by Lindy Dreyer on July 13, 2009
We thought about doing one of those standard evaluations - you know, the survey that clutters up your inbox. But then we thought…what’s the simplest thing that could possibly work? A blog post! We know you’ll tell us all the stuff that’s worth telling us–it’s the word-of-mouth way.
So go ahead. We can take it. Use [...]
by Lindy Dreyer on July 7, 2009
More gratitude is in order.
Ironworks and Boxwood have stepped up to sponsor the Buzz2009 scholarship program. That means we were able to invite two more people who needed to attend Buzz2009. How awesome is that?!
Please be sure to check out these companies–they are both very active in the association community and have lots of useful [...]
by Lindy Dreyer on July 7, 2009
We’ve literally run out of seats. If you were hoping to register but hadn’t gotten around to it yet, you can add your name to the waiting list. If we have any cancellations, we’ll invite the first person on the list to come join us on Thursday.
Please also register for the free live webcast and [...]
by Rob Birgfeld on July 6, 2009
We’re just days away—and the panel is ready to go. The fourth panelist joining us for Association Spotlight session on Thursday is Brian Pratz, Product Manager at IEEE.
Not only will Brian share his experiences with IEEE’s web portals, directories and members-only internet based television network, he’ll also tell the story about Gold Around the World, [...]
by Lindy Dreyer on July 3, 2009
Buzz2009 is next Thursday. There are fewer than 10 seats remaining. I’m a last minute kind of girl, myself, but in this case I encourage you to register now.
Today is Friday–on a holiday weekend, no less–so let’s have some fun. I’ve been stalking a few of our speakers and found a little something for everyone.
Burrito [...]
by Lindy Dreyer on July 2, 2009
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!
NFI Studios, Avectra, and Omnipress have all stepped up to sponsor the Buzz2009 scholarship program. That means three more people who need to attend Buzz2009 will be able to. Woohoo! If you’d like to be one of the deserving Buzz2009 scholarship winners, leave us a comment over yonder.
These [...]
by Lindy Dreyer on July 1, 2009
One of the highlights of Buzz2009 will be the Noon session led by Guy Kawasaki entitled From Brainstorm to Firestorm: Creating an Environment for Viral Marketing Success. Guy will moderate a roundtable discussion with four masters of buzz: Andy Sernovitz, Brendan Hart, Stacey Kane, and Stephanie Miller about what makes something viral.
And, oh yeah, [...]
by Rob Birgfeld on June 30, 2009
There are exactly four panelists joining me for the Association Spotlight session next week at Buzz 2009. That means there are four reasons to join us and learn from those in the trenches. I’ve already highlighted the first two– and the next two are just as exciting.
Take Marguerite Murer Tortorello, senior vice president for Public [...]
by Lindy Dreyer on June 29, 2009
Maddie and I will be giving away our best secrets at Buzz2009. And as a recovering database addict, I can tell you that our secrets require a different kind of thinking than the usual data mining.
We want everyone to walk away from our session saying, “oh yeah–now I see how all this stuff applies to [...]
by Rob Birgfeld on June 25, 2009
Earlier this week, I introduced the first of our panelists for the Association Spotlight session at Buzz 2009. While we narrowed the list of participants to four, we’ve got some serious ground to cover. Because every association is unique, we wanted to make sure the group we gathered for this session was as diverse and [...]