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Tid-bits from SOBCon ’07 – An Insider’s Perspective

May 17, 2007 by Chris Cree Leave a Comment

I know many of you might be SOBConned out at this point but I thought I’d share a bit about what the conference looked like from my perspective. Call it an insider’s view of the conference.

So here are a few tid-bits from what I saw at the conference that you might not have seen:

  • Liz ended up getting to the hotel way later and way more stressed than she planned because there was a service failure in the shipment of the purple bags. Long story short, after spending hours on the phone tracking them down she managed to get a commitment for them to be delivered to the hotel early Friday morning. And fortunately they were.
  • Lorelle, Joe, Easton, and I don’t know who all else worked for a good while stuffing those bags full of goodies for y’all.
  • Robyn Tippins grew up right down the road from where I live. If the accent didn’t give it away she’s way more Georgia than San Francisco.
  • In addition to being a phenomenal singer and song writer, Christine Kane is incredibly funny. At dinner Saturday night she had our end of the table roaring with a little help from Tony Clark and Ben Yoskovitz. Gorgeous and I were close to peeing our collective pants. I’m surprised no beverages came out any noses during that meal.
  • Speaking of funny people, Rodney Rumford had Gorgeous and I rolling too. He arrived at the hotel Thursday and we were able to spend some time with him before things started rolling. Rodney is a guy who is full of ideas and is a very innovative thinker. Definitely interesting conversation there.
  • Andy Sernovitz’s speaking experience showed as he rolled in a bit before his timeslot with his presentation in hand. He gave us plenty of time to upload it and have him set up before he took the stage. A professional and a very nice guy to chat with too.
  • Speaking of presentations, Rodney Rumford has Vista on his machine and wouldn’t you know his was the only presentation that ended up being incompatible with the presentation computer. Even the Apple users were even able to produce compatible versions. What do you suppose that says about Vista?
  • Dawud Miracle gets this whole idea that business is about relationships as well as anyone I’ve ever met. It was refreshing to hear how committed a man like him is to his family. If you get the chance, spend some time getting to know him. And thanks, Dawud for volunteering your blog for Liz and David to critique.
  • I’ve been a part of these sort of things many times before. One thing that stood out to me was how little went wrong during the event. Sure we had some challenges. But all of them were minor.
  • The Sofitel did an outstanding job helping us make SOBCon a success. They did a great job ensuring that we’d want to have our next event at their hotel again. Not only that, but all of their employees were wonderful to work with. Nice people, every one.
    They were accommodating and willing to help us out with all sorts of things. They even rearranged the room for Saturday not once, but twice to get it the way we wanted it. Stephanie, Volkmar, Mike, and Salvador did a wonderful job making everything just the way we wanted it. Thanks guys!
  • We stayed on our timeline until we got to the raffle time in the afternoon. That was the one thing we didn’t build into the schedule. I’ve never worked with a group of presenters that large where everyone of them honored the time of the following speakers so well.
    My hat’s off to each of them. They were all wonderful.

One final tip for everyone who attends next year. Some of the best conversation and connections happen outside of the formal sessions. You will completely miss out if you don’t

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SOBCon is ON!

May 11, 2007 by Chris Cree Leave a Comment

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Getting It Together

May 10, 2007 by Liz Leave a Comment

Don’t Feel Left Out

Carolyn at Thoughts and Philosophies couldn’t come to Chicago this weekend, so she’s carrying on the spirit of things for both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at her blog Thoughts & Philosophies. The name of the event is “Getting It Together,” and it has quite a schedule, and some fine folks participating.

Head on over to check it out!

Meet some amazing bloggers online, and do it THIS weekend. Carolyn has set up two sessions — The first is from noon (EDT) Friday May 11th through 6 PM (EDT); the same session will be replayed from 10 PM (EDT) Friday night through 4 AM (EDT) Saturday morning. The presenters include folks we all know — Rick Cockrum, Carma Dutra, Leah Maclean, Nneka, and Jessica Doyle.

Do something great for yourself. Check it out!

