Press Release 1: Announcement

For immediate release:
September 8, 2009

Preston Parker, President
Social Media Club of Cache Valley (SMCCV)
851 N. Main St., Logan, UT, 84321
661-772-7537

Social Media Club Opens Chapter in Cache Valley
A global club counts Logan as its own

Logan, Utah—The San Francisco-based Social Media Club has expanded to include Cache Valley in its list of chapters.

Starting with seven on the original board, the Cache Valley chapter has grown to 28 official members, according to who has registered on the smccv.net website. The three original members decided to create a Cache Valley chapter after realizing the drive down to Salt Lake City every month was unnecessary, because they had enough interest in Cache Valley to have their own meetings.

SMCCV has meetings every month, often featuring people with an interest in social media as their speakers. Preston Parker, the President of SMCCV, said that some of the goals of the club are to help people become more informed on social media, what it is, and how to use it, and also to provide a network of like-minded people to collaborate and share ideas on this rapidly-growing subject.

The next meeting of the SMCCV will be held on September 10, 2009, at Club New York (359 N. Main St., Logan, UT) at 6:30 pm. They will be featuring a "mommy-blogger," Loralee Choate, who was recently featured on the homepage of whitehouse.gov. She will be talking about her experiences with blogging, tips on how to make blogs better, and will be available for questions after her presentation.

Anyone that wants to is encouraged to join the SMCCV. It is an excellent resource for both those people that already are experienced in social media, and also for those with no experience, because it provides a resource to learn about it. Membership to the SMCCV is free.

Local businesses are encouraged to attend or sponsor events of the SMCCV. The marketing or advertising from the blog posts, Twitter "tweets," and other social media updates that the members provide is an excellent resource for free publicity.

For more information:
Lauren Hong
Public Relations Director
208-716-0953
lauren.hong@aggiemail.usu.edu

The Social Media Club of Cache Valley, founded in July 2009, is one chapter of a global organization. It is a growing organization, due to the high use of many social media outlets on the web today. All members of Cache Valley with any interest at all in social media are encouraged to attend the meetings, join the club, or contribute in other ways.