DURHAM COUNTY, N.C.

Raleigh, N.C. – Oct. 14, 2009 – Howard, Merrell & Partners’ Kipp Bodnar will speak at the Blog World & New Media Expo, Oct. 15-17, 2009, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, N.V.Bodnar, the social media marketing manager at Howard, Merrell & Partners, will speak on the B2B Social Media panel along with David Thomas, social media manager, SAS; Kyle Flaherty, director of marketing, Breaking Point Systems, Inc. and Mica Veihman, Social Media Team lead, Monsanto Company.“Blogworld is one of the top social media conferences. Each year they bring a group of talented and knowledge speakers,” said Bodnar. “I look forward to participating in the this year’s event and helping to make B2B social media a valuable component of the event’s business track.”

BlogWorld is the only industry-wide conference, media event and trade show for all varieties of new media. The conference will feature more than 50 seminars, panel discussions, and keynotes lead by some of the most followed, read and watched online influencers and social media icons.

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