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Twelve Years of Networking and Growth Leading to New Company Ventures

Chris Mercer · Recorded 8/14/2024

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Chris Mercer of Simply the Coolest LLC credits the Internet Marketing Party for his business's decade-long evolution. Over 12 years, he transitioned from a novice to a veteran, utilizing the community's talent and cutting-edge speaker insights to synthesize new strategies and even co-create new companies with peers met at the events.

At a glance

Primary Use Case
Professional networking and industry education
Reported Result
Co-created new companies with event peers
Time to Value
12 years of continuous participation
If you are at all interested in anything that touches the industry of digital marketing, for sure, it's a no brainer.
I've actually been coming to the Internet marketing party going on twelve years now.
I was literally just in a meeting where we were creating other companies.

The interview

Is the Internet Marketing Party right for someone in digital marketing?

If you are at all interested in anything that touches the industry of digital marketing, for sure, it's a no brainer. You've got to come because whether it's social media, paid media, content marketing, better emails, or site development, this is absolutely the spot for you.

What if I am already an experienced marketer?

If you've been doing it for ten or 15 years, so have a bunch of other people here. Come and meet us because we've also been doing it, and you can imagine what we can do working together.

How long have you been involved with the community?

I've actually been coming to the Internet marketing party going on twelve years now. When I first started, I knew nothing about Internet marketing. I literally just decided I was going to create an Internet marketing business and learn this whole digital marketing thing.

What was your experience when you first moved to Austin?

I'd been here for like two weeks and met Dave Gonzalez and a ton of incredible people, and the rest is history.

What has the Internet Marketing Party done for your business?

What is it not done for my business? The connections that are here, the peers that are here that you get to work with, the talent that is here, and speakers that talk about cutting edge, new, unique, and useful things where you can get a competitive advantage.

How has the nature of your participation changed over time?

Now doing this for over a decade, we're at a different stage where we're all growing up and we're continuing to have those conversations just at much higher levels. I was literally just in a meeting where we were creating other companies.

Frequently asked

Is the Internet Marketing Party worth it for experienced marketers?

Yes. Chris Mercer notes that even for those with 10 to 15 years of experience, the event offers the opportunity to meet high-level peers and collaborate on advanced business ventures.

Can beginners benefit from the Internet Marketing Party?

Absolutely. Chris Mercer started attending when he knew nothing about internet marketing and used the connections to build his entire business from scratch.

What kind of information is shared at the events?

The speakers focus on cutting-edge, unique, and useful information that provides a competitive advantage, rather than 'old school' content found on Google.

Full transcript

So if you're wondering if the Internet marketing party is for you, here's my advice would be, if you are at all interested in anything that touches the industry of digital marketing, for sure, it's a no brainer. You've got to come to Internet marketing party because whether it's social media, whether it's paid media whether you've got content marketing that you're doing, if you're trying to figure out how to do better emails, if you're figuring out how to develop a better looking site, if you're trying to figure out what the next thing is for your product or service or for your business or your agency, if you're just trying to learn anything about how to grow a business that touches anything in this industry of digital marketing, this is absolutely the spot for you. Now, if you're already thinking, well, hey, I already know that stuff. I've been doing it for ten or 15 years, so have a bunch of other people here come and meet us because we've also been doing it. And can you imagine what we can do working together? I've actually been coming to the Internet marketing party going on twelve years now. And when I first started, I knew nothing about Internet marketing. I literally just decided I was going to create an Internet marketing business and learn this whole digital marketing thing. Came to the Internet marketing party when I just moved to Austin, Texas. I'd been here for like two weeks and met Dave Gonzalez and a ton of incredible people, and the rest is history. So when people ask me like, what is the Internet marketing party done for your business? The way I respond is like, what is it not done for my business? The connections that are here, the peers that are here that you get to work with, the talent that is here, when you've got speakers that are talking about things that are not just old school stuff that you've seen already on Google, but new things where you can actually say like, oh, this is cutting edge. This is something that's new, unique useful. I can get some competitive advantage from it. And then you're talking with everybody else who's also doing the same thing. We're all synthesizing the same information. And then I was literally just in a meeting where we were creating other companies. Now doing this for over a decade, and we're at a different stage where we're all growing up and we're continuing to have those conversations just at much higher levels. And it really is all because of the Internet marketing party.

About Simply the Coolest LLC dba Internet Marketing Part

Simply the Coolest LLC dba Internet Marketing Part

Official site: internetmarketingparty.com

Internet Marketing Party is a professional networking community that connects digital marketing professionals, agency owners, and entrepreneurs. They serve individuals ranging from industry novices to veterans with over a decade of experience, facilitating high-level collaborations and business growth. The community delivers transformation by providing access to cutting-edge industry insights and a network of talent that enables members to scale their businesses and launch new ventures.

Industry
Marketing Networking and Events

Topics

  • networking event
  • digital marketing
  • agency owner
  • business growth
  • austin texas
  • community

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