The Planet, the global hosting leader, today announced that Web Hosting Evangelist Kevin Hazard will be a featured speaker at this month’s Houston Interactive Marketing Association meeting. On a panel titled, “Getting Down to Business: A Look at the Increasingly Interactive B2B Landscape,” Hazard will join industry experts to discuss recent developments in business-to-business marketing via the web, email, social media and mobile platforms. Hazard will cover the success of The Planet’s social media program, which includes its corporate blog, Twitter presence, YouTube channel and Facebook page. The panel is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 5, at 11:15 a.m. CDT, at Houston’s Courtyard on St. James Place.
Also on the panel are Andrea Apple, marketing and communications manager for eCardio, and Eric Johnson, principal and managing director at G2M. Russ Capper, host of The BusinessMakers Radio Show, will moderate.
About The Planet
The Planet is the leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting more than 18,000 small– and medium–size businesses and 12 million Web sites worldwide. Customers have the power to choose from the broadest range of hosting solutions in the industry, from dedicated servers, Essential Managed Services, Managed Hosting and data center colocation, all backed by 24×7×365 support. With the best choice of servers, software tools and world–class service, backed by state–of-the-art data centers and an enterprise-class network, The Planet turns IT into a powerful competitive advantage that enables customers to grow their businesses.