San Francisco Marketing Professionals is a local working group for all interested Search Engine Marketing professionals located in the San Francisco Bay Area. We hold regular events that offer educational and networking opportunities for local SEM professionals. Events are open to all local SEM professionals. Our highly rated events attract Search Engine Marketers from many high profile companies such as Gap, Macy's, Saleforce.com, Google, CNET, Microsoft, Apple, and more.

MRREN opened doors in 1979. Today it is comprised of over 50,000 members nationwide, most of whom have purchased investment property through our education and hands-on mentoring. Thanks to our size, there is no fee or obligation whatsoever to be a member. We make our money from the seller, not the buyer. You won't find expensive book and tape packages at MRREN. We walk the walk and have teams scouting the entire country for the absolute best real estate deals, and we bring them straight to you. …

We began educating investors in 1979. The network is comprised of over 50,000 members nationwide, most of whom have purchased investment property through our education and hands-on mentoring. Thanks to our size, there is no fee or obligation whatsoever to be a member. Free real estate seminars are held throughout California as well as online events available to members nationwide. Our goal is to wipe out middle class poverty, and we believe the solution is to educate and help people overcome the …

This Meetup is inspired by the creator of the Coursera Cafe, Belinda Beasley, for her Facebook group for us fellow Courserans: "This is a place for Courserans to get some downtime from studying, discuss Coursera in a general way and chat about things which are not relevant on the study groups. It is also a place for friends to have fun. Anyone can add other Courserans so please invite anyone who you feel should be here. We would ask that you please invite only people who you already know. Apart …

Edtech is all about engineering. We discuss platforms, software stacks, programming languages, APIs, UI/UX frameworks, standards, and more.

This is a group for anyone who is a self learner, i.e. autodidact, a new word I learned recently. I started this group to meet and learn from fellow self-learners.

Networking is great but sometimes you need to sharpen your skills. We are a group of marketers that are committed to life-long learning in marketing. We will be hosting talks and classes that are taught by industry experts from companies that you know and love. Maybe you are a marketing professional looking to expand to new channels or a recent grad looking to learn some new skills, either way come join us and get your learn on. Classes will range from beginner to advanced.

What if . . . . . . you had Business Experts be required to give you the cliff note summary on their Business or Marketing topic! . . . you always knew that your time was well spent by going to a meeting . . . because you received state-of-the-art Information . . . you were part of a Community that was focused . . . FOCUSED on supporting one another with our expertise This is truly a winning Business Community, where everyone feels better by participating.  We get new business quicker with knowl …

Join the Online Marketing Institute, the leader in Digital Marketing Education and Rocketspace, San Francisco's top start up destination, for a provocative networking and thought leadership series. We'll start with a 30 - 40 min discussion with a Bay Area digital marketing leader. After a moderated question and answer, we'll mix and mingle over drinks.

This is a free, open group for those who are interested in working together to make things happen! This group is a Mastermind group based on the concept described in Napoleon Hill's classic Think and Grow Rich.  It's a group of likeminded people who meet frequently and work together to achieve our goals.   You should join this mastermind group if you: Are an entrepreneur, artist, or freelancer, or otherwise are doing something cool in this world that is self-directed Have a definite, concrete g …

Social media is still a new field and there are no experts. If you think you are a social media guru, this group is not for you. The purpose of this group is: 1. To bring together like-minded social media aficionados in Silicon Valley to learn from each other (the good, the bad, the ugly) and network, online and at monthly dinners at Silicon Valley restaurants (you pay for your own food/drink) 2. To plan and execute periodic (at least quarterly) presentations/ panels on social media topics This …

Within each one of us resides a fierce sexual spirit. Unfortunately, today's American culture has relegated sexuality to a place appropriate only in the bedroom, under the covers with the lights off. It is often inappropriate to discuss not only sexuality but how our sexuality ties together with our spiritual health and wellbeing. Restore balance to your spirit and vitality. Reclaim your Sacred Sexual Power! Tap into your own life essence and embody your most Radiant Self! Yogi Ramadin's Sacred …

Internet marketing is powerful. Done right, it can generate more relevant leads, increase your revenue, lower your marketing costs, and improve your online rankings. Done incorrectly, it can waste your time and money. It can even reduce your website's organic rankings. This Meetup focuses on educating business owners and online marketers on how to implement and leverage the latest internet marketing techniques in simple terms. We cover the following topics (and more, of course!): * Link building …

Started in January 2009, the Breakfast Blogging Club is dedicated to providing a writing environment that’s supportive, educational, productive and fun, so our participants can successfully write for their blogs and build awareness for their businesses. We've held over 20 events so far and blogged with over 150 participants. Each meeting follows a format that combines learning, sharing and taking action. Agenda at our breakfast meetings: 9:00 - Networking, get breakfast 9:15 - Introductio …

NO stuffed-shirt old codgers peddling their books and tapes that promise you’ll become the next Real Estate Millionaire if you buy them here. NO cheesy, yellow ‘WE BUY HOUSES’ bandit signs endorsed here.

