seARTS Annual Meeting, Wednesday, January 15, 6-8:30 PM. RSVP to info@searts.org
Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester
Artists! Our 2020 Vision Focus: Get the Word Out!
Learn About, Discuss and Share Tips:
Raise Your Visibility as an Artist
How to Write the Most Effective Press Releases
How Video and Social Media Can Drive Traffic to Your Website
Facebook & Instagram Business Pages
The How and Why of Hashtags ~ Facebook Pixel
Benefits of Blog Post Discussion
Learn from True Life Success Stories
Meet Our Speakers
Tony Sapienza, our panel’s moderator, new president of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, and long-time seARTS Board Member, is an expert in PR, social media, marketing communications and online marketing. He has been writing press releases for the Cape Ann Plein Air Festival and Competition for many years. Tony is an experienced communications executive with a background in large marketing services, PR firms and other related businesses.
Gail McCarthy has been a journalist for The Eagle-Tribune for over 30 years and is a Staff Writer for the Gloucester Daily Times, which also covers adjacent towns in Essex County and is part of the North Shore newspaper chain that includes The Salem News. Gail is highly skilled and experienced in journalism, news writing and copy editing.
Kory Curcuru worked in Hollywood before founding The Bridge Cape Ann in 2012. Among The Bridge’s many activities are making promotional videos, relaying Cape Ann happenings, hosting live broadcasts, and teaching seminars on social media. Kory has produced over 8,000 videos and hosted hundreds of live broadcast events. He’s the host of The Local Life, a @1623Studios original series where he introduces the people & places that make Cape Ann so unique.
Coleen Huggins Hayback is a Business Owner at OnWord Media in the Washington, D.C. area, Marketing Director at The Quincy Group Inc., and Social Media Director at Cape Ann Plein Air. She brings a wealth of knowledge to the panel, e.g., about how to create and curate meaningful and relevant content, and how to grow visibility through interaction with your audience, along with many other topics.
The Evening’s Program
We’d greatly appreciate your help in bringing hearty finger food, salads, cookies, brownies or small cakes and non-alcholic beverages to the meeting. Please email info@searts.org and let us know what you’d like to bring.
6:00-6:45: Cocktails and hearty appetizers
6:45-7:00:
-Introduction by Willie “Loco” Alexander, read by writer JoeAnn Hart, who will also speak in honor of Peter Anastas
-Tribute to Peter by Willie “Loco” Alexander
7:00-7:30: Brief seARTS overview by President James Caviston
7:30-8:00: Panel discussion in theater
8:00-8:30: Question & Answer Session
8:30: Closing
