Last Thursday, Orange County was fortunate to welcome Brian Solis, one of the most prominent thought leaders and published authors in new media. Organized by Bryan Elliott of LinkedOC, the event was held at SEED People’s Market in Costa Mesa and welcomed 200 people.

Building your brand online has become essential to increasing its visibility, familiarity and ultimately, business. It’s important, though, to not only be present online, but also to differentiate yourself from your peers. There are several ways to distribute information about your brand and its offerings online, and get the most out of doing so: 

Written by guest blogger: Debbie Miller

"Social Media Club is organized in various locations in the US for the purpose of sharing best practices, establishing ethics and standards and promoting media literacy around the emerging area of social media.” 
 

Last week, numerous members of the local social media community met to “reboot” the Social Media Club of Orange County (SMCOC) after months of dormancy. Led by SMCOC’s co-founder, Morgan Brown, the night commenced with some logistical background information on the Social Media Club as well as, specifically, the Orange County chapter.
 

Morgan then proceeded with a panel of highly-relevant players in the OC social networking sphere: Ted Nguyen of the Orange County Transportation Authority, Neal Schaffer of Windmill Networking and Bryan Elliott of LinkedOC. Ted, Neal and Bryan answered various questions from Morgan and the audience, providing great insight into current social media marketing trends.