LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Transamerica Retirement Services will host a webinar on February 21, 2012, at noon Eastern Standard Time, for third party administrators and financial advisors entitled “How Businesses Are Effectively Leveraging Social Media.” Social media expert D.J. Waldow will be the featured speaker of the webinar, which will highlight how businesses are using social media for marketing to and communicating with their targeted audiences.

During the webinar, Mr. Waldow will discuss real-life examples of how businesses are using social media to gain leads, increase brand awareness, communicate with customers, and promote products and services.

“We know that retirement plan professionals are seeking to better understand the role social media plays in the future of communication,” said Stig Nybo, president of Transamerica Retirement Services. “We look forward to hosting this webinar to share how and where social media is being effectively employed. Transamerica’s goal is quite simple – to help third party administrators and financial advisors better understand the world of social media.”

Mr. Waldow is a nationally recognized speaker on social media, and counsels professionals and companies on building social communities. He is the CEO of Waldow Social, a firm that specializes in the development, implementation and management of interactive programs to build leads, sales and online communities.

Third party administrators and financial advisors can register for the webinar by calling Transamerica at (888) 401-5826 and selecting option one, Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

About Transamerica Retirement Services Corporation

Transamerica Retirement Services Corporation (“Transamerica” or “Transamerica Retirement Services”), which is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, designs customized retirement plan solutions to meet the unique needs of small- to mid-sized businesses. Transamerica and its affiliates have more than 15,5001 retirement plans totaling more than $19.5 billion1 in assets. For more information about Transamerica, please refer to http://www.TA-Retirement.com.

1As of December 31, 2010.

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