Gathering more than 300 participants who eagerly waited for this unmissable event, Gary Vaynerchuck  US Social Media  keynote speaker delivered a very rich seminar to business entrepreneurs, businesses owners, and university students about building a career around what they’re passionate about. “Love your family, work super hard, live your passion”, those were Gary’s words from his famous book CRUSH IT!: Why Now Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion, that inspired millions of people.

The seminar discussed several important topics that affect businesses through the social media. The first topic was ‘State of the Union’; that discussed the relationship of consumers with Facebook and Twitter in terms of following a certain brand’s updates and resulting in evaluating the amount of engagement in addition to the kind of influence it had on the consumers. The second topic discussed was the effect created from the World Wide Web to reach consumers in 2012.

“Most people are grossly underestimating the power of internet” said Gary Vaynerchuck when talking about the effect of Internet on individuals and consumers. “Assuming your customers are not online is your biggest mistake!” added Vaynerchuck.

“Crush It! Seminar has witnessed a humongous number of people who were keen to know more about Social Media from the one and only Gary Vaynerchuck. Delivering an in depth seminar such as the one we organized was not only useful for the attendees alone, but quite frankly for us at ALZANKI ENTERPRISES!” said Khalid Al-Zanki, Founder and CEO of ALZANKI ENTERPRISES.

Gary’s tour began with meeting his loyal fans of Kuwait at the Virgin Megastore, where they got the chance to have their CRUSH IT! book signed exclusively by Gary personally.

It is worth mentioning that ALZANKI ENTERPRISES has offered all university students who participated in the event with a special exclusive rate ticket. Falling under its Corporate Social Responsibility, ALZANKI ENTERPRISES wanted everyone to benefit from the seminar including students who are about to engage in the business world.

CRUSH IT! seminar was sponsored by some of Kuwait’s leading companies, including Burgan Bank, Zain, Electrozan, KNCC, Dar Al Watan, Tassameem Group, HighPro, Cinemagic, Dartmedia, Virgin Megastore and Kuwait Airways.

“This seminar wouldn’t have happened without all the support we received from our loyal sponsors. We sincerely thank them for their endless efforts and presence in the seminar.” Commented Khalid Al Zanki.

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CRUSH IT! Seminar is to be held on October 25th at Salwa Sabah Al-Ahmed Theater & Hall in Salmiya.

Gary Vaynerchuk will conduct CRUSH IT! Seminar to all interested entrepreneurs, social media and marketing professionals in Kuwait to discuss several aspects of his successful experience with social media and how to enhance businesses by harnessing the power of the internet and its different social portals to turn entrepreneurs passion into real businesses or support their current businesses.

CRUSH IT! is organized by ALZANKI ENTERPRISES and sponsored by some of Kuwait’s leading companies, including Burgan Bank, Zain, Electrozan, KNCC, Al-Watan TV & Newspaper, Al-Tassameem Group; and supported by Cinemagic, HighPro, DartMedia, MediaME, Virgin Megastore and Kuwait Airways.

CRUSH IT! Seminar is very exclusive with limited seating. Be part of CRUSH IT and register to attend the superb seminar, which is delivered by Gary Vaynerchuck.

At 35-years-old, Vaynerchuk is already a New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling author. He has also appeared on several notable television programs including Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Ellen, MSNBC, and CNN. His book, “Crush It! Why Now is the Time to Cash in on your Passion”, became #1 on the Amazon Best Seller list for Web Marketing books in its first weeks of release.

In the seminar, Vaynerchuk will be touching on the topics of brand building, social media marketing, and e-commerce.

Passion, which is a predominant theme in both Vaynerchuk’s talks and book, is precisely the motive behind Electrozan’s sponsorship of this event. Since its opening in 2006, Electrozan has been passionate about providing the best deals in all categories to its loyal customers. The company has prided itself on being more than just a showroom, but rather a best deal discount store.

Sponsoring the “Crush It!” seminar serves Electrozan’s future vision as it speaks directly to the values Electrozan holds dear: Passion, Family, and Engagement.

With the growth of the social media community and increasing use of e-commerce in Kuwait, Electrozan seeks to engage its customer family on an entirely new level.

