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Feast for Smart Marketers 20

We'd like to invite you to join us for a private dinner with the smartest marketers in town. Meet fascinating people with fantastic experiences, dig into huge platters of delicious food, and do a little business between drinks.

Here's our guarantee: You'll leave with a belly full of food, a pocket full of business cards, and a dozen new deals in the works.

See you there,

Andy Sernovitz, GasPedal Daniel Honigman, Chicago Tribune Matthew McCall, DFJ Portage Maureen Sak, National Restaurant Assn. Brad Spirrison, Midwest Business Dick Costolo, FeedBurner/Google

John Seebeck, Crate and Barrel Liz Strauss, SOBCon Gary Slack, Slack Barshinger Ellis Booker, BtoB Magazine Rick Murray, Edelman David Armano, Critical Mass

Kabobs and quality conversation

Join your fellow marketing geniuses for this no-hassle, no-speeches, exec-only, kick-back-and-relax schmoozefest. We've booked our favorite Mediterranean spot for you to enjoy an evening with others who are in your shoes. We guarantee that a night hanging out with the most interesting people in the industry will make you feel like a million bucks. And it doesn't hurt that you'll be stuffing yourself silly.

In true GasPedal fashion, there will be no panel discussion. No speeches, no PowerPoint, and no junior sales staff getting drunk -- just real, high-level marketers with fantastic tales to tell. And if a few deals get done, even better!

Details

Where: Reza's Restaurant, 432 West Ontario, Chicago
When: Wednesday, September 24th, 6:30-9:30pm
Food: A Mediterranean spread to die for
Cost: $75
Attire: Required

Why you should attend

When was the last time you shared a no-BS evening with people who face the same challenges and experiences that you do?

Our dinners are all schmoozing, never boring, and we guarantee that you'll meet interesting people. We'll have a nice mix of big names, smart marketers, and the up-and-comers you've really got to meet. The room seats only 98 (caller 99 is out of luck), so register soon.

You're not THAT busy

This isn't a dinner you have to go to for business. This is a dinner you want to go to for an enjoyable evening. We know you're busier than ever, but we all need to take a break and get ready for the exciting times just around the corner. This is a great chance to relax, dig into a big platter of amazing food, and shoot the breeze with people you're going to like.

So, what's the catch?

No gimmicks -- these dinners are exactly what they seem. A handpicked group of top execs relaxing, eating, and doing deals.

We started these dinners because we always did more business at cocktail parties than at conferences. And we hated waiting for speakers or panels to finish so we could get to the food and the schmoozing.

So, in 1999, we reserved a restaurant in New York's Little Italy and invited a few friends. They showed up. Everyone was excited, energized, and bubbling with enthusiasm.

We had no idea it would take off like it did.

Thirty-two dinners later, we still follow the original formula with all the spirit and energy of that very first dinner: high-level guests, positive energy, great food.

It's just a bunch of great people getting together for dinner. We'll do the planning; you just show up and collect the business cards.

Is it worth it?

"Your events might become legend." -- Mike Wheeler, Principal, Westerly Partners

"GasPedal dinners ensure a room full of great thinkers with big ideas that give me the strength to keep fighting the good fight." -- Susan Bratton, Maven Networks

"What a great event! All the excitement of the dot-com days without all the bull$%#+! Thanks." -- Steve Weinstein, CEO, Contentual

"A great party in full swing...delicious food, wonderfully attentive service, and terrific networking." -- Debbie Weil, President/Publisher, WordBiz.com, Inc.

"I will be a regular attendee. I had a great time and met some useful contacts." -- Holly Williams, comScore Networks

"Enjoyable event...good food, good company. I ran into some old friends to boot." -- Arie Abecassis, Thomson Financial Ventures

"The right people-and only the right people-show up at GasPedal events." -- Eli Katz, CEO, HomeClick

"These are the best events and well worth the investment!" -- Michael Ringel, Chief Community Officer, Let's Talk Business Network

"The most interesting and productive people in one place. Only GasPedal events get me out of the office every time." -- Stephen Messer, CEO, Linkshare

"I left with a 'wow' and I'm really looking forward to the next CEO dinner." -- Ron Kovas, CEO, itraffic

