Building The SQLSaturday Orlando Marketing Plan-Part 18

I’m on vacation this week, but enjoying some quiet time during the day to think a little, going back through my first 17 posts and wishing I had them printed – sometimes marking up a document is good for thinking! First, a recap of key items on the task list so far: Review previous year […]

Notes From SQLSaturday South Florida

Notes from the trip: Four hour drive between traffic and rain, about an hour longer than I would have liked. The new service plaza at Fort Drum on the Turnpike is nice, but I thought the old model had better/easier parking. Ah well. Speaker dinner was at Carrabas. Not a bad venue, but I think […]

SQL Saturday South Florida And Then Vacation

I’m leaving early afternoon for the longish drive to South Florida for SQLSaturday tomorrow. The schedule looks impressive! I missed the last two years due to scheduling conflicts with my vacation, this year I made things easier and scheduled my vacation to coincide! I’m on vacation all of the following week and we’ll spend that […]

SQLSaturday in Vermont, Idaho, South Dakota, Montana, Alaska, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Wyoming

Did the list of states in the title catch your eye? That’s the list of states where PASS is trying to get a SQLSaturday going. I think it’s a worthy goal to try to have at least one event in each state here in the US (and every country in the world too). Maybe you […]

Building The SQLSaturday Orlando Marketing Plan-Part 17

Didn’t get as much done this week as I’d hoped, but a little luck balanced that out! I do at least a weekly call with Kendal Van Dyke (leader of SQLSaturday Orlando this year) to keep him informed and brainstorm and as of my last update we were still not there on the event flyer, […]

Building The SQLSaturday Orlando Marketing Plan-Part 16

As you can see my third attempt on Fiverr didn’t work out great. I asked for something bold/high contrast and this doesn’t quite get there, at least in a fashion I want to use. The name is mangled and the date seems more important than the “what”. The one thing I do like about it […]

Building The SQLSaturday Orlando Marketing Plan-Part 15

After doing some local exploring of the idea of delivering certificates of completion I don’t think it’s enough of a win for marketing to pursue right now. I think it would be worth doing, especially if a cross-PASS transcript was maintained, but it doesn’t seem like it will be the carrot I need to drive […]

We’re Giving Away SQLSaturday Orlando Vans!

We’re in full marketing mode here in Orlando, looking for ways to grow attendance for our next SQLSaturday coming up on September 27, 2014. What better way to spark some interest than an over the top post about giving every attendee a free SQLSaturday van? I found this design on Fiverr and for $5 they […]

Building The SQLSaturday Orlando Marketing Plan-Part 14

Quick notes today: Event team likes first flyer (retro) better than the second one (doesn’t have enough why, doesn’t use space well). Both can be tweaked. I’m going to order two more. One to try to get a yet different take on the event, one to trial a seminar flyer (should they be same theme? […]

PASS 2014 NomCom Candidates Announced

Eleven candidates for the nomcom this year, details at http://www.sqlpass.org/Elections.aspx. The NomCom campaign will open on June 2 and close on June 6, 2014. Balloting will open on June 3 and close on June 6, 2014. Which does make it a little strange – the names are public, but no “campaigning” until June 2. I’m […]