Four Fantastic Dallas Organizations for Marketing Professionals
These four organizations in Dallas are ideal for marketing/advertising professionals. Two are targeted toward those working in Interactive media in particular. I have personally attended functions with three of the four organizations and, in my opinion, they pass the test. I refer to these groups below as "organizations for networking" not networking groups because these groups are not strictly devoted to gaining referrals, but exist for many other reasons such as industry learning and personal development. Sometimes it's just fun to socialize with other people in your industry. Whether you are looking for a job, seeking clients/vendors, or just want to build your business connections for a rainy day I recommend checking these out.
This is an amazing group aimed toward Interactive Marketers, agencies, and professionals working in businesses as well as non-profit orgs with interactive divisions. Positive: Great for learning and making connections within the industry. They have monthly high content, no sales pitch, seminars in Las Colinas with big name leaders in the industry. Negative: In general, everyone is in the same industry, so it has less new client potential. Attended: Three after hours "prospective member" networking functions 2007 - 2008, with coworkers have received a few leads and met job candidates. This group is geared toward those working at traditional and interactive advertising agencies and was started by a couple of reatives. They claim be “the largest social marketing and advertising network in Dallas, which is probably true. Positive: Truly a fun group of people with a very young age median. They team up with recruiters to host some of their events. Negative: There is never an official speaker or presentation. Attended: Three after hours functions 2007 2008. This group strictly devotes its energy to those involved in marketing on the Internet using SEO and SEM. Positive: Excellent source to know who are all the big dogs in Dallas who are actually our competitors. Negative: I can not comment based on never attending. I do plan on going in the future and will give a full report. Attended: n/a This isn't a formal organization, but a once-a-quarter gathering of professionals from a wide variety of companies who are not the "usual networking type, " but decided to come because of the free food and Netparty's smart at opt-in email list marketing. Positive: Typically300-400 show throughout the night. Someone very ambitious could make a lot of local connections in a short period of time by just attending once. Negative: Only occurs once a quarter. Attended: Three after-hours networking functions (all they have had) 2007 - 2008. Have made over a dozen new contacts and some business leads for LevelTen.