Alphabet Bash

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What is the Alphabet Bash?

The Alphabet Bash is a “can’t miss” networking event celebrating Minnesota marketing and communications professionals! Make business connections, develop long-lasting relationships, explore other business development opportunities – or just come for a good time.

Please join…

  • IABC: International Association of Business Communicators
    • PRSA: Public Relations Society of America
    • AMA: American Marketing Association
    • AdFed: Advertising Federation of Minnesota
    • MWMC: Minnesota Women in Marketing and Communications

…for the 3rd Annual Alphabet Bash.

About the Alphabet Bash

The Alphabet Bash is a joint venture with PRSA, IABC, AMA, Ad Fed and MWMC in an effort to connect marketing, communications, advertising, and public relations professionals in Minnesota. Why Alphabet Bash? Well, when you throw that many acronyms around, it starts to look and sound a lot like alphabet soup! This annual event serves as an outlet for our combined membership of over 4,000 to make business connections, develop long-lasting relationships and explore other business development opportunities.

Networking Tips to Build Your Business

What is networking? Is it about the mass collection of business cards? Is it about filling your social calendar? Networking isn’t so much about working a room but rather about building meaningful long-term relationships. But how can someone find the time to meet new people, explore business opportunities and learn what’s happening in the Twin Cities marketing, communications, advertising or PR communities with the demands of daily life always being a reality?

Attend the Alphabet Bash where you have the opportunity to meet hundreds of creative professionals and build connections that will last a lifetime.
How do you become skilled at networking?

* Have a positive attitude. It sounds cliché, but if you go in expecting to meet the right people, you will
* Have a plan; know who you want to meet and where they gather (i.e. all the fabulous marketing and communications professionals at the Alphabet Bash!)
* Relax and be comfortable with the process
* Polish your personal style
* Take notes of who you met and enter them in your database
* Follow-up after meeting with an email, note or call
* Find out how you can help others be successful

How to perfect the science:

  • Have enough cards, and have them everywhere! Purse, wallet, pocket, car
    • Arrive early and stay late, so you make the most of your networking occasion
    • Have a succinct and thoughtful 30-second commercial (to respond to “What do you do?”)
    • Don't fill your time by chatting with co-workers
    • Beware of holding both food and drink, it makes it difficult to shake hands or give a business card
    • Approach people who are standing alone
    • “I thought I would come over and say hello”
    • Approach informal groups
    • “I'm here to meet new people. Do you mind if I join you?”
    • Show an interest in others
    • “What is your specialty? …your area of expertise? What do you do? What is your connection to this group?”
    • Repeat their name

What is networking? Is it about the mass collection of business cards? Is it about filling your social calendar? Networking isn’t so much about working a room but rather about building meaningful long-term relationships. But how can someone find the time to meet new people, explore business opportunities and learn what’s happening in the Twin Cities marketing, communications, advertising or PR communities with the demands of daily life always being a reality?

Attend the Alphabet Bash where you have the opportunity to meet hundreds of creative professionals and build connections that will last a lifetime.

New Location

Epic Event Center
110 North Fifth Street
Minneapolis

6 PM - 10 PM
Cost to Attend

Cost: Registered before August 4, 2008
$35.00 for members of PRSA, IABC, AMA, AdFed and MWMC
$45.00 for non-members
$20.00 for students
(cost will go up $10.00 if registering after August 4)

**Price includes drinks, heavy appetizers and a chance to win fabulous door prizes, including two roundtrip Sun Country airline tickets.

Back by Popular Demand - "Pre-Networking Workshop"

Beat the rush and check in early for the 2008 Alphabet Bash. Join us from 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM for networking tips from Barb Krantz Taylor of The Bailey Group. Barb will share practical networking tips to meet others who are authentically interested in knowing you and how to sustain those relationships after the Bash. Registration is an additional $15 and includes an extra drink ticket. Space is limited.

Click Here to Register

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