e-Storm Blog

Thanks to Am Le for the photo

Whatever your summer sport, you will need two things:
1) Aspirin
2) Beer

Aspirin we won’t provide but beer, wine and food and 15% discount on Sports Basement (our kind host) we will!

e-Storm and co-sponsor, Efficient Frontier, are pulling together a “welcoming the summer, meet interesting people and SHOP” event on June 18th.

It will not only allow for loads of schmoozing, boozing (free if we may add) and kanoodling, but will also help a worthy cause by buying that summer bike, canoe, or those running shoes you have been eyeing….;-)

Sports Basement is offering all party attendees a 15% off of all purchases
PLUS 5% of all proceeds will go to Girls on the Run, an organization that our very own Nicole Reber volunteers with and e-Storm supports.

WOW, this is great! What more could you ask for?, you say?
Well, there will be give-away prizes every hour on the hour. You could win one of many $100 gift coupons. Is this cool or what?

So, put aside your errands, neglected laundry or get a baby sitter ……and head on over for drinks, food and a worthy cause.

e-Storm’s Official RSVP Form: Click Here

And for you Social Media Junkies:

Jun 02

e-Storm to participate in emarketing bootcamp at Franco-American Chamber of Commerce

Events/Announcements, Methodology, Trends

We are excited to announce that e-Storm will be participating at the emarketing bootcamp organized by the Franco-American Chamber of Commerce.

The bootcamp offers members the ability to submit their SEO, paid search, word of mouth, online advertising challenges in advance, and the panel of 4 online marketing experts will provide feedback on what they would do differently or not. A hands on and interactive session which promises to be educational and fun.

Here are the details:

e-Marketing Bootcamp #2
Monday, June 9th
4.30 to 8pm
L’Atelier BNP-Paribas, San Francisco, Directions

A little about the Chamber from their web site:

The San Francisco Chapter of the French-American Chamber of Commerce (FACCSF) was created in 1978 and is a member driven, non-profit organization.

Our mission is serving the needs of the French-American business community throughout the San Francisco Bay and helping French and American business leaders to meet, discuss common interest, and exchange ideas through our networking events. The Chamber also provides the perfect forum for you to explore international business opportunities and to encourage your entrepreneurial initiatives.

The San Francisco Chapter of the French American Chamber of Commerce -one of the largest in the country- regroups about 300 members who also benefit from the FACC Network that includes 19 other FACC Chapters in the United States and Paris and offers over 4,000 business contacts.

If you are looking to connect with international marketers, members of the Franco-American Chamber of Commerce and learn about practical ways to improve your online marketing, this is the event.

Will you join us?

Apr 21

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE YOUR SWAG! e-Storm to Sponsor Web 2.0 Adventure

http://www.schwagginwagon.com/
http://twitter.com/schwaggin
http://www.flickr.com/groups/schwagginwagon/

e-Storm sponsors Schwaggin Wagon - an LA to SF wagon to collect schwaggs from Web 2.0 participants to donate to InnerKids Foundation.

Here is the scoop and why we decided to sponsor this adventure:

The Schwaggin’ Wagon will be making its debut in SF at the 2008 Web 2.0 Expo. Look for the interview on NPR’s FutureTense with John Gordon. Likely airing Wednesday. Check local listings.
http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/
Or simply see below — the audio is now posted on our website.

Its purpose?
To collect unwanted Schwag from conference-goers and the companies themselves, so that ultimately, it falls in the hands of those who need it most - the kids - http://www.innerkids.org

Starting Wednesday, the tricked-out Schwaggin’ will be taking donations outside the Moscone convention center and various 2.0 parties throughout this week. Proud Schwaggin’ creators Michael Liskin, David Preciado, and Marjorie Kase along with master implementer Andy Sternberg, Blog 101 book superstar Kyra Reed, and general counsel Daniel Hartman encourage you to give as much as you can and party like rockstars in the process.

Want to know more?

Apr 18

B2B - Social Media Panel - Join Us?

Next week, Wednesday April 23rd at 6:30pm, I am moderating a panel about B2B social media on how professionals and companies can use social media effectively. I am joined by the following esteemed panelists:

Jeremy Toeman (President of Stage Two Consulting, Writer for EnGadget)
Karl Long (PM of Games on Ovi www.n-gage.com)
Adam Metz (Partner and Lead Social Web Strategist, theMIX)
Pankaj Pradekh (Zmingo, Inc)

If you are looking to learn and network with executives that live in Marin - this is your chance. SofTECH, the organizer, is an organization with thousands of members from the North Bay which has AutoDesk and many others companies as partners/sponsors.

Please RSVP here so that the organizer knows how much food/drinks to plan for.

Oh yes, for those who never get out of the city, the venue is only 15 mins from Golden Gate Bridge, on weekdays (unlike weekends), there is no traffic to go north….;-)

Here are details of the event:

Join us for an exciting night with a panel of social media experts who are helping leading companies (Sling Media, Nokia, Wells Fargo, Sutter Home,Plantronics), organizations and individuals capitalize on social media. Most of the panelists have popular blogs (e.g. experiencecurve.com, emergence-media.com, livedigitally.com, metzmash.typepad.com) with a strong following and use social media tactics and strategies on a daily basis.

You will learn:

What is social media, the tools, the people, the stats

Why has social media exploded

How is social media changing the conversations companies have with prospects, customers and partners

How professionals can use social media for personal branding, and career development

How B2B companies can capitalize on social media

How social media is changing market research, PR, marketing, sales, product development, and customer support

How social media is changing search engine optimization (SEO)

Apr 14

It’s Official - e-Storm is having a party this Wednesday