I felt as though I was still flying in a cloud of pixie dust
from that magical email that had arrived about 3 weeks earlier
inviting me to attend the #DisneySMMC event in New York City.
And it’s a good thing.
I needed
all the pixie dust (and coffee!) I could find when my alarm went off at 2:30 AM
on Monday, June 15.
With a spoonful of
sugar to help the coffee go down and a
Disney Bounding outfit ready to go, I boarded a 4:25 AM train out of Maryland and
was on my way to the Big Apple.
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| The New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City |
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| "Genie, I wish for an amazing conference." Wish granted! |
The day began with registration, breakfast, “swag bags,” a
photo op, and pin trading all before 8:30 AM.
This was a great way to kick off the celebration and begin conversations
with fellow bloggers and social media moms.
Unfortunately, nobody was interested in my pin so, alas, no pin trading
for me – but the photo op and props added a great deal of fun as everyone
showed their #DisneySide.
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| The props at the Disney photo booth were a lot of fun! |
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| Yummy breakfast. . .and the much appreciated coffee!! |
The event was held at the New Amsterdam Theatre, which is
home to Disney’s Broadway production of Aladdin.
Promptly at 8:30 AM, we were invited upstairs
to make our Broadway debut as we found our seats on stage at the theatre for
the conference to begin.
Leanne O’Regan
began the day with a welcome and a brief overview of some of the
upcoming magic at Disney Parks and other vacation destinations in the Disney family.
I’ll have more on that in a later post!
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| Leanne welcoming us to he conference. |
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| Ready to learn! |
The learning component of the conference was made up of a
series of speakers from both Disney and other brands speaking to us about
building our brand and presence on social media. Some of my favorite tips of the day included:
- Make lists to get creative. When you force your brain to list 10 - 12 ideas, you push past logic and see where your creativity can take you. - Jenn from the Disney Parks Blog (@DisneyParksJenn)
- Apps like Magisto and Videolicious allow you to turn your photos and videos into professional looking content quickly and easily. - Victoria Lim (@VictoriaLim)
- Tweet on trending topics, but through the lens of your brand. - The editing team from Babble (@Babble)
- Be personal, be creative, and craft a unique voice. - Melissa Kraxenberg (@ladyandprince)
The day wrapped up with a visit from the mouse himself,
Mickey! Then we received a special
surprise – a backstage tour of the New Amsterdam theatre. There was so much history and fun packed into
that tour that I’m dedicating a separate post to that later on.
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| I'm like a little kid. . .thrilled to have a photo op with Mickey Mouse! |
Sadly, the day came to end all too quickly. But our “swag bags” gave us lots of goodies
to remember the day and embrace our #DisneySide. As someone relatively new to the world of
social media and blogging, the event was such a great opportunity to learn from
some amazing speakers and gave me lots of ideas to take back and improve my
blog. And, the Disney fan in me enjoyed
every pixie-dusted surprise of the day!
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| Thanks for a great day! |
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