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Valley Forge Speaker Series Launches With Social Media Talk
Organizers are hoping the speaker series will be a boon to the local hospitality industry.

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA – Membership benefits in the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) are taking a jump in 2016 as part of the organization’s efforts to expand its collaborative reach throughout Montgomery County and the region, they announced in a press release Friday.
A VFTCB Speaker Series will launch Thursday, January 28, with an informational program at the Sheraton Valley Forge in King of Prussia from 4 to 5 p.m., followed by a networking mixer. It is the first of a series of VFTCB-led presentations to provide practical and strategic information to the local hospitality industry.
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WHAT: First session of new Valley Forge TCB Speaker Series. The topic for the initial session is “Finding Your Sharable Moments: Creative Content for Social Media,” led by Joe Tacynec, VFTCB Creative Content and Social Media Manager, and Taylor Tropea, VFTCB Marketing and Social Media Associate.
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WHO: 150 Valley Forge TCB members, staff and hospitality business professionals
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 − 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: Sheraton Valley Forge, 480 N. Gulph Rd, King of Prussia, Pa. (Villanova Meeting Room)
Visuals: Examples of social media posts that have helped VFTCB’s social media channels see a 1,600 percent increase in its web traffic year over year since 2014
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