March 8, 2011 | Rochester Business Journal | Rochester, NY – I am honored to be the keynote speaker at this year’s Best of the Web Awards sponsored by the Rochester Business Journal on the topic of “The Strategic Relationship Between Your Website and Social Media.” Every year the Rochester Business Journal recognizes Rochester’s best business Web sites at the Best of the Web awards breakfast. The awards are given for sites determined to be Rochester’s best by a panel of judges. All corporate and other business-related Web sites for organizations with headquarters in the nine-county Rochester region are eligible. …

March 2, 2011 | Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association | Westlake Village, CA – I look forward to speaking to the Southern California Chapter of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) on the topic “I’m on LinkedIn: Now What? -Using Social Media to Open Doors & Close Deals.” Event Details: Neal Schaffer, social media expert and award winning, best-selling author is recognized as a leader in helping businesses and professionals embrace and strategically leverage the potential of social media. This is not a canned PowerPoint presentation of what you “should” be doing on LinkedIn; it’s a live, intimate presentation delivered through a dining …

Feburary 17, 2011 | Amherst College Career Center | Amherst, MA – I’m proud to be back at my alma mater, Amherst College, for a discussion with current college students on the importance of social media and professional networking in their job search and personal branding. Social media is still not a discipline taught in most colleges, yet most college students are well-versed in social networking and the technology and are even active participants in the social media campaigns of many consumer brands.  From a career and professional branding perspective, however, understanding the potential dangers as well as opportunities that …

Feburary 15, 2011 | Princeton Alumni Global NetNight | Costa Mesa, CA – I’m honored to be invited by the Princeton Club of Orange County, California to speak on LinkedIn and social networking at their Global NetNight.  This event, which is being held simultaneously by Princeton University alumni groups around the world, features a Structured Networking session for in-person and online contact building.  Whether you are a job seeker or an employed business professional, if you want to understand and truly embrace the potential of the social web and social networking for your career growth, you won’t want to miss …

February 11, 2011 | NYSE Listed Company | San Diego, CA – I will be presenting at multiple social media for sales and business development workshops at the annual sales conference for a $100+ billion annual revenue company that is listed on the NYSE.  While I cannot release the name of this company because of an NDA, you should know that I can provide your company my expertise of strategically using social media for business backed with a nearly 2 decade successful career in business to business (B2B) sales and business development as my background.  If you are looking to …