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September 2010 Blog Posts (9)

Sept 28th Update: Breakfast, Fundraiser, November Evening Event

Updates: 10/4 - Updated Brenda's presentation topic to Hyperlocal Presence.

October Breakfast Meeting

This Friday, Oct 1st is the SMCKC breakfast meeting at Kansas City Cafe. Doors open at 7:30 for breakfast, which ranges from $5-$10 per person. The presentation begins after a round of brief announcements starting at 8:00. The meeting ends promptly at 9:00. Kansas City Cafe seats 90 people, please sign up early.

The talented Jonathan Mast…

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Added by Steven Chau on September 28, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

The Job Hunt - Late September

Interactive Producer (Online Marketing Specialist)

Family Features - Mission, Kansas

Family Features is offering an excellent opportunity to collaborate with the Director of Online Marketing and the Media, Sales/Marketing departments on implementation of interactive development and online marketing projects. In this newly created position, you will perform a wide variety of duties… Continue

Added by Katy Ibsen on September 27, 2010 at 9:41am — No Comments

Win tickets to the Screening of The Social Network

We're not sure how Mark feels about the new film about the birth of Facebook....but we at SMCKC can't wait!!!!

Thanks to our friends at Allied Integrated Marketing, we have been given 20 screening tickets (each ticket admits 2) to the Screening of The Social Network this Thursday, Sept 30 at Barrywoods AMC.

We want to…

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Added by Joe Cox on September 26, 2010 at 5:28pm — No Comments

Fundraising!!

Dust off your Marching Band uniform, shine up your Football Helmut and press the pleats in that Cheerleader Skirt. It's Fundraising Time!

What: We're offering our members, friends of our members, family of our members and people who have walked past our members on the street, Entertainment Coupon Books. These really are an awesome deal. Five $5 dollar coupons to Price Chopper. $5 gift card to AMF bowling as well as 2 "free game" coupons and $2… Continue

Added by Jenn Bailey on September 15, 2010 at 7:09pm — No Comments

Sept 15th -- Breakfast Recap, Sneak Preview, Evening Event Info

September Breakfast Recap

The morning of Sept 10th, SMCKC held their September Breakfast at Kansas City Cafe. Shea Sylvia shared her experiences when polite online interactions became threatening. She cautions everyone to be more aware of the type of information being shared online. Even though location-sharing tools are not being used, other private information could be exploited for harm. Shea's "What happens when the internet stops being polite and starts getting…

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Added by Steven Chau on September 15, 2010 at 12:03pm — No Comments

Will You Help United Way of Greater Kansas City Have a Winning Season?

It's finally here! Football season has started, and that means Autumn can't be far behind. To me, it means that cool, crisp days buzzing with the excitement of pre-game cookouts with family and friends are on the horizon. It means that kids will be playing pickup games in nearly every yard in our neighborhood, wearing the beat up, oversized jerseys of their favorite teams and dreaming about playing in college, and, ultimately, the NFL.

This year, there is a new player on my fantasy… Continue

Added by Kerstin Burns on September 14, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

The Job Hunt: mid-September

Available opportunities looking for a quick response from applicants.

Local Store Marketing Coordinator –

Houlihan’s Restaurants, Inc. – Leawood, Kansas

Primarily, the position manages HRI local marketing efforts and communication via email, mobile and local social media channels. Secondarily, this position assists in coordinating and communicating rollouts, programs and… Continue

Added by Katy Ibsen on September 14, 2010 at 10:15am — No Comments

Sept 2nd Update: A Cautionary Tale, United Way, the Fall Event Lineup

September SMCKC Breakfast

In the blog post titled "A Cautionary Tale" Shea Sylvia recounted a terrible experience resulting from her presence online. More social networks encourage users to share their whereabouts using any of a number of new location-based services. While sites like Foursquare, Gowalla and others can be fun and interesting, Shea will explain, first hand, why people should be cautious about publicly…

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Added by Steven Chau on September 2, 2010 at 12:19pm — No Comments

The Job Hunt - Early September

Know of a social media job available in the KC metro, Lawrence or Topeka area? Email us at: smckcjobs@gmail.com

To date, here are a few positions we've learned about.

Digital Producer

Sullivan, Higdon & Sink – Kansas City, Missouri

The Digital Producer leads and manages digital projects from kick-off to delivery. On time, on budget and on strategy. The ideal… Continue

Added by Katy Ibsen on September 2, 2010 at 11:12am — No Comments