I was invited to the Google Affiliate Network (GAN) Client Summit, so I made a quick trip to Chicago earlier this week. Here’s just ten high points from my excursion…
- Sharing a room at the Swissôtel with enjoyable Tricia Meyer from Sunshine Rewards.
- Having dinner at Soldier Field. I almost had enough Rum Punches to dance to the 80′s cover band, Sixteen Candles.
- Meeting GAN merchants with private programs that wouldn’t even consider working with me before.
- Visiting with the pleasurable Dan Greene before I learned that he was such a big-wig at Google (and Navy fighter pilot).
- Listening to Avinash Kaushik compare web analytics to orgasms.
- Hearing “The Father of the Internet” Vint Cerf speak about the past, present and future of technology.
- Wishing I would have gotten Mitch Joel to autograph my copy of his book Six Pixels of Separation.
- Hanging with old friends (even if they skipped some of the event to take a private jet golfing) and making new friends.
- Seeing the filming of the Transformers 3 Movie in downtown Chicago.
- Eating dinner with the ShareASale gang (gotta love Brian, Sarah, Jessica and Grandpa David) before catching my flight back to the middle of nowhere.
Looking back, there are only a few things I would have changed about the trip:
- I would have accepted Connie’s invitation to Rock-Fest beforehand and drove to Chicago with the Schaaf brothers.
- I would have checked my bag on the way home instead of carrying it on – TSA confiscated my goodie bag from Footsmart.
- I would have looted more Kit Kats into my handbag from Google’s snack shelf.
Great recap! I would say just about the same things but have to swap our names in the first point.
I even agree about the Kit Kats. Thank goodness for Kevin. I remembered that it was in my bag about 11:00 that night when I was driving and getting tired and desperate. I still have the two “free” (or $52) bottles of water in my car though.
Thanks for making it a great trip for me. Now I wish you were going to CJU!!
Kim: Sorry I missed meeting you at GAN Summit. I think we would have got on very well!
Are you heading to ASE? We should catch up! I too loved the kit kats, and thankfully remembered to check my bag for the very reason of not getting my footsmart goodies confiscated.
P.S. As a mom of one (2 year old) I *heart* boogie wipes.
Kim,
I’m so sorry to hear that your FootCare kit was confiscated. If you want to email me your home address (kbarlow@benchmarkbrands.com), I will send you another one!
Best,
Katie
Hi Kim- I’m so sorry to hear about your FootCare kit! If you send me your home address (kbarlow@benchmarkbrands.com), I will make sure that you get another one.
— Katie
Tricia – I wish I was going to CJU with you, too!
Gretchen – Sorry, I missed you as well. Will you be at ASE10 in NYC?
Katie – Thanks so much for the offer! I just emailed you.
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Wow, It really sounds very interesting. Seems you enjoyed a lot at GAN Summit. I think taking part in all the affiliate conferences is a great way of making new friends
Wow sounds like a fantastic trip!
I even agree about the Kit Kats. Thank goodness for Kevin. I remembered that it was in my bag about 11:00 that night when I was driving and getting tired and desperate
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Great Recap, I wish I could have attended this.
Ditto on the Kit Kats too, LOL