These days, everything seems to have come from China. Sadly, there is a common connotation that the quality of the gadgets from China is not that good compared to others manufactured from other countries. Is there reality to this claim? Let’s start by identifying what electronic gadgets are. To speak, this compound word is a [...]

Following a conference on the level of Social Slam, there are bound to be some pretty amazing recap posts. To no surprise, in the few days after Social Slam 2013, there have been quite a few stellar recaps. We have scoured the Internet and Twittersphere for our favorite post-SosSlam posts. Whether you weren’t able to [...]

  By Mark W. Schaefer Social Slam has come a long way in a short period of time and is often cited as one of the top conferences in the country. It represents thousands of hours of work from dozens of volunteers. But there is one woman who has been the rock behind Social Slam [...]

Social Slam has always been home to the brightest stars of the social media scene. Some social celebrities like Jay Baer, Mark Schaefer, Mitch Joel, Gini Dietrich, Jason Falls, Tom Webster, Marcus Sheridan, Shonali Burke, and John Jantsch have been in the line-up. But a very important goal of this conference is to also shine [...]

By Mark W. Schaefer It is just a few days now until Social Slam 2013, and I am so very excited!  But you might be surprised at the reason. Yes, there is going to be awesome content and speakers. The networking opportunities will be tremendous as marketing professionals from all over the world gather under [...]

 By Christopher Craft It’s no secret that building relationships is a core activity for any successful business. I’m not talking about Twitter or Facebook tips here. I’m talking about being a human-conscious entity offline FIRST (starting with your team members) and then carrying it over to your online activities. Networking involves four crucial C’s caring, [...]

Social Slam 2013 panelist Sandra Zoratti was caught at SXSW and provided some insights from her book Precision Marketing: Social Slam is one of the leading social media conferences in America and is value-priced so that every one can attend. The event is well-known for offering a blend of internationally-recognized speakers and significant new voices [...]

Entrepreneur, author and social media celebrity Pam Moore will bring the thunder to Social Slam as she joins our Personal Branding power panel. The Florida-based digital marketing expert is quite the accomplished social star: Top 5 Women Influencers in Social Media Forbes.com Top 10 Influencers in Social Media Forbes.com Top 50 Social Media Power Influencers Best selling author of two books [...]

Author, blogger, entrepreneur and social media legend Jason Falls will appear at Social Slam 2013 in Knoxville, TN. Falls may be best know for his influential Social Media Explorer blog and now leads digital strategy for Cafe Press. He”s worked with several large brands, including Maker’s Mark, AT&T and Humana. He”s co-authored two books and is [...]

Anne Deeter Gallaher (@AnneDGallaher) and I (@howellmarketing) are elated to announce the launch of our new book, Women in High Gear, at SoSlam 2013. Available on Amazon in April, our 13- chapter book for entrepreneurs, on-rampers, and aspiring executives will be a gift to all SoSlam ticket holders and attendees. We are happy to give [...]