Posts Tagged ‘raleigh’
Posted on January 9, 2010 - by Wayne Sutton
14 Social Media Professionals to watch in 2010 from the Triangle, NC
If there’s two things most of my friends and colleagues know about me is that I love living in the Triangle, NC area which includes Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill and that I love technology/gadgets/social media. This area has one of the largest and smartest technology communities in the world and more than often I think is over looked by others.
A few weeks ago I saw a tweet from someone asking about what cities have strong social media communities and they were listing New York, Austin, Miami and the “Valley” which are worthy but don’t forget about the Triangle area too. With more companies starting to implement social media strategies into their marketing efforts or use social media for customer service we have seen an impact from various companies in the area either from creating new positions or launching new products or using social media for community outreach.
Below is a list of social media professionals in the Triangle Area who I believe are ones to watch in 2010.
1. David Thomas
Title: Social Media Manager for SAS
Twitter: @DavidBThomas
Url: http://blogs.sas.com/socialmedia/
2. Nathan Gilliatt
Title: Principal, Social Target and organizer of AnalyticsCamp
Twitter: @gilliatt
Url: http://net-savvy.com/executive/
3. GinnySkal
Title: Social Media Specialist for Cree
Twitter: @ginnyskal
Url: http://ginnyskal.com/
4. Morgan Siem
Title: Social Media Strategist at Media Two Interactive
Twitter: @morgansiem
Url: http://www.mediatwopointoh.com/
5. Adam Covati
Title: CoFounder of Argyle Social and Founder of http://idek.net
Twitter: @Covati
Url: http://adamcovati.com/
6. Angela Connoer
Title: Author of ’18 Rules of Community Engagement.’ Online community manager and strategist at WRAL
Twitter: @communitygirl
Url: http://blog.angelaconnor.com
7. Catherine Mears
Title: Social Media Specialist at AICPA
Twitter: @catmears
Url:
8. Dan London
Title: Director of Online Marketing @ ShareFile.com
Twitter: @Danlondon
Url: http://www.dan-london.com
9. Phil Buckley
Title: Support Developer at McClatchy Interactive
Twitter: @1918
Url: http://www.1918.com/
10. Karlie Justus
Title: PR/ Social Media Officer with N.C. State Fair & NC Dept. of Agriculture.
Twitter: @KarlieJ
Url:
11. Olalah Njenga
Title: Marketing Strategist at the YellowWood Group
Twitter: @Olalah
Url: http://www.yellowwoodgroup.com
12. Gregory NG
Title: VP Creative Director at Brooks Bell Interactive.
Twitter: @gregoryng
Url: http://www.followgreg.com/
13. Brian McDonald
Title: Vice President of Marketing & Social Media at SignalShare
Twitter: @bmcd67
Url: http://zen-marketing.blogspot.com
14. Andy Beal
Title: Founder of Trackur.com, author of Radically Transparent, editor of MarketingPilgrim.com
Twitter: @Andybeal
Url: http://www.andybeal.com
UPDATE: I forgot Chris Moody. Sorry Chris.
15. Chris Moody
Title: Social Marketing Manager at Bandwidth.com
Twitter: @cnmoody
Url: http://www.chris-moody.com
You can also follow my list of Triangle Social Media professionals on Twitter from my Triangle To Watch list.
Please note, I do know all of the individuals on the list and this not a buddy list or a list by the numbers of their twitter followers or etc. It’s a list of professionals from various companies in the Triangle who I believe will have an impact locally and nationally in the social media space. If you’re on the list, don’t let me down. 
*Not included in this are my partners/friends from OurHashtag who are very active in the social media scene in the Triangle Area. They include:
Kipp Bodnar
Ryan Boyles
Jeff Cohen
What are your thoughts on the list and/or who did I leave off and why?
Posted on August 6, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton
19 reasons why the Triangle is better than Silicon Valley my #IgniteRaleigh presentation
So last night was the big night, the first ever Ignite event was held in Raleigh, NC called Ignite Raleigh. Myself along with Jeff Cohen, Kipp Bodnar, Ryan Boyles aka team OurHashTag organized the event but we had a lot of help from Zach Ward of DSI Comedy and volunteers. I was extremely nervous to give my talk but was very excited about the event as I have watch the success of other Ignites take place across the world such as New York, Portland and Boulder, CO. Speaking of Boulder I must thank Andrew Hyde who provided me with a lot advice on how to plan an Ignite event. Also thanks to Brady who started Ignite.
Below is the video and my slides from my Ignite Raleigh presentation on 19 reasons why the Triangle is better than Silicon Valley. Let me know what you think, as I’m sure some Silcon Valley residents are sure to respond or retaliate. A big thanks to @GinnySkal for recording and posting the video on 30THREADS.com. Other Ignite Raleigh presenter videos will be posted on http://igniteraleigh.com website.
Video:
Presentation slides:
Already from Chris O’Brien @sjcobrien on Twitter
Posted on August 3, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton
Announcing Triangle Tech week #TriTech
For those of you reside outside of NC we call the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and surrounding areas the Triangle and this week we having Triangle Tech week. Every day starting Monday August 3 thru August 8 there will be a different Technology/ social media/ geek event to attend. Also we’re going to have a few special prizes for some of the attendees who make it all six events such as an iTunes gift card and more. To verify you attended all six pick up a card starting tonight at the Triangle Tweetup at Edge Office. The card will have all events dates listed. Next find one of the OurHashtag partners which includes, Kipp Bodnar, Jeffrey L. Cohen, Ryan Boyles or myself and we’ll mark your card. On Saturday at BarCampRDU if you attended all six events we’ll have the prize for you.