NO vague, outdated ideas that simply don’t work in today’s market here.

What you WILL find here are straightforward, No BS ways to make money in Real Estate. Taught buy people who are in the trenches every day, doing it the RIGHT way! Founder, Chris Goff, wanted to create a REI Club where fel …

Calling all director- and VP-level brand management and omni-channel shopper marketing pros! We are the Brand Activation Association, dedicated to creating education on all the disciplines required to activate a brand's strategy. We host a myriad of conferences each year that touch on all points of activation, but our Digital Shopper Marketing series allows us to delve into the research, technology, and case-studies behind CPG brands and agencies in the digital omi-channel world. Our content foc …

Social Media Marketing, Monitoring and Engagement, San Francisco will bring together leading marketing experts, brands, agencies and journalists for educational and network events in San Francisco. This group is for: PR & Communications Managers Marketing Strategists & Directors Social Media Experts Bloggers & Journalists. Here is a video of our of out events.

Welcome all Bay Area Massage Therapist in solo or small group practice -- this group is for you! As a small business owner, you might be wondering about the best ways to grow and run your practice. You may want to brainstorm on a new marketing idea, or need a partner to participate in an event. Your host is Irene Diamond, RT inductee in the World Massage Hall of Fame, and founder of the best-known internationally acclaimed online business success resource for massage therapists whose goal is to …

The purpose of this group is to provide education and share ideas on short term trading strategies for stocks, options, futures or currencies. Many people begin their trading career with little to no education expecting to become financially independent but what they soon realize is that trading is a challenging venture that first requires the proper knowledge and a proven trading plan. Trading is even more of a challenge if done in isolation. That is why we focus on banding together groups o …

To help guide our new cooperative venture.  We are seeking people in the Bay Area with online wine marketing/sales or startup experience.  A fuller scope will be posted shortly.

Turning Online Marketing Into Measurable Revenue. DIY SEO focus is to educate local small business owners build their online visibility (which equals profitability) using a variety of free and low cost tools that are available on line. You'll learn how to get top ranking on the top 3 search engine (Google, Yahoo and Bing) in just 12 minutes a day. Areas of focus: 1. SEO - Keyword research - How to optimize your website for Google - Get top ranking on Google and other search engines using off …

100 Committed Businesswomen Women Business Owners, Corporate Executives, Business Managers, Consultants... Are you looking for a way to grow your business and a group of likeminded women in business to make meaningful connections with? Then get to know your WON 100 sisters and friends and let us grow your business for you! WON 100 – Peninsula (Sister organization of Women Owned Networking SFBA) is for the businesswoman who is very serious about the growth of her business and who has a heart to e …

Join us on a fun film project! Its a party we serve free food and drinks at every meet up! Our way of saying thanks for your interest in our project. As a response to challenged books listed in the Huffington Post, like Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, along with Twilight, Captain Underpants, Harry Potter and many others, we have decided to produce a documentary/drama on HD video to address banned books in U.S. This film project will demonstrate how books become challenged and eventually banned …

This group brings together people in Silicon Valley, San Francisco and the broader Bay Area with an interest in Stanford Engineering's "European Entrepreneurship & Innovation Thought Leaders" speaker series (ME421) and related initiatives at and around Stanford University.

The San Francisco SPCA has been saving the lives of cats and dogs in San Francisco for 143 years. As the leader in the no-kill shelter movement, the SF SPCA finds new homes for over 4,000 animals a year and treats thousands more through community outreach programs. The SF SPCA mission is to end animal abandonment by reducing the population through aggressive spay/neuter campaigns, by providing resources and information to people to keep animals in the home, and by strengthening the human-animal …

NO BUSINESS SOLICITATIONS PLEASE--THIS IS A GROUP FOR THOSE LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN ONLY * We ask attendees refrain from wearing scent--thanks! Welcome to our group! It's open to anyone living with all types of head pain, e.g. chronic daily headache, migraine (all variants), cluster, etc. It's isolating to live with an invisible illness, and we offer a safe, sensitive, non-judgmental space to share your experience, to give and receive support. We will identify with each other, empathize, and …

Meet other local executives to discuss topics of the day in Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovations, Enterprise 2.0 , Social Enterprise , Social CRM , Social Media , Social Networking and Technology spaces. You can become a fan of our Social CRM facebook group:  http://www.facebook.com/SocialCRMWorl ...  and join our group on LinkedIn:  http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=25 ...  where we also post job openings, have discussions and read news. Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/glfceo . …

Join, collaborate, & share, with fellow Wine Lover's near you for an enjoyable and relaxing social network of like minded individuals. Everyone is welcome, from new bouquet-sniffers to educated connoisseurs. It's our goal to end a year in this group having met new friends, found new wines and places, and learn from our fellow Wine Lover's. To attain this we all need to contribute initiative and participation in online discussions through the "Messages", regular events, and social discourse that …