july 20 market tuesday: social networking for branding and profit




fashion week LA

american rag



It's no secret social media outlets like facebook and twitter are increasing in popularity every day, leading businesses to pay more attention then ever to these fast, effective branding methods. This upcoming Market Tuesday at the CMC, fashion industry and interactive media experts and will participate in a seminar hosted by California Fashion Association titled, "Effective Social Networking for Branding & For Profit," moderated by Ilse Metchek, President, California Fashion Association. Refreshments will be served, courtesy of Creative Intellects. Q & A will be available throughout the discussion.


Panelists will include:


Mitesh Solanki, Creative Intellects
As a partner in Creative Intellects, a full service interactive advertising agency, Solanki helps companies find interactive solutions that enhance brand perception and visibility on the web.

Jen Uner founder and executive producer of Fashionweekla.com & LA Fashion Awards
Jen specializes in cultivating brand strategies and curating brand experiences, along with helping businesses and organizations develop beneficial relationships with other businesses, organizations and people (and vice versa).  Jen honed her skills in several industries including digital and print media, fashion and real estate, and is currently the executive producer of Fashion Week LA.

Mark O. Wertz Jr., owner and founder of American Rag Cie
Wertz opened his first American Rag retail store in San Francisco in 1984, and has since grown his business to include a Los Angeles flagship store on La Brea, and Fashion Island location in Newport Beach. American Rag is most well known for mixing mid-high end vintage fashions with current trends in the market including an extensive premimum denim selection.

Macala Wright Lee, Fashionablemarketing.me
Founded in 2008 by Macala Wright Lee, FashionablyMarketing.Me is a blog that teaches brands and retailers how to integrate social technologies into their online marketing efforts and use social media to better market products. Macala has been a marketing consultant in the fashion industry for over 10 years, and additionally has her hands on several additional online fashion branding websites.


Tuesday July 20, 2010
12p-1p

CMC Lobby, the Annex


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