CrowdConnect CEO Patrick Diogenia Offers Free Event Marketing Seminar 3/17; Gives Free Event Help Via Email Till 3/31

    MOUNT LAUREL, NJ, February 11, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but there is certainly such a thing as free advice. Patrick Diogenia, CEO of marketing and advertising firm CrowdConnect Group, is offering expert consultation on using events to market your business both live, on March 17, and via email from February 15 - March 31.

"It's no surprise that small businesses all over the US are hurting, and event marketing is a proven way to bring customers through the doors of these companies immediately - and at a reasonable cost," Diogenia says. According to the EventView 2006 survey by George P. Johnson & Company, corporate marketing managers identified event marketing - which can include both on-site events and off-site events such as trade shows, conventions and fairs - as creating a higher return on investment (ROI) than any other type of communication.

Diogenia's presentation, part of the Marketing Roundtable series presented by the Burlington County, NJ Chamber of Commerce, will take place on Wednesday, March 17 from 8 - 9 AM. Through a combination of multimedia, case studies and Q&A, Diogenia will provide pointers useful to both novice and experienced event marketers, covering topics such as promotion, logistics, licensing, scheduling, talent booking and follow-up.

"My program will be both engaging and interactive - I'll even give items away to the audience. This is an amazing deal, considering the admission price is zero," Diogenia quipped.

He will also offer free email consultations to any business seeking some advice on staging or attending an event for their small business, either onsite or off-site, from February 15 - March 31. "Simply email your question to [email protected] and I will answer you personally," Diogenia assures. "It's my way of lending a hand to the nation's small businesses."

Diogenia, who began his media career as a child performer on stage and television, founded CrowdConnect Group in 2004 after serving as a communications executive and event producer for the City of Philadelphia.

Emails may take up to 48 hours to receive a response, Diogenia specified, and each business can email him one time between 2/15 and 3/31.

The March 17 event is free to Burlington County Chamber members, however they must pre-register by phone at 856-439-2520 or online at bccoc.com as seating is limited. The Burlington County, NJ Chamber of Commerce is located at 100 Technology Way, Suite 110 in Mount Laurel, NJ.

For those who cannot attend the program, the audio recording will be available for download on CrowdConnect Group's website, crowdconnect.com, by March 31.

ABOUT CROWDCONNECT GROUP

CrowdConnect Group, a marketing and advertising firm with offices in Princeton and Mount Laurel, NJ and Philadelphia, PA, sets small-and-medium-sized retail, hospitality, media and entertainment businesses on a path to success through its innovative BrandWise program and by focusing senior talent on every client, not just the partners' favorites. At CrowdConnect, every client is a "favorite".

Their holistic approach, covering everything from marketing strategy and public relations to management consulting, operations, IT and corporate social responsibility, has achieved results for clients such as the City of Philadelphia, Knight Ridder (now McClatchy) and scores of independent businesses.

Visit www.crowdconnect.com and http://blog.crowdconnect.com for the latest marketing and advertising news and tips to help your business succeed in a stagnant economy.

Forward Thinking Statement

Portions of this press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding future events and undertakings of CrowdConnect Group LLC, its affiliates and sponsors. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from any future performance suggested in such statements. CrowdConnect does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. CrowdConnect urges you to consider all of these risks, uncertainties and other factors carefully in evaluating these forward-looking statements made in this release and not to place undue reliance on such statements. As a result of these and other matters, including changes in facts, assumptions not being realized or other circumstances, our actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update it to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

About the Offer

Small business owners and managers may send event-related questions to [email protected] from 12:01 AM on 2/15/2011 to 11:59 PM on 3/31/2011 for a response from Patrick Diogenia or his designate. All times quoted are Eastern. Due to the volume of emails expected, we cannot guarantee a specific time line for response. Previous and current clients are ineligible for this offer. Sending an email to the above-mentioned address and receiving a response from CrowdConnect does not create an agency-client relationship. All advice is provided "as-is" and without representations or warranties of any kind. This offer carries no cash value. Void where prohibited. Open to US residents only.

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