PodCamp Toronto is proud to announce Search Engine People as one of our silver sponsors for PodCamp Toronto 2010.

We asked Bob Nunn, about their involvement this year:

Why did you sponsor PodCamp?
Because it’s where the Elite Meet! In a world undergoing a media revolution THERE ARE NO EXPERTS and at open events like PodCamp the soapbox is shared so that we can learn together from different disciplines and experiences.

What are you most looking forward to at PodCamp this year?
It feels like we’ve been explaining Social Media to the masses for all of last year so looking forward to getting back to the bleeding edge and the heart of the matter.

What session/speaker are you most interested in seeing?
The Business Case for Digital and Social Media

For PodCamp newbies, do you have any words of advice?
I’m a newbie myself so I’ll apply my trued-and-true conference wisdom. Attend at least one session you never would and go up and introduce yourself to someone you’ve never met.

PodCamp Toronto is proud to announce Flight Centre as one of our silver sponsors for PodCamp Toronto 2010. Flight Centre is a leading retailer of travel products and services for the leisure and corporate markets.

We asked Gregg Tilston SEO and Social Media Manager about their involvement in this year’s event:

Why did you sponsor PodCamp?
PodCamp is such an incredible opportunity to share ideas, have great conversations, and learn. Last year was my first PodCamp Toronto and I have been fortunate to attend various camps across North America. PodCamp Toronto is such an incredible meeting of the minds and Flight Centre’s proud to support this great weekend.

What are you most looking forward to at PodCamp this year?
Catching up with friends and meeting new people. Selfishly? Getting feedback on the Flight Centre social media strategy and learning new tricks.

What session/speaker are you most interested in seeing?
Pick one? Wow, there are so many but for sure I am looking forward to Evelyn’s “Building an Online Community is not Rocket Science” session and after just losing a best friend, Adele’s “Death and Digital Legacy”.

For PodCamp newbies, do you have any words of advice?
Walk up to as many people as you can and introduce yourself.

PodCamp Toronto is proud to announce Blubrry as one of our silver sponsors for PodCamp Toronto 2010. Bluberry is a podcast community with services and tools to power your podcast! Blubrry has tools and services that help you build your audience, gain detailed statistics about your audience and provide income opportunities that will help sustain and support your media creation endeavors!

We asked Angelo Mandato Chief Information Officer about their involvement in this year’s event

Why did you sponsor PodCamp?
To support the podcasting community.

What are you most looking forward to at PodCamp this year?
Seeing all of our friends.

What session/speaker are you most interested in seeing?
As many as possible, I love to learn from others.

For PodCamp newbies, do you have any words of advice?
Meet and talk to as many people as possible.

PodCamp Toronto is proud to announce Tungle.Me as one of our silver sponsors for PodCamp Toronto 2010. Tungle.me is a personal scheduling page, which lets businesspeople publish availability, accept appointment requests, and plan meetings—making scheduling meetings easy. Using Tungle.me, podcasters can eliminate the headache and back and forth email exchange it takes to schedule guest interviews and find a time to record.

We asked Jonathan Levitt, VP of Marketing about their involvement in this year’s event:

Why did you sponsor PodCamp?
Tungle.me is a free personal scheduling application that makes it easier to schedule meetings. We’ve heard from podcasters that one of their challenges is scheduling guests on the show and finding times to record with their co-host(s). Tungle.me is perfect for busy podcasters that want to eliminate the time-consuming back-and-forth email and phone calls it takes to find a time to interview guests and schedule recordings. We wanted to be here to support this community that contributes so much time and energy for our education and entertainment.

What are you most looking forward to at PodCamp this year?
We have not attended PodCamp before so we are interested in meeting podcasters and aspiring podcasters and learning more about what happens behind the scenes in producing their podcasts. Maybe we’ll get some ideas for Tungle podcasts featuring how people use Tungle.me in their professional lives.

What session/speaker are you most interested in seeing?
Leona Hobbs’ session on “Hack Your Workflow for Productivity and Creativity” is an obvious fit for the Tungle team. We’d like to hear the live recording of Inside PR and a get chance to ask questions and be a part of the show. And, of course, having teams in Montreal, Waterloo, and Toronto, we have to hear The Montreal Burger Report.

For PodCamp newbies, do you have any words of advice?
Don’t be a wallflower – unconferences are about getting involved and going home with new ideas, connections, and knowledge. And, if you want to meet with someone at PodCamp, tungle them!

