Ten years ago, today, we remember. We never forget. Today, we pause and reflect as a world changed. Here’s an update on a previous post with thoughts on how the September 11 attacks immediately reshaped community, public relations and communications. September 11 Memorial Information 9/11 Memorial Site Google News about […]
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Tomorrow is Jazz Fest Glen Ellyn. It’s a day where music makes over Main Street into an outdoor festival. This is our second year sponsoring the festival’s social communications. Two of our clients also participate. Here’s how the event looks this year in 3D.
“You’ve got to go create a ripple.” Those words came to me as our youngest son and I tromped around the woods. Early in the evening or late in the afternoon, depending on how you measured it, we were doing what we do best: an adventurous young man now, once […]
Veterans Day is always a powerful day for me. Four of my mother’s brothers fought in World War II. The youngest brother never came back. Surrounded by uncles who fought in the war on my father’s side as well, the American Legion served as our family’s community center. But, my […]
To commemorate the ninth anniversary of 9/11, I’m sharing links to coverage along with my views on how the attacks immediately reshaped community public relations and communications. To me, today is a day to remember, reflect and consider how communications, and life, is always changing. September 11 Memorial Information 9/11 […]
Creating community: one of the biggest missing pieces in the marketing and PR puzzle. Whenever we present our accelerated marketing plans, we always talk about creating, building and nurturing a community. In plumbing the depths of my experiences archive, I remembered this presentation I created four years ago. Dual cast […]
Three out of four marketing and PR workshops for IAPD IPRA went well: lots of space, time and room for conversation. When I saw the room for my Social Media Sampler presentation, I got a bit concerned. Fifteen minutes before I was set to start, it was already almost full. […]
Next week, I’m honored to present four programs at the IAPD/IPRA [Illinois Association of Park Districts – Illinois Park and Recreation Association conference]. Thanks so much to Jessica Alexenko of the Lisle Park District for booking me to speak at two workshops and two breakout sessions. We started talking about […]
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 […]
Thanks to Steve Stokes of Stoked Studios for covering Social Media Club Chicago‘s first anniversary event on October 22, 2009. Many people asked about how they could watch the video of the panel discussion about community and social media – click here to go the video. SMC Chicago President, Jeff […]
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