ProMed Network at EMS Expo

by carissao on September 16, 2010

Creating Content Live from the Show Floor

Our next conference is EMS Expo (co-located with Firehouse Central and Enforcement Expo) in Dallas, Texas, taking place September 28 through October 2, 2010. We’re excited that the folks at Expo invited our team* back to capture video, record podcasts and infuse the event with social media.

We will be recording TV and radio programs for the various EMS shows on the ProMed Network (MedicCast, EMS Garage, EMS Educast, GenMed, etc.) live on the exhibit hall floor. We were given the opportunity to offer a select few innovators to sponsor this content, so…in the short time until the big event, a limited number of podcast, video and social media sponsorships are available. We’re quite focused on creating valuable content, for those at the show and the many more back at home. Sponsoring that content enables you to not only extend your onsite presence (whether attending or not), but also to reach more than 10,000 potential attendees who didn’t make it to the conference.

We’re excited to already have Zoll, Philips, EMS1 and others on board with us, and can’t wait to collaborate with them.

Sponsor investments start at $500. But we’ve designed packages in a variety of price ranges, and all include social media tags, tools, and promotion by our team while at the expo and during your sponsored program. In short, we’re flexible so that we can meet your needs AND create content that will excite and engage.

Visit MedicCast.com/blog/conferences for details (and note, an exciting new option to get in on sponsoring the Social Media Lounge–a new addition to the show–is now available for $4K).

Sound interesting? Call me at 978-875-2020 with any questions.

The rest of you? See you in Dallas! (…also stay tuned for the next post, a lively interview with Dr. Ray Fowler, and a look at the biggest milestone for EMS since the birth of CPR)

*Once again, we’re bringing together our team of the leading media makers in EMS–Jamie Davis (@podmedic), Chris Montera (@geekymedic), Greg Friese (@gfriese), Ted Setla (@setla), Natalie Quibodeaux (@MsParamedic), Jeremiah Bush (@jeramedic), myself (@CarissaO) and others.

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Learning Something New Everyday…WordCamp!

by carissao on January 23, 2010

WordCamp Boston 2010
I earned my first paycheck as a writer at age 14. I guess you could say I’ve been doing this for a while. That said, this past year has been a transformation. Blogging has introduced a new channel to my world, and with it has come a world of new lessons to learn. I have to say, I’m enjoying this learning and my next schooling comes in the form of WordCamp Boston. A few hundred bloggers will gather this morning to listen and share among four tracks—beginner, applied, practical and developer. With organizers also offering up an unconference and an expert genius bar, this event promises to be a great experience. I’m planning out my day and, in addition to sharing several hours with some smart and driven people, I have a handful of goals in mind…

1. Sharper clarity in my strategic approach to Wordpress
2. Better understanding of the best widgets and plug-ins
3. A primer on Wordpress security
4. Tips for better SEO
5. Some fresh ideas for how to leverage video
6. Some new blog marketing techniques
7. Thoughts on how to cultivate this learning for sharing among the EMS blogging community

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