You can’t have a digital marketing conference without social media. And we can’t wrap up the conference without highlighting some of the fun tweets that went out. Here’s a few of the tweets that tell the story of fun and learning at #Rocks Digital 2017!
Tweets Highlighting Rocks Digital 2017
Hey, @LissaDuty! We’re ready to #RocksDigital! pic.twitter.com/KvT68evS09
— Cam Swegman (@CamSwegman) June 29, 2017
One of the first tweets kicking off the 2017 conference naturally had to include a photo of me asking attendees my favorite question – Are you ready to ROCK digital?!
Excited to once again tweet for Texas’s biggest digital conference #RocksDigital !! pic.twitter.com/c5CvjRURfZ
— ibeautydallas (@ibeautydallas) June 29, 2017
Our live tweeters were in the house and ready to bring the highlights to the web!
#rocksdigital 2017 @LocalSearchAssn – Keynote Greg Sterling kicking it off. @Enradius looking forward to a day full of digital info. pic.twitter.com/Aj1J8U7i6i
— Enradius (@Enradius) June 29, 2017
Even our speakers were tweeting about what they are learning from other speakers. Now that is quite the conference.
Darn! I really wanted those Danish treats! #RocksDigital #SMDay pic.twitter.com/EL1yVYKbZx
— Cam Swegman (@CamSwegman) June 29, 2017
One of the keynote speakers, Lex ten Veen, brought a game and a prize to the conference! Sorry Cam that you didn’t win. I did – and he brought me a package of the treats too.
Let’s do this #RocksDigital ready to get down with the get down on some Near Me searches. Woo! *Ric Flair Voice* pic.twitter.com/0nWe6sbKbp
— Damon Gochneaur (@DamonGochneaur) June 29, 2017
Throwing down the “I’m going to ROCK” gauntlet!
“Your goal is to give your clients pleasure, piece of mind, profit, progress, pain avoidance and power.” – @DeanLindsay #RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/rzuFyjmyCc
— Idea Grove (@IdeaGrove) June 29, 2017
Dean Lindsay challenges you to meet your clients’ needs!
It feels good to be at #RocksDigital conference with fellow marketers! So far off to a great start! pic.twitter.com/HnCoT3KwcW
— Houston IMA (@houstonima) June 29, 2017
We really do know how to pack a house!
This just in…. @DamonGochneaur loves him some reviews. #RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/AaZndoxoTK
— Casey Markee (@MediaWyse) June 29, 2017
One of our Rocks Talk speakers reveals a secret about himself!
By a show of hands, no one here at #RocksDigital advertises on #TV everyone’s spending time on apps & capturing the moments with #selfies. pic.twitter.com/0YETo8xN5e
— Samantha Cuellar (@its_samanthajc) June 29, 2017
Does this fact surprise you?
LOL! The ‘No More Drunk Dialing’ app. #RocksDigital #SMDay pic.twitter.com/ORPnrKklk8
— Cam Swegman (@CamSwegman) June 29, 2017
Dave Carberry brought some humor to his talk with this slide on mobile.
Are Twitter Live videos going to work for you?? Stop by an talk to us about it. #RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/nj1v5OVAO0
— SyncLab Media (@synclabmedia) June 30, 2017
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@deandresays “Don’t tell customers what to think. Guide them on how to feel.” #RocksDigital #storytelling #video pic.twitter.com/v9JVFvRty1
— The Biz Fizz (@TheBizFizz) June 29, 2017
Storytelling comes in all forms!
90% of people’s time on mobile is spent in apps. Time to create an app??? #LegalTech #RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/JBgJCLrDve
— DFW Legal Hackers (@DFWLegalHackers) June 29, 2017
Lance Bachmann’s session on mobile got attendees ready to create an app!
LOL! A/C is so strong at #RocksDigital it just blew the printouts right off my table! pic.twitter.com/hSvQdqEMvV
— Cam Swegman (@CamSwegman) June 29, 2017
While we heat things up, we manage to keep all you cool people cool!
Thanks #RocksDigital for the GREAT turn-out today. Here are my slides for today’s talk on BLE Beacons. https://t.co/1LfEv5CQ7E pic.twitter.com/U3byVLgm0A
— Casey Markee (@MediaWyse) June 29, 2017
Casey Markee presented about beacons, not bacon at #RocksDigital 2017, even though he loves both!
