Comments on: Are sponsorships to conferences to be expected now? https://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/are-sponsorships-to-conferences-to-be-expected-now/ Inside the mind of an opinionated mama... Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:14:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Why I Wish I Had Joined One of the Few Cycling Clubs in My Area? | I want to ride my bicycle https://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/are-sponsorships-to-conferences-to-be-expected-now/comment-page-1/#comment-2451 Why I Wish I Had Joined One of the Few Cycling Clubs in My Area? | I want to ride my bicycle Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:57:57 +0000 https://faboomama.com/?p=1819#comment-2451 [...] Are sponsorships to conferences to be expected now? « FABOO MAMA [...] [...] Are sponsorships to conferences to be expected now? « FABOO MAMA [...]

]]> By: faboomama https://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/are-sponsorships-to-conferences-to-be-expected-now/comment-page-1/#comment-2356 faboomama Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:48:13 +0000 https://faboomama.com/?p=1819#comment-2356 Ah, that is very true. Ah, that is very true.

]]> By: faboomama https://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/are-sponsorships-to-conferences-to-be-expected-now/comment-page-1/#comment-2355 faboomama Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:42:57 +0000 https://faboomama.com/?p=1819#comment-2355 Mary, you just may be on to something. But they'd probably ask for a sponsorship to go to that course too! Mary, you just may be on to something. But they'd probably ask for a sponsorship to go to that course too!

]]> By: Tamar Weinberg https://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/are-sponsorships-to-conferences-to-be-expected-now/comment-page-1/#comment-2353 Tamar Weinberg Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:48:45 +0000 https://faboomama.com/?p=1819#comment-2353 Beautiful. <br><br>"What really amazes me by this entire situation is that many of the women who talked the most about receiving sponsorhips have no voice. Their blogs have limited readership, they carry no weight behind their words. They are not leaders. They are not trendsetters. They have no respect in whatever focus they blog about."<br><br>So true. Those who deserve sponsorships don't have to beg for them. Beautiful.

“What really amazes me by this entire situation is that many of the women who talked the most about receiving sponsorhips have no voice. Their blogs have limited readership, they carry no weight behind their words. They are not leaders. They are not trendsetters. They have no respect in whatever focus they blog about.”

So true. Those who deserve sponsorships don't have to beg for them.

]]> By: marybaum https://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/are-sponsorships-to-conferences-to-be-expected-now/comment-page-1/#comment-2352 marybaum Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:00:00 +0000 https://faboomama.com/?p=1819#comment-2352 I saw the comments on Friendfeed and checked out the gimme-girls with a sense of morbid fascination. The only thing I can think of is that would explain what we all saw is this: if they're young moms, they're probably not just new to blogging - they may not have spent a lot of time working before they started their families. <br><br>So maybe they never got to a level where they had to learn professional etiquette. And now they think they can just waltz into a company, announce that they're a blogger and expect a sponsorship, without any idea of what they could deliver in return that would actually be of value to the company in question.<br><br>Remedial etiquette courses, anyone? We could make a fortune . . . I saw the comments on Friendfeed and checked out the gimme-girls with a sense of morbid fascination. The only thing I can think of is that would explain what we all saw is this: if they're young moms, they're probably not just new to blogging – they may not have spent a lot of time working before they started their families.

So maybe they never got to a level where they had to learn professional etiquette. And now they think they can just waltz into a company, announce that they're a blogger and expect a sponsorship, without any idea of what they could deliver in return that would actually be of value to the company in question.

Remedial etiquette courses, anyone? We could make a fortune . . .

]]> By: faboomama https://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/are-sponsorships-to-conferences-to-be-expected-now/comment-page-1/#comment-2351 faboomama Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:39:13 +0000 https://faboomama.com/?p=1819#comment-2351 Companies send people to conferences. In my experience, my friends have had sponsorships from web-based companies or special-interests groups to attend conferences. It would like my local hardware store sending me to a conference on home supplies. In some cases it's a great fit. The attendee is profressional, not only getting something out of the conference, but making sure not to damage the brand of the company paying the bills. Companies send people to conferences. In my experience, my friends have had sponsorships from web-based companies or special-interests groups to attend conferences. It would like my local hardware store sending me to a conference on home supplies. In some cases it's a great fit. The attendee is profressional, not only getting something out of the conference, but making sure not to damage the brand of the company paying the bills.

]]> By: dcfemella https://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/are-sponsorships-to-conferences-to-be-expected-now/comment-page-1/#comment-2349 dcfemella Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:30:22 +0000 https://faboomama.com/?p=1819#comment-2349 I didn't even know it was possible to get sponsorship to attend a conference. It's sad that the women boasting about this are ones who have not been blogging for too long. If I go, I will pay my own way to BlogHer. I didn't even know it was possible to get sponsorship to attend a conference. It's sad that the women boasting about this are ones who have not been blogging for too long. If I go, I will pay my own way to BlogHer.

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