Debbie's Insights on Social Media

tcbb-100px.gifFleishman-Hillard Europe is hosting a European book launch in Paris for The Corporate Blogging Book. I keynoted a session on "le corporate blogging" followed by Q & A with Fleishman clients, press, etc.

DAE: Tuesday Dec. 5th, 2006

TIME: 18h30

LOCATION: 73 boulevard Haussmann, 8eme Paris

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tcbb-100px.gifFleishman-Hillard Europe is hosting a European book launch in Paris for The Corporate Blogging Book. I keynoted a session on "le corporate blogging" followed by Q & A with Fleishman clients, press, etc.

DAE: Tuesday Dec. 5th, 2006

TIME: 18h30

LOCATION: 73 boulevard Haussmann, 8eme Paris

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lern_logo.jpgDetails on LERN's event wiki.

DATE: Wednesday Nov. 29th, 2006

TIME: 11:10 AM - 12 Noon

Location: The American Institute of Architects

Learn from the examples of established association blogs on how to take advantage of this new way of connecting with your audiences. It's all about being useful and having real conversations with your membership. You'll learn:

1. What you need to get into blogging now.
2. The three steps to launching a blog.
3.

lern_logo.jpgDetails on LERN's event wiki.

DATE: Wednesday Nov. 29th, 2006

TIME: 11:10 AM - 12 Noon

Location: The American Institute of Architects

Learn from the examples of established association blogs on how to take advantage of this new way of connecting with your audiences. It's all about being useful and having real conversations with your membership. You'll learn:

1. What you need to get into blogging now.
2. The three steps to launching a blog.
3. What you absolutely must avoid.

 

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the_corp_blogging_show_cropped.jpgTune in Tuesdays at 12 noon Pacific to listen to my new Internet radio show on VoiceAmerica (TM) Business.

On Tuesday Nov. 28th, 2006 I interview Karen Wickre, the managing editor of Google's Official Corporate Blog. Karen and I will pull the curtain to reveal what goes on behind Google's corporate blog, consistently ranked as one of the Top 20 blogs on Technorati.com. You can listen live. Or visit The Corporate Blogging Show blog to download

the_corp_blogging_show_cropped.jpgTune in Tuesdays at 12 noon Pacific to listen to my new Internet radio show on VoiceAmerica (TM) Business.

On Tuesday Nov. 28th, 2006 I interview Karen Wickre, the managing editor of Google's Official Corporate Blog. Karen and I will pull the curtain to reveal what goes on behind Google's corporate blog, consistently ranked as one of the Top 20 blogs on Technorati.com. You can listen live. Or visit The Corporate Blogging Show blog to download archived shows as podcasts. 

Karen oversees 38 blogs for Google, including country blogs for China, Russia, Brazil, Poland, Japan, Korea and Italy. We'll talk about how Google's corporate blog got started and how it fits in with the company's PR strategy. We'll also dig into the nitty gritty of managing a corporate blog: ensuring a consistent "voice," choosing…

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Update: Wow, talk about an instant response to this article! That's the beauty of the blog format. See Comments below.

Sarah and I will try to answer more fully your questions about the specifics of creating an e-newsletter with WordPress.  Sarah has written a technical explanation on her own blog. Note that I still send the newsletter out via EmailLabs, my email service provider. All I do is copy/paste the "code" behind the WordPress page

Update: Wow, talk about an instant response to this article! That's the beauty of the blog format. See Comments below.

Sarah and I will try to answer more fully your questions about the specifics of creating an e-newsletter with WordPress.  Sarah has written a technical explanation on her own blog. Note that I still send the newsletter out via EmailLabs, my email service provider. All I do is copy/paste the "code" behind the WordPress page we've created. And yes I still get the reporting on click-throughs, opens, etc. via EmailLabs. - Debbie

By contributing writer (and Web designer) Sarah Lewis

RSS_feed-icon-48x48.gifBlogs and e-newsletters have a lot in common. They are both made up of valuable information presented in short article format, and they both…

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zane_safrit.jpgIn the second edition of The Corporate Blogging Show (Nov. 21, 2006), CEO blogger Zane Safrit and I talked about how he was inspired to start a blog by Seth Godin and how he views his blog as an integral part of his marketing strategy.

Zane uses his blog as a creative white board, a place for him to clarify his thinking and to experiment with the multimedia services (audio & video) that his teleconferencing company, Conference Calls Unlimited,

zane_safrit.jpgIn the second edition of The Corporate Blogging Show (Nov. 21, 2006), CEO blogger Zane Safrit and I talked about how he was inspired to start a blog by Seth Godin and how he views his blog as an integral part of his marketing strategy.

Zane uses his blog as a creative white board, a place for him to clarify his thinking and to experiment with the multimedia services (audio & video) that his teleconferencing company, Conference Calls Unlimited, is expanding into – a key differentiator in a crowded market.

I quoted from The Corporate Blogging Book (pages 20 - 21):

"Blogging helps me articulate and refine ideas in a linear fashion... ideas I may be thinking about for our company. So blogging improves my ability to communicate with my employees."
- Zane Safrit

Zane riffed;…

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search4crime_logo.jpgBusiness Blogging 101 for the Annual Pre-Employment Screeners Conference.

DATE: Tuesday Nov. 14th 2006

TIME: 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM EST

LOCATION:  Clearwater, FL Sheraton Sand Key Resort

search4crime_logo.jpgBusiness Blogging 101 for the Annual Pre-Employment Screeners Conference.

DATE: Tuesday Nov. 14th 2006

TIME: 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM EST

LOCATION:  Clearwater, FL Sheraton Sand Key Resort

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