Did you ever go to Summer camp as a kid? If so, do you remember how anxious you were at the start of camp? Nervous. Yes, but eager to meet new people and also wondering what kinds of things you will do. You miss home a little, but before long you’ve made your first friend! You continue to make buddies all summer and you have SO much fun! But, before you know it…The summer is over. It’s time for everyone to go back to their lives. As you prepare to leave you give tight hugs to all of your new comrades. You promise that you will keep in touch and that you will BFF’s always. While you wave good bye you replay all of the wonderful highlights and in your heart you just know that this was a time to remember and that this experience will forever travel with you for the rest of your days. Well… that is what Blogalicious 5 was to me. A beautiful weekend long “Summer Camp” set in the gorgeous Hyatt Regency – Atlanta! Blogalicious 5 was everything that it said it would be and more!
Create. Build. Fund. It was the experience of a lifetime that I will never forget! I learned so much, made so many new friends and most importantly was able to make direct contact with the brands. I am really overwhelmed at how much love, sisterhood and mentorship was generously shared. Brands such as Taco Bell, Wells Fargo, Kia, McDonalds, Koils By Nature, Organic Root Stimulator, P&G were all in the house (just to name a few). Stacey Ferguson, the brainchild behind Blogalicious, realized early on that bloggers and businesses need each other!! Bringing the two together every year for this conference is simply genius.
This is a real QUICK recap of the highlights, there will be a few more in depth posts, because I cannot capture the essence of it all for you in just one post. Stay tuned and please enjoy pics and vid below!!
@SwarthyDaisy & her welcome to Atlanta Opening was Epic!
It was fun seeing old friends and make new ones!
I got to see many of my Black & Married with Kids Family who up to this point I had only spoken to online!
.The Scandal Party was Fab-U-Lous sponsored by Xfinity, how will i continue the season without an entire room full of fans and libations to enjoy it with?… Oh well there is still Twitter! !
I truly enjoyed listening to Keynote speaker, Amy Dubois Barnett, Editor in Chief Ebony Mag and interviewing her afterwards was AMAZING!
Awesome Blogger Panel discussions
The #McBlogalicious 80’s Jam!
Getting a Shout Out from Mr Hamilton Brown, Sr Marketing Director, Taco Bell was everything!
The Wells Fargo Perfect Pitch finalists were ALL awesome!
SO Much Swag for our bags!! Wow!
All three of these celebrities were warm and inviting!!
I really could go on and on but I won’t instead I ask that you stay tuned for a few more follow up posts about Blogalicious 5. Including but not limited to, my interviews with Amy Dubois Barnett and Hamilton Brown as well as a special post on the “Imagine A Dream” documentary.
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