Jake Baillie and the team from TrueLocal threw an awesome party at B.L.U.E.S. last night and a fun time was had by all. I’m short on time, so check out these photos on Flickr.
Thanks Jake!!!
Update!¬† Here’s a little sample of Chico Banks covering a Stevie Ray Vaughn song:
The TrueLocal party was one of the best parties during the SES Chicago conference. Every color of SEO hat was represented and Danny + entourage too.
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[...] One cannot go an evening at a Search Engine Strategies conference without some type of revelry and Wednesday night was no exception. Clicktracks delivered an encore of sorts by having a party at B.L.U.E.S. which is where TrueLocal had a party two days prior. [...]
[...] The exhibit hall award goes to OneUpWeb. By purchasing sponsorship and using it to pitch a white paper on Corporate Podcasting, I thought they created a unique voice from the rest of the vendors. With a low-pressure approach, they delivered a mini-disk with a Guide to Corporate Podcasting, Podcasting & SEO, Podcasting Tour, and Testimonials. The content is engaging, very well done, and understandable to the layperson. I know because I showed it to my father. If he gets it, then . . . . Something Different Award Laura Thieme of BizResearch told me about her idea this summer, and I thought it was brilliant then, but then to see it in action was very cool. Laura invited 250 attendees to lunch one day. Anyone who has ever attended an SES knows the joy that is the box lunch. Laura offered up a hot buffet lunch, complete with an ice cream sundae bar. Laura had a chance to tell her story, which is impressive and explain more about her company, BizResearch. She didn’t hold the people that only came for lunch hostage either. After her introduction, she invited those to leave that were only there for lunch – even more surprising is that not many left. Laura had the attention of a large group of attendees and evaluated websites, answered questions and built up some solid goodwill. Chicago Blues Award Maybe this one should be named after my friend Jake Baillie. After all, it was he and Webmaster Radio that put one of the best SES parties ever at Buddy Guy’s club last year. Not to be outdone, Jake and TrueLocal took the party to B.L.U.E.S. on the other side of town. The only drawback was that BLUES is 1/10th the size of Buddy Lee’s. The crowd was huge, but I didn’t hear anyone complain about the cab ride, the cold, or being in a packed club. I credit that to the band, and most of all, the guitar player: Chico Banks. Lee Odden got some video of Chico’s cover of Voodoo Child – which was awesome.Chico has to be one of the best rock/blues guitarists that I have heard in a long time. It was a real pleasure to go back to BLUES later with ClickTracks and hear Chico again as part of Big Ray and Chicago’s Most Wanted. [...]