Dachis Group Expands Social Business Summit 2012 Global Series

Announcing dates and new locations for Social Business Summit 2012

Austin, Texas ---- Dachis Group, the world?s leader in Social Business, announced today the dates and locations for the third annual Social Business Summit global series.

As Social Business efforts become a top priority in every company, the Social Business Summit series continues to grow with 2012 Social Business Summits being held in Rio de Janeiro, Austin, Shanghai, Berlin, Singapore, London, and New York.

Social Business Summit 2012 Locations and Dates:

   Rio de Janeiro           February 16, 2012
   Austin                   March 8, 2012
   Shanghai                 April 18, 2012
   Berlin                   May 17, 2012
   London                   June 21, 2012
   Singapore                August 2, 2012
   New York                 September 12, 2012

Dates and locations are subject to change. Speakers and venues are to be determined.  Stay informed at Social Business Summit 2012.

?The Social Business Summits were designed to bring together practitioners, thought leaders, and industry experts to explore the most groundbreaking ideas, learn, talk about, and engage in a dialog about Social Business,? said Jeffrey Dachis, Dachis Group Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer. ?We hope attendees will inspire and be inspired by the experience to come away with an expanded vision on how to practically approach and navigate an increasingly connected Social Business.?

Video and slide presentation content from the previous Social Business Summit 2011 series is available on the Dachis Group Collaboratory including speakers from Austin, Sydney, Singapore, and London. Photos are also available on the Collaboratory from Austin, Sydney, Singapore, andLondon.

The Social Business Summit is by invitation only. To request an invitation, please include your location preference, full name, company name, title, and the email address where you would like to receive the invitation in an email to sbs@dachisgroup.com.

About Social Business Summit

The Social Business Summit series is hosted and curated by Dachis Group. The Social Business Summits explore the most current ideas in Social Business thought leadership, foster an ongoing dialog among participants, and engage other Social Business practitioners in real-time, in-person, day-long events around the globe.

Premiering in 2009 in Austin, Texas, the Social Business Summit has expanded to include events in London, Singapore, Sydney, and now Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, and Shanghai. For more information and to request an invitation, visit us at www.socialbusinesssummit.com.

About Dachis Group

Dachis Group is the world?s leader in Social Business.

Dachis Group helps large organizations become more connected and engaged with their constituents by delivering meaningful results to companies, through three Social Business professional service and managed service practice areas:

• Social Business Strategy: Helping businesses explore and organize for social;
• Social Business Engagement: Helping businesses listen, connect, communicate, participate, engage, and drive action in social; and
• Social Business Intelligence: Helping businesses derive insights and intelligence from social allowing them to make strategic decisions.

Dachis Group operates as one of the world?s largest Facebook® Preferred Developer Consultants through Dachis Group and subsidiaries.  The company has recently launched over 500 custom Facebook® applications, tabs, and Facebook® connect integrations.

Dachis Group operates and manages the Social Business Council, the largest peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing community for active Social Business practitioners.

Dachis Group hosts an ongoing series of annual Social Business Summits exploring the most current ideas in Social Business thought leadership, fostering ongoing dialog among participants, and engaging other Social Business practitioners in real-time, in-person, day-long events around the globe.

The company serves over 15% of the Fortune 500 worldwide, including clients AT&T, Citibank, Coca-Cola, Disney, Estée Lauder, General Electric, Hewlett Packard, Kodak, Nestlé, Nokia, and Target.

Founded in 2008 by Jeffrey Dachis, Dachis Group offers services around the globe with offices in 10 cities in five countries, employing over 250 professionals. Dachis Group is headquartered in Austin, Texas with offices in Lincoln, Nebraska; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Portland, Oregon; St. Louis, Missouri; London, England; Sydney, Australia; Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Madrid, Spain.

Dachis Group operates as Dachis Group; Archrival | Dachis Group; Headshift | Dachis Group; Stuzo | Dachis Group; XPLANE | Dachis Group; Social Business Index; Social Business Council; and Social Business Summit.

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