Before we enter a restaurant, we research it on Yelp. While checking in on Foursquare, we take a picture of our meal and post it on Instagram. After the meal we post on Facebook, our thoughts on the food, customer service, ambiance, etc. The consumers nowadays are becoming more vocal... read more →
Purpose and Amount The SFAMA will award at least a $500 scholarship each academic year to an outstanding marketing, advertising, or communications student currently enrolled in an accredited four-year college or university. The purpose of this scholarship is to assist students in educational expenses such as tuition, institutional fees, books,... read more →
Are you an entrepreneur? Do you work at a start up? Come join the SFAMA’s Start Up Night, a networking event for entrepreneurs, start up aficionados, and marketers alike. The night will begin with open networking and drinks followed by courageous entrepreneurs taking center stage and pitching their ideas to... read more →
Robert Scoble is a Silicon Valley native and tech maverick best known for his blog, Scobleizer, which came to fame during his tenure as a technology evangelist at Microsoft. His blog was particularly controversial because while it showcased Microsoft’s products in a good light, it also praised product designs and... read more →
By Angela Romero, SFAMA Event Coordinator Social TV Definition from Wikipedia: Social television is a general term for technology that supports communication and social interaction in either the context of watching television, or related to TV content. Social TV is a new phenomenon that allows viewers to engage with a... read more →
By Golden Ashby, SFAMA Director of Social Media & Kathryn Prescott, SFAMA LinkedIn Manager Social Media is all anybody talks about these days. But many organizations fall short of fully capitalizing on the opportunities that exist within social. Perhaps this is because they are approaching the execution of social marketing... read more →
By, Golden Ashby, SFAMA Social Media Director & Ashley Bening, SFAMA Blog Editor Social Advertising is a rapidly growing field and it is very important to have your process defined before you embark down this new path. Fortunately, we just had Maya Grinberg from Wildfire give us a crash course... read more →
