New Media Strategies Rings Opening Bell, Partners With New York Stock Exchange on First Ever "Social Media Day"

DC Thought Leaders and Social Media Experts to Explore How Wall Street Can Communicate through Social Media

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Nov 02, 2011, 08:00 ET

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, November 3, Pete Snyder, CEO and Founder of New Media Strategies (NMS), the world's largest social media marketing agency, will ring the Opening Bell at the NYSE. The following day, NMS will host a full day of conversation on achieving success in social media marketing at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, NY.

"We are thrilled to partner with the world's cradle of capitalism as we seek to bring corporations and consumers closer together through social media," said Pete Snyder. "With so much discussion over the role of finance in the state of the economy, there has never been a better time for Wall Street to inform and communicate with the public."

This marks the first social media-focused event held by the NYSE. The day's events will explore social marketing strategy and emerging trends in corporate and political communications. Profiling success stories that have deepened relationships with customers and constituents, social media experts, including Snyder, will share lessons learned, training tips, tools and advice for leveraging social media to build your personal brand.

"Relationships are the key to success in this ever changing social and mobile world. It is critical for companies to adapt and learn how to listen, connect and help consumers on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, where they are living their lives online," added Snyder.

Christine A. Varney, former Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, will open with a discussion on "Social Media and Wall Street." Eamon Javers, CNBC Washington Reporter, will moderate "How Smart Businesses Are Engaging with Social Media."

Notable panelists include former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer; former Missouri Governor Matt Blunt; Dean for America National Campaign Manager Joe Trippi; Roger J. Drake, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Morton's Restaurant Group; Joseph A. Hall, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Edward McFadden, Vice President, Policy Communications, Verizon Communications; Pete Snyder, Founder & CEO, New Media Strategies; Patrick Taylor, Vice President, Communications, Meredith Corporation.

To follow the discussion on Twitter, use #NYSESMD.

A full agenda for the event can be found online at http://bit.ly/NYSESMD.

About New Media Strategies

Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, New Media Strategies (NMS) is the world's largest social media marketing agency. Twice honored as one of the "Best Places to Work" by Washingtonian Magazine and heralded as a "pioneer in consumer communications" by the Washington Post, NMS has played a leading role on more than 2,000 social media campaigns for 85 different industries. Founded in 1999 by former pollster Pete Snyder, named one of the "Best Bosses in America" by Fortune Small Business and a Washingtonian "Top Tech Titan," NMS is a full service idea shop with more than 120 employees in Arlington, VA; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY and Detroit, MI. New Media Strategies operates as a subsidiary of Meredith Corp. To learn more, visit (www.nms.com), follow (@nmsosphere) and like ( https://www.facebook.com/NMSosphere).