Join us for the Social Media Breakfast Los Angeles (#SMBLA) March breakfast, hosted by Eventbrite! Here are just a few exciting things to expect:  Breakfast that includes the best seasonal organic ingredients at Porta Via Network and mingle with marketers, PR pros, entrepreneurs, bloggers, podcasters, new-media fanatics, future SMBLA speakers and more! A presentation by Josh Ochs about 7... [read more]

Join us for the Social Media Breakfast Los Angeles (#SMBLA) March breakfast, hosted by Eventbrite! Here are just a few exciting things to expect:  Breakfast that includes the best seasonal organic ingredients at Porta Via Network and mingle with marketers, PR pros, entrepreneurs, bloggers, podcasters, new-media fanatics, future SMBLA speakers and more! A presentation by Josh Ochs about 7 Tangible Ways To Make Facebook And Twitter Work For Your Business. Meet the LA Event Evangelist for Eventbrite.  We'll see you at Porta Via in Beverly Hills, Tuesday, March 15th from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.! Here are the details you need to know -  SMBLA March Breakfast hosted by Eventbrite Hashtag: #SMBLA When: Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 - 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Where: Porta Via of Beverly Hills Tickets: $15 Sponsor: Eventbrite Space is limited to 75 attendees. REGISTER EARLY to secure your seat! Here are the details you want to know -  About our Sponsor, Eventbrite Eventbrite is for anyone planning or attending an event. With Eventbrite, organizers can create a customizable event page; spread the word with social media; collect money; and gain visibility into attendees and sales. We empower event organizers to become more efficient and effective when bringing people together. And people everywhere are searching Eventbrite to discover great events that matter to them. Follow Eventbrite LA on Twitter, Facebook and newsletter to get the latest on L.A.'s *britest* events! About our speaker, Josh Ochs Josh Ochs is the grassroots marketing founder behind Media Leaders, the social media strike team that manages twitter/facebook for over a dozen brands. Before starting his company, Josh launched an international social event company that now operates in over 15 cities, 4 countries and 3 languages. His networking event startup still hosts quarterly events that unite thousands of marketing, advertising and technology professionals from around the world simultaneously. From these events, Josh and his team stay on the bleeding edge of word-of-mouth marketing and they use this as their “secret sauce” to coach clients and advise brands on how to connect with their customers. In 2009, Josh Ochs was nearly elected to city council in Hermosa Beach, CA by leading his own grassroots marketing campaign and using his social media methodology to gain votes from 1 out of every 4 voters in the district. Josh Ochs can be reached online at @JoshOchs or reach Josh Ochs on Linkedin.   About our venue, Porta Via of Beverly Hills Located in the heart of  the Beverly Hills’ shopping district and walking distance from many of Beverly Hills’ hotels, Porta Via is a contemporary California bistro serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Porta Via’s cooking philosophy is to start with the best seasonal organic ingredients and prepare them simply. A regular at many of Southern California’s Farmer’s Markets, owner Peter Garland and staff hand-pick produce to ensure that only the best food is served at his restaurant. Wild caught seafood and “all natural” meats are brought in daily.  If you’re as excited as we are that the Social Media Breakfast Club has made its way to Los Angeles, please tell your friends and feel free to reach out to us anytime with social media news, presentation topics, and speakers that you think we should know about! Looking forward to bringing the L.A. social media community together through SMB! Learn more and become a fan of SMBLA at: http://www.facebook.com/SMBLA   http://www.twitter.com/SMB_LA