This is just a quick note to let you know that by this time next week, we will be announcing the names of the three keynote speakers for NEDMA ‘06 right here on the blog.
Following that big announcement, plans call for us to blog about the entire line-up of speakers — and possibly some of the sponsors and exhibitors, too — on a rolling, post-by-post basis.
Some of these folks will be interviewed (such as the keynoters), while some of them may author a post or two themselves. We are even lining up a few surprise guest bloggers to appear in this space, people who are near and dear to the New England direct marketing community.
So do stay tuned….
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January 27th, 2006
On behalf of the planning committee for NEDMA ‘06, It’s a Brave New World - including NEDMA VP and my fellow Conference Co-Chair, Craig Blake, along with NEDMA Managing Directors Beth Drysdale and Pat Lee - it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our new conference blog.
I’m Bob Cargill, Co-Chair of NEDMA ‘06 and the humble moderator of this space.
Here is where you’ll be able to find all the news and information that’s fit to, well, blog about our speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and more. Over the course of the next few months, we plan to post regularly about NEDMA ‘06. We’ll preview the educational sessions that you’ll be attending at the conference - and introduce you to your instructors. We’ll give you an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at how NEDMA prepares for such a big event. And, most important of all, we’ll give you the opportunity to tell us how we’re doing every step of the way.
Yes, this is your conference. And this is your blog. As much as we’d like you to be a frequent visitor here (you can subscribe by entering your email address in the FeedBlitz box below), we also hope you’ll contribute to the conversation by giving us your honest feedback every now and then on everything conference-related. To do so, simply click on the comment link underneath the post of your choice and write to your heart’s content. It’s easy to do and will take just a few minutes of your time. By talking back to us in such a manner, you’ll be playing a significant role in helping us develop this blog into a community of like-minded direct marketers, people who not only enjoy what they do for a living, but who enjoy doing it with each other.
As written in the groundbreaking book, The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual: “Through the Internet, people are discovering and inventing new ways to share relevant knowledge with blinding speed.”
Consider this blog one of those new ways.
The fact is, it’s a brave new world out there, fraught with both possibilities and peril. The least we can do is take it on together as brave new marketers.
One way or another, we hope you’ll join us!
January 19th, 2006
I’ve just put the finishing touches on the blog’s design in anticipation of handing it over to Bob Cargill, our blog’s Moderator and the Conference Co-Chair. He and a dedicated group of Committee people will be working hard to pass on the latest 2006 NEDMA Conference news while encouraging discussion.
I hope the blog keeps you both informed and entertained!
-your NEDMA Webwarrior, Cynthia Higgins
January 13th, 2006
