SMC Digital Talk Forum 2020

Forum Hosts

Ali A. Sabkar

Global Chairman
Social Media Club

Caroline Jones

Executive Director
Social Media Club

Lewa H. Abukhait

Global Board of Directors
Social Media Club

Speakers

12:30 PM CDT

THE CONTENT PIVOT: ADAPTING YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY TO CORONAVIRUS TRENDS AND NEW USER BEHAVIORS

Jason Keath
CEO
Social Fresh
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12:40 PM CDT

PROSPECTING AND SELLING DURING THE COVID-19 NEW NORMAL

Tim Hughes
CEO & Co-Founder
DLA Ignite
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Tim Hughes is universally recognized as the world leading pioneer and exponents of Social Selling and he is currently ranked Number 1 by Onalytica as the most influential social selling person in the world. He is also Co-Founder and CEO of DLA Ignite and co-author of the bestselling books “Social Selling – Techniques to Influence Buyers and Changemakers” and “Smarketing – How To Achieve Competitive Advantage through blended Sales and Marketing”.  Both published by Kogan Page.

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12:50 PM CDT

(INFLUENCER) MARKETING IN THE AGE OF COVID-19

Neal Schaffer
Author
The Age of Influence

1:00 PM CDT

EMPOWERING BRANDS TO THRIVE IN A DIGITAL ECONOMY DURING COVID-19 AND BEYOND

Laura Bedrossian
Vice President, Social Strategy
Hot Paper Lantern

1:10 PM CDT

THE FIVE FACTORS FOR ICONIC SOCIAL MEDIA IN A POST-PANDEMIC ECONOMY

Scott McKain
CEO
Distinction Institute
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1:20 PM CDT

HOW TO CREATE A 21ST CENTURY BRAND ONLINE

Ariel Rubin
Director of Communications
Kum & Go
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1:30 PM CDT

HOW TO BECOME A REAL MARKETING PRACTITIONER AND BUILD YOUR PERSONAL BRAND

Vladimer Botsvadze
Entrepreneur, Influencer, Fortune 500 Consultant and Keynote Speaker

1:40 PM CDT

MAKING IT EASY FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS – CX IN THE COVID-19 ERA

Nick Sargent
Vice President
Standing Partnership
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Nick Sargent is vice president for Standing Partnership in St. Louis. A customer experience (Cx) and growth consultant, Nick works with executives embarrassed by high customer churn, frustrated their company isn’t growing wallet share or confused by slow growth. In a business environment where buyers are both empowered by technology and bombarded by sales in marketing because of it, Nick shows businesses how improving Cx improves customer retention and improve customer lifetime value (CLV).

You can find Nick’s Cx podcast and written content at standingparership.com/blog and on social at twitter.com/nicksargent and linkedin.com/in/nicksargent.

1:50 PM CDT

CHANNEL EXCLUSIVITY

Vincent Orleck
President
Social Media Club Phoenix
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2:00 PM CDT

WHY SOCIAL & MESSAGING CHANNELS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR ORGANIZATION SURVIVAL

Grad Conn
Chief Experience & Marketing Officer
Sprinklr
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2:20 PM CDT

JOURNALISM DURING A PANDEMIC: COVERING COVID-19 NOW AND IN THE FUTURE

Nicole Schuman
Reporter
PRNEWS

2:30 PM CDT

ON REINVENTING ONE’S SELF AND BUILDING TRUST AFTER CORONA

Ricardo Karam
RK Prod SARL

2:40 PM CDT

SHIFTING TO A DIGITAL MINDSET

Nina Estwick
Digital Marketing Consultant
Learned It!

2:50 PM CDT

HOW TO USE PR TO BUILD YOUR BRAND AND BUSINESS

John White
Founder
Social Marketing Solutions

Benjamin Naim of Insign LA

3:00 PM CDT

3 ACTIONABLE STEPS TO START SELLING ONLINE

Benjamin Naim
Managing Partner & Founder
Insign LA
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3:10 PM CDT

THE DIGITAL DECADE IS ACTUALLY THE HUMAN DECADE

Brandi Boatner
Social & Influencer Communications Lead, Global Markets/Brand Communications Manager
IBM
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3:20 PM CDT

WHAT BRANDS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING

Amine Bentahar
Chief Operating & Digital Officer
Advantix Digital

3:30 PM CDT

HOW TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE NOW AND POST COVID-19

Ernesto Verdugo
Co-Founder & CEO
Speak Internationally

3:40 PM CDT

HOW TO BECOME A REMOTE WORK SUPERHERO

Jeff Gibbard
Founder
The Superhero Institute

3:50 PM CDT

CIO OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE PANDEMIC AND BEYOND

Michael Krigsman
Industry Analyst & Host
CXOTalk