I’m really excited to be presenting at my first ever Public Relations Society of America [PRSA] meeting. Thanks to Diane Short for being such a professional and easy to work with program chair. If you’re in the Chicago area, I’d love to see you there! Here’s the program announcement. January […]
Yearly Archives: 2009
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In this picture, I’m smiling at an authentic Chicago Italian beef joint with Marc Harty. We met for the first time a few years ago when I won a contest to be Marc’s guest at an Internet marketing seminar. We’re both Illinois grads, we both like Italian beef and we […]
It’s almost the end of the year, so I decided to take a look back, review and wrap up my top 12 posts. This tidy bundle fits into a 34 page social media marketing, PR, twitter collage ebook, which you can download here. How I chose my top marketing, social […]
Did you do this, too? I’ll admit it. I sent out a flurry of “Happy Holidays” and “Season’s Greetings” hybrid-type announcements: news, wishes and an invitation to a social media event. No sales stuff, but not too much tinsel and sparkle either. After I let the boys open a box […]
Named in honor of jazz vocalist Carmen McRae, WordPress 2.9 Carmen is the popular blogging platform’s latest upgrade. Guide to upgrading to WordPress 2.9 from freshworkshops.com. Installing the latest version took one click. It was so easy I didn’t think to check into what came along with the updates until […]
Investing in social is trendy. Marketing Sherpa’s Chart of the Week shows that, across the board, industries will be upping social marketing budgets by as much as 79% over 2009. Wow! But, how much were the budgets in 2009? That’s an x-factor that’s not given. In our experience, we’re seeing […]
This post probably should be in a few parts, but since it is a progression of experiences, I’ll keep the collection together. Speaking of collections, you’ll find my Elysian Hotel images here. When I got an invitation to attend a private reception at The Elysian Hotel on November 18 I […]
For my friends in the Chicago area . . . Search Engine Strategies is offering these free clinics and workshops [FTC Disclosure: Thanks to Search Engine Strategies Chicago for granting me a platinum pass, valued at $1995, in exchange for coverage. Watch @wiredprworks and Wired PR Works for session coverage […]
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. Aesop In the United States, we celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of every year. But, you don’t have to be a resident to count your blessings. To help you do that, here’s a refresh of a post that first appeared here in […]
Confession: I love jewelry that sparkles – preferably a lot. To make stones sparkle, they have to be cut to catch light. To be attractive, they need to be shaped. To be displayed, they have to be set. Stones come in many colors, sizes, cuts and shapes. But, they all […]
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