The Buzz Bin

Over the next three weeks, I will attend two events that promise to knock my socks off.  Some of the greatest marketing and communications minds in the business will be attending Blogger Social this weekend in NYC and New Communications Forum in Sonoma County, CA on April 22-25.

Whenever you are around this many brilliant minds, it’s hard not to walk away with great new insights. I look forward to meeting many of my peers and teachers, from whom I am sure to learn quite a bit. A quick breakdown of each event…

Blogger Social

Put 80 brilliant marketing bloggers together in three well organized events for fun, and what do you have?  A blast?  Put them in New York City, and the fund gets exponentially better putting the caps in Blogger Social.

This weekend’s events promise to be outstanding, and I look forward to pow-wowing with many of my colleagues and friends and meeting new ones. The fun starts early as Shashi and I hitch a ride together on Amtrak!

The Blogger Social ‘08 attendees:
Susan Bird Tim Brunelle Katie Chatfield Matt Dickman Luc Debaisieux Gianandrea Facchini Mark Goren Gavin Heaton Sean Howard CK Valeria Maltoni Drew McLellan Doug Meacham Marilyn Pratt Steve Roesler Greg Verdino CB Whittemore Steve Woodruff Paul McEnany Ann Handley David Reich Tangerine Toad Kristin Gorski Mack Collier David Armano Ryan Barrett Lori Magno Tim McHale Gene DeWitt Mario Vellandi Arun Rajagopal Joseph Jaffe Rohit Bhargava Anna Farmery Marianne Richmond Thomas Clifford Lewis Green Geoff Livingston Kris Hoet Connie Reece CeCe Lee Toby Bloomberg Seni Thomas Darryl Ohrt Joe Kutchera Paul Dunay Marshall Sponder Chris Kieff Tara Anderson Jason Falls Paul Soldera Roberta Rosenberg Saul Colt Todd Andrlik Nathan Snell Ryan Karpeles Mike Sansone Jennifer Laycock Neil Vineberg Cam Beck Mike Arauz Matthew Bailey Heather Gorringe John Rosen Cathleen Rittereiser Tamar Weinberg Rita Perea Linda Sherman Matthew McDonald Kaitlyn Wilkins Terry Starbucker Jennifer Berk Jane Quigley John Wall Scott Monty Kevin Horne Virginia Miracle Amanda Gravel Susan Reynolds David Polinchock Shashi Bellamkonda David Berkowitz Vahe Habeshian

NewComm Forum

Many of the industry’s most brilliant members are attending the NewComm Forum this April 22-25th in Sonoma County, CA. There so many great communications speakers, it’s insane.

One of Now Is Gone’s primary sources Communications Overtone’s Kami Huyse has kindly asked me to join here one pre-conference workshop on the 22nd as well as main conference session on the 24th. Here’s what you can expect…

Pre-Conference Session: Tuesday, April 22 – 1:00 – 4:30 pm: Building Integrated Social Media Campaigns: How to Leverage New Media in Existing Communication Plans

This should be interesting because integrating social media into a larger marketing plan only makes sense, yet many folks still struggle with how to engage in social media correctly. We are already modifying several of our past processes to deliver something completely new for NewComm Forum pre-con attendees.

On Thursday morning, April 24 at 10 a.m Kami and I pick up the beat again for, “Building Your Brand with Conversational Media.”

Hear how other companies have used social media to position themselves as thought leaders in their field. You will:

• Learn about the latest social media tools and techniques
• Take away a three-step process to begin engage right away
• Understand how micro content will help you to position your brand
• Hear about case studies that you can apply to your own business needs

Bonus Miles

Bay Area friends should be aware that a Chris Heuer organized Tweet-up in SF may be in the works on the 21st…  More details coming soon.