PR Conferences: Which Are the Best?

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Happy Birthday, Gini! Cheers! :) I totally want to catch up with you at Blogworld if you end up going. Vegas + bloggers = great time.

It's not particularly a PR conference, but I feel like the SocialFresh events always draw good content, crowds of cool kids and they are pretty affordable. Also a bit more intement in terms of settings. The next one is later this month in Tampa (where it's MUCH warmer than Columbus or Chicagoland) - http://socialfresh.com/tampa/

I agree that Counselors Academy always provides lots of good learning and networking. If the question is about social media conferences, I think Blogworld provides the best learning. Not only because of content but because everyone there is SO into it. It is a conference of the most social media-immersed folks around. Last year I went directly from Blogworld to PRSA International and I was pretty dissapointed with the lack of energy around social at PRSA. Felt like a lot of the people there approached it as a "have to do" rather than a "want to do," completely the opposite of Blogworld.

Happy Happy Gini! Hard to imagine you won't have a great day!

Counselors' Academy gets another vote here. Cannot miss. I think part of what sets it apart is that we can find professional development everywhere - but the business side of our business is possibly the biggest challenge for a lot of us. And that, and the friends and networking, are what make it big for me.

Happy Birthday (or "Grattis" as we say here). Hope Mr D treats you to something fabulous.

As for conferences, I wish the US was closer to Europe sometimes :)

Counselors Academy, hands down! If you are a small to medium-sized agency, this event is a MUST attend.

Happy Birthday Gini! Here's my birthday present to you... http://www.facebook.com/flirtycupcakes.

Go get one... or two. :-) This is the birthday treat my wife and I share on our birthdays.

Have a great day!

--Tony Gnau

Happy Birthday (again)! Since I'll be attending Blog World this year, that's what gets my vote!

ginidietrich Happy birthday, again and again and again and again. :) EricaAllison I've found the last few PRSA conferences terrific and hope to make it to Orlando as well.

A completely "different" kind of event - I can't really call it a conference - that I personally got a lot out of was Ignite DC, organized by geoffliving and his cohorts. It's like a mini-TED: 20 slides/5 minutes and you HAVE to stick to the format. The theme is not PR-related as such, but it's very interesting and a great way to boost one's presentation skills and ability to connect with an audience, which I think is a core part of PR. It also makes you pay attention to timing, story arc (h/t jillfoster ) and creativity.

If there isn't something like that in your area, why not organize it? I think that would be mucho cool.

Working on your b-day, ginidietrich ?! What's up with that? Kidding, enjoy your birthday. For Erica's question I don't have any suggestions but will be looking at the answers, see what others recommend.

Happy Birthday Gini!!!!!! So glad Atlanta got some snow for your birthday. And yes EricaAllison rocks so cool you chose her question. Luckily for me I am not in PR so Spin Sucks and Shonali 's blog are my PR conferences going on year round. I do want to go to SXSW but if I had the $$ for that then I would have the money for the http://wintermusicconference.com/ very important knowing one's priorities!

Wow I actually saw this as a Facebook post!!!! Like Oh My Gawd! Facebook sometimes works! On Thursdays. During odd numbered weeks. In the Winter. When it's sunny out.

Great topic Erica, and Happy Birthday Gini! Here's a compiled list of 2011 PR and Social Media Conferences. Hope to see you at one or more of these:

http://jackmonson.com/pr-social-media-conferences-calendar/

Gini. I think it is also important to go to events like DEMO (not b/c we are participating), simply because at these types of events you get to see the emerging technology that will help shape a PR team's social efforts. To be in front of the trend helps to better understand what clients will need in the future. Oh and another very happy birthday to you, too! ***Heart***

Happy Happy Birthday, to YOU, to YOU! Love the video and thanks for the super sweet, amazing compliments - so looking forward to meeting you in person! I've looked at the Academy Conference and thought it would be beneficial; thanks for the stamp of approval!! Looking forward to hearing what everyone else has to say as well. Now, go enjoy your DAY!