AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION HOSTS MAY EVENTS
Events include Blinds.com’s Innovation luncheon, Crystal Awards Happy Hour, 24th Annual Crystal Awards and a Social Media Boot Camp Featuring National Speakers
HOUSTON, TX (May 2010): The American Marketing Association is hosting a number of upcoming interactive events that promise to engage audience members.
The monthly luncheon, scheduled May 12, will feature Daniel Cotlar, CMO, Blinds.com (GCC). The lively luncheon discussion on “Experimenting Without Fear of Failure: How Blinds.com transformed its industry with a culture of innovation” will discuss how the company gained market share by providing a better user experience for customers via the internet. The luncheon will be held at the Junior League of Houston at 11:30a.m. Register online at www.regonline.com/amamay2010lunch by Tuesday, May 11 at 11:00a.m.
On Thursday, May 13, AMA will host the first AMA Crystal Awards Happy Hour social honoring finalists, partners and sponsors, from 5:00 – 7:30p.m. at The Black Swan inside the Omni Hotel, 4 Riverway Houston TX 77056. Bring your “A” networking game and come play at this “Best of Networking” event sponsored by the 2010 Crystal Awards team. This event is open to members and non-members and complimentary appetizers and courtesy valet parking will be provided. To RSVP: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2010amacrystalhappyhour. If you have any questions please contact: Tad@branditmarketing.com. A list of 2010 Crystal Awards sponsors and partners can be seen here: http://crystalawards.org/Sponsorships.shtml.
On May 20, AMA is holding Houston’s premiere marketing event, The 24th Annual AMA Crystal Awards, honoring Houston’s best marketing work. The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Houston, 1200 Louisiana Street, from 6:00pm to 9:30pm. To purchase tickets, go to https://www.regonline.com/2010CrystalAwards or contact Greg Gordillo at greg.gordillo@us.bureauveritas.com. To see a list of AMA Houston Crystal Awards finalists, please visit www.crystalawards.org.
From May 27 – 28, AMA Houston is hosting a two-day training series, Social Media Boot Camp, an introduction to social media, where participants will learn practical tools and techniques to develop their own social media strategy to reach today’s consumer. This boot camp will be taught by Dana Vanden Heuvel, an award-winning marketing blogger and author of AMA’s Marketech ’08 Guide to Marketing Technology and leader of the MarketingSavantTM Group. Heuvel will take particpants from the defining basics to the planning and implementation stage. Topics include social media metrics, social media channels, and creating your social media strategy. The event will be held at 2900 Sage Road Houston, TX 77056. To register please visit www.marketingpower.com.
To register or to learn more information on any AMA events, visit http://amahouston.org/Events/
About AMA
AMA Houston is the area’s premier professional marketing organization and the nation’s second largest chapter. AMA Houston provides marketers the ability to remain competitive in today’s business environment through networking events, special interest groups and real-world educational programs. Named Chapter of the Year five times in the last six years by AMA’s international headquarters, AMA Houston serves more than 1,100 members with diverse marketing expertise from a variety of industries.
