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Below is a recap of the March 23, 2012 episode of the ABC show Shark Tank (episode 307). If you are unfamiliar with Shark Tank, the concept is simple – entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of investors and the investors have to provide at least the amount the entrepreneur is seeking for a deal to be completed. Nick Romero pitched his custom store seeking $125k for 15% of The Ave .
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Ad:Tech NYC – Final Recap
AdTech NYC was a great event for me, in four busy days I had the opportunity to get a good sense of the current state of the online, digital advertising industry. The combination of the overly packed exhibit halls, the standing room only lobbies, and after Monday they almost always full keynotes and panel discussions offered a great mix of opportunities to hear from both small, newly launched firms and some of the leaders of the largest digital agencies and advertising firms. As I learned from talking with people over the course of the event in addition to the discussions in the public spaces of the sessions, exhibition hall, and lobbies, countless other meetings took place over the past week.
Allen Stern has asked me to cover Ad:Tech 2007 for him, I had already planned on attending the exhibit hall portion of Ad:Tech because every advisor for my new venture, Nearness Function , which is an ad network for the publishers of dynamic content, had told me that Ad:tech NYC is the place to be and perhaps the most valuable conference for me to attend this fall.
Ad:Tech NYC Overview
MacWorld 2008 San Francisco Post-Keynote Activity Recap
The post-keynote Apple ( Nasdaq: AAPL ) buzz is all about the new MacBook Air and yes it is thin & sexy.There are ad:tech exhibitors spread across three floors worth of ballrooms at the Hilton New York. Seriously three floors worth of people handing out paper, lots and lots of paper, plus the de rigueur tchokes. Small, cheap, foam footballs.
Ad:Tech NYC 2007 – first impressions three floors, 300+ exhibito
Ad:Tech NYC 2007 – Opening keynote on Brands by Nick Brien, CEO
The presentations started this afternoon at Ad:Tech NYC with opening remarks by Drew Ianni the chairman of AdTech Expositions. After his remarks, he introduced Nick Brien, the worldwide CEO of Universal McCann .
Part one – The State of the Industry, presented by the IAB
Ad:Tech NYC 2007 – Wednesday Morning Keynotes
Ad:Tech NYC 2007 – Walking the Halls, Lobby Lurking or the Best
This is my first full breakfast to late night parties Ad:Tech .
ad:tech San Francisco 2008 – First Impressions
ad:tech San Francisco has started, the booth babes are here in more than full force and the buzzwords are flying fast and furious.
At ad:tech San Francisco many of the exhibitors hired "Booth Babes" to promote their products and services to attendees.
Booth Babes Are a Mistake — Here’s Why
In May, James Thomas noted five reasons that Twitter sucks .
The number one reason I dislike Twitter
I’ll give you a hint, last week I covered Ad:Tech San Francisco. The photo is of a selection of stickers which Web 2.0 Expo is handing out to all attendees as you register, the intention is to personalize your badges with the phrases and sentences that describe what you are looking for, who you hope to meet, topics you are interested in discussing while you are here in San Francisco at the Expo.
Do you know what is missing Web 2.0expo08
As I sit listening to Kevin’s opening talk at Supernova, a talk about why he started Supernova and why the name – about the creative destruction, the end and the beginning.
Conferences as Networks
Although I am an entrepreneur, for the past two weeks I have also been active press as I covered parts of Ad:Tech San Francisco and Web 2.0 Expo also here in San Francisco. Having done this for the past two weeks as well as a few earlier conferences, I have learned a few lessons and would encourage all entrepreneurs to spend some time working as a member of the press. Lesson 1 – Know how your company is being marketed especially by your PR firm and people in general