September 25 at The Red Lion Hotel and Convention Center

Hosted by

Sponsored by

In partnership with

Gonzaga University Hogan Entrepreneurial Program

KXLY Radio Group

Unleashed Online Marketing

Sixth Man Marketing

The world is going social, are you keeping up? Go Social Northwest is your opportunity to hear from national experts in social media, relationship marketing, mobile marketing and more. Winning and building business begins with engagement, but how do you leverage the appropriate tools and stay current on the latest trends and recent changes. This all day conference includes key note talks from industry leaders Rick Bakas (former brand ambassador for Nike), Nansen Malin (the world’s most followed non-celebrity on Twitter) and Josh Wade (local business leader who founded his companies exclusively using social networks). The afternoon includes five break out sessions where you will get hands on training on how to best leverage new media tools and relationship marketing.

SEE THE FULL CONFERENCE AGENDA HERE

Tuesday, September 25 – Go Social Dinner – w/ sponsors & speakers – $59

Dinner held at Nectar Tasting Room and includes plated dinner service and wine (limited to the first 60)

For more info mayhem@nectarmedia.co 

PRESENTERS: Hosted by nectarMEDIA. Keynote presentations by Rick Bakas, Nansen Malin and Josh Wade

RICK BAKAS: Rick Bakas is a Certified Sommelier and the Founder of Bakas Media, an award winning new media relations firm in San Francisco, CA. He has consulted with brands such as wine.com, ABC’s Bachelor Ben Flajnik, Chateau Montelena and Portalupi Winery. Rick is also the VP of Marketing for mobile payments provider, Press Pay. In 2009 Rick became the first Director of Social Media in the wine industry for St. Supéry winery in Napa valley. He is a contributor to Mashable and Flipboard under the Wine & Spirits section and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, CNET, SF Chronicle, New York Times as well as Brian Solis’ (R)evolution series. Rick has engaged audiences through his entertaining talks on social media marketing in New York, Sydney, San Francisco, Melbourne, Vancouver, Portland, Perth, Los Angeles and Adelaide. Follow Rick on Twitter @rickbakas

NANSEN MALIN: Recognized for leading technology and new media efforts, Nansen Malin is a natural online grassroots organizer.  With her husband, Brett, she is co-owner of MR Data Corporation, which provides statistical analysis for market research and public opinion surveys to an international client base. The most followed non-celebrity on Twitter in the entire world (over 440,000 followers!), Nansen works on messaging and communication with Federal and State legislators, lobbyists, candidates, bloggers, business and political and special interest groups to utilize the full resources of online communities and the internet to achieve their goals.  Her technology expertise and enthusiasm has resulted in a large online following. Follow Nansen on Twitter @nansen