Archive for the ‘People’ Category

SocialDevCamp and the Baltimore Scene

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

I have been thinking about all of the reasons why I have been feeling so good about yesterday's SocialDevCamp. Its a little hard for me to pin down exactly, but all I can say is that it was an absolutely great event. No, it was a special event. Baltimore has ...

Social Dev Camp East - Tomorrow

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Just a quick shout out to anyone in the Baltimore / DC metro area, to let you know or remind you that tomorrow is SocialDevCamp East. Blue Sky Factory is a sponsor of both the event and of the afterparty at the Brewers Art. If you are in the area ...

Sponsoring Marketing Over Coffee

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Anyone out there looking for a great podcast on marketing? If you haven't tuned in yet, Christopher Penn and John Wall produce a great weekly podcast dubbed "Marketing Over Coffee". They cover both classic and new marketing in detail, and dig into both strategy and tactics. Its a great listen ...

PNME Panel - Metrics in New Media

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

At last years Portable and New Media Expo (which is now simply the New Media Expo), Paul Vogelzang and Matt Snodgrass both of Porter Novelli joined me on a panel dubbed "Metrics in New Media." The audio version of this session is now online and available on the Podcast Academy ...

Dave Troy on the Maryland IT Tax

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

This past Wednesday was Save Maryland IT Day down in Annapolis. Hundreds of business owners showed up in packs to help rally and send the message to the state legislature that their recently passed 6% sales and use tax on the IT sector of our state must be repealed. I went ...

Upcoming Events & Speaking Schedule

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Well, 2008 has definitely "kicked in" in regards to travel, events, speaking, etc. After a week long trip of visiting clients on the west coast, and attending the EEC's Email Evolution conference, the travel and events continue. Below, is a list of the next few events I will be attending and ...

The ROI of Social Media - GBTC

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Earlier this week before heading out to the west coast I had the pleasure of participating in Greater Baltimore Technology Council's "Meet the Members" event dubbed "The ROI of Social Media." It was a panel featuring some excellent speakers from the region. The panel consisted of Jared Goralnick of Set ...

West Coast Power Tour

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

I will be on the west coast this coming week from Feb 12 - 16th. The tour begins in San Diego at the Email Evolution Conference, being put on by the Email Experience Council. I am really looking forward to participating, as this is the first annual Email Evolution conference, ...

Baltimore Meetup at Blue Sky Factory HQ

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Next Tuesday, February 5th, we will be hosting a Baltimore meetup at 6:30pm at Blue Sky Factory's HQ. We will be hanging at our offices for a brief happy hour, then heading out to grab dinner. Right now the plan is to head to SoBo Cafe, but if the group ...

Improving, Integrating & Growing Your Email in 2008

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

As we move into 2008, smart marketers should take a look at all of the various marketing mediums they are utilizing this year, and more importantly the strategies they are implementing with them. A couple of weeks ago I posted our 10 Email Marketing Resolutions for 2008, which highlights some ...