#Brandhackers = Innovative Ideas for Marketers

#Brandhackers is a monthly Manhattan Meetup and social network showcasing prominent and rising digital marketing opinion leaders and provides an environment bringing people, technology and brands together.

Contribute to the 2010 Brandhacker Project:
http://www.formspring.com/forms/?850771-X1AExIj5oU

We currently are meeting monthly at RedSky at 47 E 29th St New York, NY 10016-7902
(212) 447-1820 - find the Google Map here: http://bit.ly/9GUIh

Our program usually follows this outline:

6:00-7:00 - Pre-Networking
7:00-8:00 - Key Opinion Leader / Moderated Panel Discussion
8:00-8:30 - Audience Discussion / Q&A
8:30-9:00 - Post Networking

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See our Google Profile here:
http://www.google.com/profiles/brand.hacker

If you are interested in presenting, sponsoring or demo'ing at or during our Meetup, email us at hack@brandhacker.com for consideration. (The most creative ideas are welcome.)

Shop for #Brandhackers merchandise here:
http://www.cafepress.com/brandhacker

See us written up in the media

MediaPost: "There Is No Cure for #Brandhacking":
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showAr...

MediaPost: "The People's Pitch to Pepsi @ #Brandhackers"
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showAr...

*Our Meetups are Tweetups, so tweet our events referring to #brandhackers or @brandhackers so we may follow the conversation online.
*Follow Brandhackers on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/brandhackers

See our #brandhacker Flickr Slideshow:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77709090@N00/sets/7215760899...

Join our LinkedIn #Brandhacker social networking group:
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/102576/1A9DCE4B4B98

Join our Ning #Brandhackers social networking group:
http://brandhackers.ning.com/?xgi=fbYuuIz

Join our Facebook Brandhacker social networking group:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/brandhackers/19145014238

Previous Speakers Include:

-Google (Open Social)
-Federated Media (Conversational Marketing)
-R/GA (Webster Lewin/Mobile Marketing)
-AdMob (iPhone Advertising)
-Rebecca Lieb/Kevin Ryan (SEO / SEM)
-BuzzLogic (Social Media Marketing)
-Cymfony (Gleaning Insights from Social Media/CGM Activity)
-Facebook (Ten Things Your Business Didn't Know About Facebook)
-LinkedIn (Ten Things Your Business Didn't Know About LinkedIn)
-Brand Digital (Author Allen Adamson presents his book "Brand Digital")
-Brand Bubble (Author John Gerzema presents his book "Brand Bubble")
-Twitter for Business (David Berkowitz/Dave Galant present Twitter strategies and "The Shorty Report")
-Laura Ries (Marketing author presents "War in the Boardroom")
-Marketing Smackdown -Agency vs Client / "Perspectives on Marketing" (Jason Miletsky and Mike Hand with Deidre Breakenridge)
-SMAC/Social Media Advertising Council "Pitch Pepsi" (Social Media Presentation/Panel Discussion)
-Noah Brier, BrandTags.net Presentation
-Brandhacker "Who Owns Social Media" Panel - PR vs Digital Creative (Digitas, Ketchum PR, Carrot Creative, Porter Novelli, 360i)
-Google Ad Planner - "How to Leverage AdPlanner with Social Media"
-Author Joseph Jaffe Presents his "Join the Conversation" Book & Digital Strategy
-"How to Build Brand Community Online" Panel (Bl Ochman, LiveWorld)

What is the Meetup format? Typically we have pre-and-post networking surrounding our Key Opinion Leader Presentation/Keynote as follows:

• 6:00-6:30 - Pre-Networking/Pre-Tweeting
• 6:30-7:30 – Key Opinion Leader Keynote/Moderated Panel Presentation
• 7:30-8:00 - Audience Q&A Discussion
• 8:00-9:00 - Post Networking/Post-Tweeting