Speaker:  Mark Brown, Vice-President,  Avatar Interactive

Mark leads Avatar Interactive, the digital division of London's largest advertising agency, Surge Communications. Mark is an internet pioneer with over 20 years of web, IT and marketing experience. Over the last 15 years he has lived and worked in Asia founding and managing three successful internet companies. He returned to Canada in 2009 bringing a unique, international view to designing and delivering innovative new-media solutions to his clients.

Mark's specific areas of expertise are internet marketing strategy, online advertising, search engine marketing and leveraging social media. His interactive clients include Nike, McDonalds, Toyota, Yahoo!, Morgan Stanley, Johnson & Johnson, HBO, and the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Mark has an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business and a BSc Engineering from Kettering University in the US.

http://ca.linkedin.com/in/mebrown

Topic:  Social Media - The Growing Trend: How marketers can facilitate sustainable conversations between brands and consumers through social media.

Cost:    CAMA Members:  $40
             Non-CAMA Members:  $45
             Students:  $30

To register for the event, click here or contact Mary Thornley at (519) 389-6552.