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Four Event Planning Lessons I Learned From BlogWorld
This year, I had the wonderful opportunity to co-organize the Social Media Business Summit track (the largest track at BlogWorld) with my friend and colleague, Chuck Hemann.
We started planning the track in July by identifying sessions we thought would resonate with folks and started finding speakers who could speak to those topics (with the help of a great “editorial board”).
Three months later, we were on the ground in Vegas executing on our “vision” for the event. From everything I heard at BlogWorld, it was a success.
But, along the way, I picked up a few best practices and learned a few valuable lessons when it comes to planning an event the size and stature of BlogWorld. To be clear, Chuck and I weren’t responsible for all the logistics and details that go into this kind of event—really just the sessions, speakers and details around that. Continue reading
Christina’s Coffee Talk with Rick Calvert
On Thursday, October 14 many of our friends will head to Las Vegas for the largest social media conference: BlogWorld & New Media Expo. Since some of us may not be able to attend, we’re providing you with some inside scoop from Rick Calvert, CEO and co-founder of BlogWorld & New Media Expo.
If you are attending, remember two things: Rick likes Lipton Tea and played guitar for 20 years in a heavy metal band. Do us all a favor and grab a flip cam, get this man some tea (preferably spiked for coaxing), and find him a guitar. If you get him on camera performing, there will be a prize waiting for you from PRBC (just kidding…maybe).
What makes BlogWorld different from other social media conferences?
The first thing is that it is the biggest. BlogWorld was born before Social Media became the de facto term for the new media revolution. That’s why the event is called BlogWorld & New Media Expo. Most people didn’t even know what blogs were when we announced the event in 2006 and no one had ever heard of Twitter. Continue reading