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Dennis Erokan brings some 30 years of marketing strategy and information industry experience to Placemaking Group.
Dennis created BAM Magazine in 1976 to give the West Coast entertainment industry a way to reach young people at a reasonable cost. It was the nation’s first free magazine distributed at point of purchase. In 1977 he started the Mix Professional Audio Magazine. In 1978, Dennis founded the Bay Area Music Awards, the Bammies.
In 1984, Dennis launched MicroTimes. This magazine focused on the heroes in the computing industry. In 2000-05, as director of the Alliance of Chief Executives, he worked closely with 50 of the 250 members, gaining valuable insight into the strategic issues and marketing challenges that many companies face.
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- Learn and understand social media
- Get well known in your community and industry
- Take risks
Favorite Quote
“Get Famous!”
Concert Promoter Bill Graham
Favorite Charity
Junior Achievement of Northern California
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Website http://placemakinggroup.com/get-famous/
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Twitter @GetFamousNow @placemaking
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Mike & Robin Pisciotta are hilarious, rebellious, bullcrap-exposing, forward-thinking marketing strategists, mentors and coaches that teach the hottest and most fun online marketing methods today. They have transformed hundreds of their clients into ‘rule breakers’ and ‘money makers’ through authority branding, product & program launches, visibility, list building and conversion techniques that have resulted in multimillion dollar successes.
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Charlotte Clary and Beverly Vines-Haines founded Ice Chips Candy in 2009. At that time they were already running their own company making natural salves and ointments for skin problems. They wanted a safe and natural xylitol candy for their families, especially their combined thirty-seven grandchildren. Additionally, Ice Chips were a great fit for their existing customer base and their philosophies.
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Michael Stelzner is the founder of Social Media Examiner, author of the books Launch and Writing White Papers and the man behind large events, such as Social Media Marketing World and Social Media Success Summit. He is also host of the Social Media Marketing podcast show.
Over 20 years ago, “Speech & Media Trainer to the Stars,” Ruth Sherman, M.A., set out to fix that by using skills and training learned as a successful New York City performer to teach business professionals to perform on-stage and on-camera, what Ruth calls Platform and Video Charisma.
Greg Rollett, is a Best-Selling Author and Marketing Expert who works with experts, authors and entrepreneurs all over the world. He utilizes the power of new media, direct response and personality-driven marketing to attract more clients and to create more freedom in the businesses and lives of his clients.
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genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan, ‘press on’ has solved, and always will solve, the problems of the human race.” Calvin Coolidge
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