We can all think of a million reasons not to attend a conference. It’s time away from your regular tasks, it costs money to travel, and you’re never sure if the conference will really be worth it. Am I right?

Well, it’s time to stop making excuses because this is no ordinary conference. And we’ve got five reasons why that you can take to your boss to prove it!

Widen Summit attendees will arrive in October with a range of roles, knowledge levels, and expectations. No matter what individual goals may be, the collective goal is that each and every one of you will go back to your place of employment with actionable plans and new strategies. Plan to take your Widen Collective site and your working process around it to the next level at this year’s Summit.

When it comes to learning styles, each of us have preferred methods of instruction. One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to how we understand things, enrich ourselves, and grow professionally. The experience you have at the Widen Summit is aimed to prepare, teach, and equip you with the latest and greatest in DAM and beyond. In addition to the experience, we have some great offerings outside of this year’s 16 breakout sessions. (Pssst. Stay tuned for more on the breakout session lineup in next month’s Summit blog!)

Register your team to attend the Summit

Learn from the most powerful group of people in the whole DAM world — you, the DAM practitioners. Each of you brings a unique background and skillset to the Widen DAMster community. At this year’s Widen Summit, you’ll hear about others’ DAM problems and successes as you explore new ways to use DAM to address your organizational challenges.

Registration is officially open for the 6th annual Widen Summit, happening October 16-18, in Madison, WI. Over 200 customers and DAM admins will join us to explore new trails together while discovering the untapped potential of your Widen Collective site.

Marketing Tech Talks originated at Widen as a way for our staff to learn from other marketers and marketing technologists. During Tech Talks, practitioners share their marketing strategy stories and how technology has played a role in them. The group also talks about common marketing problems and how people, process, and technology work together to create solutions.

2017 marks a year of more dedicated one-on-one support from Widen, more Workshops and Widen community events, and a couple new conferences we’ll be attending for the first time.

We know that our community of customers has great stories to tell, and they’re stories that help other DAM practitioners learn and grow. We’ve made it a point to invite our customers to the table anytime we get an opportunity to speak because their stories help others to understand just how powerful technology can lift your process, connect your teams, and save time, sanity, brain power, and money. We’re proud that our customers are joining us throughout the year!

Check out our 2017 lineup. If we’re lucky enough to cross paths in the coming months, I encourage you to join us for dinner or pop over and give us a high-five or a fist bump. We love it! 

In 2016, we hosted three Widen Workshops: New York City in May, Chicago in July, and we finished the lineup by heading west to Los Angeles in November. During the Workshops, Widen admins spent the day sharing ideas and learning from each other, planning for future site optimization, and taking the next steps with their Widen Collective site. While we were in LA, we of course ate some great local food (street tacos, anyone?) and made sure to hold the Workshop in a big, open, and appropriately arty workspace right off Hollywood Boulevard in the heart of “show biz” (it was in the back room of an actual art shop).

Providing opportunities to connect and learn from other Widen customers is the most requested ask from our community of customers. Earlier this year, we started offering regional workshops as another way of connecting and strengthening the Widen community. The workshops provide a place for Widen customers to dive deep into on-the-spot system improvements and process changes as well as learn about future product advancements and new functionality.

The 2016 Widen Summit proved to be another great DAM camp with over 200 customers joining  us for 3 days of learning, networking and fun in Madison, Wisconsin!

Since we have so much to share, we’re bringing the best of the summit to everyone in webinar form. Whether you missed a session or the whole DAM summit, we invite you to join us for the Widen Summit Weekly Webinar Series running every Wednesday, September 28 through November 9.