Kennedy Info, The Recruiting Conference, And a Happy Slouch

Some great news for RecruitingBlogs.com

I have had a great Relationship with Anna Brekka who currently heads up the Recruiting Conference for Kennedy Information. Anna contacted me many years ago in order to see if there was a way that Kennedy and Recruiting.com could do some work together. We did do some work together and we have remained friends

Last week Anna once again called and laid something on me that quite frankly blew me away. Anna called and said she has some ideas as to how Kennedy and RecruitingBlogs.com could do some work together. I said I’m always interested in those sorts of things.

She said good.

Anna said there are a couple of ideas so lets first start with RecruitingTrends.com. She told me they promote that site to recruiters and in fact, there are quite a few people who contribute information to that site on a regular basis. Anna let me know that she would like to promote RecruitingBlogs.com as their social network for regular readers and visitors to RecruitingTrends.com. There will be a RecruitingBlogs.com logo on that page and readers will be encouraged to visit RecruitingBlogs.com and to join.

I said ok.

Anna then showed me a floor plan of the conference coming up in May in Las Vegas (here we go again) in the middle of the exhibit hall, there is a lounge area with comfy couches and computers with wireless access. Kennedy always provides this. Anna says this year, we would like to call it the RecruitingBlogs.com Lounge. She said they would make signs and actually brand it the RecruitingBlogs.com Lounge.

I said ok.

She then says, so what is RecruitingBlogs.com going to do to make money. I said my wife asks me the same question all of the time. I said to start with, there is a company called Talent Technology that has agreed to advertise and in addition promote an upcoming webinar that their CEO will be doing for the membership of RecruitingBlogs.com (more on this tomorrow)

Anna then asked me if she could advertise. Imagine the nerve eh? She offers to make RecruitingBlogs.com the official backend recruiting social network for their recruiting industry audience, give RecruitingBlogs.com some great space and branding at the conference next month and then she asks if she can also advertise at the same rate as Talent Technology.

I said ok

So all of this is good. I am going to send out a couple of emails over the next 5 weeks or so that will talk about the upcoming show and the things I am doing in my attempt to make it fun for everyone who will be there in Vegas. Since Kennedy has also become an advertiser, I will put up a logo for them in a good spot. If anyone minds, let me know

Something else you may be interested in. I am looking for 5 people who are interested in attending Kennedy’s Recruiting Conference in order to help me create some great content in terms of video and write ups of discussions you have with people there at the show. I’ll provide you each with a video camera and a free pass into the show. Sorry I can’t fly you down. We can hang out in the RecruitingBlogs.com lounge area and spread the word and maybe even get a person or two to sign up. Just let me know if you are interested and able to go and we can talk.

Anna even had a landing page designed for members of RecruitingBlogs.com If you decide to go, members of RecruitingBlogs.com get a discount and you can see what it is if you are interested and click through to the page. RecruitingBlogs.com makes no money from signups. Just to let you know.

Below you can find two video I made the last time I was in Vegas.

Find more videos like this on RecruitingBlogs.com

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Bill Vick on April 10, 2008 at 1:36pm

Great news Jason. Kennedy sets the bar for the executive recruitment market and what a great coup for RecruitingBlogs.

Permalink Reply by Jason Ugland on April 10, 2008 at 2:03pm

Hey Jason, isn't it great when a quality offering opens the door to exciting opportunity? Congratulations, Kennedy is a great venue to promote RecruitingBlogs. Best of luck to you at the conference.

Permalink Reply by Cori Toler on April 10, 2008 at 2:23pm

AHHHHH - I was about to write and ask you to count me in and I realize that I'm already scheduled to be somehere else that weekend ! I'm looking forward to hearing all about it. Cori Toler

Permalink Reply by Patricia Ugo on April 10, 2008 at 2:31pm

Glad to know about you.Good for you!A new door opens to the unknown, maybe some money to calm your wife. Tell her I understand how she feels about money, you have to pay your taxes.-Keep in touch to let me know about how things go on.It will be impossible for me to attend the conference due to moeny matters, I'm from Argentina,you know.
A big hug and see you
Patricia

Permalink Reply by Kep Powers on April 10, 2008 at 2:32pm

Hi Jason,

Terrific news. I wish I was going this year but perhaps next. It is great knowing RecruitingBlogs is getting the attention is so well deserves! Yeah!

Permalink Reply by Susan Burns on April 10, 2008 at 2:41pm

Congratulations Jason - great news all the way around. I'll be at Kennedy and happy to grab a camera and get to work if needed. See you in Vegas my friend!

Susan

Permalink Reply by Slouch on April 10, 2008 at 2:54pm

It's all pretty exciting. I am happy that Kennedy recognizes that we have great and active community that will add value to those they are marketing to. Hopefully we can deliver.

Permalink Reply by Alisha Smith on April 10, 2008 at 2:56pm

We are going to be at the show too... One of our guys has volunteered to take on the video cam and get some candid footage of the show! :)

Permalink Reply by Kristi on April 10, 2008 at 2:57pm

If you still need people to videotape - LMK - I'm new to the industry and would love to go to the show and mingle with people.

Congrats on the great news....Kristi

Permalink Reply by Sarah White on April 10, 2008 at 2:58pm

Congratulations! I will be at Kennedy Info already doing a pre-conference workshop - let me know if I can help out in any way!!

Permalink Reply by Lubna Fahmy on April 10, 2008 at 3:03pm

graet news...i might be available...will confirm that to you..

Permalink Reply by Dan Boaz on April 10, 2008 at 3:36pm

That is some funny stuff.

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