PodCamp Toronto is proud to announce Palette Public Relations as one of our silver sponsors for PodCamp Toronto 2010. Palette Public Relations is a Toronto-based PR agency that provides communications strategy and execution for a range of global and local clients. In addition to a thriving beauty and consumer goods practice, Palette has expertise in sustainability, corporate communications, social media and large-scale special events.

We asked Martin Waxman President and Co-Founder about their involvement in this year’s event:

Why did you sponsor PodCamp?
Palette PR is a sponsor of PodCamp Toronto because it’s one of the city’s best media events; a chance for the community to get together, share ideas, knowledge and information and, of course, meet your Twitter friends in person.

What are you most looking forward to at PodCamp this year?
If I can offer a plug – I’m looking forward to our live recording of Inside PR. We generally do the podcasts from our own homes on Sunday evenings and it’s really energizing to see my co-hosts in person – and to be able to talk face to face with some of our listeners and hear their reactions and points of view.

What session/speaker are you most interested in seeing?
There are actually a lot of sessions I’d like to attend. But one that particularly struck me is Death and Digital Legacy in Social Media. It may not be the most pleasant topic, but it’s a reality that we’ll all have to deal with, and as communications professionals, we should be able to provide thoughtful advice.

For PodCamp newbies, do you have any words of advice?
My advice for newbies is to get out of your comfort zone. Try to attend some sessions that you might not normally be drawn to, meet as many people as you can and then connect with them online so you can continue the relationships.

PodCamp Toronto is proud to announce Hover as one of our silver sponsors for PodCamp Toronto 2010. Hover is an email & domain forwarding service.

We asked Hover’s Michael Goldstein, VP of Marketing, about their involvement in this year’s event:

1. Why did you sponsor PodCamp?
Hover.com helps anyone who publishes any kind of Web content brand that content and promote it. PodCamp is a chance for us to hear from the publishers. Of course, we want people to know about our service. Even more, we want to understand what podcasters and social media contributors are doing, what’s worked for them, what problems they’re trying to solve and how we might be able to help.

2. What are you most looking forward to at PodCamp this year?
Hearing success stories. People who turned passions into day jobs. People who used their voices to help others. It inspires us.

3. What session/speaker are you most interested in seeing?
Looking forward to hearing Nathalie Lussier talk about her “budding business”. Again, one real person who is using the Web to do something she loves. It’s more exciting than all the trends and analytics in the world.

4. For podcamp newbies, do you have any words of advice?
Plan your sessions in advance if you can, but know that PodCamp is an “unconference” things change all the time. Bring your own power cord, power bar and duct tape to have your computer running. If you can tether your device you’ll be further ahead as Wifi can have its moments. As Chris Brogan (one of the founders of PodCamp) likes to say: don’t walk around sliding your business card in everyone’s hand. Embark on real conversations for lasting relationships and potential collaborations.

PodCamp Toronto is proud to announce CastRoller as one of our silver sponsors for PodCamp Toronto 2010. CastRoller is an online podcast subscription tool where users can add their favorite podcasts and will receive personalized recommendations for podcasts.

We asked CastRoller’s William Spaetzel, Founder and Head Developer, about their involvement in this year’s event:

1. Why did you sponsor PodCamp?
We sponsored PodCamp because we love what PodCamp Toronto brings to the social media community in the area. There is no better place for Podcasters, Bloggers and Twitterers to get together, hang out, and learn new things about the medium that we love.

2. What are you most looking forward to at PodCamp this year?
I look forward to taking one of the few opportunities to meet up with friends who I normally only interact with online. I’m also looking forward to meeting new people in the community.

I look forward to John Meadows’ session, “Finding the Song: Editing an Interview As If It Were Music”. John’s podcast, On The Log, always has great editing, and I’m glad to have a chance to see how John puts it all together.

3. What session/speaker are you most interested in seeing?
It’s been said already on the PodCamp Toronto blog, but it’s worth repeating. When you are at PodCamp, talk to as many people as you can, everyone there is always open to meeting new people and it is amazing what you can learn, and the connections you can make by striking up conversations with random people in the hallways.

PodCamp Toronto is proud to announce zenPeak as one of our silver sponsors for PodCamp Toronto 2010. zenPeak recruits peak performers for their Clients.

