Keynote 1: Cathy Taylor
As social media continues to grow and mature, new
tools and platforms proliferate the market. But while
platforms like social couponing and location-based
networking and tools are trending now, many are
destined to go the way of Friendster and MySpace.
Cathy Taylor, author of MediaPost's Social Media
Insider, will give in-depth insight into the current social
media landscape and examine which platforms and
tools will be around for years and which will become
obsolete.
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Keynote 2: Geno Church
Geno Church is the Word of Mouth Inspiration Officer
at Brains on Fire, but he considers himself more of a
pathfinder for the firm's clients. He's walked down the
path with Fiskars Brands, Best Buy, Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation, the American Booksellers
Association, Charleston Parks Conservancy, the U.S.
Office of National Drug Control Policy, Love146 and
Rage Against the Haze (South Carolina's youth-led
anti-tobacco movement). He likes uncovering the
DNA of sustainable word of mouth movements. He's
spoken around the world at places such as the Word
of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA), the
Public Relations Society of America (PRSA),
American Marketing Association (AMA) and the
World Africa Customer Management Conference.