Topic: “Utilizing Social Technology to be better than your best!”

With social media almost taking over our society, embracing the social networking world can make your business “better than its best”.  We will look at what avenues you can use to promote your business, how your company can benefit from the social media world, best practices, and tools to make it all easier for you.  There are many opportunities and "easy to use" options to promote your business via social media and we will dive into a number of these topics to help you with your marketing plans.  

 
About the Speakers:
 
Rusty Abston, Vice President of Technology, Webs 4 Inc. 
With over 14 years of experience in web technologies, Rusty has had the opportunity to see the vast impact incorporating technology into a business can have.  He has turned his interest in computers and the internet into an opportunity to develop a tool to help wedding professionals more effectively manage their businesses.  From envisioning the “look and feel” for business websites to developing the requirements for management solutions, he has a talent for both the aesthetic and technical side of web based technology.  His background includes website development, data center management for large corporations, .net development and web services.  He also had experience in managing enterprise systems such as SAP and IBM AS400 technologies.  Rusty, one of the founders of Webs 4 Inc, has been involved with the development of the WedPro tool since its inception in 2005.  
 
Clarissa Hamilton, Vice President, Webs 4 Inc.
Clarissa Hamilton is one of the primary founders of the newly formed Webs 4 Inc. (DBA: Webs 4 Weddings) started her career in the early 90's as a Designer.  Her interest in the art of relationships very quickly lead her to more of a sales and customer service type role.  For over 15 years she worked for Fortune 500 companies providing services to the public as a Sales Representative, Marketing Director, VP of Sales, and eventually as President/CEO of her own company taking it from a small start-up to a 32 million dollar operation employing over 500.   She always played an active role within the industry serving on several committees and as President of the National Technical Services Association.  Over that 15 year period she received numerous Fastest Growing Business awards and the Small Business Women of the Year award from the Chamber of Commerce.  A common theme in all her work is the desire to create and provide services that enable her business partners, staff, and clients to experience success beyond expectation with the ultimate goal of developing long-term beneficial relationships.  Her personal mission with Webs 4 Weddings is to ensure that the Wedding Professional, looking to be the best, has the management tool that allows every aspect of their business to be at the forefront of technology and the ability to take their business and relationships to unbelievable heights.