Networking Aboard The Carolina Girl

by on June 22nd, 2009

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By Lauren Verdi

AMA SS pic

On June 18, 2009 The Charleston AMA (American Marketing Association) hosted their Summer Social. This was no ordinary AMA meeting, professionals were brought together to network with each other, promote themselves, and collaborate as marketers.

When I heard about this event, I couldn’t wait for it to draw near. I was excited to meet new people, network, represent Cognetix, and enjoy a late afternoon on a yacht cruising through the Charleston harbor.

In preparation for this event, I spent earlier that day creating my own business cards to pass out to good contacts and relevant professionals.

When it was getting close to boarding time, a few of us ladies from the “Coghead’s Team” headed from the office to Ripley’s Point. When we arrived we were greeted by friendly gentleman at the dock to help us board the boat. The boat had plenty of room for mingling and networking. The ambiance was very relaxing and inviting. The food was catered by Heights of Charleston that included Polynesian treats of cheese, crackers, fruit, meatballs, and other dishes. The signature drink for the evening was the “Holy City Peach Tea” provided by Firefly Vodka, which had a fresh mint leaf and raspberry garnish. All drinks were prepared by ICEBOX bartending services.

As I made my rounds from bottom to upper deck, I met Lee Deas and Emily Coleman of Obviouslee Marketing, Jan Marvin of J Marvin Studios, Shannon Odom of CVB, and I even met a few interns I could relate to and share experiences with.

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Lee Deas

June 22, 2009 at 5:53 pm

Thanks for attending the AMA Summer Social! We’ve posted pictures on our blog and the video will be uploaded soon- http://charlestonama.wordpress.com
carolinamarketer

June 30, 2009 at 5:28 pm

As an intern myself that sounds like an awesome networking event to attend! Networking events are great opportunities for me to gain experience and understanding about the other businesses out there as well as my own. Have you had any other interesting networking events?
cognetix

July 9, 2009 at 2:03 pm

Hi Carolinamarketer,

AMA (American Marketing Associaton) holds a lot of events, there is actually a luncheon today!
WHERE: Marriott on Lockwood Blvd.
WHEN: 12PM-1:30PM
WHAT: Business casual, sit down luncheon, with speaker Cynthia Currence discussing the topic “The Power of Strategic Alliances in Marketing During Turbulent Times”

You should attend!
Here’s is a link to look at other upcoming events they are having
http://www.charlestonama.org/
caseybolt

July 15, 2009 at 2:14 pm

Thanks so much Cognetix!

Unfortunately we were unable to make that event, but we’ll definitely be looking at the upcoming events. We have another Skyline office in Charleston and I’m sure our rep there attends a lot of those events as well. We’ll tell her to keep a look out!