Meetup is a platform that allows people to organize local groups and meetups around shared interests. It has over 6 million members who use it to attend over 80,000 in-person meetups each month across topics like entrepreneurship, leadership, and networking. The document recommends that financial advisors create an authentic personal profile on Meetup, search for relevant groups in their area, and attend meetups to both learn from and connect with other professionals.

1. Presented & created by The Marketing Department of Penn Mutual MEETUP FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS

2. WHAT IS MEETUP? Meetup is the world’s largest network of self-organized clubs and community groups. Meetup makes it easy for anyone to organize a local group or find one of the thousands already meeting up face-to-face. More than 2,000 groups get together in local communities each day, each one with the goal of improving themselves or their communities.

3. WHY MEETUP? Over 6 million members use Meetup.com Find local groups Attend in-person meetings Share interests, make connections

4. WHY SHOULD I USE MEETUP? Meetups are real people, with real connections, forming real communities making a real impact. Meetup is not about virtual relationships, but face-to-face, honest-to-goodness interaction between neighbors. It is a great way to meet other entrepreneurs or thought leaders, form partnerships, share ideas or get referrals.

5. HOW TO GET STARTED ON MEETUP Create an authentic profile (use your Penn Mutual E-Mail) Find a group RSVP and attend

6. CREATE AN AUTHENTIC PROFILE Fill in your real name, email address & location Add a personal profile photo (not a logo)

8. FIND A GROUP Search by topic or interest Sort by distance Introduce yourself using your group profile

9. ATTEND AND CONNECT AT MEETUP Use message boards & mailing lists Say Hi with Shout Outs Rate and review your meetup

10. KEY STATS • 4.6 Million Monthly Visitors • 3.9 Million Registered Users • 80,000 Meetings monthly • 37,000 Local Groups • 3,500 Topics & Interests • 4,000 Cities