It sounds corny, but engage with media and make friends at the POMA Annual Business Conference, I know I do.
Registration is now open -June 12-15 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
- I’m there. And frankly, I would like to meet you.
- Networking opportunities are spot on – every year I either gain a client, or I’ve solidified a relationship with a current client. How do I solidify a relationship with a current client? I sponsor a cocktail hour and put their name on it.
- Range Day & POMA Camps are spelled F-U-N: want to shoot a cannon? Sure! How about a .50 caliber muzzleloader from CVA? Yes! Test the latest crossbows on the market? Or even drive that 2018 Nissan Titan you’ve been eyeing? That’s here, too.
- Find great content for your blog/podcast/other: Myself and many others have recorded engaging and insightful podcasts from the ‘conference floor.’
- You could be a speaker: do you excel at something and want to share the knowledge? POMA is always looking for dynamic speakers at their annual conference.
- You could sit next to someone super important: Two conferences ago, I had dinner next to the now-U.S. Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke. I won his book, “American Commander” at the auction and had it signed for my hubby. Pretty sure that makes us besties now.
- You could win a gun: same conference as above, I borrowed $2 from Fredy Riehl of Ammoland.Com so I could buy a chance for a Remington handgun. I won it. Fredy now has visiting rights to the gun.
- You could help someone: you never know where you could help a fellow freelancer, or editor, learn more about something you know very well – like how to do Instagram Stories….or even how to sharpen a knife, as I was shown by Tom Claycomb four conferences ago. And the best part? They’ll remember you helped them and hopefully they can return the favor someday. Tom and I still chat to this day and he’s been a big help to me.
- You never know what you’ll learn sitting around the fire: its true while on hunting trips and it’s still true at the POMA conference.
- Pre/post-media trips are amazing – Nebraska is welcoming POMA with open arms and has planned incredible pre-and-post media trips around the conference. I put my name in for the pre-trips; fingers crossed I’m chosen!
U.S. Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke autographed his book for me, which I won during the auction at the Kalispell, MT Business Conference in 2016.
Register for the conference and learn more at http://professionaloutdoormedia.org/poma-business-conference/ See you in Nebraska!!