StomperNet LIVE 7: More from the floor

Posted on Mar 8, 2009 in Featured | 0 comments

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Hello again!  We’re back posting once more from the StomperNet LIVE home base with another report – this time, I want to focus on Saturday’s first standout keynotes.

If you can’t nail down the quality of your event in the first hour of the day, it’s going to start off dragging and it won’t EVER pick back up.

But this is StomperNet.  It NEVER drags over here. :P

So, let’s start at the beginning.  On Saturday morning, we subjected our attendees to something very… loud. :)

Perry Belcher took the main stage, before most folks had even had enough coffee to get going.  And let me tell you, he took hold, captured our attention and he didn’t let go until he’d delivered one of the most comprehensive strategies for quickly dominating any niche by practically manufacturing celebrity status using social networking.
Perry Belcher on the stage, laying down the foundation for social marketing domination

Perry Belcher on the stage, laying down the foundation for social marketing domination

So why Perry?  Why social media?  Maybe because he got TENS of thousands of Twitter followers in less than 200 days.  He’s maxed out on Facebook in the same amount of time.  The results of Perry’s twitter linking is the same as instantly mailing a list of 30K+!  And that’s INSTANT. That’s 100% deliverability.  That’s control that anyone can replicate.

The BIG picture is all about linking together all your social activities, but “Step 1″ might surprise you.  According to Perry, even though it’s a relative newcomer to the social site game, Twitter is the start of EVERY social campaign, simply because that’s where the fast responders are.  Twitter users want new fresh info immediately, and they gain a kind of “social currency” by repeating that info.

Therefore, it’s the PERFECT place to try to gain fast followers, and begin to release your info.

Of course, there’s a LOT more to becoming a Twitter demi-god, which is why when Perry asked for more time, the audience told him he could take as long as he needed!  Wow.  The crowd has spoken.

Maybe they were just hypnoized by those crazy shirts of his.  Here’s a better look, in case you didn’t see it loudly enough in the first picture. :)

Here's a better shot of Perry's shirt (batteries not included).

Here's a better shot of Perry's shirt (batteries not included).

I honestly wish I’d had my camera at Saturday night’s cocktail hour, because the shirt he wore THEN was even MORE… enthusiastic.  (Think flames and dollar signs!)

Now, Perry set the tone for the entire day, giving our attendees a great foundation to be able to discuss their ongoing business-building and marketing efforts with our faculty and their fellow entrepreneurs, business owners, colleagues, and peers.

And throughout the rest of the day, during our confidential roundtables and site reviews, the high energy level Perry set in the morning carried through WELL into the evening.

So how do we keep it going on Sunday?  Even though we LOST an hour to daylight savings, things kept rolling like an avalanche coming down the mountain.

Stay tuned for an update a little later on!