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MadSMC is at AJbombers on October 25th @ 6pm!

If you didn’t know, AJ Bombers is in Madison. What is AJ Bombers? Well some say it’s a cool burger joint with peanuts flying over your head and a very rustic atmosphere. If you watch the Travel Channel, you might have seen this Milwaukee based restaurant compete against Sobelman’s on Food Wars (which AJ Bombers was the valiant champion).

Well, believe it or not, AJ Bombers is now in Madison.

Located on 201 West Gorham st. in downtown Madison, WI, AJ Bombers is bringing the winning burger to a winning city. Hello – #WINNING!



Register to Attend “Let’s Get Bombed” – October 25, 2011!!



The owner – Joe Sorge – is very active in the social media world. Not only does he own 3 restaurants in Milwaukee and one in Madison, he also works with people like Chris Brogan on Kitchen Table Talks. And he gets social media, too.

Catch Joe on the show: To Check In or Not to Check In – Kitchen Table Talks with Joe Sorge, Chris Brogan, C.C. Chapman and M.C. Tyler Pyron.

MadisonSMC and AJBombers – Guest Bartenders

AJ Bombers Sign

AJ Bombers Sign

On October 25th, Madison Social Media Club will be at AJ Bombers to raise money for official chapter status in the Social Media Club. We need to raise only $300 to do this, but every extra dollar can help. We’ll be there starting at 6 pm and will have guest bartenders schlepping your every need!

So come on down and help us raise some money so we can help you better!

Guest Bartenders for the night include:

  • Jeffrey Powers- known by many as @geekazine, Jeffrey recently redesigned the SMC logo!
  • Liesel Olson- lover of burgers and brews, @lieselolson helps plan our SMC events.
  • More names on the way!
Liesel Olson

Liesel Olson

Jeffrey Powers

Jeffrey Powers

Social Media: An Evening with Chris Brogan

Social Media: An Evening with Chris Brogan in Madison

Social Media: An Evening with Chris Brogan in Madison WI


Mark Anderson (American Family Insurance) showing off his TV interview attire

When you want to learn something about social media who do you turn to? When Christine Bellport of NBC Channel 15 in Madison wanted to get to the people in the know about social media and the upcoming Chris Brogan presentation on this subject they called in the ‘A Team’.  That is  Jan Moen, Executive Director of Accelerate Madison, Mark Anderson on the Social Media Team at American Family Insurance (and board member on the Madison SMC) and Wendy Soucie, Co-Manager of the Social Media Breakfast Madison and chair-elect for Madison SMC.

Here is a quick behind the scenes look on June 17, the day of our TV interview. Did you catch it on the 11 am news? Note Christine mentioning she wanted to cover social networking on the morning news program?  Let’s tap into our collective knowledge and get everyone preparing for their own TV interview.

Chris Uschan, Marketing and Community Manager for Omnipress, Madison WI and Engage365.org,  questions  Chris Brogan on trade and professional associations and how to help them get ahead of the curve with social media.

Trust Agents, Chris Brogan and Julien Smith, T...
Image by Dan Patterson via Flickr

Chris Brogan is one of my heroes.  About 7 years ago when I started getting more engaged in social media, I found his blog and signed up for email updates. Perhaps it was the fact that he is from Boston and I am from New Hampshire with many a visit to the Boston area.  Maybe it was his affiliation with Hubspot, a company I admire and recommend.  Either way, today, he is just one of two blogs that come directly into my inbox and that I read religiously.  One year ago, just prior to the release of his new book “Trust Agents” (Brogan and Julien Smith),  Chris Brogan  wrote about what it might mean to be a Trust Agent in a blog post. I posted a comment and begged (I am not proud) for him to come to Madison.

My comments to Chris Brogan on his "Are you a trust agent?" blog post
My comments to Chris Brogan on his “Are you a trust agent?” blog post

Success!  Chris Brogan, author of Trust Agents, will be speaking at the Accelerate Madison meeting on June 21.  It is a rare treat to have author, blogger and social media guru Brogan in the Midwest.  Brogan is traveling to Madison to speak at an event for American Family Insurance. During his visit to Madison, Troy Janisch, Digital Marketing Manager at American Family Insurance, invited Brogan to speak in the evening on behalf of Accelerate Madison. He graciously accepted.

Here is the link to register for the Madison event hosted by Accelerate Madison – registration link.

“Brogan has a lot to offer Madison participants. Everyone is short on time, trust, and attention.  This makes it a challenge for businesses to build ANY meaningful customer, business or personal relationship — in the real world or online,” Janisch said. “Chris Brogan shares his recipe for building TRUST over TIME by utilizing social networks.”

Brogan After Dark After Party

Not to be outdone, the Social Media Club of Madison is stepping up to the plate to partner with Accelerate Madison, American Family Insurance and CUNA Mutual Group to bring you “SOCIAL MEDIA: An Evening with Chris Brogan.”  We are working with Pooley’s to create the most awesome After Party that Chris will also attend.

Madison SMC We will be hosting post-event networking at Pooley’s to raise a glass in honor of Chris Brogan, celebrated author, educator and all around swell guy. A purely social event, the Social Media Club is hauling out the red carpet for our favorite Twitterati, offering complimentary food, libation specials, music, sweet door prizes, swaggy giveaways and plenty of surprises throughout the evening. This is one social you won’t want to miss!

Please register for the free post-event networking here.*

What a difference a year makes

One year after the “Are you a trust agent ” post, even the Madison business community is looking much different in terms of the social web. With a bid for Google Fiber in the works, several leading social media companies (Shoutlet and Networked Insights), and social media engagement on the rise from coffee shops to some of the largest engineering firms, Madison is really on the social  map. Even American Family Insurance, the behemouth insurance company in our midst, has seen the light, hired a topnotch digital marketing director, Troy Janisch, and has been called “the most ambitious company on Facebook” by Facebook themselves.

Who’s your trust agent?
If Chris Brogan is a trust agent for the masses, then Troy Janisch is the trust agent for Madison.  Chris Brogan, because of his approach, philosophy and book, epitomizes the goal of social engagement for many businesses.  He was the right choice to bring to Madison for AMFam’s internal training to build an army of trust agents.

Please register for the presentation by Chris Brogan at the Accelerate Madison website. If you can’t make the presentation or don’t get your ticket soon enough (we expect this event to be sold out) then come to the Brogan After Dark After Party at Pooleys hosted by the Social Media Club of Madison.  This is a free event but an RSVP is needed to make sure we have enough food, space etc.

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