topic Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how in SAS Global Forum 2019

You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

ShelleySessoms — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 17:50:34 GMT

There’s no doubt we all like to be rewarded for our activities. Whether it’s a simple thank you or some tangible show of appreciation, it’s nice to know our efforts are being recognized.

And it’s that time of year where we show you that we’re seeing your activity on the communities and we appreciate it…it’s swag time!

Swag? Show me this swag

If you’ve participated in the past, you’ll recognize a lot of the swag…but we do have one new, awesome, piece for 2019! And if you haven’t participated before…well, it’s all new!

This year you can earn a flashlight, a mini wireless speaker, a ceramic mug, a metal mug, a custom messenger bag, or a SAS beach towel:

Wondering what to do with all this cool swag? Well, we just happen to have a few ideas for you, courtesy of producer extraordinaire Thiago De Souza.

(view in My Videos)

How do you earn this illustrious swag?

As in past years, you can earn this swag only by attending SAS Global Forum 2019 and marking certain achievements on the community. The criteria for earning our communities swag is tied to the badges you earn on the community and your recent activity level.

To earn your choice of the flashlight OR wireless speaker, you must have provided 5 responses in the community and received the “To the Rescue” badge.

To earn either the ceramic mug OR the metal mug, you must have posted at least 5 topics in the community and received the “Fire Starter” badge.

And the pièce de résistance…you can earn either a custom messenger bag (no two are alike) or a SAS beach towel by receiving either the First Accepted Solution badge OR the 30-Day Attendance badge (earned between November 2018-April 2019) AND the Motivator badge for giving 5 likes. Easy, right?

One more caveat

Remember, in order to earn any of these items, you must have some recent activity on the communities site. Our requirements are simple: you must have visited the communities (while signed in) on at least 5 different days in the past 6 months (counting back from the conference date). But that’s no problem for our communities members!

Be sure to swing by the Quad and visit the SAS Support Communities booth during normal business hours and see Super Joe or Announcer Chris to claim your swag*.

*All items available while supplies last. Visit early to make your claim!

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

Michael_Gibbs — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 19:14:39 GMT

Oh it's on!

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

ross-sansom01 — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:03:07 GMT

I am all over this!!

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

tampham92 — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 12:50:44 GMT

Anybody knows why I cannot watch the video?

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

jcFranklin — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:07:49 GMT

The video works for me. Try using a different browser.

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

andypandy_swe — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:09:25 GMT

Works fine for me...

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

ShelleySessoms — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:11:55 GMT

Hi @tampham92 ,

As others have said, the video seems to work fine. I suggest trying a different browser. If you continue to have trouble viewing it let me know and I'll investigate further.

Thanks,

Shelley

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

ross-sansom01 — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:15:49 GMT

Are you accessing in on a work PC? That might be the issue.

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

ross-sansom01 — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:30:32 GMT

How do you earn the 30 day attendance badge? Do you just need to log in everyday for 30 days?

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

ShelleySessoms — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:39:29 GMT

Hi @ross-sansom01,

It does not have to be 30 consecutive days. Simply visit a total of 30 days (or more) between November 2018 and the start of the conference. We are working on creating the 30-day badge for 2019, and will be awarding it prior to the start of SAS Global Forum. Good luck!

Thanks,

Shelley

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

ChrisHemedinger — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:42:18 GMT

Here's a LinkedIn post that contains the video.

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

CJac73 — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:59:55 GMT

I'm on it

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

TBarker — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 00:27:45 GMT

Swag is a great motivator and SAS always has great swag.

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

zekeT_sasaholic — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 18:33:20 GMT

This is a great idea!

Thanks!

See everyone soon!

Zeke Torres

Chicago SAS User Group - WCSUG

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

qais1975 — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 11:08:55 GMT

I am in this swag 🙂

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

Khuong — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 12:24:52 GMT

I am in. Thanks!

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

akmyradov — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 04:39:53 GMT

I am in!

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

LNEW — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 15:17:14 GMT

Look to score some swag!

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

AaroninMN — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 17:19:30 GMT

I have a question about how the Firestarter badge is calculated. I show in my profile that I have earned the Firestarter badge, but in the private statistics area it says topics started is 4. Do I need to start another topic to ensure I receive this level? Thanks!

Re: You TOO can earn communities swag! Here’s how

ShelleySessoms — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 17:30:11 GMT

Hi @AaroninMN ,

I'm not sure why the discrepancy, but you have earned the Fire Starter badge so you are all set for that award. I'll see if I can figure out why it doesn't show that way in your private stats.

Thanks,
Shelley