Debbie Weil is a corporate blogging and social media expert, online marketing consultant, speaker and author of The Corporate Blogging Book (Portfolio). She consults with large companies, CEOs and senior executives on how to create blogs that connect with customers and attract media attention.

I’m on the “Corporate Blogs” panel at the very cool mesh conference in Toronto. It’s moderated by Toronto-based entrepreneur and technology columnist Jen Evans. The other panelists are Tara Hunt of HorsePigCow (now with Riya.com) and Jeremy Wright, author of Blog Marketing. Steve Rubel is also speaking.
This is one of those un-panel panels where we’ve exchanged a couple of emails and have a rough agenda. Jen emailed us: “start the panel with an example of what you think is an excellent corporate blog, and why.” Hope we don’t all come up with the same example.

Who is behind mesh?

mesh was put together by five energetic Canadians who decided Toronto needed to have a Web 2.0 conference.

• Mark Evans - senior technology reporter, The National Post
• Mathew Ingram - technology and business writer, Globe & Mail
• Mike McDerment - CEO, 2ndSite Online Invoicing
• Rob Hyndman - business lawyer, Hyndman | Law
• Stuart MacDonald - entrepreneur, marketer, founder Expedia.ca

Thanks, Stuart, for including me!

MaRS Collaboration Centre
South Tower, Suite 100
101 College Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5G 1L7

I’m thrilled to be a panelist at Beyond Blogging 2006, a (BIG) breakfast roundtable sponsored by Fleishman-Hillard and DC Communicator. Keynote speaker is Ed Keller, co-author of The Influentials. Other distinguished panelists include Pete Blackshaw, Yvonne DiVita and Todd Tweedy. The moderator is the inimitable Shel Holtz. Should be fun. Fleishman is expecting a crowd of 500+.

At Washington DC’s Mayflower Hotel, 1129 Connecticut Ave. NW, 8:30 - 11:30 AM. Event details here.

From left to right in photo: BoldMouth.com’s Todd Tweedy, Debbie Weil and Nielsen BuzzMetrics’ Pete Blackshaw.

We’ll talk about… you guessed it… corporate blogging.

WSRadio.com with RSSRay.

Time: Wednesday May 24, 2006 at 10:00 AM Pacific; 1:00 PM Eastern.

Tune in at WSRadio.com.

The Value of Blogs as Business Tools at IDC IT Expo & Forum ‘06.

The IDC IT Forum is for CXOs and leading IT and business thought leaders from Fortune 1000 corporations as well as non-profit, government and academic institutions. Jim Collins (one of my favorite speakers) is one of the keynotes.

Location: Sheraton Boston Hotel

Time: Thursday June 15, 2006 - 11:30 AM - 12:125 PM

Using Content to Sell Content: How Blogs, RSS Feeds, Podcasts and Wikis Can be Harnessed to Generate PR, Traffic and Sales with David Meerman Scott.

Newsletter & Electronic Publishers Association Annual Conference.

Location: The Mayflower Hotel, Washington DC

Time: Tuesday, June 6, 2006: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

The new new thing: blog as Web site

Welcome to a completely new look for debbieweil.com! I’ve integrated my Web sites and blogs into a meta site built on blogging software. Check out the newsletter archive where you’ll also find the original “debbie’s blog.” Click below to enter a comment. I’d love to hear from you!

I’ve been “enmeshed” at the very cool mesh conference in Toronto this week. Was on a panel with Jen Evans, Tara Hunt and Jeremy Wright that wasn’t exactly a Corporate Blogging Smackdown (thanks Tris). But fun nonetheless. Loved Toronto - my first visit!

Why you should care about social media

Because blogs, podcasts, wikis, RSS and other social media tools are going to revolutionize how companies big and small connect with employees and customers. A new bottom-up business ecosystem is bubbling up. You can’t ignore it! Because it will impact your bottom line, if not today then next year or soon. Learn more…

Technorati tags: mesh06, the corporate blogging book

Workshop for the 2006 Publishers Marketing Association (PMA) annual conference in conjunction with BookExpo America 2006.

2:00 - 3:15 PM.

The new new thing: blog as Web site

Welcome to a completely new look for debbieweil.com! I’ve integrated my Web sites and blogs into a meta site built on blogging software. Check out the newsletter archive where you’ll also find the original “debbie’s blog.” Click below to enter a comment. I’d love to hear from you!

I’ll be at the very cool mesh conference in Toronto on Monday and Tuesday, May 15th and 16th.

Why you should care about social media

Because blogs, podcasts, wikis, RSS and other social media tools are going to revolutionize how companies big and small connect with employees and customers. A new bottom-up business ecosystem is bubbling up. You can’t ignore it! Because it will impact your bottom line, if not today—then next year or soon. Learn more…

I’m hosting a Progressive Business Audio conference. A great chance to learn the basics of blogs as an emerging marketing tool for companies big and small. - 1:00 - 2:00 PM Eastern. More info and register.

Featured speaker at NEPA’s New York City chapter luncheon. Sneak preview of The Corporate Blogging Book and discussion of specific ways a blog can connect you with your customers.

1:00 - 4:00 PM. Abigael’s, 1407 Broadway (between 38th & 39th streets), New York, NY. Register and more info here.