MindComet Takes on Email….and Miami
Yes, it is true, we multi-task! We were attending the MarketingSherpa Email Summit in Miami earlier this week and managed to get out and see the town a little too.
It was a great time, learned a lot, had some fun and managed to overcome VARIOUS obstacles including:
1. Huge South Florida Power Outage
2. Balloon Artists
3. Lack of Sunlight
4. Snakes and Gators
5. Forest Fires
6. Driving in Downtown Miami
7. Valet Parking
8. NO Cheese
9. Gas Station Bathrooms
10.Groundhog day radio stations
I know, I know. You are asking what the heck is she talking about? Let me explain:
Huge South Florida Power Outage - 3 million people were affected with an outage after a failed switch and fire at an electrical substation triggering widespread blackouts across the state.
Balloon Artists - they were EVERYWHERE. I guess people in Miami are impressed by people who can use hot air and twist things. We even had a gift given to us...(ok ok, the Tazmanian devil, tinkerbell and guy on a bike were cool balloons...i should have asked for my coral reef with dolphins, then we would have been able to see their real skillset)
Lack of Sunlight - the high everyday was in the 80s with clear skies and bright rays of sun but we were stuck inside from 8am-6pm =(
Snakes and Gators - You know those kiosks that have exotic animals, well we were stalked 2 nights being told we could conquer our fears with just one pic...no thanks!!
Forest Fires - On the ride home Tuesday night it was pitch black on an empty road and on the horizon was a huge cloud of smoke, as we got closer it was about a 1 mile deep, blazing forest fire on the right of the highway, so scary to see upclose and personal.
Driving in DT Miami - YIKES, the road signs STINK! Everything kinda looked like this...
Valet Parking - they really have NO idea what is going on, if you are going or coming, they just want your keys and $$$.
NO Cheese - we had fajitas with NO CHEESE...WHAT? It was actually pretty good =)...must have been the margaritas.
Gas Station B-rooms - NO COMMENT!
Groundhog day radio stations - we were not familiar with the radio stations so we scanned and these were the top 2 songs over...and over...and over...during 12 hours of driving:
-With You - Chris Brown (boo is every other word...nuff said)
-Teardrops On My Guitar - Taylor Swift (most monotone singer ever!)
Anyway, we had a great time learning all about email marketing and meeting some great new contacts in the industry...including our new friends at MarketingSherpa and MarketingExperiments. We look forward to implementing everything we learned and attending the Email Summit in 2009!
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It was a great time, learned a lot, had some fun and managed to overcome VARIOUS obstacles including:
1. Huge South Florida Power Outage
2. Balloon Artists
3. Lack of Sunlight
4. Snakes and Gators
5. Forest Fires
6. Driving in Downtown Miami
7. Valet Parking
8. NO Cheese
9. Gas Station Bathrooms
10.Groundhog day radio stations
I know, I know. You are asking what the heck is she talking about? Let me explain:
Huge South Florida Power Outage - 3 million people were affected with an outage after a failed switch and fire at an electrical substation triggering widespread blackouts across the state.
Balloon Artists - they were EVERYWHERE. I guess people in Miami are impressed by people who can use hot air and twist things. We even had a gift given to us...(ok ok, the Tazmanian devil, tinkerbell and guy on a bike were cool balloons...i should have asked for my coral reef with dolphins, then we would have been able to see their real skillset)
Lack of Sunlight - the high everyday was in the 80s with clear skies and bright rays of sun but we were stuck inside from 8am-6pm =(
Snakes and Gators - You know those kiosks that have exotic animals, well we were stalked 2 nights being told we could conquer our fears with just one pic...no thanks!!
Forest Fires - On the ride home Tuesday night it was pitch black on an empty road and on the horizon was a huge cloud of smoke, as we got closer it was about a 1 mile deep, blazing forest fire on the right of the highway, so scary to see upclose and personal.
Driving in DT Miami - YIKES, the road signs STINK! Everything kinda looked like this...
Valet Parking - they really have NO idea what is going on, if you are going or coming, they just want your keys and $$$.
NO Cheese - we had fajitas with NO CHEESE...WHAT? It was actually pretty good =)...must have been the margaritas.
Gas Station B-rooms - NO COMMENT!
Groundhog day radio stations - we were not familiar with the radio stations so we scanned and these were the top 2 songs over...and over...and over...during 12 hours of driving:
-With You - Chris Brown (boo is every other word...nuff said)
-Teardrops On My Guitar - Taylor Swift (most monotone singer ever!)
Anyway, we had a great time learning all about email marketing and meeting some great new contacts in the industry...including our new friends at MarketingSherpa and MarketingExperiments. We look forward to implementing everything we learned and attending the Email Summit in 2009!
Labels: email marketing summit, marketingsherpa, miami
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