Michele Morgan is the Marketing Manager for the Washington State Dept of Commerce. She was at the Social Media Conference NW 2010 talking with Aaron Booker of http://www.varvid.com. She works recruiting businesses to come to Washington State. She came to understand how to use social media to engage an audience and be more effective for the state of Washington.

http://www.choosewashington.com

Joy Gilfilen is an Author, Speaker, and Entrepreneur from Whatcom County. She is the inventor of the Joy Triangle Model and founder of the new website “Uniting Creatives.” She is interested in intentional social change through grassroots movements and creating momentum to make the world a better place. People in social media are in on the cutting edge of change.

Joy’s Websites:
http://www.joygilfilen.com
http://www.unitingcreatives.com
http://www.flippingthejoyswitch.com
http://www.intentionalmediaproductions.com

Jan Hersey from Biz Point Communications speaks with Drew Graham from Varvid at the Social Media Conference 2010 NW. She is a writer and member of the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce. She knows that social media is important and came out to learn more about how it can help the city of Anacortes. The city has already started its branding process and is attempting to get more involved with twitter, facebook, etc.

Varvid: http://www.varvid.com

Thomas is the Director of Marketing for this major northwest casino and spa. He shares his insight and experience of the surprising trend of people beyond not the ages of 20’s and 30’s using Social Media to connect with entertainment opportunities.

He also views this conference as crucial to keeping up with the medium and looks forward to utilizing Online Video in Silver Reef’s Social Media in the near future.

Silver Reef Casino & Spa: http://www.silverreefcasino.com/

Langstraat is the Associate Director for Advancement for Whatcom Community College.  He appreciated the opportunity to attend the event, as he is charged with helping to determine how best to leverage Social Media for the school and its programs.

Nate also now sees the value in utilizing Video as a key part of their Social Media initiatives, after seeing speaker Aaron Booker of Varvid.com’s presentation on Online Video.

Whatcom Community College: http://whatcom.ctc.edu/
Varvid.com: http://www.varvid.com

Jonathan was impressed to learn just how important Video will be to leverage Social Media moving forward.  He also reiterates the importance of remembering the effect your web presence has on how new and existing customers perceive you- professional or not

iTelework: http://itelework.com/

June is the author of twenty six inspirational books and is also a publishing consultant.
She is attending SMCNW 2010 to learn more about Social Media, as the book publishing industry has been encouraging authors to learn more about the medium as a way to leverage authors work and drive readers to books and events.
Cotner is an enthusiastic adopter of Social Media and also looks forward to integrating YouTube! Into her professional endeavours.  She also is a member of her local library in Poulsbo and will be setting up workshops on keeping up with technology as a way of giving back to her community.
June spoke with Aaron Booker, founder of Varvid.com
http://www.junecatner.com

Connie Shannon from Fairhaven Village Inn at Social Media Conference NW 2010 chats with Drew Graham from Varvid

Connie had the concept of having a plan and sticking to it “Don’t look at it as an experiment, have a strategy”. 

Shannon also had some candid comments about dealing with dissatisfied customers and the two-way personal connections that Social Media enable as opposed to traditional media/advertising and business practices.

Fairhaven Village Inn: www.fairhavenvillageinn.com

Caplin said repeatedly that he was really impressed with the turnout at this event and is working hard to leverage Ford Motor Company’s tremendous success with Social Media.
 
He also really appreciated Plenary Speaker Aaron Booker of Varvid.com’s presentation on “Online Video as Part of Your Social Media Strategy” and completely agrees with Booker’s concept of ‘record once, play many times’.
 
Gary shared that one of the testimonial videos he produced for Diehl Ford has been adopted by Ford Motor Company of America and was viewed over 5000 times over the past several months.
 
Diehl Ford: www.diehlford.com
Varvid.com: www.varvid.com 

Hilary is the Managing Editor of a ‘traditional’ print media outlet, NWB Monthly.  Her organization is testing the waters as far as how to best leverage Social Media, as well as utilize their experience and resources for new and continued opportunities.

Northwest Business Monthly: www.nwbmonline.com