By Meg Hodson
I pretty much grinned cheek to cheek when the invitation came across my inbox that I was cordially invited to the first stop on the Disney Social Media Moms On The Road Tour in Portland, Oregon. Even though I have been blogging for 3 years now, I have yet to attend a conference. To say the least, I RSVP'd before I could even read the entire email.
The Disney Social Media Moms Celebration "On-The-Road" creates an energetic forum where influencers (primarily parents) and social media enthusiasts meet for a half-day program filled with educational and inspiring content designed to support the goals and unique lifestyle demands of parents. There was a full schedule packed into our half-day conference, complete with guest speakers, presentations, giveaways, and networking with other bloggers and influencers.
It was great and beneficial on many levels. First of all, the panel of speakers they had were top notch. The day starter with Tyler Slater , who is in charge of the Disney Parks blog for Aulani and Disney Destinations . I later found out it was his first Disney Social Media Moms conference.He gave the attendees nice insight into the magic of Disney (I know, we all know Disney is magic, but he sealed the deal). He teased us with the drudgery of traveling to Hawaii every three months to oversee the Aulani Resort. He was the perfect opener to the conference.
I really liked the presentation by Victoria Lim. She touched on the best way to shoot video with your cell phone and some great apps to use to edit your videos. I am excited to use the app she highly recommended, Cute Cut.
We also heard some great advice from the editors at Babble. One quote from them resonates with me: "Align with like-minded bloggers; bigger is not necessarily better." Erin Glover had great social media insight and insight that those who work for Disney have into the history of all that is Disney. Marianne Richmond shares thoughtful insight into her journey as an author and
There was plenty of time for networking with other influencers. I finally got to meet some "virtual friends" face to face, which was fantastic and worthwhile.
But the highlight of the day was a visit from your favorite mouse, Mickey! I kinda felt like I had jazz hands as we posed together.
Have you attended a Disney On The Road event? What was your favorite part?
