Join Us at Wheeler Mansion for a Garden Party with Mystery Guests!

Please join SMC Chicago for another very social time on Thursday, June 25, at The Wheeler Mansion, 2020 S. Calumet Avenue from 5:30-8:00.

A $10 registration fee covers your registration for June and July!

Social Media Measurement Panelists

Matt Moog, CEO of ViewPoints (former head of CoolSavings.com)

Matt founded Viewpoints Network in August 2006.  He spent the previous ten years at Q Interactive/CoolSavings where he joined the company as its fifth employee. He ran sales and marketing from 1996 to 2000. From 2001 to 2006 Matt served as President & CEO while CoolSavings was publicly traded, and then took the company private in a sale to Landmark Communications. Prior to CoolSavings Matt worked for Microsoft in a variety of business development and sales roles.Matt is a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and a board member of Francis Parker School.

Alan Warms, former head of BuzzTracker – sold to Yahoo where he headed up Yahoo! News and later founded Participate Media

Alan Warms founded Participate Media in September, 2005.

Alan worked at Yahoo! as Vice President, General Manager Yahoo! News, Tech, and Education from the sale of BuzzTracker in September, 2007 through November, 2008.  While there, Warms: led the development of the first major site redesign in 3.5 years; implemented BuzzTracker into every News story page as a Most Blogged About feature; extended Yahoo! News lead as the number one News site for Reach in the world according to Comscore;  and grew revenue and operating cash flow double digits percentage-wise on a year to year basis while consistently beating budget targets.

Participate Media developed BuzzTracker.com, a news aggregation platform that uses the top 100,000 blogs to automatically determine the top headlines for hundreds of thousands of content topics.  Participate Media sold BuzzTracker and associated technologies to Yahoo! in September, 2007.

In 2006, Participate Media led an investment in RealClearPolitics.com and took over as Publisher, where he and his team led  the development of new blogging-platform based site, launched several new features, executed significant distribution deals and quintupled revenue before exiting the investment in 2007.  He blogged about it here.

Prior to founding Participate Media, Alan was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Participate Systems, Inc., a provider of enterprise software and online community management services founded by Alan in 1997. Participate Systems developed enterprise software and managed online communities for more than 100 corporations, including TiVo, palmOne, Logitech, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, General Electric, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and IBM. Alan also pioneered the development of hard ROI models around online community via a series of whitepapers he co-authored. Participate Systems was sold to OutStart (http://www.outstart.com/), an eLearning enterprise software company, in November, 2004.Prior to founding Participate Systems, Alan worked at eShare and FreeLoader in senior executive positions. He also worked as a case leader and management consultant for The Boston Consulting Group.

In 2001, the World Economic Forum selected Alan as one of its 100 Technology Pioneers. Also in 2001, the editors of Crain’s Chicago Business recognized Warms as one of forty executives under the age of forty who have significantly contributed to building Chicago’s economy. Alan is a member of The Economic Club of Chicago.

Alan holds a MBA from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.S.E.E. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Food and drinks provided by Domino's Pizza and Tres Generaciones

JUNE SPONSORS

Wheeler Mansion in Business Week

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Located two blocks north of McCormick Place Convention Center, just east of Indiana Avenue in the Prairie Preservation District of Chicago’s South Loop, The Wheeler Mansion is truly a Chicago treasure. Originally built in 1870, it is one of the last remaining stately mansions that survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The residence was among one of the earliest constructed in the South Prairie Avenue neighborhood (Prairie Avenue District), home to Chicago’s early mercantile and industrial barons and Chicago’s first “Gold Coast” during the last quarter of the 19th century. After the property’s meticulous restoration in 1999, the city recognized The Wheeler Mansion by honoring the home with the Preservation Excellence Award and the Friends of Downtown Award. The mansion is a Chicago Landmark (Wheeler/Kohn House), as well as a National Landmark, because of its architectural attributes and important historical significance. For more information, visit http://wheelermansion.com.

Tres Generaciones Tequila

Tres Generaciones Tequila is triple distilled to create the smoothest tequila experience possible. Unlike some tequila, Tres Generaciones is made from 100 percent estate-grown, Blue Weber Agave, which is handpicked from the family’s nursery at the Sauza ranch in Jalisco, Mexico.

If you are not already acquainted with our history, Don Cenobio Sauza created his signature award-winning tequila in 1873. In fact, Don Cenobio was responsible for giving tequila its very name. He also was the first to export the golden drink to the United States. Over the years, his son Don Eladio and grandson Don Javier continued his legacy. They not only managed the distillery during difficult post-revolution years, they also traveled the world gaining international attention as they fought to protect the integrity of Mexico’s native spirit. For more information, visit http://www.tresgeneraciones.com.

Big Teeth Productions

With more than 10 years of Big Agency experience, we at Big Teeth know how to shape each client’s message most effectively for their specific goals. Whether it’s branding your company, launching a product or teaching your customers a lesson, we know how to tell your story to your specific audience.

And while Big Agency experience is helpful in knowing how to deliver what you need when you need it, our company’s nimble size allows us to provide you with the personal attention you deserve. Our partners work on every project we accept. And because of our low overhead, we won’t outspend or oversell what you need. We’ll just deliver your message in the best medium for it, no matter what the size or scope of your project. For more information, visit http://www.bigteeth.tv.

Domino’s Pizza by @DPZRAMON

Founded in 1960, Domino’s Pizza is the recognized world leader in pizza delivery operating a network of company-owned and franchise-owned stores in the United States and international markets. Domino’s Pizza’s Vision illustrates a company of exceptional people on a mission to be the best pizza delivery company in the world. For more information, visit http://www.dominos.com.

Visit Ramon (@DPZRAMON) at his Domino’s Pizza Chicago locations:

3103 N. Clark, 2455 W. Fullerton, 2231 N. Lincoln, 4039 W. 26th, 1234 S.Canal, 143 W. Division

Thank to our May panelists and sponsors for their contributions to an amazing event:

PanelistsTheresa Carter, The Local Tourist (Moderator) http://www.thelocaltourist.com, Andrew Mason, Groupon http://groupon.thepoint.com, Mike Evans, GrubHub.com http://www.grubhub.com/chicago, Dawn Reiss, Freelance Writer http://mediabistro.com/dawnreiss

Sponsors

crowdSPRING - Event Host http://www.crowdspring.com

Big Teeth - Video Sponsor http://www.bigteeth.tv

Watch the May event video: http://www.bigteeth.tv/blog/?p=113

Domino's Pizza by @DPZRAMON http://www.dominos.com

Windy City Social - Beverage Sponsor http://www.windycitysocial.com/professional 

Check out Windy City Social’s Social Media and Online Marketing Masters Summit
on Tuesday, June 23rd at Blackstone Hotel, starting at 1:00 p.m. Connect with other marketers and learn about the latest trends in Social Media and Online Marketing from leaders in the industry. You’ll leave the event with new, innovative ideas about how to leverage Twitter, Facebook, SEO, E-mails and Experience Marketing. Speakers include Brad Keown from Facebook, Charlie Festa from Threadless and Liz Strauss, Founder of SobCon. Several speakers and sponsors will be on hand for 15 minute consultations where they’ll give you immediate steps you can take to improve your site or campaigns! 

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