Last week’s trip to Dublin was a terrific experience.
The workshop on social media and public relations I ran for the Public Relations Institute of Ireland – formally known as ‘New Media for Seasoned Professionals’ – on Thursday was a full day of listening and learning for everyone including me.
One thing I thoroughly enjoy, and [...]
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I’ll be in Dublin later this week, leading “New media for seasoned professionals,” a workshop for the Public Relations Institute of Ireland on social media and PR, on Thursday. This will be the third one I’ve done for the PRII during the past few years.
It’s always a great pleasure visiting Ireland. Over the years, [...]
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Earlier this week, I recorded a video commentary for the word of the day at Wordia.com, the visual dictionary, in which I defined what the word ‘social’ means to me.
Here’s a clue on how I defined it with this definition of ‘social’ as an adjective from the Collins online dictionary: “of, relating to, or characteristic [...]
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How time flies – a week’s gone by since the Dell B2B Social Media Huddle that took place at Dell UK’s headquarters in Bracknell on December 7.
Well over 80 people had registered for the free event which Kerry Bridge at Dell and I had organized. More than 50 showed up – not a bad [...]
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Monitoring and ROI are two hot topics when it comes to social media. They’re two of the hottest topics for an event focused on social media, and there is one taking place in London on Tuesday November 17, where I’ll be as a speaker and panel discussion facilitator.
Monitoring Social Media 09 is organized by [...]
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I took part in two excellent conferences last week focused on social media and communication: one in Burnley, Lancashire, the other in London.
The Don’t Panic Guide to Social Media in Tourism took place in the splendid Towneley Hall outside Burnley on Thursday. Sponsored by the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board, well over 50 people [...]
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Two great conferences are taking place this week and I’ll be at both of them talking about social media and public relations.
Don’t Panic Guide to Social Media for Tourism. in Burnley, Lancashire, on October 22. I’m presenting on the pros and cons of social media for business. Download brochure (PDF).
Social Media in Business [...]
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One European city I love to visit is Barcelona on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
That’s where I’ll be on Wednesday and Thursday this week, chairing and presenting at the 2nd Annual Digital Media Seminar “Effective Strategies in Marketing & Communications”, a two-day conference that has attracted an excellent group of participants.
They’re all coming to [...]
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I’ve just updated the list of events I’m participating in during the rest of this year, mostly as a speaker. There were more than I thought!
Here FYI is what I’m involved with on the immediate horizon, during September:
Social Media – Taking customer service to the next level. [Speaking] London, September 15, 2009. The event title [...]
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Yesterday’s Ark Group workshop in London on “Social software: Maximising knowledge-sharing in your business” was a great experience from my perspective, on a number of levels.
This is the workshop at which I stood in for David Ferrabee during the morning and set the scene for the event that included terrific presentations by Denise Maskew [...]

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