The company is launching a new website before the end of the year that will provide online shopping services to its consumer family, bringing the Electrozan experience into the comfort of their homes. The online store will be an extension of Electrozan acting as a new branch for the brand. What makes the Electrozan online store unique from all the other online stores in Kuwait is that it is launched from an already well-established offline brand.

Electrozan already has both Facebook and Twitter pages that are available to customers for comments and queries 24 hours a day with over 15,000 members combined. Both pages also carry exclusive offers and daily updates for the online Electrozan family.

Being an electronics merchandise store, Electrozan understands the power of technology. Thus the company believes in the strength of social media and sees it as the future of communication, marketing, and customer service. Electrozan aims to enter the online world through this powerful tool with the same passion it had entering the real world in 2006.

Electrozan will be holding a booth at the “Crush It!” seminar on October 25th and promises special surprises and announcements for the event’s attendees.

Electrozan is a warehouse discount electronics store based in Kuwait.

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Kuwait – 5 October, 2011: ALZANKI ENTERPRISES today introduced Gary Vaynerchuck, one of the world’s foremost commentators on social media and author of the social media international best seller CRUSH IT!, as the keynote speaker for its forthcoming social media seminar CRUSH IT! at a press conference at the Zain auditorium.

For the first time in Kuwait and the region, Gary Vaynerchuck will be exclusively hosting a seminar for Kuwait’s entrepreneurs to share insights and secrets of how to harness the power of the Internet and social media to turn their passion into real businesses or support their current businesses.

The press conference also featured Burgan Bank and Zain senior executives, who provided the context for the importance of social media in today’s business environment, where communication, collaboration and coordination have low barriers of entry for entrepreneurs and offer new opportunities.

The CRUSH IT! seminar tackles various benefits and values of social media for the business owners. Boosting online business needs essential tools in order to quickly build a network of supporters, personal reputation, and enhance business contacts.

Chief Executive Officer and founder of ALZANKI ENTERPRISES, Khalid Al-Zanki said: “This seminar offers Kuwait entrepreneurs a rare opportunity to listen and speak to one of the great commentators on social media and to find out what the latest thinking is on how social media can help business grow and its role in business development in the future.”

“CRUSH IT! seminar paves the way to all entrepreneurs and business developers to understand how to maximize the efficiency of the internet as a vital component of the marketing communications strategies. We are excited to have hosted this exclusive seminar and the prospect of those attending the seminar being inspired and motivated from what Gary has to say.”

CRUSH IT! is organized by ALZANKI ENTERPRISES and sponsored by some of Kuwait’s leading companies, including Burgan Bank, Zain, Electrozan, KNCC, Dar Al Watan, Al-Tassameem Group, HighPro, Cinemagics, Dartmedia, MediaME, Virgin Megastore and Kuwait Aiways. During the press conference Khalid Al-Zanki thanked all the prominent sponsors and said: “We sincerely thank our prominent sponsors for their ongoing support in helping us create a better tomorrow for the growing business oriented generation.”

Places for the CRUSH IT! are limited and preregistration is recommended. Be part of CRUSH IT! and register to attend the superb seminar, which is delivered by Gary Vaynerchuck.

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Kuwait – 19th September 2011: Zain, the largest telecommunications network in Kuwait, has sponsored a seminar entitled ‘Crush it!’ to be held on October 25th 2011 by renowned global social media expert Gary Vaynerchuk. Organized by ALZANKI ENTERPRISES, the Kuwait-based social media and product launch management company, the session will address the impact of social media sites on modern business.

Gary Vaynerchuk, one of the world leading experts in the field of social media, will outline the role played by social networks at a corporate level, especially in the areas of marketing, sales and customer service and other operational areas that, if proactively and positively managed, can improve a company’s brand awareness and profitability. He will also highlight how social media can superimpose or complement traditional media channels that companies use to promote their services.

Zain Kuwait is one of the first companies in the Middle East to embrace social media and social networking. It has more than 42,000 subscribers on its Facebook Page and another 14,000 followers on Twitter.

Gary Vaynerchuk is a hugely successful entrepreneur and social media professional who grew his family business from $4 million to $60 million in five years. Vaynerchuk’s speeches on personal branding, social media, and marketing have occasioned praise from established web denizens and earned him the admiration of countless bloggers and aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Zain Kuwait Corporate Communication