Thanks for the link love!

Thanks to everyone who’s been blogging and telling their colleagues about Buzz2009. We’ve been listening, and here’s what we’ve heard…

Maggie McGary talks about why she wishes she were going.

“…the fact of the matter is, association social media is tricky. It’s like the classic wedding/marriage analogy. You make the big announcement ‘We’re getting married!” or, in this case “My association has agreed that we need to start using social media!” The wedding day comes and goes, as do the drafting of social media guidelines and strategies, of unveling your association’s page on Facebook or Twitter account. And there you are. Now what? How do you keep the momentum going? How do you navigate the silos? How do you measure success? Or failure, for that matter? These are the kinds of things I want to hear about and talk about, in the company of people who are dealing with the same challenges.”

Rick Johnston says if you can’t do Cannes Lions, do Buzz2009

“This may be the social media event of the year for associations and nonprofits in the Mid-Atlantic area.”

[*blush*]

Walter Roark of The Port called Buzz2009 a must-attend

“If you organization is looking to learn how they can begin using social media, or just wants to learn why they should be using social media, I’d strongly recommend checking out this event.� The team at SocialFish is first class, and the speakers (Guy Kawasaki, Jeremy Epstein among others) are all compelling.”

Jeff Cobb called Buzz2009 the “be there or be square” event of the summer.

“SocialFish have teamed up with SmartBrief to create a one-day conference on July 9. A great list of speakers is lined up for this one, and Maddie and Lindy have pulled off at least two coups so far: Guy Kawasaki as a speaker and 6 hours of CAE credit for attendees. “