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August 22, 2007
CPA Empire® Breakaway Conference 2007
The 2007 CPA Empire Breakaway Conference wrapped up last Friday, bringing two exciting days of networking and conference sessions to a close.
“The Breakaway was a huge success,” said George Avery, Director of CPA Empire and Team Chaos Head Coach. “Over 100 of our most successful affiliates and 10 of our top advertisers joined us in Denver for two amazing days.”
In only its second year, the Breakaway Conference grew by over 50% from the inaugural event in 2006. Attendees to this year’s event took part in networking activities and informational sessions, including perhaps the first true roundtable discussion in the industry’s history.
“One of our goals for the Breakaway is to bring affiliates together in an environment where they feel comfortable sharing information and helping each other become more successful. This year, we held roundtable discussion sessions covering Email, Search, and Testing & Optimization strategies. The lively participation was overwhelming, as many of the most successful affiliates in the industry sat down and discussed ways to grow their businesses. We had to call a time out for all three sessions in order to keep the event on schedule, and still the sessions continued in the hallways” said Steven Richter, President of Media Breakaway, LLC.
Feedback from Breakaway attendees suggests that the conference lived up to its goal.
“The roundtable discussions were simply amazing. We have been attending industry conferences and trade shows for years and we have never seen anything like it before. It was the most valuable session we have ever experienced. We just hope it can be expanded and made even longer next year.” – CPA Empire Affiliate
“We learned more during one roundtable discussion than we have ever learned at any other conference we have attended.” – CPA Empire Affiliate
“I learned more in the first thirty minutes of the legal presentation than I did in the last four conferences I attended.” – CPA Empire Affiliate
“The debate between Scott and Steve regarding the future of the industry was as good as it gets.” – CPA Empire Affiliate
“I was really impressed by the content of the conference. We knew the parties would be great and there would be plenty of networking opportunities, but actually getting interesting and valuable session content was a great surprise.” – CPA Empire Affiliate
The conference was also highlighted by a keynote address from industry leader Declan Dunn and a leadership panel that discussed various issues and opportunities facing the affiliate marketing industry today.
“We are trying to make the Breakaway Conference a unique event in our industry. We are already taking what we learned during this year’s event and working on ideas to make the 2008 Breakaway Conference even more valuable to our attendees,” said Tom Wozniak, Director of Marketing for Media Breakaway, LLC.
Thanks to all of our affiliate attendees and advertiser sponsors for participating in this year’s Breakaway Conference. We hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did and were able to take away some valuable information. If you weren’t able to join us this year, we hope to see you in Denver next summer!
Posted by Tom at August 22, 2007 09:02 AM