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OC Product Managers May 2011 Mixer & Discussion

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (PT)

Irvine, CA

OC Product Managers May 2011 Mixer & Discussion

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OC Product Managers May 2011 Mixer & Discussion
@ The Buddy Group

Wednesday, May 25, 2011
6:00 - 8:30 PM

The Buddy Group - 7 Studebaker, Irvine

"Developing Customer Engagement and Loyalty"

Discussion Panelists: 
Scott Schnaars, VP Sales at Badgeville
Jennifer Banovetz, VP Consumer Marketing at Edelman PR
Arnulf Hsu, CTO at Central Desktop
Moderator:
Bryan Boettger, Chief Creative Officer at The Buddy Group


In 2011, the need to be closely engaged with your customers is higher than ever before. Thanks to social media, any negative information about your product can be broadly disseminated instantly. On the other hand, positive reviews can spread just as quickly. Companies that make the most of today's engagement tools better understand their customers' needs and are able to leverage their happy and loyal customers to grow their business. Come learn from the people who are doing it on a daily basis in a fun, lively and insightful discussion. Come hungry, because we'll have some great food and drinks!

The Buddy Group's facility in Irvine (7 Studebaker)

Cost: $15 - Early advance purchase online (by Wednesday, May 18)

          $20 - Advance purchase online

          $25 - Cash at the door Online pre-registeration required to guarantee entrance.

Capacity is limited. Drinks and appetizers will be provided.

 

About our panel...

Scott Schnaars, Director of Sales at Badgeville

Badgeville is a white label Social Rewards and Analytics platform for web and mobile publishers, helping them to increase the loyalty and engagement of their web audience. Their customers come from a wide variety of verticals including retail, entertainment, publishing, education, enterprise and more.

Scott heads up enterprise sales out of Badgeville's headquarters in San Francisco. Previously, he has worked in technology and Internet sales, business development, and operations at diverse list of companies, including SocialText, Borland, WebEx, Motorola, and Yahoo! At Badgeville, Scott especially enjoys working with companies in order to help them better harness the power of loyalty and analytics.

Scott will teach us about digital loyalty platforms and about using gamification to drive engagement.

 

Jennifer Banovetz, VP Consumer Marketing at Edelman PR

Edelman was the first PR firm to apply public relations to building consumer brands. They were the first to use a toll-free consumer hotline, and the first to employ the Web in crisis management. In this era of mass personalization, people expect greater participation in their favorite brands and companies. Edelman believes that PR provides the immediacy and transparency to build credibility and trust with customers.

Jennifer provides senior leadership and strategic consumer brand building counsel managing Experian Consumer Direct, ONEHOPE Wine, and Volkswagen. In the past, Jennifer has worked with Chevron, Hilton Hotels, and Corner Bakery Cafe.  She also managed global sponsorship relations and on-site media relations and logistics for Live Earth – the concert for climate change.

Jennifer will speak to us about cause and event marketing.

 

Arnulf Hsu, CTO at Central Desktop

Central Desktop delivers a collaboration platform that enables people within organizations to connect and share information by managing projects and documents in the cloud. Central Desktop customers include the CBS, Netflix, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Gymboree, Humane Society, Workday and Harvard University.

Arnulf will share how Central Desktop has engaged users through the unique blend of technology and live expertise.   They talk with target market customers about their pain and problems one on one   They offer customers multiple ways to provide feedback to them and have set up escalation triggers that allow Central Desktop to respond to feedback nearly instantly.

Arnulf will share how Central Desktop has combined the use of technology and live expertise, from within the company and from its user base, to improve its product and customer experience.

 

Bryan Boettger, Chief Creative Officer at The Buddy Group

Bryan oversees the quality of major initiatives coming out of The Buddy Group and has worked with such clients as Old Navy, eBay, YouTube, Epson, Western Digital and Experian. Bryan has been called upon to speak on digital marketing for YouTube, PointRoll, Streaming Media magazine and others. He brings both Agency-side and Client-side expertise to his role, having successfully started his own publishing company; built the brand of a business off-shoot of international liquor company Diageo; and independently consulted on creative strategy for a variety of companies large and small.

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The Buddy Group
7 Studebaker
Irvine, CA 92618

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (PT)


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