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am.net and
Information Management Instruction Training
present ...
Hands-on Internet Business Seminar
at 100 Stony Point Rd, in the Stony Point Business Park, in Santa Rosa
on May 16th, 1996 from 9 am to 4 pm
Why your business should be concerned with the Internet
What it means "to be on the Internet", anyway
How to get your business online and use e-mail for better communications
What is hype and what is real
How to use the Internet for marketing and customer service
Computers available for hands-on experience with the Internet
Multiple sessions specially designed for:
After lunch, meet local businesspeople who succeeded on the Internet
Get individualized consultation on integrating the Internet into your business
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Includes lunch. 10% off for groups of 3 or more.
TO: Those who want to take advantage of the opportunities waiting on the Internet
FROM: am.net Internet Consultants and Trainers
You've heard all the clamor, read all the hype...but can doing business on the Internet really get the results you're looking for?
You bet it can.
From corporate conglomerates like General Electric and IBM to individual entrepreneurs and work-at-home professionals, thousands of companies worldwide are finding ways to increase sales, reduce marketing and advertising costs and boost profits.
But as with any new medium, you have to know what works, what's effective, what gets the attention of potential clients. In Hands-On Internet Business Seminar, you'll learn the keys to using the Internet as a powerful new business tool--with measurable results. We'll give you step-by-step advice for developing a marketing strategy specifically tailored to marketing your business on the Internet...
We'll lead you on a live tour through some of the most popular business sites on the Internet so you can see for yourself how easy and effective it is to communicate with existing and potential customers through the World Wide Web. You will get the opportunity to try everything yourself! See how easy it is to send e-mail, join mailing lists and discussion groups, browse the Web and even create your own home page!
Plus, you'll take home a packet of useful information, including our white papers, lists of Internet resources, session notes, useful tips, etc.
Interested? This seminar has many sessions that allow you to learn the material appropriate for your line of work. Take a look at the descriptions of the sessions on the following pages. Then call 1-800-579-2018 or (707) 579-2010 to enroll.
See you at the seminar!
Sincerely,
Alex Khassin and
Associates
at am.net
P.S. The first twenty people
to enroll will receive a free month of Web Site Hosting at am.net
(a $50 value)!
You can win other great prizes, such as books on how to use the Internet or how to market on the Internet at the seminar. Seats are limited so be sure to enroll today!
On-site Seminars, Training, Consulting and Services by am.net
Registration Form (sorry, this will be online only in a day or two)
| 1A,B,C. Introduction to the Internet and its Business Uses | 1D. Hands-on HTML | |||||
11:00-12:00 | 2A. Marketing & Customer Service on the Internet | 2B. Integrating Internet into your computing infrastructure | 2C. Hands-on: how to use the Internet for Business | 2D. Interactive Web Interface DesignAdvanced HTML | ||
| Have Lunch, get some hands-on experience with the Internet, ask questions, etc. | ||||||
2:00p-3:00p | 3A. Case studies: meet local businesspeople who succeeded on the Internet | 3A,B. Hands-on: how to use the Internet for Business | 3B,C,D. Marketing & Customer Service (repeat of morning session) | |||
| Individual consultations with our Internet Consultants | ||||||
There are many sessions to choose from in this seminar. Although you can go to any sessions you want, we have designed four tracks (sequences of sessions) to make it easier to choose sessions. You can attend two sessions in the morning (they are marked 1 and 2), and one session (3) in the afternoon. Two rates are available: one for full day (3 sessions, lunch and consultations), the other for half day (2 sessions and lunch).
If you look at the Session Schedule, you will see that session codes have one or more letters in them (i.e. 2A or 3B, C). These letters indicate the tracks to which these sessions belong. So, choose your job function from the list below and then pick the sessions whose codes contain the letters associated with your chosen job function.
Or choose the track from the list below:
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A: 1. Introduction to the Internet and its Business Uses 2. Marketing & Customer Service on the Internet
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Case studies: meet local businesspeople who succeeded on the
Internet | Track
B: 1. Introduction to the Internet
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Integrating the Internet into your computing
infrastructure |
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1. Introduction to the Internet and its Business Uses 2. Hands-on: how to use the Internet for Business 3. Marketing & Customer Service on the Internet | Track D:
1.
Hands-on
HTML |
Note that even if you cannot attend the "Hands-on: how to use the Internet for Business" session, both during lunch and after 3 P.M. you will have a chance for hands-on interaction with the Internet. There will be people available to help you browse the World Wide Web, or see what people talk about in newsgroups, or search the Internet.
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Registration Form (sorry, this will be online only in a day or two)
This is an introductory presentation on the Internet. It assumes no prior knowledge of the Internet on your part.
In this session you will learn what the Internet is all about, where it came from, how big it is, what we know about its users, what is hype and what is not.
