MINUTES: January 5, 2016

Posted by Lamar Evans 
on Jan 12, 2016
 
 
President Sean Priebe presided over the meeting. Thanks to Ryan Kelly who gave the invocation and to John Cooper who led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
 
Thanks to Jim Prout and John Cooper who served as our greeters today.
 
Ryan Kelly introduced guests, Sarah Case Price and Samantha McCain. Wes Brooks introduced Shawn Harris.
 
Today’s Mystery Rotarian is a sports enthusiast, having spent the majority of his young and teenage life playing baseball, possibly to be scouted for the Atlanta Braves before suffering an arm injury that kept him from playing. He graduated from Southern Miss, married his girlfriend of more than 6 years and moved to Clinton to earn his Masters at Mississippi College.  They moved back to Hattiesburg. He started his career at one of Hattiesburg’s prestigious universities, starting out in advancement and then moving to the academic side. A few years later he moved to the other prestigious university in Hattiesburg. He joined Rotary and started a management company with clients he met along the way. He is often characterized as a mix of politician, a preacher, and a weather man. He and his wife have two children and are members of Temple Baptist Church. He sees clearly how strangely God designed his life with his best interests in mind. Our Mystery Rotarian is Ryan Kelly.
 
Sean reminded members that Dickie Scruggs will be the speaker at next week’s meeting on January 12. If you plan to bring guests, please let Sean know so that everyone can be accommodated. 
 
Ryan Kelly introduced Samantha McCain as our guest speaker. She has lived in the Hub City since 2005. After graduating from Southern Miss with two degrees, she spent time working with Red Cross, Hattiesburg Clinic and The Focus Group. She now serves as the communications director for the Children’s Center for Communication and Development at USM.
 
Samantha informed Rotarians about Social Media:  methods, effectiveness and best practices. Some important points were how to determine social boundries, what to post, when to post, and how to determine how to best reach your customer base. Facebook is still the #1 social media site. In 2015, a group of millennials surveyed indicated that 53% would rather lose their sense of smell than their ability to use technology. 
Three important ways to use social media:
  1. promote events around you
  2. share good news
  3. be a resource for your industry.
Communication on social media is no longer Business to Business (B2B) or Business to Consumer (B2C), it’s Human to Human (H2H). 
Sean thanked Samantha for her presentation. There was not enough time for Samantha to answer all questions asked and Sean indicated that she would be invited back for a future presentation to the group.