Wow! What a cool idea.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Related
Welcome to the Virtual Conference and Bring-a-Link Event!
May 11&12SOBCon 07

Filed Under: Community, Successful Blog Tagged With: bc, Getting-It-Together, SOBcon-07, sobevent.com, Thoughts-+-Philosophies

David Armano and SOBCon in BusinessWeek

May 9, 2007 by Liz Leave a Comment

In the May 08 issue of his column, Nussbaum on Design, Bruce Nussbaum shines the light on SOBCon and David Armano.

Blog conferences are proliferating and I think it’s because people are discovering that blogging–blogging with a purpose– is harder than it appears. This is a lesson that I’m discovering as I meander into the blogopshere. If you want to influence an audience, you actually have to know how.

And there is no better teacher of these skills than David Armano over at Logic + Emotion. David is talking this Saturday at SOBCon07 (who makes this stuff up?) about taking blogs to the next level.

The writer in me really likes this quote:
“If you want to influence an audience, you actually have to know how.”

Powerful statment, but then, the simple truth usually is.

Thank you, Bruce Nussbaum.

The Doobie Brothers would be singing

Take love and give love. It’s got to be. — White Sun

–ME”Liz” Strauss
MAY 11&12 — Why SOBCon not that Other One. Click the button to register now. Reister now

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: bc, Bruce-Nussbaum, BusinessWeek, David-Armano, Logic+Emotion, SOBcon-07, sobevent.com

A SOBCon Oneliner for Folks who Can’t Come . . .

May 7, 2007 by Liz Leave a Comment

An Invitation

Click on this Bloggy Tag to find out where it all began.

bloggy tags small
  • One day: Monday
  • One thought: Everyone counts.
  • One question: How to include folks who can’t come?
  • One invitation: Got ideas? I’d like to hear them . . .
  • One event: SOBCon07
Click to the “Bloggy Tag Button” to see who tagged me.

Bonus oneliner:
What would Lyle Lovett sing at SOBCon07?

We could all together go out on the ocean — If I Had a Boat

–ME “Liz” Strauss
MAY 11&12 — Why SOBCon not that Other One. Click the button to register now. Reister now

Related Hey Listen to Christine Before SOBCon!

Filed Under: Community, Successful Blog Tagged With: bc, Lyle-Lovett, SOBcon-07, sobevent.com

Interview 16.2 Easton Ellsworth — the Blogger

May 3, 2007 by Liz Leave a Comment


Interview and Commentary

easton-ellsworthwith-book.jpg

Yesterday, we found out that Easton is a SuperHero! He won our hearts with stories of his work at home schedule. He also shared some great comments with us and told the story of the PEZ dispenser — in the comments following the interview. Today we find out what kind of blogger Eastonis and what keeps him blogging.

How has blogging changed who you are as a person? What do you hope you will still learn from it? What so far is your greatest blogging success?

Blogging has made me more courageous and less selfish – not because of the technology, but because of the activities and relationships I’ve experienced along the way. I still hope to figure out how to decide at any given moment, what’s the most important thing to say and who to say it to, and in what way. Now there’s a lifelong pursuit! I think my greatest blogging success so far has been using blogs to benefit people in spite of opportunities to do the opposite.

What was the biggest surprise about blogging? What is the part you most enjoy? What is the part you could live without?

How personal it is. That’s what I love most about blogging, by far. I could live without the technological limitations we still have to deal with – the latency, the bugginess, the complexity under the hood.

What’s the best advice you ever got from a blogger about anything? What advice would you like to pass on?

I’ve gotten one supreme piece of advice from several bloggers, and there are several ways of saying it: Don’t give up. Be persistent. Keep at it. Stick with it. I might boil that down to one word: persevere. Change your strategy as needed, but always strive for a higher level of excellence. There’s never a lack of opportunities, only a lack of vision. So get out there, believe in yourself and your power to change the world, and use the opportunities that come to you and create them where you can’t find any. You can do it. So do it. Do it!

Easton, you are an inspiration and a friend. I feel lucky to have met you. Thank you for this interview. Thank you for being a blogger.

Meet Easton at SOBCon 07 on May 11&12 — Why SOBCon not that Other One. Register now

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: bc, Easton-Ellsworth, interview, SOBcon-07, sobevent.com

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