Comments on: Lessons Learned: Bigg Night In Chicago

By: J G

J G — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:52:39 +0000

Good meeting indeed! THe community manager post just had to be linked, one of the more interesting things I’ve heard of so it was important to share. Hope all is well and we are now connected on multiple networks.

By: Ruth Marie Sylte

Ruth Marie Sylte — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:09:54 +0000

It was great to meet you in Chicago at SOBCon08, Jon. I’m delighted to see that you linked to my post about choosing the Norwegian word for “community manager”. The world is an exciting place with plenty of lessons to be learned. I’m glad we’re both a part of helping to teach and inform each other.

By: J G

J G — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:26:38 +0000

Pete – thanks for the comment and good to meet you . Safe travels back to Iowa. Get your blog going and send the link.

By: Pete

Pete — Sun, 04 May 2008 14:54:26 +0000

Jon
Great to meet you and Emily.

By: J G

J G — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:22:24 +0000

Too many lesson’s to learn. Keep up the good work on your blog and in your school. Stay warm in GR.

By: AmyL

AmyL — Sun, 04 May 2008 04:17:15 +0000

Jon, excellent lessons! As an individual who didn’t even consider the possibility of bringing along business cards I’m going to count that as one of the many many lessons I’m learning this weekend.

And I’ll have to second what George and Mary-Lynn had to say: you and Emily are a fantastic couple and so much fun to spend time with. Very glad to have met you both!

By: J G

J G — Sun, 04 May 2008 01:13:28 +0000

em is blushing and I’m just thankful for the follow up. Soon she will be blogging – I hope. 2 days done – 1 to go! see you tomorrow. I’m gonna edit the post to put the appropriate hyphens in – corrections are important.

cheers

~j & e

By: George and Mary-Lynn

George and Mary-Lynn — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:50:04 +0000

Jon,

One of the highlights of this event for us was meeting you and Emily!

Here’s what we learned from you:

1. Being likeable (and better yet fun) goes a long way in networking. You two are a great team … which leads to …

2. Know what you bring to the table and pair up with people with complementary skills. You and Emily are the perfect example of this.

3. By definition, there is no such thing as a one-sided conversation. We thank you for your kind words and just wanted to let you know that we learned a lot from you too!