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Trace Adkins, Montgomery Gentry, Diamond Rio, and Jake Owen Rock Sage Summit 2012

July 5, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

I’m not a huge country fan – though my girlfriend Jen is – and her eye’s ~~exploded~~ lit up for about 45 minutes at dinner when I mentioned that this year’s Sage Summit 2012 held August 12-17, 2012 at Gaylord Nashville will feature Trace Adkins, Montgomery Gentry, Diamond Rio, and Jake Owen.

These country stars , according to Jen, are “all on the top charts – or soon will be” . They’ll be performing on Wednesday August 15, 2012 7:30pm at the Grand Ole Opry (Tip: The Opry is RIGHT behind the Gaylord so you can walk/crawl there – no shuttle bus required).

Let me share a secret of Sage Summit entertainment with you. The last time Summit had a big show with Eddie Money – the only cost to sit up front was to be one of the first in line. I cannot guarantee how they’ll seat you for Grand Ole Opry but the chances are ~~almost guaranteed~~ pretty good you can grab a front row (or reasonably close) seat.

Update: Sage told me that they’ve reserved some VIP front row space for those who are deemed VIT or Very Important Tweeters. To qualify simple be sure you use the Twitter hashtag #sagesummit when you are at the conference and tweeting.

With Eddy Money in 2007, most of the attendees were dawdling and mingling so I had no problem grabbing a stage row seat (Take a peek at – I wanna Go Back – 2007 at Sage’s Universal Studios conference event).

Country fan? Want to mingle with other customers using Sage products? Interested in making connections with other smart consultants?

Join everyone at Sage Summit 2012 in Nashville. We’ll be there covering the news from Saturday to Tuesday and each morning we’ll walk from 6-7 am to discuss the days events and other Sage related news (all welcome – meet in front of hotel).

Sage Summit 2012 Customer Agenda

Sage Summit 2012 Partner Agenda

Sage Summit 2012 Tip: Battery Survival Kit

June 26, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

When you hit the Sage Summit 2012 conference floor in August 2012 you’ll probably be carrying either a smartphone and/or tablet. I use my iPad almost exclusively these days for note taking (Evernote) and my iPhone for capturing images.

The downfall to long days spend wandering the halls of conferences is that your battery power runs out long before the end of the day.

That’s why I have been travelling with a backup battery and dual split (micr0-usb and iPhone) adapter cord. Using this battery I’m able to get about three iPhone or one iPad recharge.

The battery is a little on the heavy side but the benefit is that during the conference my smartphone and iPad always have a full electronic charge and I’m not hunting for an electrical outlet by 2pm.

Here’s a link to the essential equipment via Amazon:

Battery – Energi to go

Dual Micro-USB and iPhone Charging Cord

For hard core iPhone users – check out the Mophie line of case/battery combos.

The Best Sage Summit 2012 Education – It’s Not In Your Catalog

June 26, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

If you’re attending Sage Summit 2012 then you may want to attend what I consider to be the best course offered during the entire conference.

Each morning at 6am until about 7am a group of Sage partners and customers meet at the front lobby of the hotel (main entrance). For an hour we walk and discuss the important items we’ve learned during the day as well as courses that we are planning to attend during the day.

This informal (and unofficial) activity is a great way to meet new people during Sage Summit and also provides for lots of knowledge sharing.

No reservations required – simply show up at 6am at the front doors of the hotel starting Sunday morning.

Questions? Email – wayne@s-consult.com

Increase Your Sage Summit 2012 ROI – Without Attending A Single Session

May 14, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

This will probably pay for the price of Sage Summit 2012 for some

If you would like to build your network of people who are:
a. Smart
b. Active
c. Willing to help you with questions

This is the place to do it.

At Sage’s Summit 2012 they have an event on Tuesday later in the afternoon where people share group tables to discuss issues of importance.

Tip:

– Join a table
– Take names of the smart ones
– Keep in touch

I did this YEARS ago and now have connections to some of the smartest minds in the Sage channel.

Sage at that time did not have tables to meet like minded people – so I had to roam the halls or rely on others to make the connections.

Sage City sounds like it’s going to do most of the heavy lifting for you and create groups that you can join to discuss various Sage technical issues.

The payback on this is 100x what you will spend on the conference.

The first time you are sitting in your office asking ” hey I wonder if anyone else who is in a similar business has figured out — [ insert error, third party solution, difficult problem]” …. this type of contact gathering will pay for itself.

Sage City – Summit 2012

Sage Summit 2012 Nashville: Registration Begins April 19, 2012

April 9, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

There is no better reason to attend Sage’s annual Summit (customer and partner conference) than to meet your peers and network with some of the smartest minds.

Seven years ago during Sage’s conference I met people who I’ve kept in touch with over the years. Today our group has grown to 100+ members and we’re connected in real time 24 x 7 to help each other answer technical questions about Sage products.

None of this would have happened without the chance for us to meet in person at Sage’s conference.

If you’ve ever wished that you could compare notes about your use of Sage products with like mined users – here is your opportunity. Our 90 Minds group have even organized our own mini-conferences (the last conference, shown below, was in February 2012 at the offices of DSD Business Systems).

This year’s Sage Summit event is being held August 17-21, 2012 in Nashville TN (directly behind the Grand Ole’ Opry).

I’ll be hosting a panel presentation on the ways people are making money using Social Media as their main marketing tactic.

Each morning at 6am I walk with a group of two or three people (attire is strictly bed head and shorts). We mull over the content from the prior day’s sessions, discuss the sessions that we’re going to attend – and make plans for the evening events. Here we are from last year’s conference in Washington DC. That’s me, Peter Wolf and Robert Wood. Last year we even recorded our thoughts about the conference during our morning walks (listen here).

Want to improve your use of Sage products? Are you a Sage partner wondering what other partners are doing to improve customer satisfaction? You can sit back in the office and keep wondering – or head out to the conference and find out for yourself. Below is a picture from the LinkedIn gathering sponsored during Summit 2011 by Sage .

See you at Sage Summit 2012.

This will probably pay for the price of Sage Summit 2012 for some

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