FREE Webcast! YouTube and Video Best Practices

construction_marketing_association_youtube_video_best_practicesA webcast on YouTube and Video Best Practices is now open for registration on the Construction Marketing Association (CMA) website. The free webcast for members and non-members is scheduled for Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 1 pm CST.

Video is the killer app for construction marketing and search optimization. Learn how Caterpillar deploys YouTube and video for customer engagement from Caterpillar veteran Brian Stokoe. CMA Social Media Manager Brian Reuhl will share basic and advanced features. The webcast will poll participants on key video subjects.

“Video marketing is one of the most important and fastest growing marketing mediums. YouTube videos support search engine authority, and have the highest click-through rates,” explains CMA Chairman Neil M. Brown. “Our panelists will provide specific examples of YouTube and video marketing.”

To register for the free YouTube and Video Best Practices Webcast, CLICK HERE!

ABOUT CMA

The Construction Marketing Association (CMA) provides professional development and training, resources and information, networking and recognition to marketers in the construction industry. Full information on the association is available on the website at www.ConstructionMarketingAssociation.org. Be sure to check out the association’s Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn pages. Questions? Contact Neil Brown at 630-579-8383.

ABOUT THE PANELISTS

Kevin Espinosa is Channel Development Manager responsible for Caterpillar’s public facing web site and social media strategy, along with Caterpillar’s CRM center of excellence and strategy, PartStore, Build & Quote, and CatUsed.cat.com. Prior to his current assignment, Espinosa held many positions at Caterpillar including Dealer Service Operations, Project Leader in Software development, CRM Analyst, and Web Service Manager. Kevin is a graduate of Bradley University, and holds a Strategy Professional Certificate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Brian Reuhl manages and implements all social media initiatives for The Construction Marketing Advisors and their distinguished clients. He is in charge of coordinating and implementing all blogs, Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, YouTube channels, and LinkedIn targeting strategies for company pages and personal profiles. In addition, he conducts all social media reporting and analysis. Brian received his BA in Integrated Marketing Communications from Illinois State University in 2010.

Neil M. Brown is Chairman of the Construction Marketing Association, and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Construction Marketing Advisors. Prior to these roles, Brown was CEO of numerous marketing consulting and creative agencies for the past 15 years, managing some of the biggest brands in the construction sector. Brown was a brand manager at electrical products marketing powerhouse IDEAL Industries, and later CMO of an architectural metals manufacturer. Neil earned an MBA from Northern Illinois University, and a BS-Marketing from Southern Illinois University. Neil is a frequent speaker, author and contributor to Advertising Age, BtoB magazine, Marketing News and many other publications. In 2009, he published the book, Branding Best Practices:  A Guide to Effective Product and Business Naming.