BATW Meeting with Penny Sansevieri at Inn Marin — June 13

BATW’s June meeting at Inn Marin in Novato includes overnight and program by marketing expert Penny Sansevieri

June 13 at 10 a.m.
Please note: The meeting is on the second Saturday this month.

Our June 13 meeting will take place at the beautiful Inn Marin in Novato—about 30 minutes north of San Francisco. Internationally known marketing expert Penny Sansevieri will share her expertise with us. After our meeting, we will enjoy a number of planned activities as well as a hosted overnight at Inn Marin, a hosted dinner and continental breakfast and much more.

BATW associate member Molly Blaisdell of Hook Line and Thinker has coordinated this wonderful press trip with Inn Marin.

Members may bring guests. But please note:
The number of rooms for journalists is limited to 20. Email Blaisdell at mocahill@aol.com no later than June 1 for reservations.

Some planned activities are limited to BATW journalists only and are based on first come basis. Email Kristi Frank at kyfrank@comcast.net no later than June 1 (no exceptions) with the activities you would like to sign up for.

Associates who want to spend the night need to email Molly.

Please see the attached flier for more details about the overnight and activities.

Our speaker:
Penny Sansevieri, founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc., is a best-selling author and internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert. Her company is one of the leaders in the publishing industry. She is the author of five books, including Book to Bestseller which some have called the “road map to publishing success.” Penny’s company has developed some of the most cutting-edge book marketing campaigns.

Penny says: “If you think you have your Internet marketing covered with just a website, you might be missing out on a bucket of Internet gold.” This program is packed with information for everything from understanding social media to monetizing sites like Facebook, Squidoo, and Twitter. Penny will also talk about what you should never do on your website and why a blog is a must-have part of any Internet campaign. She will also show us some of the hottest online trends as well as:

*  The secret to getting thousands of hits on your web site and then converting them into sales!

*  Top Internet promotion techniques that won’t cost you a dime!

*  The Virtual Author Tour™, how you can “tour” yourself on the net

*  How to use a site like Facebook and Squidoo to build your customer base

*  What is Twitter and how to use it to drive more sales to your web site

*  How to create a website that sells your work

*  Simple steps to blogging effectively!

*  How to maximize your online efforts without spending Hours online.

Penny hopes to have time to do her popular mini-web site evaluations, too.

Agenda
10-10:30  Meet and Greet with continental breakfast
10:30-11  Business meeting
11–12:30  Penny Sansevieri
1:00  Inn Marin Tour

Weekend activities are listing on attached flier

Location: Inn Marin. 250 Entrada Drive, Novato, California
Phone: 415-883-5952 | Fax: 415-883-5058
Reservations only: 800-652-6565

Directions:
Maps are provied on the Inn Marin website.

From San Francisco
Google maps says it takes about 33 minutes
Head north on US-101
Take the exit toward Ignacio Blvd/Bel Marin Keys Blvd
Turn left at Nave Dr
Turn left at Ignacio Blvd
Turn right at Enfrente Rd
Turn right at Entrada Dr

From 880
Take the exit onto I-580 W/I-80 E toward Sacramento/San Rafael
Stay on I-580 W/John T Knox Fwy which will take you over the Richmond San Rafael Bridge (toll).
Take the exit onto US-101 N
Take the exit toward Ignacio Blvd/Bel Marin Keys Blvd
Turn left at Nave Dr
Turn left at Ignacio Blvd
Turn right at Enfrente Rd
Turn right at Entrada Dr

Please RSVP by June 1, USING OUR ONLINE RSVP SYSTEM.

Go to www.BATW.org, click on “Member Log-in.” When the next window comes up, click on login. Use your username and password there. Then click on EVENT LIST, then click on the June 13 event. Finally, scroll to the bottom of the page and click where it says Register for this event: “June 2009 RSVP.”

For overnight stay and activity sign up, see directions at the beginning of this email or on attached flier.

– Sandy Sims
BATW Program Chair