The purpose of this group is to have focussed discussions, presentations, tool reviews, and case study presentations around Social Media Analytics. Meet people in our industry and keep up with what we are all trying to keep up with in this quickly changing world. Learn new strategies around affecting positive change and meet others.

Marketing today versus marketing 10 years ago has dramatically changed. CMOs and VPs of Marketing are now expected to do more than create awareness, analyze competition, and create their go-to-market strategies. They are increasingly expected to drive pipeline and prove it too! This is a huge win for Marketing as it is changing the perception of the department across companies. They are being seen more and more of a revenue generator, rather than a cost center. Because of this, Marketers are bec …

Shuffle Marketing. A unique event where small businesses can connect with professionals with marketing experience to have their marketing questions answered in a relaxed, interactive way. We've taken our inspiration by combining the principles behind scrums and speed-dating sessions to create quite literally the 'speed-dating' of marketing consultation or 'Shuffle' marketing. Who is it for? Small businesses, start-ups, charities, entrepreneurs, and community projects seeking marketing advice, an …

The group is devoted to learning how to use and monetize the social media, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, Branch Out, Plaxo, the Referral Network, Merchant Circle, Quepaso, and many others. We will have group meetings to share success strategies and learn what works and doesn't, as well as have speakers, teleseminars, and webinars to provide tips on what to do. The group will become part of a network of Social Media Connection groups in other parts of the U.S. and other countries. …

BABS was founded to foster the local community of content creators, bloggers, authors, web experts, ebook creators, publishers and online marketing professionals. Our in-person meetings go deep and wide into the culture and tools of digital connection. Members share tips & tricks, hear new concepts by local start-up owners, brainstorm blog elements, and network for mutual success. Attending our meetings, you will find new blogging buddies, support for your ideas, and answers to your technical qu …

This group is for independent publishers, authors, and agents on the West Coast who publish ebooks or want to learn more about ebooks and digital change. Get together with other publishing professionals to mix, mingle and discuss industry developments.  Our first meetup will be held in conjunction with eBooks for Everyone Else San Francisco which will take place on Wednesday, November 2 at the Parc 55 Hotel in Union Square. For more information and the full conference program, visit PublishersLa …

Affiliate Summit is bringing together affiliate marketers in San Francisco, CA monthly to discuss affiliate marketing, network, and learn from speakers on the latest tips and information in the industry.

Come learn something, come share something! During the days I help companies with their online presence, with a special focus on social media. During my off-time I teach adults to ride motorcycles. How does that relate to this group? What I really enjoy is combining them, and for this meetup it is all about learning social media. I have been running seminars and workshops for a long time and this group is specifically for the fine folks of San Francisco.

Get involved in the local creative community. Learn what's hot in the industry in an informal and informative environment. Join us if you are in the creative community as a graphic or web designer, new media professional, marketer, illustrator, photographer - or if you have something to share with the community.

There is a lot of buzz about design founders. Why not bring the founders, developers and the designers together so the designers can learn how to do better business? Whether you work for a corporation, start-up or as a freelance designer, join our group and learn how to stay passionate about your work, communicate with all types of clients effectively, market yourself and more! Learning and applying good business skills are imperative, especially in a fast-moving industry.

We are going to be creating the kind of events only possible in San Francisco and the Bay area with experts from all languages and walks of life as possible speakers in panels and even debates between different languages, IDE's, marketing strategies and more.   This is going to be THE group to join for information on application development, software engineering, OO, cloud, mobile, enterprise, business intelligence, HTML5, Hadoop, Python, Eclipse, JavaScript, JAVA, Machine Learning, HBASE, Mapre …

Are you a Networkr? Networkr [net-wurk-er] ; noun (1) An individual driven by the desire to network with others around common interests to re-create their social life, product, professional development, career path, lean startup, etc. -or-  (2)Someone with a passion for making their presence known. Networkr was built upon the idea of connecting people with both their own ideas as well as those of others.  We are a thriving community of innovators, creatives, professionals, startup enthusiast …

This group is for people interested in learning new things, having intelligent discussions, sharing on topics they are passionate about, and generally having fun.

The San Francisco SEO Meetup is a laid-back networking group for anyone interested in search engine optimization in the bay area. By coming to an event, you'll have a chance to meet other internet marketing professionals in and around San Francisco, and learn a little more about what they do. Most of our events are happy hours! Network, meet interesting people, and drink! If you're personally or professionally involved in SEO, SEM, display, content creation, link building, social media, email ma …

The Internet is fundamentally changing how all kinds of businesses interact with their customers and how they use social media websites like Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In and many others to grow their business and increase revenue. Social Ponds will sponsor meetings, classes and workshops in the San Francisco Bay Area that will help you learn how to use these sites more effectively. Meetups will be held in San Francisco and in other locations through the Bay Area. If you own a business or work …

Join our group to learn more about how to create and use QR codes for your business, school or nonprofit. We'll meet regularly to discuss cutting-edge uses and best practices for QR codes, including sharing landing pages from QR codes we've scanned. We'll also review samples of marketing materials where QR codes are being used (print ads, mailers, posters, shopping walls, etc.), and will discuss how to measure the success of QR code deployments. Some sessions will be devoted to evaluating the di …