Experience, Worldwide Marketing, Autodesk; David Toole, CEO, MEDIAMobz; Rachel Polish, Vice President, Ogilvy’s 360 Digital Influence; BJ Fogg, Director, Persuasive Technology Lab, Stanford University; and Kimarie Mathews, Voice and Customer Experience, Wells Fargo Bank. This event is free for Business Wire members and $20 for non-members.
Thursday, April 15 at 9:00am PST
Autodesk’s Meeting Center
The Landmark @ One Market
One Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
To register: Please RSVP to Sandy Donnelly at sandy.donnelly@businesswire.com or call 415.986.4422 x561 by April 12
For more upcoming local Business Wire events or to see what’s coming up in our award-winning webinar series, visit http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/business-wire-events.
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Posted by Jessica Lueck, Marketing Associate 
