Last week, Be Found Online® (BFO) proudly sponsored our fourth Digital Summit Chicago. As a digital marketing agency rooted in the Windy City, we love a good excuse to get out and be with the community. We were eager to show up, share what we’ve been building, and see how the Midwest marketing scene keeps evolving.
This year, BFO was in the thick of it: our CEO, Steve Krull, took the stage as emcee; our team hosted a booth focused on improving brand AI visibility; and I had the pleasure of leading a deep-dive roundtable discussion.
There’s a specific kind of electricity that fills the room when hundreds of marketers gather to compare notes and test-drive new tools. It’s not that hollow, "tie-tied-too-tight" corporate energy. It’s more like a beehive soaked in espresso… stuffed into a pressure cooker of anticipation. It’s intense, it’s fast-paced, and for a team dedicated to staying ahead of the curve, it’s exactly where we want to be.
Though I was splitting my time between the booth, sessions, and preparing for my roundtable discussion, I still managed to soak in so much from the summit.
A few highlights for me:
The two days flew by. My feet are still achy, and I may have dinged up my car in a tight Chicago parking garage, but I’m still smiling.
While BFO lives and breathes the digital space, there is no substitute for the community built when we gather in person. Fostering these relationships here in the Midwest is how we collectively raise the bar for digital marketing excellence. There really is nothing like that feeling of community that comes from getting together in person around a shared interest.
More of that in 2026, please.
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