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2017 Recap

Survey Responses & Recap

More than 250 attendees filled five venues across downtown Santa Ana's Artists Village district for a packed day of 9 training sessions featuring 25 speakers.

We issued a survey to RSVPs after the Media Summit and received over 60 responses with an overwhelmingly positive 97% approval rate to "recommend the summit to a friend."

We learned that attendees crave practical, real-world marketing skills. What worked best? Attendees loved small breakouts and one-on-one consultations. The day's most popular topics was social media training, especially social media advertising. 

​Special thanks to Media Summit speakers, venues, and partners: The City of Santa Ana, Grand Central Arts Center, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Hipcooks OC, Chapter One, Voice of OC, Robbins Nest Wine Bar & Bistro, Santa Ana Public Library TeenSpace, Orange County Small Business Development Center, Aaron Alvarez Photography, StoopDown Photography, Deidra Powell, Phil Pitchford, Jesus Ayala, Greer Wylder, Mona Shah, Alma Flores, Rashad Al-Dabbagh, Manal Richa, Nancy Luna, Logan Crow, Hop Fan, Manuel J. Escamilla, Monica Curca-Brasov, Jason Mercado, John Safari, Julio Arana, Belinda Espinoza,  Niyaz Pirani, Talia Samuels, Brian Feinzeimer, Federico Medina.

Photos

Photos by StoopDown Photography, Federico Medina.  More about Federico Medina in OC Weekly.
Grand Talk by Norberto Santana, Jr.
Fresh Breakfast by Hipcooks OC with Coffee by Gypsy Den
Networking areas at the Artists Village Promenade
Opening Remarks by Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Martinez
Dos Chinos co-owner Hop Fan provides hands-on social media advice
Small Business Development Center Media Consultant Manal Richa presenting "The Ultimate Guide to Social Media Advertising"
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr., presenting "How to Write an Effective Op-Ed" inside Voice of OC offices
Amusement Park Partner Jon Gothold moderating the panel "How to Tell Your Story" with panelists Jason Mercado and Monica Curca-Brasov (seated)
The Frida Cinema Executive Director Logan Crow in the "Social Media Clinic"

Media Summit Mission

This event is intended to meaningfully build media empowerment and affect our ability to access, produce and interact more with our local media."

Location

DTSA Artists Village
Around 125 N. Broadway
​Santa Ana, CA 92701
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Production Team & Credits

​​The Santa Ana Media Summit is made possible by the generous spirit of community leaders, businesses, and organizations committed to Santa Ana. Thank you for your support.

​The Summit is produced by 
Downtown, Inc. and Santa Ana Business Council with support from the City of Santa Ana. Event producer: Rachel Potucek. Downtown leads: Ryan Smolar (Downtown Inc) and Madeleine Spencer (Santa Ana Business Council). City lead: Victor Negrete, Downtown Liason, City of Santa Ana.

2017 Media Summit original artwork by Dino Perez. ​Follow Dino on Instagram.

Website images (photos of 2016 Media Summit) by 
Brian Feinzeimer.

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