This is a group devoted to increasing both visibility and leads for small businesses. Effective inbound or internet marketing is not inexpensive, generally making it beyond the reach of small businesses, which is exactly who needs it most. In this meetup I explain what we've learned of how to do this, and I want to learn from anyone and everyone who has something to share.

Join Big Data Marketing in the Bay Area for exclusive invitations to BlueKai hosted data marketing focused events. Audience targeting driven by 3rd party data intelligence is crucial to achieving scale and efficiency for any digital media plan. BlueKai sits at the center of this growing industry as a DMP solution. From this position we interact with agencies, marketers, service and data providers. Our goal is to help cultivate relationships between data buyers and sellers through Bay Area events …

Internet marketing is an exciting and rewarding field. Powerful new tools and technologies allow even the smallest businesses access to global markets and potentially huge profits. Unfortunately there's also plenty of hype and misinformation around. What really works? How do you separate the solid techniques from the snake oil? And given all the possible things you could do to promote a business online, what should you FOCUS on? We'll explore best practices in email marketing, search en …

Anything Technical Product Marketing. In order to join you need to provide: First & Last Name Company Name

Solar Marketerers is for solar business owners and solar marketing professionals to come and share ideas about how to market their businesses/clients.

A place for communication and marketing professionals to discuss emerging strategies and trends, as well as a place for all of those interested to get to know more. We will discuss tools and strategies to launch successful Go To Market plans, enhance participation on various communities, and increase customer engagement.

Are you a hacker, coder, or engineer who actually wants to SELL the cool stuff you build? Then Marketing Nerds is for you! We're a growing network of technology startup entrepreneurs who have actually sold many millions of dollars worth of our technology and software products in the real world. Here are some of the topics we love to talk about: What Should I Build, and Who Will Buy It? - A specific technique you can use so you know exactly what to build, before you build it, that guarantees the …

Are you New to the Network Marketing or MLM business, or just wondering if Network Marketing is the right move for you? Do you need the keys to help you find a great company or business? Then come with your questions and we promise you will get answers! We will reveal some valuable, valuable secrets about Network Marketing. It is an awesome feeling to assist others to achieve their dream, and help them become leaders and create additional income from home. Network Marketing/ MLM is a wond …

We meet regularly to explore, discuss, and share Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques and general issues related to Search Engine Marketing (SEM). Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AND he pays his sizable Silicon Valley mortgage from his blogging revenue. He is also the author of the best-read How to Blog for Money and Web Traffic series. We will also explore topics related to SEO: social media marketing, blogging, affiliat …

The Primary Objective of the group is to explore What is working online. Right at this time on the internet. Discussions would range from CPA Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, Tracking & Testing, Copy Writing, Blogging etc. Anyone looking to create a Residual, Passive, Secondary, Primary income from the internet are welcome to join the group A little bit of passion and commitment would help you achieve your dreams faster

Ever Wonder why some people make it and others don’t? Are you in a Network Marketing or MLM business who hasn’t been trained, coached or mentored, and just don’t know where to turn for help or for that matter, how to build your business the Right way? We will host generic trainings that are designed to improve your skills no matter what Network Marketing or MLM business you promote. During the training, No specific products or services will be mentioned. Out of this business training, we p …

The Big Data Analytics Speaker Series is an Adobe/Omniture sponsored speaker series that is open to the general public. Meetings will be conducted monthly in a workshop style meet-up at Adobe's downtown San Jose headquarters and present expert speakers from academia and industry to discuss topics related to the analysis of big data sets and range from tutorials to expert roundtable discussions and cover analytical models to best practices. There will also be specific topics related to mobile, so …

Stanford Web Consortium is all about Social Media - Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+ and Blogs. Bottom line - how do we make money with these Social Media? Is Facebook better than LinkedIn better than Twitter better than Google+ better than blogs for making money? This meetup is devoted to how to make money (legitimately) off of the Social Media platforms. Got ideas? Come share. Come learn. Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AN …

Silicon Valley Business Group is a referral organization made up of business owners and service professionals in Campbell and surrounding South Bay area whose partners provide products and services to homeowners, consumers, small businesses and corporations. Combining regular meetups and online resources our members work to get to know and actively refer one another. Each member in our community represents a different profession, but frequently sells to collectively common market. As a result of …

