It’s happened again! Contacts and connections have made an impact, led to results, shaped an event. Take your pick as you find out how all of this has been happening right here at the Chamber in the last few weeks.
This time, the chain of contacts begins with Brian Hawkins, co-organizer of the SEO Meetup that takes place at Robbins Library once a month. He invited me to attend their June meeting, which is where I mentioned the Summer Internet Bootcamp idea that has now morphed into a premier one-day Internet marketing event.
Brian led me to Nick Stamoulis of Brick Marketing, the first presenter scheduled for the eBUSINESS Symposium. I had such good luck asking for Brian’s help, I asked again. This time he led me to Jim Spencer of JBS Partners, who is also a speaker. Both Nick and Jim are members of the same SEO meetup group, by the way. I returned the favor and have introduced the meetup to Chamber members, three of whom will be joining me at the August 4 meeting.
At a June networking event hosted by the NE Women Business Owners, I introduced myself to a business owner Craig Rabe of The Computer Cafe knows. She, in turn, introduced me to our third speaker, Angela Rutzik of A-Type Marketing + Design.
It doesn’t stop there! Zak Barron of Constant Contact told me about our second keynote speaker, Beth Goldstein. And Michael Katz? He was the keynote speaker at another professional association I belong to, Boston Women Communicators, five years ago. I used his how-to book about e-newsletters as my bible when I started writing Chamber Connections.
You just never know at what meeting or with what networking group you’ll make a contact and a connection that can make a difference, do you?
