Photos from today’s “Business Jumpstart” workshop

March 26, 2009 by Olivier Blanchard

Jay Handler (@sellphone) presenting

So I spent most of Thursday morning at the Greenville Chamber of Commerce with Chad McMillan, Geoff Wasserman, Trey Pennington, Adam Landrum, Jay Handler, Amy Wood and a roomful of business folks – and we talked about various aspects of Social Media as they relate to business. Great little event with a pretty impressive panel and an even more impressive audience composed of Ad agency and PR folks, major players like Michelin North America, and a number of small businesses looking to gain a competitive edge. Topics covered: Brand development in the age of Social Media, digital relevance, creating brand ambassadors, traditional and new media working side by side, opportunities and dangers in a hyperconnected world, etc.

We took a few pictures to give you guys a glimpse into Greenville’s super double-top secret Social Media underworld. I hope you enjoy them.

Photo credits: Yours truly, Trey Pennington and Doug Cone.

Geoff Wasserman moderating the panel

Using my trigger finger to make a point.

Elaborating on one of Chad's points.

Chad demonstrating his mad Macarena skills.

Chandler's impossibly cool suite of Macphile SocMed geek tools

Michelin North America starting up a discussion

The Jackson-Dawson team demonstrating their patented "attention rotation" technique

Hanging out before Jay's session

Greenville Chamber's Claudia Clanton Wise between sessions

Jackson-Dawson's shuttle operations control center

The mini muffins I ate

The notes I took in my trusty Moleskine notebook

@Geoffwasserman and @melbrooke exchanging knock-knock jokes

Jay Handler (@sellphone) showering knowledge upon the crowd

Amy Wood (@tvamy) being a goof

Merge's Adam Landrum rocking it out as an MC

Copious note-taking going on there.

The conversation continues

Amy has a Flip video too. Standard issue gadget for us Social Media types

The Jackson-Dawson team pulling triple attention duty

Trey Pennington (@treypennington) taking the floor.

Trey Pennington answering questions

Marketing peeps talking shop

Trey and Amy hanging out

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Posted in 2009, brand consciousness, brand insights, brand planning, brand relevance, brand strategy, brandbuilder, social media, social networking | Tagged adam landrum, amy wood, brandbuilder, chad mcmillan, geoff wasserman, greenville, Jay Handler, olivier blanchard, SC, social media, trey pennington | 11 Comments

11 Responses

on March 26, 2009 at 17:04 | Reply chandlervdw

Great shots guys! Loved connecting with you all.
on March 26, 2009 at 19:09 | Reply Patrick

Wish I could have been there but it’s been a rough time lately. Things are getting better however and I’m getting back on my feet so to speak.
on March 26, 2009 at 19:21 | Reply Olivier Blanchard

Good to hear, Patrick. It’s been a weird month anyway.
on March 26, 2009 at 20:16 | Reply mack collier

Looks like a buncha smart people talking marketing and social media. Definitely jealous of what looks like a great event!
on March 27, 2009 at 02:32 | Reply trends watch

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on March 27, 2009 at 11:05 | Reply web design greenville

I wasn’t sleeping…I promise
on March 27, 2009 at 14:10 | Reply Cam Larson

Thanks for everything Olivier! Being a wonderful presenter, the blog post, the pics, it all…. We appreciate it! Thanks, Cam
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on March 27, 2009 at 17:21 | Reply Olivier Blanchard

Drew: Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure. ;D
on March 28, 2009 at 15:08 | Reply LL&L

You mus really love what you do. It shows through the pictures and captions. I’m excited and I don’t even know the topic of discussion.

Be careful though, passion is contagious.
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