I (heart) those crazy online types
Last night, AIMS threw a shindig entitled 'Summer Sizzla' at DNA Lounge in Toronto. I generally like networking events and attend many, but have found many of them quite clique-y and subdued. Marketing networking events are the worst. Marketing people (minus the vendors, bless their hearts) are all about the clique. I usually end up feeling like a big wanker at these events, trying to edge my way into conversations, but receiving cold receptions.
Not online and online marketing people. I had a tough time keeping up with the amount of people I was meeting (and bonding with) last night. Dave Forde, the GM of AIMS, is a big part of the reason this organization throws amazing parties. Dave isn't afraid to push boundaries, make his party-goers do silly things (like the limbo and salsa dancing - have you ever observed a group of geeks getting their groove on? It's brilliant) and he's right into it himself. Even when nobody else was dancing, Dave was cutting a rug on the dancefloor, totally electrifying the mood of the party.
I had the chance to geek out with at least 20 people, thoroughly enjoying every bit of our conversation. This market is exploding again. I haven't seen anything like it since 1999, and even then, we were skeptical and uncertain. Everyone is so excited, from the programmers to the marketing geeks (like me) to the small business owners to the recruiters (like a pack of wolves, they hunted the room with their business cards, insisting, "Send me your resume TOMORROW. I have several positions you may be interested in" - I've never felt like such a hot commodity).
I want to shout out to a few amazing people I totally gelled with at the event:
- Kevin Freeburn of Korax Inc. (this guy is brilliant AND cultured - I'm hosting everything with him from now on)
- Daniel Gagnon of DJiNN Software Inc. (another brilliant guy & super cute and single for my girlfriends that read this blog)
- Lina Demedeiros of LMD Insurance & Wealth Management Inc. (hot tamale and authentic, honest and warm person who you WANT to buy group insurance from...or go dancing with!)
I met oodles of others, but these three were 'click' (not clique) moments.
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