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Jon Reed has been teaching social media marketing since its earliest days and has helped thousands of people use it via his books, blogs, lectures, workshops and courses. He previously worked in publishing for 10 years, including as publishing director for McGraw-Hill. Jon regularly runs workshops and in-house training in social media through his company Reed Media. He has taught a series of Guardian Masterclasses on social media marketing, and lectured on the subject at several UK universities including Kingston University, City University, UCL and Birkbeck, University of London. Jon is also founder of Publishing Talk, an online learning resource for new and emerging authors. Join over 300,000 Twitter followers at @publishingtalk. Follow Jon on Twitter at @jonreed, @publishingtalk or @getuptospeed.

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  • Justin Cooke, Chair, British Interactive Media Associationhttp://www.bima.co.uk

    Packed with practical, no-nonsense insight that allows you not only to keep up but to get ahead.

  • Suzanne Kavanagh, ALPSPhttp://www.alpsp.org

    If you want to use social media to build your business, this straightforward guide will help you figure out where to start.

  • Suzanne Moore, Columnist, The Guardianhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/suzannemoore

    Not to be part of the social media revolution is to miss out. Jon Reed really gets it and shows you how to join in.

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