Last night, I attended a Blogger Dinner in San Francisco that Forrester’s Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff hosted to kick off an early celebration of their soon-to-be released book Groundswell: Winning in a world transformed by social technologies.
It’s a book that shows you how to turn the force of customers connecting to your own advantage. They feature 25 full case studies and data from around the world — from healthcare and retail to consumer goods and business services.
Bloggers and social media experts gathered in support.
Google’s Christine Songco
Dave McClure, Jeremiah Owyang and Daniel Riveong
Six Apart’s David Tokheim
Powerset’s Mark Johnson
Six Apart’s Chris Alden, Renee Blodgett
Jennifer McClure (NewCommForum is around the corner – April 22-25, 2008)
Charlene with YES, that’s McClure’s head
Jennifer Jones of Marketing Voices
Carla Schlemminger, Jessie Curtner, Renee Blodgett
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
