Mashable's "Social Media Day"

Public Relations is all about who you know--in short: Networking.  I want to devote this post entirely to a networking event that i'll be attending sponsored by Mashable. This will be my first "real" networking event and i'm really looking forward to it.  I even ordered new business cards for the event-so hopefully i'll get to use them (all 250 of them haha).

The event is called Social Media Day and it's being held this upcoming Wednesday at the Mean Fiddler.  You can check out the rest of the details here: http://socialmediaday.eventbrite.com/

They even provide the guest list for it, and so far there as some pretty impressive names on the list.  I can't wait.  So in an effort to "prepare" for the event i've browsed tips on how network at events.

Here are some helpful tips that i've found:

Networking at Events

Ehow's networking tips (Note step #7 is a little odd-i would not recommend pretending to smoke in order to pursue a contact)

*My personal tip that I find the most useful is to FOLLOW UP the next day.  If a contact is worth pursuing, a good way to stand out is to email him/her to reiterate what a pleasure it was to meet them.  Chances are he/she probably spoke with a lot of people at the event and this is a great way to make yourself stand out from the crowd!

Hopefully i can make some great contacts. Will update y'all next time.  Cheers!