HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
• Keynote Presentation Topic: The Ai (re)Evolution: Transforming Outdoor Media from Survival to Revival
• Choice of field trip including: guided fishing, kayak trip, airboat tour and more!
• Speed Meeting
• Product Showcase
• Range Day – Sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation
• Content Creation Sessions
• Educational Breakout Sessions
• Free Weekend Pass to BirdFest Bluegrass Music Festival
• Meals by on-site gourmet chef
• Wild game cooking demo
• Pinnacle Awards ceremony
• Silent and live auctions
• Nightly networking sessions
• Beer tasting from local breweries
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Sign Up NowMAY 6-8 IN PINEWOOD, SOUTH CAROLINA
2024 POMA ANNUAL MEETING
Get ready for the ultimate outdoor media extravaganza! POMA’s Annual Meeting, presented by the South Carolina Waterfowl Association, is a must-attend event for top outdoor media, content creators, photographers and corporate wizards alike! Join forces to test the latest gear, learn cutting-edge skills and create authentic content for the coming year.
Whether you’re a brand or a media guru, this is your perfect chance to share your story and make lasting connections that’ll take your business to new heights.
2024 POMA ANNUAL MEETING
Testimonials
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Like many POMA members, I wear a variety of hats. Part TV production, part public relations, part freelance writer, my job varies and I go where the day takes me. The associations I build, the contacts I make and the information I learn at POMA's Summer Business Conference helps me every step of the way.... Read More
Kevin Tate Creative Director, Mossy Oak Productions, Part-time Freelance Writer, Barbecue Grill Assembler and Flyswatter Salesman -
POMA is amazing. The responsiveness to member needs is unheralded among professional organizations. POMA listens to our clients’ needs and reacts to them. POMA’s commitment to the industry shows at every conference. Our clients can’t afford to not be at the conference each year.
The Media Group – Joe Wieczorek Owner -
I have 7 articles publishing this week due to my association with POMA. Not to mention the numerous business opportunities from people that I have met. Just last week a company that I wanted to do some business with automatically jumped on board when he heard that I was a POMA member. I can't even begin to tell you how much business I did just this week due to my POMA connections.
Tom Claycomb Freelance -
For years I avoided joining the professional writer’s organizations in favor of an independent approach to networking and relationship building. That worked well for a while, but then I hit a plateau. During that time I joined several writer's and media organizations.... Read More
Tom Keer Freelance Writer/The Keer Group -
POMA provides incredible opportunities, far exceeding any expectations I had for being a POMA member. POMA Money Line listings provide room to spawn new thinking, expand opportunities, explore life in a new facility or role, just great! Keep up the great work!
David Barus Freelance Writer -
Two months after going full time as a writer I joined POMA and attended their convention in Ogden. POMA has helped me make a lot of good contacts, writing and Pro-staff deals. I don’t see how you can go wrong by joining. If you want to write part-time, it will make you a better writer. If you want to go full-time, you’ll make more contacts.... Read More
Tom Claycomb Freelance writer -
Just a few weeks after the conference, with one project, I was able to generate coverage for six POMA Corporate Partners. And, with the participation of those partners, I was able to write a much more rich and interesting review.... Read More
Gil Horman Technical Content Provider -
I’ve learned over the years that the quickest way to get from where you are to where you want to be is to find someone who is already where you want to be and do whatever he or she tells you to do. POMA is the best place to find a mentor to help you become an outdoor communicator, a PR professional, a videographer, a photographer or any other area for communicating the out-of-doors.... Read More
John E. Phillips Book Author, Writer & Photographer -
POMA is a money maker! A casual conversation at the POMA business conference turned into a friendship, and almost immediately, into a lucrative business deal for Gun Talk Media. In business, it's often about the contacts, and POMA provides quality contacts.
Tom Gresham Gun Talk Media -
It pays to be a POMA member, Darren Warner said in a recent note to POMA. As a member, I'm able to receive more than three times as much for my work, from Buckmasters Rack magazine, than I would if I were not a POMA member.
Darren Warner Freelance Writer
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