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SUMMARY:Keeping Up with Digital Marketing - A's for Your Q's - ChatGPT
DESCRIPTION:Updated for 2024\nWhat’s all the fuss about AI and ChatGPT? \nWhat AI tools are available\, and how can a small business use them to streamline customer service and marketing tasks? \nThis session\, with the Virginia SBDC’s Technology Advisor Cameron Nelson\, will help answer those questions and more. The first half of the session will give an overview\, and the second half will be set aside for Q & A. \nA confirmation email with the Zoom login information will be sent after registration – a day before before the event – please be on the lookout for it.\n\nPresenter: Cameron Nelson\, CEO of Tenzing Startup Consultants \nMr. Nelson has over 19 years experience in technology\, and as a senior tech consultant in Silicon Valley helping Fortune 500 companies improve their digital marketing and eCommerce. At the same time he founded several tech companies\, including a SaaS website for tree preservation and a blockchain platform for nonprofits. Cameron is accomplished in language\, culture\, has an MBA and MA and believes new technology products have the ability to help shape our world for the better. \nCost: Free \nREGISTER
URL:https://cvsbdc.org/events/keeping-up-with-digital-marketing-as-for-your-qs-chatgpt-2/
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CATEGORIES:Marketing and Sales
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SUMMARY:The New Marketing Funnel
DESCRIPTION:The marketing funnel as you know it is DEAD. Gen Z is changing the game and showing up differently to our brands. Because of their familiarity with modern technology and marketing\, their path to purchase has greatly evolved. Join us to learn about the new infinite loop and what you can do about it. \nFine Print \nOur workshops\, events\, and programs are designed with a small business owner in mind. Actionable\, sharing of ideas\, and takeaways to keep things straight. \nThe City of Roanoke is our fiscal host. The registration fee helps support advising and training for small businesses in our region. \nRefunds are not available. \nThe SBDC reserves the right to cancel a workshop/event/program for insufficient enrollment\, weather emergencies\, and other unforeseen circumstances. Should a cancellation occur we will use the email you provided to contact you. Pre-registration is highly recommended. If an event is canceled or postponed and you have not pre-registered we will not be able to contact you. \n\nSpeaker(s): Amanda Forrester\, Executive Regional Director\, Greater Roanoke & NRV SBDC Team \nCost: $5.00 \nREGISTER
URL:https://cvsbdc.org/events/the-new-marketing-funnel/
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SUMMARY:Marketing on a Budget
DESCRIPTION:Participants will learn free and low cost ways to market their business and increase sales. \nTopics will include: \n*Getting the most out of social media \n*Using email marketing effectively \n*Free resources to make your business look great \n*Participants will receive tips and ideas they can begin implementing right away \n\n\nSpeaker(s): Hope Gayles\, Associate Director\, Communications & Outreach & Public Information Officer at Southern Virginia Higher Education Center \nCo-Sponsor(s): LSBDC\, GMU\, SBA\, VSBDC\, SVHEC\, GoVA \nREGISTER
URL:https://cvsbdc.org/events/marketing-on-a-budget-3/
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