Conferences

Social Media Success Tips Come Straight To Your Office

by Jason Falls · 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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Blog World Expo Friday: Planning & Payoff

by Jason Falls · November 9, 2007

I would have thought it difficult to overshadow my excitement for my afternoon session at Blog World Expo on Friday. I’ve been looking forward to the social media strategy session featuring Jeremiah Owyang and Chris Brogan for a month. But my morning session and afternoon keynote bookended probably the coolest conference day I’ve ever experienced. From getting the scoop on blog analytics to listening to Mark Cuban talk about his experience blogging (not included in my recap, but available on other folk’s blogs), I had a blast, learned a lot and networked a lot more.

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BWE Vegas: How To Cash In Your Networking Chips

by Jason Falls · November 7, 2007

So Iâ€™m on the plane headed to Vegas for Blog World Expo and realize that, while Iâ€™ve made some preliminary plans to meet up with some cool folks, the craziness of next week (cheap foreshadowing, but teasing â€¦ 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 donâ€™t have to lock in a meet-and-greet schedule to connect with important or cool people.

So whatâ€™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 Donâ€™t Advertise

by Jason Falls · October 19, 2007

Having recently returned from SMX Social Media and gearing up for Blog World Expo and Executing Social Media â€“ yes, Iâ€™m going to be conferenced out by Thanksgiving â€“ 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.