SOCIAL IMPRESSIONS

Social Media Club (SMC) is an organization that connects people together to share knowledge and build relationships. I really believe in their slogan, “If you get it, Share it.” Like I have said so many times, “Social Media is about being Social.” It is about sharing information and helping one another. The reason why people refer to it as social media as opposed to the “internet” is because people are now able, even encouraged, to share their opinions, thoughts, and feelings with their friends.

When I was at SXSW in March, I ran into the founders, Kristie Wells and Chris Heuer. I shared with them my interest in relaunching SMC in St. Louis and building it to be a hub for all social media users to exchange knowledge and develop relationships with people they chatted with online.

Todd Jordan and I joined forces and decided to recruit some talented people in St. Louis who can help us in our effort. Below is our Board of Directors for Social Media Club St. Louis (SMCSTL):

Reem Abeidoh: Managing Director, @rabeidoh

Lisa Young: Operations Director, @naturalwoman

Brad Hogenmiller: Development Director, @javastl

Chris Miller: Promotions Director, @idonotes

Todd Jordan: Membership Director, @tojosan

Please email me at rabeidoh@gmail.com if you are interested in joining the Social Media Club St. Louis as a member or volunteering for future events.

We are hosting monthly events on the third Thursday of every month in different venues in St. Louis. We will be organizing panels that cover different topics about social media, and they aren’t all business-related. If you have an idea for a panel topic, please email us! If you are a speaker and want to be on a panel, please let us know! If you are interested in sponsoring an event, please contact us! We really want your feedback!

Please go to our Ning site and follow our twitter profile to get updates on what’s coming up.

Relaunch Event

The relaunch event was on May 21st at Atomic Cowboy. We had a panel, that I moderated, with social media agency masters – Dan Curran from NGAGE Digital Marketing, Brian Cross from Elasticity, Chris Buehler from Scorch Agency and Eliot Frick from BigWideSky. We had over 150 people attend! We even got coverage from the Riverfront Times and STL Beacon!

Upcoming Event:

This Thursday, June 18th, we are having another great event! The panel topic will be about Social Media and Small Business. We are excited about our speaker line-up with Chris Reimer from RizzoTees.com, Dixie Gillespie from Pure Synchrony, Greg Bussmann from Executive Business Products, and Jim Durbin from Durbin Media Group.

Please RSVP on Eventbrite for the event!

We look forward to seeing you there!