Last week, Brett Flickinger, JD Gershbein, Brian Tomkins and I presented at The Business Ledger’s Newsmakers Forum. Brett started out with strategy. JD covered LinkedIn. Brian presented Facebook for business and I talked about twitter. Thanks to my intern for sitting through a business buffet lunch, filming my presentation, taking […]
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At a networking lunch today, someone asked about my upcoming presentations. Here’s a quick list of where to see me in the next few weeks. Let me know if you’ll be the audience. I’d love to meet you! Wow! Lots of workshops and social media speaking presentations coming up. I […]
“Portable, personable and participatory” – Sarah Evans, creator of Journchat, on what people want in their news, quoting an unassigned reference Kudos to Sarah for rounding up the CNN crew to join the Journchat conversation on twitter live via ustream on Monday night. I was there! Here’s CNN’s press release […]
Looking for some trends or stats for your next presentation? Here’s the latest on the state of the news media. The 2010 State of the News Media, the eighth annual report on American journalism, published by the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism notes six major trends: SIx Major Trends […]
Thanks so much to Mari Smith for recommending me as a presenter to the International Social Media Association members. I’ll be presenting Leveraging LinkedIn: 5 Power Strategies to Stand Out and Be Sought Out on March 2. Membership and registration are free. In this presentation, PR stands for Powerful Relationships. […]
Image: CNET’s review of the Wired PR Works iPhone App. Now, we’re on the iPhone: together. Will you share this space with us? Start today by answering these questions: 1. Do you have an iPhone app? Yes? Tell us how to find you/it. 2. What iPhone app could not live […]
Image: Natalie Martinez of NBC 5 Chicago and me after my interview about Facebook and freedom of speech. Yesterday, I made my TV debut as a spokesperson for Social Media Club [SMC] Chicago. Thanks to Natalie for tracking down Social Media Club on Facebook and leaving a message with Kristie […]
Almost two years ago, I shared my book group’s reading list. This post attracted lots of traffic from people searching for book group suggestions. If you’re one of those folks, browse this list and also check out Kathleen’s Parker’s new blog, Marian’s Library for reading recommendations for all ages. Before […]
Tomorrow is the first ever HAPPO. What’s HAPPO? Help a PR Pro Out Day is designed to help connect PR job seekers with employers looking for top talent. On Friday, February 19, from 10 am – 2 pm CT PR bloggers, agency leaders, and PR professionals from across the country […]
Thanks to my friend Francine McKenna who writes the terrific blog re:the auditors, for inviting me to speak at this Chicago’s Information Systems Audit and Control Association Chapter [ISACA] event. On March 20, I’ll lead a workshop on how to use social media to build your personal brand, tap into […]