Last week was the AMTA’s national convention in Minneapolis, MN. I was not able to attend (next year, Portland, be there!), but from what I gather, much learning and frivolity ensued, including some delicious food. There was even a Facebook meetup where everyone got together to see just how much we all look like our Facebook photos, or not.
Allissa over at Writing a Blue Streak posted her summary here. She manages to capture the fun, excitement, challenge and exhaustion that is a big part of these types of gatherings. Also some great links to the Massage Therapy Foundation’s Rise campaign.
Michael Reynolds from SpinWeb wrote up a review of the convention from a technical standpoint. Next year, we’ll be in Nerdistan, I mean Portland, so hopefully, we’ll tech it up a bit.
And since that much awesome has to go somewhere, Michael wrote a guest post at Writing a Blue Streak on Trading Tips for Referrals. I’m going to try this and see how it works.
Laura Allen wrote about her convention experiences on her blog. Some great insights and, of course, her opinions on the event.
Weekly Seth Godin: Needs don’t always lead to demand. Read this. Think about it. Become one with it. While people may need massage, there may not be any demand for it. You need to provide something that people demand. The biggest, most successful companies know this and they also know how to create demand. Don’t’ believe me? Look at Apple – one of the most successful demand generators out there.
Jen Sommerman has a nice piece at Massage Today on using your downtime to work on your business. If you’ve got a slow day, or a slow month, use that time for marketing, housekeeping tasks and those special projects.
Will I see you all next year in Portland?
Nerdistan! I hadn’t heard that before. But yes, books are to Portland as Jazz is to New Orleans, and geeks flourish here as nowhere else. We’ll have a grand convention! — especially if we can import a number of people with social skills from out of state
I’m sure you’ve heard the joke by now:
How can you spot the extroverted engineer in a crowd? He’s the one staring at someone else’s shoes.
For readers – Powell’s books is like heaven. Bring your credit card! It’s totally awesome.
I’m lacking in social skills, but I’ll be in Portland!
Keep updating. I am looking forward to more posts.