Helpful information on social media metrics #RocksDigital @katykatztx @rocksdigital pic.twitter.com/ImUrmRGizC
— Genia Bowyer (@glbowyer) June 29, 2017
Katy Katz slayed both dragons and social media metrics at Rocks Digital 2017!
The Thrive team finishing off the day with some #RocksDigital Marketing Conference shenanigans! pic.twitter.com/Q5L23qVr51
— Thrive Agency (@ThriveAgency) June 29, 2017
Did you know one of our break-out speakers traveled all the way form Pakistan to speak? This is Moosa Hemani and his team!
Right?#RocksDigital #SMDay pic.twitter.com/J8uAtqWO8c
— Cam Swegman (@CamSwegman) June 29, 2017
Attendee replies were crafty this year!
@jeffwhitfield advocating for a human first approach to #SEO. Put #UX at the center of everything! #RocksDigital #UserExperience pic.twitter.com/GYuEpkD2yt
— ProjectUX (@projectuxtv) June 29, 2017
UX really is a big part of web design, and consumers-first is a must!
Representing @DFWSEM at #RocksDigital today! #VIP pic.twitter.com/567x5EwQkQ
— Timothy Huneycutt (@timothuney) June 29, 2017
We gotta give VIP love to long-time attendees and supporter of Rocks Digital, Timothy Honeycutt and the Dallas-Fort Worth Search Engine Marketing Association.
@BYCSocialMedia – Great advice on LinkedIn and the Boolean search. #RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/SOe0wCRZUF
— Dave Carberry (@davecarberry) June 29, 2017
It seems we really missed some good stuff in this break-out session! Maybe we can talk Karen into writing a blog post for us about it.
Shift more time away from KW research to user behavior. Heat maps, device behavior, etc. @MStinsonRoss #RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/Tdub6hJLso
— Casey Markee (@MediaWyse) June 29, 2017
Michelle Stinson Ross of the Gruen Agency presented on the SEO Undead and dropped some knowledge bombs about how to do SEO in the future.
#RocksDigital #SMDay pic.twitter.com/pAwD7WHxpX
— Cam Swegman (@CamSwegman) June 29, 2017
Even our emcee Tony Wright had kind things to say about the Rocks Digital 2017 speakers.
#RocksDigital Some important Stats @RobinatRibit pic.twitter.com/LFlPbgelzu
— PerlasMedia (@PerlasMedia) June 29, 2017
Some mobile stats to get you thinking about web design!
Conference #networking at #rocksdigital with @scottpeek @DamonGochneaur superior resources! pic.twitter.com/VpSNuhRDGc
— Susan Hamilton, Host (@OffbeatBusiness) June 29, 2017
We aren’t all business at #RocksDigital! Here’s a pic taken during the networking break.
Don’t ask for /solicit reviews on @Yelp. A gentle nudge is too much. Just tell them they can find you there. #RocksDigital @RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/yblmaZUuT6
— Elayna Fernandez (@thePositiveMOM_) June 29, 2017
Here is what the Yelp keynote speaker has to say about soliciting reviews! Do you agree?
Lots of gems here at the #RocksDigital conference!! Summary so far: don’t sit on the sidelines! pic.twitter.com/iZzkUzm0Xz
— Janet Bernstein (@savvygirljanet) June 29, 2017
Janet says it pretty well with this statement!
Bernadette Coleman kicks off the end-of-the-day panel experts session at #RocksDigital. pic.twitter.com/G6G7yzxKAd
— The Biz Fizz (@TheBizFizz) June 29, 2017
The Local Search Day Expert Panel had attendees sitting on the edge of their seats!
The key to building a successful business today is trust and relationships @dantyre #RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/VE7WDWuysm
— Katy Katz (@katykatztx) June 29, 2017
Dan Tyre’s keynote was a hit!
What an amazing first day to #RocksDigital and I can’t wait for what’s in store for tomorrow’s workshops @rocksdigital @seredandesign pic.twitter.com/Tq4qFk5FtT
— Genia Bowyer (@glbowyer) June 30, 2017
It’s always great to know that attendees loved what we did!
Celebrating #SMDay with Sir Earl Toon and a song by Otis Blackwell that hit the charts with Elvis performing. #RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/I8fkPO8vnJ
— Cam Swegman (@CamSwegman) June 30, 2017
Can you really celebrate Local Search Day and Social Media Day without a celebration? Well we couldn’t, so Sir Earl Toon of Kool & the Gang performed live on June 29th at the after-event to end the day!
