So nice to finally meet in-person

Here I am with members of Marketing Plan Group #2 who gathered from across the country and met in-person over dinner at Carmine's in NYC recently.

 
  
Last year, the group’s members, Mallory Gazecki of Slick + Slicker Designs, Stephanie Helline of Strategic Design Studio and Joan Reilly of Life of Reilly Organizers developed a real bond during the group process, working so hard and learning so much together. It was wonderful to finally put faces to the voices.

(One member of the group had dropped out to go to nursing school. Maybe blood and guts was less scary than research calling?)

When you share your goals, your successes, and your weaknesses – and when you learn and grow together – you really do form a tight knit group, even if it's virtual. One of my current groups is planning to meet at this year’s CFC (June 5-6, 2010 in Denver CO).

If you want to find out what this group thing is all about, consider joining one of the next Marketing Plan Groups. There are 2 spots open in the one that starts the week of April 5th.

Comments

[Stephanie]

It was great to all meet in person! One of the things that stands out in my mind was how each of us remembered other group members taking big steps, learning new tools and then applying those newly learned lessons. At the time, on our phone calls it was huge for us! During our dinner we all laughed about it, satisfied that we'd accomplished it. Now many of those "first steps" have become part of our business routines.

[Mallory Gazecki]

It was great to really meet the people whose pictures I've seen, and voices I've heard.
I'm still at a lot of first steps, i.e. cold calling, but on the brighter side, I have got my newsletter going. Yesterday I got a call from an old networking friend who said she got my newsletter and she was interested in finally doing her website. I asked if she read my newsletter, and she admitted she had not, but the newsletter reminded her to call me. Bingo!
btw-this is my first official blog post!