Welcome to Review U at Reviewer's Retreat sponsored by Kia Motors! Grab your official welcome bag and badge and get ready to learn, and play, with your fellow classmates and esteemed "professors."
Pre-Registration required.
In this hands-on workshop, learn how to create better photos for your blog that users can't resist pinning and re-pinning!
Limited space.
Do your eyes glaze over when you hear acronyms like SEO, FTC, and LLC? Come learn why these things are important and how you can use them to grow your site.
Interested in starting a product review blog? Want to begin connecting with brands on your established site? Learn tips, tricks and necessary skills from some of the top product review bloggers in order to catch the eye of the companies that align with your niche. The basics of how to start a blog, importance of design, finding contacts, establishing relationships, writing a prduct review and promoting your site will be covered.
Back up your pickup, it's time to tailgate! Food, friends--old and new--and a cocktail or two on the patio offers an opportunity to mingle with attendees and officially kick off Reviewer's Retreat 2012. Don't forget to wear your favorite team's colors!
Too busy tailgeting the evening before? Visit the Registrar to officially register for RR12.
Want to take your blog on the road? Come learn how to break into travel reviews!
Your professors for this course will consist of PR professionals who will discuss what they look for when choosing bloggers for campaigns and ambassadorships. Learn to put your best foot forward and catch their eye!
So you created a fabulous site and are ready to put out the welcome mat, but where are your visitors? Learn how to promote yourself in order to grow your followers, fans and overall readership!
Sit down in small groups with many brand representatives and PR firms. This is much more than a traditional expo hall!
Grab a bite to eat, vist the waterpark or journey through the resort on a MagiQuest adventure.
Tired of the same old formula for writing your product reviews? Your professor will teach you how to feature products in a whole new light using video and even make some money, too!
Sit down in small groups with many brand representatives and PR firms. This is much more than a traditional expo hall!
Go beyond the product review by by learning how to land (and rock!) ambassadorships and paid gigs.
Brand representatives from Pampers, Kia and Great Wolf Lodge will be on hand to explore social media from the brand point of view and answer questions from attendees. "Working with Brands" will focus on developing deeper relationships with the brands you love.
Enjoy Great Wolf Lodge ammenities, grab a bite to eat, and be sure to hit River Canyon Run and the other waterpark rides on your break.
The famed Reviewer's Retreat PJ Party invites guests to get cozy and wear the PJs and slippers as we snack and mingle. During the highlight of the evening, a Great Wolf Lodge scavengar hunt, guests race through the lodge in teams hoping make the "Dean's List."
Closing Keynote
One of most popular sessions in 2011, we are bringing it back bigger and better than ever. Come learn from your peers by participating in small group conversations.
Closing the conference with a 2013 announcement and door prizes, we'll be sad to say goodbye but excited to officially graduate the Review U Class of 2012!
