Miriam Salpeter, me, Chris Brogan, and Stephanie Frost
Finally.
I met Chris Brogan.
!!!
And you know what?
He’s the real deal.
You know how sometimes people get all built up and then you meet them and see them speak and you’re all WTF.
I’m not saying that’s what I expected, but I have to tell you…the moment Chris got on stage and started speaking I was reeled in.
He’s direct, witty, engaging, and SMART.
Some of the key points that I took away from his presentation yesterday:
- Always confront the things you’re afraid of head on… as he puts the backnoise up on screen behind him…
- The problem w/negative: Negative doesn’t tell you how to fix it.
- Social media for customer service is the Holy Grail.
- Companies! Why social media? Because your competitors are.
- Don’t collect business cards like it’s pokemon. You live or die by your database.
- Give your ideas “handles” so they can then be carried forward by others.
- How go get more Twitter followers [that matter]: listen, ask, reciprocate, comment, comment back.
- Interns managing your social media? NO. You should have an $80,000 to $100,000+Â person doing your social media. It’s that important as your repuation is on the line.
- Are you known for connecting people to other people? Reciprocal karma.
- Blogging is your foundation to everything you do online.
- Get people to link to you site by creating meaningful content then convert into sales.
Click here to see Chris’ spectacular presentation.
What was most impressive to me is that he not only hung out at the conference and talked to people all day long, he went to the after-party!
Chris Brogan is a class act and I really hope you get to meet him someday if you haven’t already.
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Additional highlights of the day…
I got to spend time with some of my favorite people including Miriam Salpeter, Stephanie Frost, Marna Friedman, TarynP, Chad Rothschild, Robyn Cobb, Marisa Sharpe, Stone Payton, Todd Schnick, Jenny DeVaughn, Sandra Spiller, Bert Dumars, Shannon Russo, and Victoria Dunmire. I also met several very cool new people that I look forward to getting to know, including Jeff Turner.
I had a fun lunch at the historic Silver Skillet with Marisa, Miriam, Stone, and Todd.
Marisa, Miriam, and Stone
After Chris spoke Stone, Todd and I headed over to the Fox Sports Grill at Atlantic Station to take a break and strategize on plans for their upcoming world tour.
Stone Payton
After that we went to the after-party [which was really, really great!] at Ten Pin Alley and then a fun dinner with friends at Rosa Mexicano.
It was a fabulous day!
And for me, a great end to a not so great week.
For more coverage on the event and Chris Brogan click here and here.
And finally, Todd and I filmed Volume 5 of He Said, She Said! Watch for that in a separate post later today.
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Brogan a Class Act . . . He sure is.
True Confession: Unlike you Stephanie, I DID go into the conference fully expecting this guy to fall way short of the hype — but I was blown away in every respect . . . He’s the real deal, a marvelous presenter, and a helluva nice guy with so much to offer — which he does so generously, with disarming charm, complete authenticity, and striking insight.
And Then, The Real Bonus . . . What a delight hangin’ out with the Radiant Veracity posse !!
Thanks for the re-cap, the World Tour plug . . . and most of all . . . Thanks for including me in your circle !
Aww…Stone!
It truly was a great day. Enjoyed hanging out with you and plotting your World Tour!
S.
Great pictures and video. It was an awesome day, I feel bummed I couldn’t make it to the after party, but New Media Atlanta was a pretty cool even with Chris Brogan.
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