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This presentation takes off from where the Introduction ends. It addresses in much greater detail the ways in which the Internet tools described in the Introduction can be used to promote your company on the Internet and to cut down your customer service costs. In this session you get the marketing executive's perspective on today's Internet without pie-in-the-sky "super highway" hype.
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This session is loaded with useful information, tips, and how-tos:
This is a hands-on workshop that allows you to explore the Internet tools and services described in the Introduction. Knowledge of a graphical environment, such as Windows or Mac, is required, but no prior experience with using the Internet is necessary. Professional trainers will show you how to use a web browser, e-mail, newsgroups, search engines, directories, etc. You will also have the opportunity to explore the Internet on your own, with assistance available at any time.
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This is a presentation for information systems professionals, who are familiar with the concepts of networking (you do not need to be an expert on any network operating system or protocols). The session will give you an overview of creating and managing Internet connections, as well as the changes to your in-house computing systems, necessary to accommodate the protocols used on the Internet.
In this session we will answer questions such as:
You will also learn about:
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In this afternoon session you will get the opportunity to see how the concepts presented in the "Marketing and Customer Service on the Internet" session are used in real life by real people. Hear local businesspeople talk about the hurdles they may have had to overcome, and the benefits they have gotten out of the Internet.
Attending this session will help you avoid problems and save money on your own Internet implementation by learning from other people's mistakes and successes. Hearing the speakers share their first-hand experiences with the Internet will also help you decide on whether the Internet is for you or not.
This is a hands-on workshop that teaches you to create Web pages yourself. Knowledge of a graphical environment, such as Windows or Mac, as well as "browsing experience" with the Internet is required. In this session, you will explore the basics of HTML: the formatting language of the World Wide Web. Get a chance to see what it takes to create a page and place it on a Web server. HyperText Markup Language (HTML) lets you define what words are headlines, paragraphs and bullets, where pictures go, and what phrases send you to other ìplacesî on the web. You will learn what formatting codes must be, should be, and might be included in a typical HTML document.
You will learn:
Now that you know what HTML is, and how to create a page, you need to learn how to design effectively for an interactive medium like the World Wide Web. This presentation will explain the challenges of interactive interface design and the ways to make your Web site easy to navigate and appealing to both first-time and repeat visitors.
You will learn:
You will also learn:
One of the distinguishing features of this seminar is the opportunity to browse the Internet on your own to get a feel for what the 'Net is all about. During lunch, as well as after the 3rd session, you can use one of our computers that will be setup with a live high-speed link to the Internet to explore it on your own. If you need help, a professional trainer will assist you. During these times you can also ask questions of our Internet consultants about implementing Internet access or presence for your company.
On-site Seminars, Training, Consulting and Services by am.net
Registration Form (sorry, this will be online only in a day or two)
We can customize any of our programs and bring our trainers to your company's door. We also provide a full range of Internet and computer consulting services. am.net is an Internet Services Company. As such we can assist you in any and all aspects of the Internet. Through partnerships with the leading experts in their respective fields, we have gathered under one roof a one-stop source of Internet solutions. You can count on us to consult you on the best Internet (and Intranet) strategies for your company; connect your company (with however many locations) to the Internet; design and host your Web site; or integrate a Web server into your in-house computing infrastructure.
We provide services in these general categories:
Registration Form (sorry, this will be online only in a day or two)
Our registration table opens at 8:30 am. When you arrive, follow the signs to the room in which the seminar is held. Once you register, your admission ticket will be mailed to you. Be sure to bring it with you to the seminar. If your ticket does not arrive before the seminar, be sure to go anyway. We will be expecting you. Walk-in registrations are welcome on a space-available basis only.
We begin at 9:00 am on the dot and wrap up at 4:00 pm. However, you are welcome to stay as late as 5 pm to ask questions or to "surf" the Internet. During lunch (12:00 am - 1:00 pm) you can "surf the 'Net" while you eat or meet other local professionals or talk to one of our Internet Consultants.
Parking. There will be plenty of parking space right next to the office building in which the seminar is held.
Tape Recording. Our programs are fully copyrighted by am.net. No audio recording or videotaping, please.
Cancellations.
Cancellations received up to five working days before the seminar
are refundable, minus a $15 per person registration service charge.
After that, cancellations are subject to the entire seminar fee,
which you may apply toward a future seminar or any of our services.
Please note that if you don't cancel and don't attend, you are
still responsible for payment.
Letter from
am.net
On-site Seminars, Training, Consulting and Services by am.net
Registration Form (sorry, this will be online only in a day or two)
(this will be available shortly, in the mean time call us (707) 579-2010 or 1-800-579-2018 and we will send/fax you a form you can send/fax back to us or we'll just take your information over the phone.)
On-site Seminars, Training, Consulting and Services by am.net
Registration Form (sorry, this will be online only in a day or two)
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