Hi everyone! I am on my way to Marketing Prof’s Digital Marketing Mixer in Scottsdale, AZ.

I am so excited to fill my brain with marketing and social media goodness! I am also looking forward to sharing with you what I’ve learned and my take on the topics. And while in AZ, sitting poolside, I might just post something I’ve been noodling around with.

The wonderful thing about this conference is that I will be meeting up with so many great folks that I’ve met through social networking, including:

• David Alston
• Mack Collier
• Sonny Gill
• Ann Handley
• Frank Martin
• Amber Naslund
• Connie Reece
• Donna Tocci
• and many more…

Here are some of the sessions that I am looking forward to attending:

• Ensure Your Conference ROI: Six Tips to Get the Most Out of this Event, with Rohit Bhargava
• Building Blocks to Social Media Success, Part 1: 4 Fundamentals You MUST Know Before You Grow with Christopher S. Penn
• Building Blocks to Social Media Success, Part 2: First Moves for Integrating Social Media into Your Marketing Strategy with Chris Brogan and Scott Monty
• How Great Content Keeps Customers at the Table with Rohit Bhargava, Mildred Center, Esmee Williams, Becky Carroll
• Making a Business Case for Social Media: Measuring Its Impact with KD Paine
• Email and Social Media: True Love Always with Greg Cangialosi, Gary Vaynerchuk, and Christopher S. Penn
• What Is Twitter and What’s In It for Me? Best Practices in Microblogging with Connie Reece, Donna M. Tocci, Bryan Person, Francine Hardaway and Frank Eliason
• Reputation Management: Preventing Negative Statements from Ruining Your Brand Image with Rob Key and Sean McDonald

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