“I can see you’re an open networker,” someone told me last week. “You make it easy to reach you via phone and email.” Yes, that’s true and if you’re looking, look no further: my email is connect[at]corywestmedia.com and you can call or text me at 630.207.7530. Some of you reading this are shaking in your…
It’s almost ceremonious. Sitting at a meeting, I watched Dave fix his coffee. He opens and pours in a packet of sweetener. Stirs. Opens and pours in a container of hazlenut creamer. Stirs. Folds up the sweetener packet. Inserts it into the creamer container. Opens and pours in sweetener packet two. Stirs. Opens and pours…
Last night I watched “And in the end,” the final episode of “ER.” When the show first came out, I watched it religiously. It was more relevant to my life then. Why? My work revolved around hospitals, home health care, residency programs, organ and bone marrow transplants, and heart disease. My business really took off…
How do you promote seminars and workshops these days? When I pulled the media contact list for LinkedIn Power Strategies, I knew it was time to branch out into other places. A calendar item or even a feature will only reach a select group of readers once. To publicize your business events, create an event…
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Whenever someone holds up their flip video camera at an event, I usually show off my Canon SI5 [now upgraded to a Canon Powershot SX10IS 10MP Digital Camera with 20x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom]. So many people have asked me about my camera that I decided to write this post about it. After…
For the 241 people who registered interest in attending SMC Chicago’s March event, business to business and social media is a hot topic. It all comes down to listening. But, first you have to have the tools to tune in. And, you have to go where your people are, which is most likely one or…
“We’re wired for stories, individually and collectively. Since the time of Odysseus We’ve been told stories. This is how we’ve been conditioned to learn; our morals and values are taught through stories.” Gay Ducey, past president, National Storytelling Network and Oracle Award recipient for Distinguished Nation Service in Storytelling How can you use the power…
After a day out of the office, I opened up my email and found a request from a friend to have lunch and talk about how to do a webinar. But, I’m not an expert on webinars – although I’ve been featured on them I haven’t produced one of my own –yet. So, I went…
Here’s the presentation I’l be making today at National Speakers Association’s Illinois Chapter. Want to see all of my presentations online? Visit Barbara Rozgonyi’s presentations on SlideShare. To book this presentation for your group, call me at 630.207.7530. What would you add or takeaway? Speaking Of Social Media Marketing and PR View more presentations from…
Okay, I’ll admit up front that this might sound a bit self serving, and it is because it’s about me. But, I’m only showing you what can happen so that you can see where you might be in 10 months if you start a social media optimization plan today. I didn’t even know I was…
On Friday, the first day of spring!, I’ll be presenting this 20 minute social media mashup to the National Speakers Association’s Illinois Chapter. My inspiration comes from a play our family saw called “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged.” On our family trip out west a few years back our daughter – who was…
Here’s the biggest question I get about Facebook: How do I separate my friends and my family from my business? The biggest concern? A clash of the multiple personalities that exist in one’s life. You know who you are: a mom, a sorority sister, an aunt, a book club member, a church-goes, a music fan,…
On March 6 and 7, I attended Alex Mandossian’s Teleseminar Secrets Reunion – check out my album on flickr. I didn’t tweet much or live blog at all. Why? Alex is a fantastic speaker and one who deserves complete attention. So, I went back to taking notes the old-fashioned way: in a spiral notebook. It’s…
Today I did something I’ve never done before: speak to job seekers about writing. Thanks to Carlos Hernandez, a friend from San Francisco I met at BlogWorld in 2007, I was honored to be the speaker at GraceWorks. I didn’t tell the group my own job-seeker stories about . . . – how I graduated…
I am thrilled to be speaking at this event, hosted by the National Speakers Association of Illinois. Wendy Piersall, @emom, and Johnny Campbell, the Transition Man and I will be talking about social media for speakers, coaches and consultants. If you’re in Chicago, I hope you can join us for this Fabulous Friday event that…
Almost two years ago, when I read Rohit Bhargava’s social media bio post, I said, “Hey! I’ve got to do that and I’ve got to write about how cool it is to do that.” Time flies . . . and this format came back to me as I was preparing my presentation for job seekers…
Ever go to an event, have a fantastic time and wish you could keep the experience going? When you move the experience online, the event takes on an afterlife of its own. Community PR Strategies: 9 Ways to Keep Events Alive Online – Even After They’re Over 1. Assign a twitter hashtag for the event….
Here’s a quick video I found today on iMedia from their Brand Summit. You can show this to those who wonder if social media is valuable or watch it yourself for ideas on how social media might work with your branding. Key: it’s all about community. The interview features: Jim Calhoun, PopularMedia Melissa Hudson, A&E …
What are women snacking on these days? Hint: it’s not chocolate, strawberries or cupcakes. According to MediaPost’s Online Video Insider, more women are snacking on inspiration in the form of online videos. Although 77% of viewers watched 34% more video than they did last year, the comScore report’s biggest ah-hahs come from women. Women spend…
Today I’m testing out a new way to communicate for speakers: a question and answer page that conveys who you are while answering the basic FAQs to save the meeting planner time. Let me know what you think . . . . and feel free to adapt this format to fit your speaker profile page…
Leave it to Chris Brogan to write what I’ve been thinking about. In his post, Grow Bigger Ears in 10 Minutes, Chris walks you through a process for listening to conversations online. You need to do this. It takes a surprisingly short amount of time to tune into online conversations – using Chris’ system. And,…
What do women business owners really want to know about business, technology and communications? Listen in to a podcast and read twitter transcripts captured at a lively evening at the Apple Store. Thanks to Theresa Carter, founder of Chicago’s “The Local Tourist” and Blagica Bottigliero [don’t we look like a fun trio?] for letting me…
A few days ago I spoke to a group that started programming early in the morning. Although I wasn’t on until 9:45 I decided to get there early to hear the first speaker talk about communications. Our preliminary exercise required that we introduce the person to our right. The person on my left introduced the…
Is there a simple way to tell how you’re doing in social media? How can you gauge what’s working and what needs to be fixed? In preparing for a presentation, I came up with ways to rank five social media marketing and PR essential elements. Plan Platforms Keywords Images Stories Social Media Marketing Scoring Guide…
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