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Social Media Success Tips Come Straight To Your Office

by · April 20, 2009

It is easy to mistake conferences for excuses to party these days. It seems for every Twitter message or blog post that references learnings gathered in sessions or insights shared by speakers there are a dozen referencing some affiliated social gathering in the evenings. Certainly, I’ve contributed to that imbalance at fun reunions of friends like South by Southwest or Blog World & New Media Expo, my two favorite conferences.

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Thoughts, Impressions from Pubcon 2008

by · November 14, 2008

Greetings, Social Media Explorers, from sunny Las Vegas on the last day of Pubcon 2008.

For those not familiar with it, Pubcon is an internet marketing conference created by Webmaster World and sponsored this year by Microsoft.  It’s one of the oldest and most well-attended conferences for those in search marketing (SEM), which includes both SEO and paid search.  

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BWE Vegas: How To Cash In Your Networking Chips

by · November 7, 2007

Aidan Jones’s “Shaking Hands”So I’m on the plane headed to Vegas for Blog World Expo and realize that, while I’ve made some preliminary plans to meet up with some cool folks, the craziness of next week (cheap foreshadowing, but teasing … bad Jason) has prevented me from making a solid plan of attack for playing my cards wisely and racking up on network growth. But the thought occurred I don’t have to lock in a meet-and-greet schedule to connect with important or cool people.

So what’s the conference attendee formula for winging your way through the game and racking in the friendship chips? Here are the five things that will help me at BWE this week:

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8 Things Conference Officials Don’t Advertise

by · October 19, 2007

Having recently returned from SMX Social Media and gearing up for Blog World Expo and Executing Social Media – yes, I’m going to be conferenced out by Thanksgiving – you could say much of my spare thought has centered around conferences, networking and the like. Many of my SMX friends have posted recaps, thoughts, and opinions about the event that are far better than anything I could offer, but the subject matter of conferences in general is top-of-mind.

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