We caught up with zenPeak’s Frank Abrams, Founder and CEO to discuss their involvement in this year’s event.

1. Why did you sponsor PodCamp?
One of my business activities is making sure that zenPeak builds talent pools of peak performers. We look in a lot of different places, and spend time everyday strengthening our candidate database. Although we are very systematic in our approach to recruitment, the unconference works for us!”

I discovered Podcamp a few years ago, and was impressed with the knowledge that was shared freely amongst participants. I learned a lot about internet marketing, Wordpress and online media. Personally, I have a short attention span and the format of Podcamp sessions is perfect for me. I have been in technology for 30 years starting with corporate use of the first personal computers Apple IIe and IBM PCs, corporate training, new media and solution development. Its an amazing field to be in, and I get excited by new ideas.

2. What are you most looking forward to at PodCamp this year?
At this year’s PodCamp Toronto, I will be looking for advanced sessions on Wordpress, sessions on Internet marketing (one of our specialty areas of business at zenPeak), information on video channels, and finally anything on location-based and target marketing content and delivery solutions.

3. What session/speaker are you most interested in seeing?
I have recommended a number of people come out to PodCamp this year and my recent blog post sums it up for me… “You will likely bump into some kids from junior high school doing interesting things, as well as top global leaders in social media”

“We are proud to be a sponsor of PodCamp Toronto, and look forward to a great weekend!”

PodCamp Toronto is proud to announce ABC Creative Group as one of our silver sponsors for PodCamp Toronto 2010. ABC Creative Group is a full service advertising agency focusing on idea based marketing solutions.

We asked ABC Creative Group’s Joseph Stabb, Director of Emerging Media, about their involvement in this year’s event:

1. Why did you sponsor PodCamp?
I have been attending PodCamp Toronto for 3 years now and have met some great people. This is one of the best conferences that I attend and I just want to do my part to help support and make sure that it continues into the future.

2. What are you most looking forward to at PodCamp this year?
Every year, I look forward to the same thing. I look forward to meeting new people and exchanging ideas. I can learn, I can teach, and I can build relationships with others both professionally and personally.

3. What session/speaker are you most interested in seeing?
I can’t ever decide what session to go to. I always want to attend them all! Every year I pick a session at the last minute and then later that week, I go online to watch all the other sessions.

4. For PodCamp newbies, do you have any words of advice?
Don’t be afraid to talk to random people and share your knowledge. Everyone is very friendly. You never know who you will meet or the knowledge that can be shared unless you just do it.

Social Media Group

PodCamp Toronto is proud to announce Social Media Group our Platinum sponsor for 2010. Social Media Group is one of the world’s largest independent agencies helping business navigate the new socially engaged Web. They have developed social media strategies for some of the best-known brands in Europe and North America, including; Ford Motor Company, SAP Global Marketing, Yamaha Motor, Corbis and Harlequin Publishing. SMG has been Ford’s social media agency since 2007.

We reached out to Maggie Fox, CEO of Social Media Group, to hear about their involvement in PodCamp Toronto.

1. Why did you sponsor PodCamp?
Toronto and Southern Ontario have such a strong digital community, we think it’s really important to support it and encourage great events that bring us all together for professional development and socializing!

2. What are you most looking forward to at PodCamp this year?
I’m most looking forward to checking out the lineup and seeing what all our great Canadian digital professionals are thinking about and doing. I’m always surprised and amazed by the innovation and forward thinking that comes out of this community! Also, in the end - a lot of it is really LobbyCon; hanging out in the hallway talking to people. I’m really looking forward to catching up with folks.

3. What session/speaker are you most interested in seeing?
I”m particularly interested in local Hamiltonian Wayne MacPhail’s session on Maker culture, Mark Evans on the age-old importance of good storytelling, Ilya Grigorik from PostRank on measurement, Adele MacAlear on Death and Digital Legacy, Donna Papacosta on Podcasting, and I thought Collin Douma was doing one, but I can’t find it. Collin is great and entertaining, so whatever he’s talking about, I’m there.

4. For PodCamp newbies, do you have any words of advice?
Volunteering is a great way to get involved, and above all I would advise people to attend the sessions that jump out at them. With 35 sessions run by 38 participants, you can’t possibly see it all - so go after what you like, and the rest will follow!

We are really happy to have Social Media Group as a sponsor this year!