The kids are back in school, the weather has cooled a bit, and there are some hot events going on this week. So come out and support local live entertainment and our local friends~!!!

Country Superstars Tribute
Country Superstars Tribute, a fast-paced, concert style event, features a world-class live five-piece band and some of the biggest names in country music history tribute artists, such as Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, Kenny Chesney and more! The Country Superstars Tribute consistently delivers an unforgettable entertainment experience that treats audiences to the sights and sounds of America’s heartland in a manner that country fans have come to expect.

Starting August 31 Tuesday – Saturday 9:30 p.m.

Buy a dinner buffet and show ticket together for just $34.99 plus tax & service fee!

For tickets and information call 866.946.5336 or Book Online.

Click here to view seating chart

Acoustic Wednesday Night @ LVCS
Musicians: VIPette Events invites you to come out to meet, jam and most importantly network with your fellow local singers & musicians.

This event is sponsored by Sam Ash Music & Dr. Duck’s Ax Wax.
Drawings for Freebies…An extra drawing ticket for each guest you bring with you whether they are a musician or not~!!!

Looking for a sub, a sub job, a gig? This is the event to be at. Many talented musicians have been found by gigging bands at our events.

Each performance will be recorded with the new Zoom Q3 Recorder from Sam Ash Music. You may take a copy of your recording home that night for only $5. Upload it to Youtube, Facebook, Myspace to share with friends and fans.

Bring your own Guitar, play/sing your songs and be a star~!!!!

Sign up at 8:30 music starts at 9:00pm – until Midnight

LVCS – Las Vegas Country Saloon
425 Fremont Street at Las Vegas Blvd (Above Hennessey’s)

For additional information, call (702) 556-3558

DJ R.O.B. PRESENTS THE FACEBOOK PARTY LABOR DAY WEEKEND KICKOFF
FRIDAY SEPT. 3RD
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IF YOU MISSED THE FIRST 2 EVENTS THEY WERE OFF THE HOOKAH -
EVERYBODYS TALKIN ABOUT R.O.B.s FACEBOOK PARTIES

THIS IS A REAL PARTY FOR REAL PEOPLE.

“I want to give back to Las Vegas and the Vegas Facebook community.” – DJ R.O.B.

Facebook is how we stay in touch with old friends and meet new ones. We are all connected so lets take advantage and have ourselves a party.

This is going to be best party of the summer!

Kick off this Labor Day Weekend with great music, drinks specials, and surprises!

Ketel One vodka and drink specials all night.

Prize Giveaways

Hookah Pipes

DJ R.O.B. will be spinning the best of Old School and New Joints, with opening guest DJs and special guest performances.

Beautiful spacious new club, on the strip but away from the crowded hotels and pushy tourists.

The Copa Room Nightclub On The Fabulous Las Vegas Strip
7700 South Las Vegas Blvd. (Las Vegas Blvd & Robindale) Behind The Bootleegger Bistro.

10PM – UNTIL – RSVP “ATTENDING” ON THE FACEBOOK EVENT FOR FREE ENTRY BEFORE 11PM

Do you have a happening Vegas event? Contact us at VIPette@cox.net to have it featured.

So you paid attention to what everyone is saying and you created a Facebook Page for your business. You’ve got your press release links, photos and videos … but no one seems to care. What are you supposed to do now?

You’re on the right track, so congratulate yourself. A lot of small business owners don’t even bother to create a page — they’re simply not “on” Facebook.

But it’s all about where your customers and future customers hang out. And with people spending more than 700 billion minutes per month on this social networking site, it seems pretty apparent that your business needs to be hanging out there too.

Let’s review your Page. Go ahead, pull it up. Your Facebook Page should contain all or most of these:

Links to your blog posts
Links to related articles (whether they’re yours or not)
Videos
Photos
Discussions
This type of content is key in getting people to “Like” your page, and contributes to its overall success. And how do we define success? By getting people to interact and leave comments on your Facebook Page, as well as travel from the page to your company’s website and, of course, buying your product.

Facebook Pages Need Attention

If you neglect your Facebook Pages, they will die. If you use Facebook, you’ve probably stumbled upon a company’s page with no conversations going on and no recent posts. I’m guessing you didn’t click “Like” on that page. An unattended Facebook Page leaves a negative impression of the company — don’t let yours fall by the wayside.

The more you pay attention to your Page, the more positive results you’ll see. Cathy Nguyen, President of LeatherandBags.com, has seen great results from her Facebook Page, but admits she could do more.