If you’re tweeting about the events be sure to use the tag #TriTech short for Triangle Tech Week. Here’s the run down of the events along with the organizers and more information url for Triangle Tech Week.
Monday, August 3 – Triangle Tweetup, 7:00 P.M. at Edge Office – http://triangletweetup.org via OurHashtag
Tuesday, August 4 – Westend Tweetup, 7:00 P.M. at Carrboro Creative Coworking – via Brian Russell aka @BrianR on twitter.
Wednesday, August 5 - Ignite Raleigh @IgniteRaleigh, 7:00 P.M. at Lincoln Theatre via OurHashtag
Thursday, August 6 – Triangle Social Media Club, guest speaker Jay Cuthrell @qthrul on Google Wave at iContact headquaters, Durham, NC. more information here- via OurHashtag
Friday, August 7 – BarCampRDU pre-party at Flying Saucer, Raleigh, NC via Dave Johnson aka @snoopdave on Twitter and team.
Saturday, August 8 – BarCampRDU at Red Hat via Dave Johnson aka @snoopdave on Twitter and team.
Ok, it’s going to be one long but fun, exciting week in the Triangle and remember the tag is #TriTech but some of the events have their own tag too such as #IgniteRaleigh & #barcamprdu. Be sure to check out the Social Carolina calendar as there are other events in the Triangle this week too. http://socialcarolina.org. Also be sure to look at each events website or Twitter account to see if there are any changes. Have a great week!
Posted on July 18, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton
My 1st World Wide Photo Walk in Raleigh, NC & favorite photos
Today I participated in my first photo walk on the campus of N.C. State University. The photo walk was apart of Scott Kelby”s Worldwide photo walk event that is organized by volunteers across the world today. Apparently there were two Raleigh photo walks groups but I was apart of the one led by Ashley Sue Allen @AshleySue.
Other attendees met at the NCSU bell tower around 9:45 A.M. and after brief introductions we basically walked around campus and took a lot of photos from 10:00 A.M. to noon. I had been on the campus before for various events in the past but due to a recent storm some of the trees were blown down or split open which made for an interesting scene and rare photos. Some of my favorite photos from today were taken under one of the campus bridges and of the expression tunnel.
I want to say thanks to Ashley for organizing the event and Scott Kelby for creating the Worldwide photo walk idea.
What is your favorite picture?
Posted on June 26, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton
Friday Fix: Social Media brings me home. Thanks to @TyDowning
If you have been following my Brightkite updates and tweets over the past 48 hrs then you know that I was in Wilmington, NC on Thursday for a talk on Social Media. I was asked to do the talk by Ty Downing of SayitSocial, someone who I’ve only known virtually via twitter and now someone who I call a friend. I was excited about doing the talk for a few reasons, one being that Wilmington is kind of like a second home for me as I’m originally from Teachey, NC which is only 30 to 40 minutes away from Wilmington. As a youth I would make the drive down to Wilmington to hang out and as I told Ty that my prom was in Wilmington. Therefore I was humbled and nervous about the presentation as my audince would be a room of savvy SEO experts, bloggers, web designers, marketers and individuals who wanted to learn more about social media.
The meetup was called Social Media Talk With Wayne Sutton and as I kept trying to brainstorm how to cover social media in one hour… you can’t! So what I decided to do was try to facilitate a discussion on social media with the attendees along with a little history lesson of who is Wayne Sutton. You can see the presentation below via slideshare.
The attendees had questions on social media such as: What tools to use monitor their brand, how to get started with social media, what tools they should use to track urls and more. Ty along with Lori Lorusso live streamed the entire talk on Ustream.tv and uploaded a clip of the talk to youtube, both you can see below.
Ustream of my Talk on Social Media in Wilmington, NC
Webcam chat at Ustream
A Youtube video clip from Ty’s iPhone 3GS of my Talk on Social Media
I really want to thank Ty and the attendees for having me and from the comments on the meetup.com site it looks like the attendees enjoyed it.
Kimberly – “ Excellent and very informative. Thank you so much! ”
Holly Powell – “ Wayne was very informative. I enjoyed the meeting and look forward to the next event. ”
Chip Hunnicutt – “ Didn’t hear anything groundbreaking (for me anyway) but questions showed different levels of expertise in the audience and potential for future specialized gatherings. Was particularly intrigued by the “startup” weekend concept. ”
Doug Erickson – “ Wayne was a great speaker and knows his “Social Media”
It looks like to have to work on something “groundbreaking” for my next talk but honest feedback is always welcome. Also a big thanks to the great people at the C. W. Worth House who sponsored my stay on Thursday night. The C. W. Worth House is elegant and a must visit if you’re looking for a bed and breakfast in Wilmington.
PS. This has been a #shamelessplug blog post by Wayne Sutton
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Wayne Sutton helps individuals, startups and businesses succeed in understanding how to communicate on the social web via web development, user experience, brand strategy and marketing (Mobile and Social).
Wayne Sutton is an Entrepreneur, Advisor and Partner of NewMe Accelerator.
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