March 15, 2008 17 Comments

Special SXSW Thank You to WashingtonVC

Rana Sobhany and Eric Litman from WashingtonVC threw a really great party on my last night at South By Southwest Interactive. It was a Rock Band party, where you got to play the cool new game by Harmonix (met their super community guy, too, and if he emails me back, I’ll do a tour of his place). By ‘cool,’ I mean that Mark Cuban and Moby and other real live rockstars came by. MTV was in on it. I mean, yeah. Cool.

Rock Band Party

So, I wanted to thank Rana for putting it all together, and for everyone who came and had fun, and for Scoble for being part of a hilarious video (too lazy to find a link, but Robert surely has one on his blog). It really rocked.

Rock Band Party

AND I want to encourage companies thinking of creative ways to get involved with conferences to think about throwing a Rock Band party. For the dollars spent, I promise you that it was one of the most memorable nights ever. I think that bringing an experience to an event far trumps a simple branding effort these days. Agree?

Rock Band Party

I enjoyed the heck out of the experience, and as a result, it gave me positive feelings about WashingtonVC, Harmonix and several other companies. Cheap trick? Great idea? You decide.

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  • http://www.washingtonvc.com/ Eric Litman

    Thanks, Chris. You rocked that mic!

  • http://www.washingtonvc.com/ Eric Litman

    Thanks, Chris. You rocked that mic!

  • http://www.lavarow.com Nathan T. Wright

    Chris – great meeting you for breakfast at SXSW on Tuesday, and I’m glad to see your blog is back among the living!Cheers, Nathan.

  • http://www.lavarow.com Nathan T. Wright

    Chris – great meeting you for breakfast at SXSW on Tuesday, and I’m glad to see your blog is back among the living!Cheers, Nathan.

  • http://www.theviralgarden.com Mack Collier

    “For the dollars spent, I promise you that it was one of the most memorable nights ever. I think that bringing an experience to an event far trumps a simple branding effort these days. Agree?”

    Agree completely Chris. Mon nite at the Iron Cactus, I was talking to someone, I think it was Jordan Behan and Jackie Huba, and I remarked that while Dell was a co-sponsor of the Conversation Starters event, that you didn’t see any Dell logos and banners plastered everywhere. But the company created a memorable night for everyone, and they also in return got to talk and build relationships with some of the smartest bloggers on the planet. Everyone won.

  • http://www.theviralgarden.com Mack Collier

    “For the dollars spent, I promise you that it was one of the most memorable nights ever. I think that bringing an experience to an event far trumps a simple branding effort these days. Agree?”

    Agree completely Chris. Mon nite at the Iron Cactus, I was talking to someone, I think it was Jordan Behan and Jackie Huba, and I remarked that while Dell was a co-sponsor of the Conversation Starters event, that you didn’t see any Dell logos and banners plastered everywhere. But the company created a memorable night for everyone, and they also in return got to talk and build relationships with some of the smartest bloggers on the planet. Everyone won.

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    I want to encourage companies thinking of creative ways to get involved with conferences to think about throwing a Rock Band party. For the dollars spent, I promise you that it was one of the most memorable nights ever. I think that bringing an experience to an event far trumps a simple branding effort these days.

  • http://www.savetubevideo.com youtube downloader

    I want to encourage companies thinking of creative ways to get involved with conferences to think about throwing a Rock Band party. For the dollars spent, I promise you that it was one of the most memorable nights ever. I think that bringing an experience to an event far trumps a simple branding effort these days.

  • http://www.savetubevideo.com youtube downloader

    I want to encourage companies thinking of creative ways to get involved with conferences to think about throwing a Rock Band party. For the dollars spent, I promise you that it was one of the most memorable nights ever. I think that bringing an experience to an event far trumps a simple branding effort these days.

  • http://www.savetubevideo.com youtube downloader

    I want to encourage companies thinking of creative ways to get involved with conferences to think about throwing a Rock Band party. For the dollars spent, I promise you that it was one of the most memorable nights ever. I think that bringing an experience to an event far trumps a simple branding effort these days.

  • http://www.savetubevideo.com youtube downloader

    I want to encourage companies thinking of creative ways to get involved with conferences to think about throwing a Rock Band party. For the dollars spent, I promise you that it was one of the most memorable nights ever. I think that bringing an experience to an event far trumps a simple branding effort these days.

  • http://www.savetubevideo.com youtube downloader

    I want to encourage companies thinking of creative ways to get involved with conferences to think about throwing a Rock Band party. For the dollars spent, I promise you that it was one of the most memorable nights ever. I think that bringing an experience to an event far trumps a simple branding effort these days.

  • http://www.savetubevideo.com youtube downloader

    I want to encourage companies thinking of creative ways to get involved with conferences to think about throwing a Rock Band party. For the dollars spent, I promise you that it was one of the most memorable nights ever. I think that bringing an experience to an event far trumps a simple branding effort these days.

  • http://www.savetubevideo.com youtube downloader

    I want to encourage companies thinking of creative ways to get involved with conferences to think about throwing a Rock Band party. For the dollars spent, I promise you that it was one of the most memorable nights ever. I think that bringing an experience to an event far trumps a simple branding effort these days.

  • http://www.savetubevideo.com youtube downloader

    I want to encourage companies thinking of creative ways to get involved with conferences to think about throwing a Rock Band party. For the dollars spent, I promise you that it was one of the most memorable nights ever. I think that bringing an experience to an event far trumps a simple branding effort these days.

  • http://www.savetubevideo.com youtube downloader

    I want to encourage companies thinking of creative ways to get involved with conferences to think about throwing a Rock Band party. For the dollars spent, I promise you that it was one of the most memorable nights ever. I think that bringing an experience to an event far trumps a simple branding effort these days.

  • http://www.savetubevideo.com youtube downloader

    I want to encourage companies thinking of creative ways to get involved with conferences to think about throwing a Rock Band party. For the dollars spent, I promise you that it was one of the most memorable nights ever. I think that bringing an experience to an event far trumps a simple branding effort these days.