I'm a Founding Member of the International Social Media Association!

I'm soooooo excited to share some news I've been cooking up for quite some time:

The doors are now officially open for the brand new ISMA - International Social Media Association!

Mari Smith is the president of the association and co-founder along with her business partner, Mark Eldridge -
talented co-author of The Obvious Expert among other great achievements!

They are an amazing team! And, I'm delighted and honored to be a founding member of ISMA!

I'm inviting you to learn more on:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, at 10:30am PST / 1:30pm EST
http://marismith.tv

We will be discussing details of the Association, our mission, background, intentions, plans for the future... and, most
importantly, we'll be sharing details of our next Social Media Certification program!

If you have any desire to add in-depth social media expertise to your repertoire, the ISMA program will for sure be something you want to check out.

Be sure to use this promo code:MTMWMQS because anyone registering with one of the authorized promo codes will also receive Mari’s Quick Start Social Media Program on CDROM worth $497! This kit is amazing -- you wont believe all the information in it!

Join us Friday at 10:30am PST/12:30 CST:
http://marismith.tv (Mari's ustream channel!)

We hope to connect with you on Friday. If you can't make the live session, we will record and replay for you!

Meantime, you're welcome to take a peek at our association site and register for your membership:

http://ismaconnects.org

and do follow us on Twitter too:

http://twitter.com/ismaconnects

The mission of our association is connecting, engaging and educating members on social media around the world to advance the knowledge, skills, and integrity of the social media profession.

We have felt for some time that the social media industry really needs quality, professional training and education
and a solid association. I'm delighted to be a founding member.

**SAVE THE DATES**

If you do have any interest in joining our next social media certification training program, we begin very soon!!

Monday, October 26th and we run for 8 consecutive weeks meeting on both Mondays and Thursdays.

It's an *intense* schedule! But, by the end of the course (which also includes a two-day LIVE retreat!), you'll have
everything you need to be fully knowledgeable in the social media industry and run a successful business as a consultant, coach, speaker, trainer... or just to add on social media to what you're doing already.

This certification training is essentially the next iteration of a program I've gone through. Over 35 students like me
successfully attend this course and you'll get to meet many of them on the ISMA site!

Come get all your questions answered about the certification course:

FRIDAY, OCT 16 at 10:30am PST / 1:30pm EST
Just go to http://marismith.tv and you'll get to meet Mark & Mari and maybe a few surprise guests too!!

We look forward to connecting with you soon!
Cheers,
Michelle