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Meet the GrowSmartBiz Conference Panelists that Will Discuss Marketing & Innovation

August 25th, 2009 ::

Network Solutions® is pleased to announce Steve King of Emergent Research and SmallBizLabs, Ramon Ray of SmallBizTechnology, Bob London of London, Ink, Marissa Levin of Information Experts and John Arnold, Constant Contact as the panelists for the GrowSmartBiz Conference topic session: Driving Small Business Performance with Marketing & Innovation.

These panelists will share their marketing tips, tricks and secrets; and discuss how they have developed and executed successful marketing campaigns and strategies; and provide insight on overcoming obstacles by focusing on innovation.

In addition to this topic and to Wired Editor-in-Chief and author Chris Anderson’s keynote, the conference will also focus on the following topics:
•    Raising Capital with Effective Finance Strategies
•    Stay Ahead in the Current Economy
•    Integrating Traditional Marketing with Social Media

The GrowSmartBiz Conference will be held on September 29 at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. The event was created as a result of the Small Business Success Index (SBSI) – an ongoing measurement of the overall health of small businesses commissioned by the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and Network Solutions. The conference will focus on key areas of business that small businesses view as critical to their success.

For more information or to register for the event, visit the GrowSmartBiz Conference site.  Don’t forget to turn in your small business success story for the chance to have it posted on the GrowSmartBusiness Blog and to receive FREE admission to the GrowSmartBiz Conference. For more details visit: http://growsmartbusiness.com.

The views expressed here are the author's alone and not those of Network Solutions or its partners.