Social Media Summit 2017 announces Mari Smith,‘The Queen of Facebook’

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Two-day event in Croke Park to host key global Facebook marketeer

The Social Media Summit Ireland team hinted late yesterday afternoon that they had a surprise to announce today.

We've kept our hand close to our chest so far.. getting ready to play our Trump card.. Tomorrow We've an exciting announcement! #SMSummitIRL pic.twitter.com/uqHPbvCvbQ

— Social Media Summit (@SMSummitIRL) February 27, 2017

Well this afternoon they announced that Mari Smith will be a Keynote on one of the two days.

We're so excited to announce that the Queen of Facebook herself is coming to Ireland! https://t.co/OxhclsI8yE pic.twitter.com/dtUpVCnPTD

— Social Media Summit (@SMSummitIRL) February 28, 2017

“The Social Media Summit 2017 is delighted to announce that Mari Smith will be the keynote speaker at the event. Mari Smith, often referred to as “the Queen of Facebook” is considered one of the world’s foremost experts on Facebook marketing and social media. Named as Forbes’ #4 Top Social Media Power Influencer, she is set to take the stage in April to speak about her success, and arm the attendees with her top tips on Social Media marketing.

Employed by Facebook as the company’s leading Small Business and Facebook Marketing expert, some of her most interesting accolades to date include; author of The New Relationship Marketing, co-author of Facebook Marketing: An Hour A Day, headhunted by Facebook to lead their Boost Your Business series of live events across the US, as well as serving as a Brand Ambassador for several top companies, including Adobe, Microsoft and Animoto. She regularly appears nationally in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune and Success Magazine.

With over 1 million followers across Facebook and Twitter, and over 12 years experience in the fields of relationships, marketing and technology, Mari is a passionate and proven Social Media leader. During her years as an international speaker she has graced the stage with notable leaders and celebrities such as, Richard Branson, the Dalai Lama and Arianna Huffington. Social Media Summit attendees can prepare for a Facebook Masterclass from Mari with a look into her incredible marketing insights, strategic business growth and her lessons in how to turbo-boost your engagement.

Speaking of her first time presenting in Ireland, Mari Smith, said; “I’m so excited to be part of this year’s Social Media Summit! This will actually be my first ever visit to Ireland! I’m delighted to be invited to speak at this awesome event in Dublin, and am really looking forward to engaging with all my Irish followers. Effective social media marketing is my passion, my knowledge and my experience, and I thrive on being able to give all that back to an audience of like-minded businesspeople. In particularly, I will be sharing my proven Facebook marketing methods that I teach my SME and major brand clients around the world. My aim at the Social Media Summit is to empower attendees to become true social media marketeers.”

Social Media Summit Ireland will take place on the 11th and 12th of April in Croke Park. The Summit will bring together leading Social Media Professionals both nationally and internationally to highlight the importance of incorporating social media into your marketing strategy and demonstrate how it can add real value in terms of both revenue and business growth. The event will include two days of motivating and insightful talks, panel discussions and workshops to put your Social Media learnings into actions.

Earlybird tickets are currently on sale and available at www.socialmediasummit.ie.  Tickets are currently on the Early Bird price until March 10th 2017.

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