Heading to NAIAS 2013 with Ford of Canada
06 Jan 2013
This time last year, I was preparing to go to the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in The Motor City with 149 other bloggers from around the world, courtesy of Ford Canada. It was a tremendous experience… getting to visit Ford World Headquarters; staying at The Henry hotel in Dearborn, Michigan; experiencing the research and development labs and meeting the Ford design teams; seeing the clay sculptors in action, plus getting to participate in some clay sculpting; and of course, the Detroit Auto Show itself, and the introduction of the super sexy all-new 2013 Ford Fusion.
These are the 3 posts I wrote about my experience last year: Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3
Here’s the cool part… last year, I was a guest. This year, I am one of the Ford Canada hosts. I got to send out the invites to the bloggers from Canada, nd help with their registration and travel arrangements. It was really cool being “on the other side”. It is a lot of work, as there are a ton of logistics that need to be worked out, but it is super fun, and the excitement from the invitees has been awesome!
Ford’s NAIAS Digital Summit offers behind-the-scenes access to the inner workings of Ford. Here is a snapshot of some of the events we will be experiencing:
I’m really looking forward to visiting the Rouge River plant, and going on the factory tour.
I’m also looking forward to getting to know the 18 bloggers we invited down, and experiencing Ford’s NAIAS Digital Summit with them! It was an incredible experience for me last year, and I am pumped to be one of their Ford hosts this year.
The same as last year, I will have my camera to capture all the awesomeness that is awaiting me and the others in Detroit Rock City! (yup… I’m a hard core KISS fan)
Cheers,
Big Daddy
Disclaimer: I am the Senior Community Manager for the Ford Motor Company of Canada. All opinions are my own.
If you would like me to review your product, service or travel destination, please send me an email at craig@bigdaddykreativ.ca or find me on “the twitter” at @BigDaddyKreativ
Craig Silva
Craig is a husband, a father, team leader, travel and food writer, senior youth group coordinator, designer, brander, community builder, volunteer, and social media strategist. Craig likes to travel, go camping, go on road trips, watch movies, build stuff, operate the grill, and sing with his band. Craig is a member of the Travel Media Association of Canada. In June 2017, PR firm Cision identified Craig as one of Canada’s top 10 most popular male bloggers in the parents and family space.
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