Sonoma Valley seems to  be ahead of its peers in understanding the value of web reputation management. They are bringing two workshops to the Valley concerning online marketing strategies.

These three-hour workshops are provided through the Redwood Empire Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Instructor Janet Wentworth is an SBDC business advisor and technology consultant, with expertise in branding, product marketing, internet marketing, product introductions and partner relationships. In addition to a degree from the UC Davis, she holds a master certificate in internet marketing from USF and is a certified guerrilla marketing coach.

The article I’ll paste below is more of a event-notice than a proper article,  but it is indicative of how small businesses all over the world are learning about the importance of their image online.

http://www.sonomanews.com/articles/2010/02/15/news/doc4b79d8a30f37d731410415.txt