We will participate in regular business and social networking events in collaboration with other meetup groups.  These events are great opportunities to meet and connect with entrepreneurs, financiers, technologists, tech executives, Internet consultants, and other movers and shakers in Silicon Valley. This meetup is geared towards small business owners, self-employed professionals, and aspiring entrepreneurs who want to maximize ROI for their advertising dollars. This is where small business ow …

The Programmatic Advertising & Data group is for Savvy Marketers and Technologists to discuss the latest trends in advertising technologies, advertising tools and more. Though there is a focus on programmatic advertising there are other areas covered like mediation, aggregators, programmatic mobile, search analytics

Social media is still a new field and there are no experts. If you think you are a social media guru, this group is not for you. The purpose of this group is: 1. To bring together like-minded social media aficionados in Silicon Valley to learn from each other (the good, the bad, the ugly) and network, online and at monthly dinners at Silicon Valley restaurants (you pay for your own food/drink) 2. To plan and execute periodic (at least quarterly) presentations/ panels on social media topics This …

For all artists wanting to meet and work with fellow creative people in Northern California! BAAU (Bay Area Artists Unite) is an organization dedicated to building a network for current, former, and potential SF Bay Area Artists who are interested in meeting, collaborating, and hanging out with other creative and like-minded people. We’ve been around for over ten years now welcoming artists from all creative disciplines and all walks of life! Our ultimate mission is to stimulate and enrich the B …

Welcome to the Small Business Luncheon! The Small Business Luncheon is an educational networking event for Small Business owners that are seeking ways to protect and grow their Small Business. The organizer/speaker is a corporate trainer and a top producer with goSmallBiz.com, an online resource for Small Businesses owned by hall of fame Minnesota Vikings QB, Fran Tarkenton. Contact us ahead of time to reserve your FREE lunch ticket. RSVP today!!! Limited Seats! events! Looking forward to networ …

Ideas, Design, Development, DEMOs, Product Marketing, Business Development, Success or Failure Tips, Entrepreneurship, Opportunities among the whole bay area (including south to north, east to west :-))'s mobile game professional community, here is the place we can hold discussion, seminars, talks, and conference for the next big wave ! We hope to have monthly DEMOs, yeh, DEMOs, and quarterly bigger event to cheer up our own mobile game professionals for bigger success together !!!

Meet other local executives to discuss topics of the day in Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovations, Enterprise 2.0 , Social Enterprise , Social CRM , Social Media , Social Networking and Technology spaces. You can become a fan of our Social CRM facebook group:  http://www.facebook.com/SocialCRMWorl ...  and join our group on LinkedIn:  http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=25 ...  where we also post job openings, have discussions and read news. Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/glfceo . …

This group will feature keynote speakers & panelists who are involved with Social Commerce, with persons from Facebook (Credits, Stores), Google (Checkout, In-App Purchases), Apple (App Store), Ebay, Etsy, Groupon, IFeelGoods, Payvment, Amazon, Visa, PayPal & Amex. What is social commerce? Social commerce is a subset of electronic commerce that involves using social media, online media that supports social interaction and user contributions, to assist in the online buying and selling of produc …

Compelling content is key to many entrepreneurial ventures in Silicon Valley. Whether you are a content creator, agregator, or broker, you realize that content is king. Our calendar will have an array of activities and programs to help content entrepreneurs create, package, and market content online.

Ultra Light Startups Ultra Light Startups brings together the world's most innovative technology entrepreneurs, in monthly events and accompanying online communities. Events feature pitching, networking and interactive, moderated panel discussions with leading industry experts. Topics cover: Design, Technology, Marketing and Finance And be sure to checkout our website and join our social media groups: Website - http://ultralightstartups.com/ Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/ultralightstartu …

The Startup Alliance is a peer group for active startup founders and CxOs committed to helping each other maximize their business success. We share information and ideas in face to face events and online. We care about a variety of topics including: Founding teams Business structure and capital formation Strategy, business and financial models Recruiting, benefits and retention Sales, marketing, business development Intellectual property and licensing Aligning business goals with founder goals …