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The complete 35-slide deck from yesterdays seminar on “Best Internet Practices For Business” is now available for free download and online viewing on Slideshare via the link below. Please forward this on to those that were not able to attend the session. Thanks so much for being a great audience!

For professional implementation and consultation on these practices, check us out at http://openrain.com , email us at sales {at} openrain.com, or call us at (623) 691-7869. Thanks again and enjoy the slides.

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OpenRain Founder and CEO Preston Lee is delivering a lunchtime seminar on “Best Internet Practices For Business” on September 10th at the Chandler Chamber of Commerce. Topics include an overview of Internet best-practices provided to OpenRain’s Online Business Platform customers:

• Website necessities and common mistakes.
• Email marketing and newsletters.
• Pay-per-click advertising basics.
• Tracking and analyzing website visitor traffic.
• Content writing tips for search engine optimization.

Food will be provided. Seating is limited. $5 for members, $10 for non-members. Advance online registration is required.

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Are you attending the Tempe Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Luncheon?

The luncheon is themed “21st Century Marketing.” OpenRain is thrilled to be a participant with this wonderful cast of speakers. The event features lunch, exhibits, networking, and thought-provoking break-out sessions.

To register, go to TempeChamber.org.

The cost is $50 for members and $65 for non-members. The Tempe Chamber will also be celebrating their successes over the past year and introduce the incoming Board of Directors. This event will be a fantastic one. We hope to see you there!

When: June 23, 2009
Where: Fiesta Resort & Conference Center – 2100 S Priest Drive Tempe, AZ (map)

Program:
11:00 Registration & Networking
12:00 Lunch
12:20 Chamber Leadership Report
12:30 Lunch Presenters

• 21st Century Marketing, presented by John DeSantiago, OpenRain Elite Web Software
• E-Sales Secrets, presented by Martin Jones, Cox
• Finding The Time, presented by Erin Jagodzinski, Express Employment Professionals

1:15 to 2:30 Break-Out Sessions

• Branding’s Amazing Race — Driving Your Brand In Online Circles
• The Social Media Craze — Using It Wisely In Your Marketing Strategy
• Image Is (still) Everything— Reaching Out To Media In a World Gone Digital
• Marketing Stimulus Plan— Resources To Stretch Your Marketing Dollar

For more information and to register, go to TempeChamber.org.

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The complete slide deck from today’s Social Media Marketing seminar in Gilbert, Arizona are available for free viewing online. And as always, businesses wanting to develop a web presence under the wing of a successful company should contact us online at http://www.openrain.com.

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The Arizona Republic ran a summary article of the Social Media Marketing seminars OpenRain has been doing this year. The last two have sold out, and I suspect our in-depth Twitter session in May will sell out as well. For those that weren’t able to register, you may view the slides online for free.

If you’re interested in future events like this, be sure to follow the OpenRain Twitter feed. And as always, businesses wanting to improve their web presence with a successful local company should contact us online at http://www.openrain.com, or at the shown phone number or email address.

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Major thanks to the RubyConf organizers for raising the cash necessary for Confreaks to come out and record the sessions. The rest of the sessions can be viewed online for free here.

Peer Aware Desktop Application Development, by Preston Lee

Hacking With ruby2ruby, by Marc Chung

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Tremendous thanks to attendees, feedback/patch providers and great conversations throughout the conference. Here are the slides from both OpenRain sessions…

Peer-Aware Desktop Application Development, by Preston Lee. [PDF] [Keynote]

Hacking With ruby2ruby, by Marc Chung. [PDF]

Thanks again and we hope to see you at a conference soon!

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