In this episode, you’re going to learn why Mike launched a physical conference called Social Media Marketing World (SMMW) and how it has grown to be – THE mega conference in social media. Five years ago Mike came to the realization that there wasn’t a big conference for social media marketing, so he launched Social Media Marketing World. And the fun, is everywhere starting with the opening night party on an aircraft carrier. This year Mike and his team have added a creator series track for anyone who creates content. Each ticket also includes recordings of all the sessions! Customer service at Social Media Marketing World is top notch. Networking Mike’s own networking experiences at other events had a significant impact on how SMMW is structured. He wanted to take networking to a new level at his conference. Last year there were 78 Slack groups that attendees could join by topic of interest before the event. It’s a fun experience that takes networking to a new level.
Mike Stelzner, Founder & CEO of Social Media Examiner, is back
for his second appearance on the podcast. Social Media Examiner is
the largest online magazine focused on social media marketing with
more than 1 million visitors per month. In this episode, you’re
going to learn why Mike launched a physical conference called
Social Media
Marketing World (SMMW) and how it has grown to be – THE mega
conference in social media. Tune in to discover five compelling
reasons to attend SMMW 2017 which is taking place March 22 to 24,
2017, in beautiful San Diego, California.
History of Social Media Examiner & SMMW
Social Media Examiner started seven years ago and has grown to
be the biggest online magazine on social media marketing. In
addition to the extensive content delivered through their
multi-author website, Mike hosts a
weekly podcast called Social Media Marketing and holds a
live video show on Fridays at 8 am U.S. PT (11 am ET).
Five years ago Mike came to the realization that there wasn’t a
big conference for social media marketing, so he launched Social Media Marketing
World. The event is built on three pillars, networking,
discovery, and fun. Structured networking is mixed
with fun and organized by category (i.e. blogging, podcasting, SEO,
Facebook, Twitter, B2B, analytics, etc.). Pre-conference networking
starts through Slack groups organized by topic. The
discovery pillar is all about learning the newest trending
strategies, tips and hacks in social media marketing to boost your
results and your career. And the fun, is everywhere
starting with the opening night party on an aircraft carrier. On
the second night there’s karaoke on a huge yacht. There are morning
walks/runs every day of the conference at 6am. There’s even a
chorus performance comprised of musically inclined conference
attendees, and so much more. This year’s event is expected to
attract 4,000 attendees.
The event is laid out in a track format, where one ticket
provides access to all of the tracks. Twelve sessions on a variety
of different topics will run simultaneously throughout SMMW 2017. This
year Mike and his team have added a creator series track
for anyone who creates content. The will be 40 sessions within the
creator series with 10 each for bloggers,…
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