Why Your Boss Should Pay for Your SMCKC Professional Membership

[Kristopher Nielsen]

Time and time again when we survey our membership, we are encouraged to add more in-depth professional content for our members that are past the social media 101 hurdle. By rolling out an improved focus on professional membership and development, we are answering these wishes.

To receive the full benefit of these initiatives, we are asking our professional members to register for annual professional memberships through The Social Media Club. You can sign up here:

https://socialmediaclub.org/membership

This $100 annual fee provides benefits in the form of discounted professional lunch costs, addition to our media contacts list, and more, all of which are incentives for your employer to pick up the tab on your fee.

A helpful list of points to send to your head honcho as follows:

The Social Media Club of Kansas City consists of over 2,000 members passionate about Social Media. Our members range from students pursuing a career in social media, professional members who manage campaigns for companies and ad agencies, and casual social media enthusiasts.

Every month we hold a breakfast, happy hour, and the occasional speaking event, each of which are geared towards broadly appealing to our organization as a whole, regardless of experience or level of interaction with social media.

Our goal is to expand the level of development we give to our professional members who look to have a more in-depth learning experience. To highlight that, we are announcing our Social Media Club of Kansas City Professional Membership.

The $100/Year Professional Membership includes:

• Invitation to a monthly professional lunch with a guest speaker. These speakers will be chosen as experts in the social media field, and will speak on different current topics affecting the world of social media marketing. (Cheryl Burbach from Hovey Williams will be our first speaker, beginning in November)
• Access to post personal blog posts on SMCKC Facebook page and Websites
• Discounts to Social Media Club National workshops and events
• Special Invitations to Social Media Club National events.
• Listing in the SMC Professional Speakers Directory
• Addition to the SMCKC media contact list.

This additional level of support will give our professional members an advanced level of support in their attempts to grow their network, develop their skills, and stay at the leading edge of social media.

We hope to see you at our first Lunch in November!

Kris Nielsen

Membership Chair

SMCKC