"What a great opportunity to see friends and colleagues who I don't see very often.... and to meet new friends and business contacts. The energy was fantastic." -- Lisa Crane, CEO, Media Venture Advisors

"The GasPedal dinner was one of the best events I have ever attended...the caliber of people you attracted to this was second to none." -- Michael Monheit, CEO, Double Chain

"The atmosphere was electric! The camaraderie was simply excellent." -- Larry Gardner, CEO, CyberExtruder

"Every attendee was a good prospect, or referred me to the potential buyer at their respective firm. I wish I could get half the results from other networking events I attend!" -- Barry Nitzberg, Donnelly Marketing

"The terrific GasPedal dinner was incredibly worthwhile, filled with great energy and very valuable contacts." -- Caryl Felicetta, Founder, i-position

Who's going to be there?

These events are limited to senior executives at quality companies -- real people who are working hard to make it in this crazy business we're in. We also do a good job of keeping out the junior staff and the moochers. Check out photos from past dinners:
http://www.gaspedal.com/events/past.php

Past attendees include more than 3,000 CEOs and entrepreneurs from great companies including: ABC, About.com, Accenture, Advanta, Advertising.com, AFLAC, Agency.com, Agilent, AIG, AOL Time Warner, Apartments.com, Art.com, Ask Jeeves, AskIt Systems, Atlas DMT, Atom Shockwave, AutoTrader.com, Avalon, Avenue A, Away.com, BankOne, Be Free, Bluefly, BtoB Magazine, Business.com, Carat, CDW, Chicago Tribune, Cingular, Cirque du Soleil, Classmates.com, Clear Channel, CNET, ColdSpark, Coldwater Creek, Colleges.com, Comedy Central, Community Connect, ComScore Networks, Coremetrics, CoolSavings, Crate and Barrel, Dell, Did-it, Digital Envoy, Discover Card, DM News, Donnelley, DoubleClick, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, eBay, E-centives, Edelman, e-Dialog, eDiets.com, EDventure Holdings, eMarketer, ePrize, Ernst & Young, eUniverse, Euro RSCG, ExactTarget, Eyeblaster, Fannie Mae, Fleet Financial, Forbes.com, Forrester Research, Frost & Sullivan, FTD.COM, GE, GE Financial, Gigex, Gist, Gloss.com, Google, Grey Interactive, Group 1 Software, Habeas, Hill Holliday, Hoover's, I/PRO, Idealab!, IDG, Insight Express, IntelliSpace, IronPort, itraffic, J. Walter Thompson, J.Crew, JPMorgan Chase, Jupitermedia, Kanoodle.com, Kimberly-Clark, Knight Ridder, Lehman Brothers, Lillian Vernon, LinkShare, Listen.com, Live365, LivePerson, LowerMyBills.com, Major League Lacrosse, MapQuest, MaxWorldwide, McAfee, MetLife, Microsoft, Military.com, MorganStanley, MotherNature.com, Motley Fool, NASDAQ, National Geographic, NBC, NCR, Nerve.com, NetCreations, New York Times, News USA, Northwest Airlines, Novartis, OgilvyInteractive, Organic, Overstock.com, Patricof & Company, Penton Media, Performics, Peter Max Studios, Pfizer, PGA, Playboy, PointRoll, Priceline.com, Primedia, Quixtar, R/GA, RappDigital, Razorfish, Responsys, Return Path, RightNow, Ruder-Finn, Salesforce.com, Salon.com, Salton, Sears, Shop.org, Shopping.com. Silverpop, Singingfish, Sony, Spiegel, Sun Microsystems, Tacoda, Terra Lycos, Texas Instruments, ThirdAge, Thomson Financial, Thrifty Car Rental, TimeLife.com, TiVo, Topica, Travelocity.com, Tribal DDB, Trip Network, 24/7 Real Media, ValueClick, Venrock Associates, Verizon, VerticalNet, Vindigo, Virgin, Wall Street Journal, Washingtonpost Newsweek Interactive, Weather Channel, WebSideStory, Westwood One Radio, WhatCounts, Whitepages.com, Williams-Sonoma, Wine.com, Wunderman, Yahoo!, Yesmail, Zappos, and many more!

How do I register?

We’d suggest you register as quickly as you can: space is limited, and Feasts sell out. Click the button below and fill out the online registration form, and we’ll see you on September 24th!