Growing Your Business Using Facebook

Growing Your Business Using Facebook

If your business isn't taking advantage of the Facebook phenomenon, then this workshop is for you. Come listen as Social Media veterans, Craig Coleman and Tony Pinto, share their insights on how Facebook can help your business GROW! They've consulted with hundreds of small businesses, and they know what works and what doesn't. In this workshop they will cover:

• What Facebook is and why it's such a big deal for small businesses.
• The Top 5 Facebook mistakes that businesses make (and how to avoid them).
• What Facebook WILL and WON'T do for your business.
• The Top 10 Ways Facebook can benefit your business.

The workshop will conclude with an open forum. Bring your laptop and your most pressing Facebook questions and get answers! 

 Presenters:  Craig Coleman is the CEO and co-founder of Kono Social, a Social Media start-up located in Woodland Hills that provides social media set-up and management services for small businesses nationwide.

Beginning his career as a corporate attorney at O’Melveny & Myers and later at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Craig eventually left the practice of law and co-founded a boutique venture capital firm in Los Angeles.  Craig then went on to co-found and serve as the CEO of two additional start-ups that have each grown into profitable, multi-million dollar companies. 

Craig has an Economics degree from Boston College and a law degree from Georgetown University.  A native of Los Angeles, Craig enjoys just about all water sports as well as reading history and spending time with his wife and three children. 

Tony Pinto is the Vice President of Kono Social, where he runs the day to day operations. Prior to Kono, Tony founded and managed a successful Social Media and video production company, Pinto Productions. He also served for over 5 years as the Vice President of Product and Content Development at LoanToolbox.com, an online marketing system and social network for mortgage professionals before there was LinkedIn, Twitter, or even Facebook.

Tony studied Literature, Film, and Technical Communication at UC Santa Barbara, and is a self-taught web designer, graphic artist, photographer, and film maker. A native of Los Angeles, Tony enjoys spending time with his family and playing with new technology.