This past July, was the annual California State Fair at Cal Expo! Get Networking Now! members Kristina Carstons (Abacus Accounting Solutions), Mary Hurst (Mary Kay Cosmetics), Robert Pierce (Farmer's Insurance), John Book (Aim High Specialties) and Robin Fisher (Le Spa Day Spa) were among 35 volunteers throughout the Greater Sacramento Area.

Get Networking Now's founder, Rebecca Johnson, led the group of Volunteers as her company, My Social Media Pro,  spear headed the "Social Media Help Desk" (a first of it's kind at any public event!). 

Johnson was selected to head the program by the State Fair, which included coordinating and staffing the booth daily, to answer questions about QR Codes, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Mobile phones.  The fair had implemented QR Codes at county exhibits, in the barn with the animals, the gardens and other places throughout the fair.  For part of the time, Johnson's company donated the use of a Social Media Photo Kiosk where fair goers could take branded pictures and share their experiences online. 

Everyone had a blast working and can't wait to do it again next year! For more information on the California State Fair (#StateFairCa) visit Bigfun.org . 

After a long and arduous battle with GoDaddy.com, we opted to mix things up a little bit and change the URL from GNNCentral.net to GetNetworkingNow.net , and we couldn't be happier! 

Get Networking Now has had it's share of troubles in the dot com world, with web designers holding the original url hostage, to games being played by the "big boys" who claim to be customer centered. 

This time, Go Daddy, decided I needed to pay $350 to renew my one day late, registration; which I also realized I never received an email notification that it was going to expire. 

So there, is the down and dirty of internet "games", we have to play in order to keep what was a good thing, going! 

*Vent Over* 

So we are back. Still Networking. Still Helping Businesses in Sacramento! 

WIN WIN WIN!! 

Member Robert Pierce is looking for 90 new insurance policies! He is running an amazing incentive contest to get your referral juices flowing!  

For every referral between 1/19/2013 and 2/18/2013, you will be entered into this amazing contest! 

You Could win a dinner for 2 at Morton's Steak House or a 60" TV! *

You can learn more about Robert and what Farmer's Insurance has to offer you and your friends and family by taking a look at his GNN Profile! 

* please see the fine print on the flier. 

The Fusion International Arts Center is looking for businesses and community organizations to donate decorated trees and wreaths or gingerbread houses!
Looking for businesses and organizations to donate a decorated Christmas tree, wreath or gingerbread house!! 

These will be displayed with credit to your business or organization at the Fusion International Arts Center located at 501 Arden Way, in Sacramento!
Opening Night: November 27th
Entertainment, Raffles, Goodies, and of course TREES!
There will be a live raffle to raise money for "Walking Forward" a new non-profit in Sacramento working towards inspiring and motivating foster children to go to college and thrive in adulthood. Walking Forward is an arts based mentoring program for Foster Children 14-18 years old.

Want to be involved? Email us or call 916-821-8378
events (at) fusioniac.com
www.fusioniac.com

Chantilly Lace The Wedding Place is hosting a Free Halloween Costume Professionals Mixer, Meet and Greet. Appropriate for Brides, Grooms, Event Planners, Wedding Vendors, Wedding Venues, Small Business Owners and other professionals. Wear your favorite costume, bring your business cards, share some treats, win some prizes, and meet a vampire or two...Adults only Please.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012
6:00pm to 8:30pm

10466 Franklin Blvd
Elk Grove, CA 95757

Please RSVP call 916-479-3431 to be added to the guest list. 

Date:              October 5, 2012

To:                   Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) Members and Supporters

From:             Valerie Blackburn, 2013 AWM National Nominations Committee

Re:                   AWM National Board of Directors – Call for Nominations

The Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) is now accepting nominations for the 2013 AWM National Board of Directors.  This is your opportunity to promote progress and create positive change for women in the electronic media and allied fields, as well as to give back to the industry that you serve. You are eligible to nominate yourself or others to the open positions on the AWM National Board of Directors. Appended below is the AWM Board Call for Nominations form. We ask for your input to fill our upcoming Board of Directors vacancies. 

A nomination form can be downloaded from AWM’s website by clicking hereor by calling AWM Headquarters at (703) 506-3290. The deadline to submit a nomination is November 9, 2012.

Thank you for your consideration and support of the Alliance for Women in Media.

Alliance for Women in Media

1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500

McLean, VA 22102

P: 703.506.3290 ~ F: 703.506.3266

www.allwomeninmedia.org

A new social media marketing company has arrived in Sacramento. Introducing iSnap Social, the creator of the Social Photo Station and accompanying suite of social marketing tools. iSnap Social’s Photo Station allows users to take a photo at a venue or event and upload it to social networks like Facebook, Foursquare and Twitter. iSnap Social provides an easy way for brands to expand their reach and influence on social media networks. “The holy grail of social media marketing is enticing your customers to market on your behalf and there’s no better way to do that than photo sharing,” says iSnap Social CEO and Co-Founder Alexander Lowe.

iSnap Social users get an easy way to take high quality photos, branded with the featured company’s graphic overlays and share them instantly. Featured brands and businesses get a unique tactic to engage customers, add fans and followers and gain insightful data. The iSnap Social cloud-based platform tracks metrics along the way, gathering usage statistics, conversions, time and demographic information. All data is viewable and exportable from the secure iSnap Social Cloud website.

The iSnap Social platform has already proved invaluable for Sacramento and nationally-based businesses alike. Customers that have successfully employed iSnap Social to aid their social media marketing campaigns include CBS Radio, Live Nation and Hyatt Resorts. Explains Doug Link, Theater Director for Imax Esquire Theater, “It is apparent with the reduction of marketing budgets and the proliferance of social media marketing, iSnap was an opportunity we could not afford to miss.”

CEO and Co-Founder Alexander Lowe conceptualized iSnap Social on a napkin in 2010. Since then iSnap Social has grown to become a global network reaching thousands of users every day in venues around the world.

About iSnap Social:

iSnap Social (www.isnapsocial.com) is the creator of the social photo station and accompanying suite of social marketing tools. iSnap Social products enable brands to create more authentic connections with customers through photo sharing. iSnap photos are liked, commented on and shared broadly across multiple social networks. By making branded photo sharing easy and fun, iSnap builds a brand’s social media presence quickly and efficiently while providing an exciting free amenity to customers.

Contacts: 

iSnap Social
Julia Mjehovich, 916-930-6804
julia@isnapsocial.com