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FMC Connection Day

 

FMC Connection Day 2010 Program

Spend One Day with Us & Get Media Savvy.

  • FMC Connection Day Schedule

    Friday, Oct. 29, 2010 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

  • Long Island Hilton

    Registration, Breakfast Refreshments, Access to Media Exhibit Hall (Beginning at 8 a.m.) Advance Registration Required

  • Session 1: Early Morning (8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m.)

  • Session 2: Mid Morning (10.30 to 12 noon)
  • Session 3: Afternoon (2-3.30 p.m.)
  • Panelists and Moderators will be announced as they are confirmed. See 'Connection Day Faculty' to view last year's outstanding participants.
  • Track A:

  • 1A Pitching Television & Radio Reporters (8.45 a.m.)

  • 2A How Local Businesses Are Using Facebook … And Getting Results (10.30 a.m.)

  • 3A Establishing Relationships with the News Media (2 p.m.)

  • Track B:

  • 1B Preparing Your Pitch: What to Do *Before* You Contact the Media

  • 2B Pitching Newspaper & Internet Reporters

  • 3B How To Create a Buzz (Without a Budget)

  • Track C:

  • 1C The Best Web Sites … And How To Turn Yours Into One

  • 2C Advertising in a Web 2.0 World: What Works, What Doesn’t

  • 3C Social Media Best Practices

  • Track D:

  • 1D How to Create Public Service Announcements

  • 2D Establishing Relationships with the News Media

  • 3D How To Write A Press Release That Sells Your Story

  • Track E:

  • 1E Twitter & Tweeting: How to Be Effective

  • 2E Crisis Management: How to Deal With the News Media When You’re In the Hot Seat

  • 3E Blogging Basics Everyone Needs To Know

  • Track F:

  • 1F Blogging as a Marketing Tool

  • 2F Preparing Your Pitch: What to Do *Before* You

    Contact the Media

  • 3F How to Create Public Service Announcements


  • Networking/Exhibits (3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.)

  • Registration Form with Workshop Selection: Fill this out, fax it back to 516.224.1864 or email it to info@fairmediacouncil.org. Your registration is not confirmed until payment has been received.
  • DISCOUNT TICKETS! A limited supply of Internet-only discounted tickets on sale now, for a limited time. Available only by credit card. (Tickets are nonrefundable).
  • FMC Member Internet Special Price: $175 (Reg. $230)
  • Nonmember Price: $250 (Reg. $375)
  • To become a member of the Fair Media Council, click here.