This document provides 13 tips for having the best experience at the B2B Forum marketing conference, including taking advantage of the program, getting out of your comfort zone, talking to strangers, visiting sponsor booths, participating in sessions, checking social media backchannels, following up afterwards, and having fun. It also thanks the program advisory council and sponsoring organizations. The overall message is that attendees should fully engage with the conference activities and networking opportunities to get the most value as marketers.
4. |4 13 Ways to Have the Time of Your Life at the B2B Forum* (*And Go Home a Better Marketer, Too)
5. |5 #1 Take advantage of what you came here for…
6. |6 Thanks to our Program Advisory Council (PAC) Members Lois BrayfieldPresident, J. Schmid & Assoc. Inc. Kevin EspinosaeBusiness Platform Manager, Caterpillar Inc. Pam EvansSenior Marketing Manager, Worldwide Software Group, IBM Joel BookPrincipal, Market Research & Education Group, ExactTarget, Inc. Mary Ann KleinfelterPresident, Marketing Solutions Bob KnorppPresident, The Cool Beans Group Theresa KushnerDirector, Customer Intelligence, Cisco Lee OddenCEO,TopRank Online Marketing Pam O'NealVice President of Marketing, BreakingPoint Systems, Inc. David B. ThomasSocial Media Manager, SAS Donna TocciDirector, Web/New Media, Ingersoll Rand Laura RamosVice President, Industry Marketing for North America, Xerox Global Services
14. |14 #6 Prepare for inspiration! Tuesday, May 4 12:45-1:30 pm What Marketers Are Still Missing: The Power of the New Digital Disorder Wednesday, May 512:50-1:45 pm Six Pixels of Separation —How B2B Connects in A Connected World Mitch Joel David Weinberger