SMAZ brings NOW Revolution

By on February 3rd, 2011 In Best Practices, Social Media

Fred Von Graf and team have been busy. Social Media AZ, or SMAZ, is now in its third year. To be held February 11, SMAZ was started by Von Graf to fill a void in the Social Media/Digital Marketing for Business event realm, the event has grown from a place of veterans teaching newbies about [...]

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Job Search Networking Event Next Week

By on February 2nd, 2011 In Social Media, ValleySource

Job searching in a world of blogs and social networks has changed dramatically. Resumes are not exactly passe, and LinkedIn is more than your public profile.

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ChandlerCamp on February 10

By on January 25th, 2011 In People, Professional Development, Social Media

ChandlerCamp is a half-day conference focused on helping new businesses succeed in the new economy. Expect just under three hours of useful tips and conversations from local professionals. It’s run entirely by volunteers in the Easy Valley and beyond. To attend, please register. Topics for small businesses include how to manage multiple locations, making your [...]

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How do you keep score?

By on January 25th, 2011 In Advice, Professional Development, Social Media

“At conference, in boardrooms – it’s always “scale”, “revenue”, “biz”. Let’s talk wisdom, passion, justice, perseverance, humanity, meaning.” — Umair Haque, thinker, blogger, advisor to revolutionaries. (source) Industries thrive on quantitative measurements. Whether it’s growth rate, subscriber base or gross profit, there’s no question that more is always good. The PR industry is no different, as [...]

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Has Social Media Brought Us Closer in PR?

By on January 24th, 2011 In Professional Development, Social Media

Lately I’ve been thinking about how much social media has expanded my friendships and relationships in the PR and Phoenix media world since I started out in 2005. Back when I started my biz, I pretty much knew what made a good story and how to write a press release and pitch and that was [...]

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Twitter isn’t the new Cronkite, nor should it be – the #giffords shooting

By on January 9th, 2011 In Social Media

January 8′s tragic shooting in Tucson, AZ illustrated a few things about the modern media landscape that very few people understand and even fewer have the ability to influence. It showed the usefulness of interconnected social media platforms, it showed the power of the web for research and, most of all, it showed that too [...]

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