SCORE Hosts 'Social Goes Local' on May 18th at www.score.org

Free Online Webinar Features Social Media Guru John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing

WASHINGTON, May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SCORE presents a live webinar on Tapping the Power of Social Media to Promote Your Business Locally on Tuesday, May 18, at 1 p.m. Eastern. The free webinar, presented by social media guru John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing, will share real-world advice on how small businesses can make meaningful local connections with customers using social media.

Register online for this live event at the SCORE Web site, www.score.org. Scroll down the home page to click on the registration link under "Upcoming Events." Or visit www.score.org/john_jantsch_webinar.html.

Social media tools and platforms offer new and growing opportunities for small business marketing. John Jantsch will show attendees specific tactics they can employ to use social media to grow local sales leads and connect with customers.

Jantsch is a marketing and digital technology coach, award-winning social media publisher and creator of the Duct Tape Marketing small business marketing system. His Duct Tape Marketing Blog was chosen as a Forbes favorite for small business and marketing. The blog is a Harvard Business School featured marketing site. In addition, Jantsch is the author of The Referral Engine, which shows how to achieve marketing success without a big budget.

Learn about other online workshops at www.score.org/online_workshops.html.

Since 1964, SCORE has helped more than 8.5 million aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners through mentoring and workshops. More than 12,400 volunteer business counselors in 364 chapters serve their communities through entrepreneur education dedicated to the formation, growth and success of small businesses.

For more information about starting or operating a small business, call 1-800/634-0245 for the SCORE chapter nearest you. Visit SCORE at www.score.org and www.score.org/women. Connect with SCORE at www.facebook.com/SCOREFans, http://twitter.com/SCOREMentors and www.scorecommunity.org.

SOURCE SCORE Association