You’re welcome! You have great programs for people looking into digital marketing.#RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/MKWzCPC9Wh
— thedcc (@thedccorg) June 30, 2017
Day 2 continued the trend as sponsors kicked off the day busy at their tables!
“H3’s are really SEO rich. They tend to perform better than H1’s and H2’s.” @jnosal #RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/Z83k4469e8
— Emily Dreifuss (@dreifusse) June 30, 2017
It seems we need to amp up the H3’s on #RocksDigital too.
Great session on social media amplification from Erik Solan @VerticalMeasure at #RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/RMyXZRaDQM
— Luce Media (@LuceMedia) June 30, 2017
Attendees learned how to amplify their content from Vertical Measures!
Happy LIVE-face-terest-twit-in-goo-gram-ing! #SocialMediaDay #RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/ihh8K1WRUZ
— Teresa Martin (@FlipCatLLC) June 30, 2017
This is one happy cat to be ROCKING at Rocks Digital!
“You have approximately 5 seconds to make a first impression on your website – make sure it is a good one.” @jnosal #RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/BweNc8Ud7U — Idea Grove (@IdeaGrove) June 30, 2017
Even the ugliest of websites need SEO help!
J Schuh’s workshop was full of inspiration and creative exercises!
Thanks @bhartzer for all the incredible #SEO knowledge, and to #RocksDigital for hosting. #marketing #Keywords #UX pic.twitter.com/yBlYtvtaEB
— ProjectUX (@projectuxtv) June 30, 2017
I couldn’t have said this better myself!
SEO pro @BethKahlich is breaking things down and defining Google’s terminology.#RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/sttnyqzpPD
— thedcc (@thedccorg) June 30, 2017
Beth mystified attendees while demystifying Google Analytics in her workshop.
When working with AdWords don’t be afraid to bid high, you will rarely end up paying your full CPM bid. @danthies #RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/s3uhk4fnam
— Idea Grove (@IdeaGrove) June 30, 2017
I didn’t get to catch this workshop, so reading the live blog is on my to-do list!
Thank you @deanlindsay for giving my daughter a copy of your book. It’s never too soon to learn valuable lessons. #RocksDigital #PHATgoals pic.twitter.com/T3XCoSn9Jp
— A.J. Wood (@aj_wood) June 30, 2017
We even had a special guest attend with AJ Wood! Thanks for bringing Sydney with you.
This was such an awesome compliment! I love helping others feed search engines and social media E-A-T content!
One of the founders of @digitalxdallas (another of our biggest supporters), @YoungbloodJoe is presenting at #RocksDigital. pic.twitter.com/jmtPfihZmf
— thedcc (@thedccorg) June 30, 2017
Everyone loves Joe Youngblood!
While the Digital Marketing Clinic was small in attendance, the one-on-one attention attendees gained was invaluable. Here is just one group that huddled together during this workshop.
We’re going to test out @YoungbloodJoe‘s Facebook Machine this month on @GarrettsMoving #StartYourEngines #RocksDigital pic.twitter.com/tEVzhLQXTs
— DRKM Strategies (@DRKMStrategies) July 7, 2017
We’re looking forward to seeing a follow-up on their results. Maybe they’ll guest blog for us.
Thanks for the memories #RocksDigital. Much love and respect. pic.twitter.com/d2kqNoSj7t — Casey Markee (@MediaWyse) July 1, 2017
Who doesn’t love a GIF? And this one makes me want to hug each of the 31 speakers that ROCKED Rocks Digital 2017.
@Advice_Local what is this thing yall gave us at #RocksDigital? pic.twitter.com/K00j090MGm
— Bingham (@BinghamForReal) July 5, 2017
Even after the conference Advice Local seemed to have attendees stumped by a swag bag insert. BTW… this is a camera cover for cell phones and laptops. It seems that blocking those pesky built-in camera lenses is a new thing for the security conscious.
We ROCKED Social Media
The 2017 Rocks Digital Marketing Conference ROCKED social media this year! We’re so glad you joined us on this journey. You can check out the hashtag stream on Twitter and Facebook for those tweets we didn’t include!
Did you have a favorite moment at Rocks Digital you would like to share? Please do share along with the #RocksDigital hashtag on your favorite social media account!