“Although I have a Facebook Page, I’m not utilizing it to its fullest potential because of time. I try to update when I can and should probably try to engage more often,” said Nguyen. “Utilizing Twitter, blogs and e-mails has worked, but then again, I’m not doing it frequently.”

People are used to passive marketing. In the old days, you could pay a magazine or billboard company to create an ad for you. Then you sat back and waited for sales to hopefully pour in. But those days are gone. Whether it’s you or someone else at your company, you need to dedicate someone to social media strategy.

Maybe we put the cart before the horse in creating the Page without a clear-cut plan. That’s OK. Let’s develop a plan together. First, decide why you want a Facebook Page. Is it because everyone else is doing it? Or because you understand the value in connecting with customers who spend time socializing on Facebook?

Write down five goals for your Facebook Page. They might be:

Create awareness of our brand on Facebook
Get 10,000 “Likes” by year-end
Have at least 5 comments or shared items each week
Make Facebook one of the top 3 referrers of traffic to our site
Get 2,000 entries to our Facebook contest

Once you have these goals, break down the tasks required to achieve them. If you want 10,000 people to click “Like” on your page, you’re going to have to expand your contacts through your profile. Post your page link on Twitter, your blog, your e-mail and everywhere else. If you want interaction, you need to post insightful and thought-provoking questions and comments. Decide how regularly you need to post (I suggest at least 3 days a week).

Now determine who will handle these tasks. It might be one person or several. If it’s you, post the tasks to your calendar so you don’t forget to do them. In time, updating your Page will become second nature.

Ginger Anderson, who handles the Facebook Page for Scripps Health in San Diego says that when she started handling the page, all it did was push health news. Now the Page offers a mix of news, useful articles and videos that frequently get comments and questions from the 900 plus San Diegans who follow the brand.

“Our intention is to build relationships within the San Diego community (specifically with current patients and employees) and position Scripps as a trusted leader in healthcare,” said Anderson. “We receive the most comments on the posts that are general and applicable to a wider audience as opposed to disease-specific. We try to balance serious health news with fun, general health and wellness related content along with stuff about San Diego life (again, making sure it’s not always about us).”

Practical Tips

Just updating your Page won’t make it fabulous — that will take a little work from you. Here are a few tips to make your page more searchable and appealing.

Title: Some say the title is the most important part, so make sure your title is descriptive of your business and unique on Facebook.
FBML: Facebook Markup Language helps you create a custom landing page for your Facebook presence. If you want to promote a special event or direct attention to a particular product, this is a great way to do it. Don’t run screaming when I say that this code can make your page better. It’s not complicated, but if you don’t want to deal with it, hire someone to help.
Photos and Videos: Don’t underestimate the power of photos and videos. Even if you don’t sell products, you can still add photos to spice up your page. If you’re a dog groomer, take “Before and After” photos of those precious pet makeovers. A realtor can add photos of the houses on the market. A services firm can post pictures from the office to help visitors feel more connected to the staff.

For videos, why not shoot a tutorial on getting the most out of your products? An office tour? There are applications you can install within Facebook that will let you pull photos from places like Flickr. This can save you the trouble of uploading them in two places.

Questions: The jury’s still out on Facebook Questions, a recent addition to the site. But by asking questions through your Page, you can start discussions that will spread beyond just the people who follow your business.
Once you’ve put together your strategy and have worked on it a bit, give it three months. Then analyze your results and decide: Is Facebook helping your business?

Susan Payton is the President of Egg Marketing & Public Relations, an Internet marketing firm.

The Voodoo Cowboys will be rocking MonteLago Village at Lake Las Vegas on Friday, August 20th.
The show begins at 7pm until 10pm.

Bring blankets to lay under the stars and enjoy the rocking country sounds of the #1 rated country band in Las Vegas according to ReverbNation and in the top 100 nationwide.

Parents: This is a family friendly event. We encourage you to bring your kids and the neighbor’s kids too.
Kids: Come early for a chance to meet the band, get autographs, and get your own Voodoo Cowboy’s T-shirt & stickers.

We regret the news that The Las Vegas Country Saloon has decided to close on Monday and Tuesday nights and therefore ending our year long run of the Monday Night Musician’s Jam Network and Tuesday Night BLUES @ The Saloon.

So many talents musicians were able to meet other like minded musicians and professionals at these great invaluable events by musicians for musicians in support of live music here in Las Vegas.

We would like to thank every musician who have taken the stage with us over the last year. In addition, an especially huge thank you to our generous sponsors, Sam Ash Music and Dr. Duck’s Ax Wax.

We are confident that we will find another home for these two great events. Until then, enjoy this recording from the final Monday Night Musician’s Jam Network.

Keep on Rockin’