Become brand savvy with Miss 604’s Rebecca Bollwitt and Heather White of 2020 Communications

Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm

Location: Opus Hotel – 322 Davie St. Vancouver, BC
Join us in the chic Opus Hotel in hipster Yaletown for an evening of inspiration, wine and appetizers. Attendees will also receive a gift bag.

Price: You Pay $24 (special member’s price)

No refunds/exchanges; tickets are transferable.

What’s Included: 1 glass of wine/mixed drink, appetizers and gift bag

Your company brand, your business image has always been important to building your marketing strategy. Today in the fast moving world of social media, you need a brand that works on the various mediums such as Facebook and Twitter. Is your brand social media savvy?

Social media has brought the personal into the world of business marketing and branding. Online, branding is more about the person than the product.

What you will learn:

The importance of effectively communicating your personality in social media
How to use social media to build your brand
Important lessons learned by Rebecca and Heather regarding the do’s and don’t of social media for you and your brandWhich social media tools are most effective for branding

Presenters, Rebecca Bollwitt started blogging about life in Vancouver back in 2004. She has been the heart of the Vancouver blogging and social networking scene ever since. Rebecca is well respected for her knowledge of web development, and brand building in social media. Heather White is an entrepreneurial business coach and is passionate about helping people push their businesses and themselves to reach for the very best in life.

Heather understands the importance of brand reputation and using a powerful tool like social media and social networking.

Women in Biz Network would like to invite you to join us for our first ever Vancouver event and enjoy an evening branding and social media inspiration.

Speaker Bios:

Rebecca Bollwitt of Miss604.com

Although she built her first website in 1997, Rebecca Bollwitt has been blogging about life in BC since 2004 on Miss604.com, and podcasting since 2005. Miss604.com was voted “Best Vancouver Blog” by the Georgia Straight for 2009 & 2010, “Best Local Blog” by The Westender in 2010 & 2011, and has been ranked within the top ten blogs in Canada. She was also voted “Best Twitter User” in 2010 by readers of the Georgia Straight. Recently named one of BC’s Top 100 Women of Influence by the Vancouver Sun, Rebecca co-founded sixty4media, a WordPress website development firm, and has co-authored the book, Blogging to Drive Business.

Heather White of 2020 Communications

Heather White is an entrepreneurial business coach who helps clients strike a dynamic balance between grounded self-care and accelerated profitability. As a former World Champion Silver Medalist, Heather has based her success both in sport and business on a foundation of vision, goals, and action. Marrying these characteristics with discipline and attitude has enabled her to work with some global business leaders. Upon entry into the business world, Heather cut her teeth as a Business Developer for one of the largest Food Service Distributors in North America. Managing a product list of over 15,000 items and managing a clientele almost as diverse, she grew the sales in her territory by 700% during her four years of service. Today, Heather joyfully leads 2020 Communications — a business development consultancy for Small and Medium Enterprises. She’s passionate about helping clients design their life to match their authentic way of offering, so they can share their natural gifts and talents with the world.

@GMCanada will be on site at our event so that you can check out the new #Chevyorlando!

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About Leigh Mitchell

Leigh Mitchell is the founder & president of Women in Biz Network. Leigh specializes in empowering professional women through skill building events, conferences, memberships, webinars and marketing services. Leigh is passionate about connecting women online nationally and in person both in Toronto (GTA) and Vancouver. Her main goal is to help women achieve their dreams while maintaining their sanity. Leigh has successfully worked with major brands such as GM Canada, Johnson & Johnson, Maple Leaf Foods, TD Canada Trust, Staples Canada and Random House. Leigh has been featured on CBC Radio, the Toronto Star, the Globe & Mail and in other media and has been a featured speaker at Blissdom Canada.