Greater Chamber To Provide a Half-Day Seminar on Email Marketing

Monday, May 3, 2010

 

Prince William County–Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce
Press Release
For Immediate Release                       Contact:  Andrea Whaley, Communications Director
Date:  May 3, 2010                             awhaley@pwcgmcc.org   (703) 753-7436
 
Greater Chamber To Provide a Half-Day Seminar on email Marketing
manassas, vaThe Prince William County-Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce has invited Constant Contact’s Regional Development Director, Gina Watkins, to speak at two consecutive seminars to be held on Wednesday, May 19th at
La Capilla Restaurant, 9329 Main St. in Manassas. The event is a part of the Greater Chamber’s Insight Series, sponsored by PNC Bank.
 
Our speaker will start the day with “The Power of Email Marketing: 7 Keys to Success.” Attendees will learn tips to increase email deliverability and open rates, write good headlines and content, and perhaps most importantly, strategies for getting -- and keeping -- high quality prospects, customers and members. The second session will revolve around the topic, “Getting Started with Email Marketing & Constant Contact.” Gina will help those present create and/or enhance their email marketing campaigns by providing tips and techniques to guide would-be emailers through the tools and features in the Constant Contact system.  Attendees can also expect to learn how to set up account options, add signup boxes to their website and emails, load a list, build a campaign and brand their email to match websites and logos. Gina will go over text editing and other shortcuts to save time and give your emails a polished, professional look. Expect to take hometips on how to develop content, get your emails opened, and track results.
 
Members of the general public are invited to one or both of the seminars as their schedules permit. Both sessions include a deluxe continental breakfast. The first session will run from 7:30-9:30 a.m. Session two will run from
10:00 a.m. – Noon. The cost for members of the PWC-GMCC to attend is $25 per session or $40 for both. Non-Members pay $40 per session or $60 for both. Members of the Prince William County-Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce also receive a discount on both new and existing Constant Contact email marketing services.
 
To register for this event, go to www.pwcgmcc.org, click on News & Events Wire and select Insight Series on May 19thor contact Cathy Gilbert-Silva at (703)368-6600, ext. 10 or by email at cgilbertsilva@pwcgmcc.org
 
 
 
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The Prince William County–Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce represents more than 1,100 businesses, professionals and organizations in Prince William County, Manassas, Manassas Park and the surrounding area. Since 1935, the Chamber has been a business and community leader. The Chamber’s number one goal is to help its members succeed. For more information, visit our website at www.pwcgmcc.org or call the Greater Chamber at 703-368-6600. For more information about the benefits of membership, contact Kris Johnson at 703-368-6600, ext. 15, or email kjohnson@pwcgmcc.org. Prince William County–Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce ... Your Greater Networking Connection.