March RDU Marketing, PR and Advertising Events

There are lots of opportunities to mix and mingle with marketing and communication colleagues in the Triangle. Here’s what’s on tap for March:

March 2 – Triangle AMA Tech Marketing SIG. At Syncfusion in Morrisville. 8:00 –  9:00 a.m. Discuss B2B marketing in the high-tech industry. First Wednesday of each month. AMA members only.

March 3 – Meet the New Media – Panelists include David Crabtree (WRAL), Chris Baysden (TBJ) and Phil Zachary (Curtis Media). 3801 Wake Forest Road Raleigh. 10:00 – noon. Fee charged. Registration required.

March 8 – Enterprise Social Media Strategy: Successful Strategies for Companies Small & Large. The speaker is Dave Thomas, executive director at New Marketing Labs. Noon for networking and lunch. Program begins at 12:30 p.m. Triangle IABC.  SAS, 100 SAS Campus Drive, Building F, Room F101, Cary. Twitter: @IABCNCTriangle

March 8 – Web 101. Web Design for Everyone. AIGA. This is a FREE information session. Classes start in April. Eight experts will lead over 36 hours of workshops covering the basics of functional, well-designed websites. Registration required. Web 101 will meet once a month for one year. Go here for more details, curriculum and schedule. (Thanks Erica!)

March 9 – The Web Doctor is In! Join a panel of web savvy experts from Coalmarch Productions, Capstrat and Media Two as they review a “Before” and “After” website project.  6:30 p.m. Triangle Interactive Marketing Association (TIMA). The Union, 327 West Davie, Raleigh, NC. Twitter: @TIMA_NC

March 9 – Mix Networking Group. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Networking, drink specials and appetizers. Door proceeds go to Boys & Girls Club. The Mint Downtown Raleigh. Twitter: @mixraleigh

March 10 – Rethinking PowerPoint: Designing & Presenting Effectively. Ron Galloway, the director of the film “Rethinking PowerPoint,” will present a half-day course illustrating techniques for designing slides to make information stick. 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Embassy Suites – Research Triangle, 4700 Creedmoor Road in Raleigh.

March 10 – AIGA Raleigh/Cary Studio Tour. 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Twelve agencies will be participating: Capstrat, Creative Associates, Fabrik Agency, Fragment Labs, FWV, Hesketh, Mellonaid Creative, New Kind, Ninth Floor, Red Hat, R+M, and Signal Design. Twitter: @aigaraleigh

March 11 – Triangle AMA Direct Marketing and Social Media SIG. At Capstrat in Raleigh. 7:30 –  8:30 a.m. Discuss how these two channels are working together, how they are the same or different, what’s new, what’s challenging. AMA members only.

March 17 – Triangle AMA Annual CMO Panel – Most Popular Luncheon of the Year. Panel includes Cari Boyce VP, Corporate Communications, Progress Energy; Stephen Chiles, CMO of ShareFile; Kimberly Labow, CMO NaviNet; and Lisa Gonzalez, VP of Marketing & Communications, American Kennel Club. Moderated by Todd Barr, CMO of Alfresco Software. 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Triangle AMA. Brier Creek Country Club. Registration required. Twitter: @triangleama

Please send event info or corrections to patrick at insidetrianglecomms.com.