Here is a Press Release from IAEE regarding the recent Future Leaders Institute that ExpoCall President John Tisdale was apart of. It was a great program and a successful gathering of those who will blaze the trail in the coming years for our industry.
- Still shaking a bit…5.8 but about 42 miles from epicenter near Yorba Linda…It’s been a while!! #
I recently applied to be apart of the IAEE Rober L. Krakoff Future Leaders Institute being held August 10th through 12th in Austin, Texas. An intimate learning experience, the FLI, Sponsored by ICAT Logistics, Inc. brings together 30 individuals interested in learning more about themselves so they can be effective strategists, team contributors, group facilitators, innovators, learners, coaches and much more. A highly interactive curriculum integrates theory and practice to ensure Institute participants leave capable of both thinking better and doing better.
It was an honor to be chosen to this group of 30 and I look forward to the opportunity for professional development as well as interaction with my peers. I’ll be sure to post while I am on-site to share the developments of the program.
See Ya’ll in Texas!
- Sitting at the gate at Hartsfield waiting for them to figure out how to operate the Jetway!….for Half an Hour now! #
I just returned from American Business Media’s Spring Meeting in La Quinta, California and overall I was pretty impressed with the event. After attending many other events in the past it was a refreshing experience to meet so many new faces and encounter so many people excited about the transformation of the industry. That seemed to be the theme of the week - Transforming the Media World into a Digital Media World. Sessions focused on topics such as the Green Movement, M&A Activity within the industry, how issues in our industry are being addressed in Washington, the power of face to face events…just to name a few.
I was able to grab some footage from a few of the sessions. In this post you can hear from thought leaders in the Social Media field as they share their insights on this powerful new movement and try to help publishers understand where it fits into their landscape.
The clip features Laura Chavoen, SVP of Digital Media, Imagination, Michael Weisfeld, Senior Internet Strategist, Business Online and Jeremy Morris, Executive Vice President, Director Digital and Custom Publishing, Campbell-Ewald. Each shares their thoughts on the question, “What is Social Media?”
I’ll post some clips from some of the other sessions when I get the time. Enjoy.
- Attending American Business Media’s Spring Meeting in La Quinta, CA! Great venue…Great Weather…Great Crowd! #
Yes…I am a Laker fan and they play Randy Newman’s song every time they win a game but this time around, I’m heading to the WPA - Western Publications Association for their Annual Publishing Conference at the Westin LAX. I’m excited to meet a new crop of faces who are connected on the Magazine side of our business. It should be an educational couple of days with the likes of Charlie McCurdy of Apprise Media, LLC and Canon Communications, LLC and Harry McCracken, VP/Editor in Chief of PC World IDG Communications.
I’ll try to snag some good video to share with you upon my return thanks to my flip video camera.
I’m looking forward to hearing the insights of these leaders of our industry and meeting others who share our passion for the Business Media World.
I was catching up on the news this morning and saw this story. Apparently this Grad Student from Berkeley was in Egypt covering anti government protests when he was arrested. He sent a series of “Tweets” from his mobile phone. These were posted on his Twitter page, his blog and his Facebook page where numerous “Followers” read his post and immediately leapt into action eventually resulting in his release. Not sure if emergency communications was in the business plan for Twitter but what a great “by-product” of this cool social media tool.
I’m sitting here looking at my calendar and realized that it is going to be quite a whirlwind over the next few weeks with events, conferences, travel, research and most importantly….Golf.
I will be attending my first WPA Publishers conference next week in Los Angeles. It is always exciting to join a new organization to see where the overlap lies with other groups. It has been recommended that I join WPA by may of my colleagues so I look forward to meeting other West Coast folks involved in our industry.
The following week I will be basking in the desert sun at American Business Media’s Spring Meeting. We joined ABM just over a year ago and it has been a successful partnership as we provide our services for their members. This will be my first Spring Meeting so I’m looking forward to a productive couple of days at La Quinta.
Following ABM’s event is the Southwest Chapter of IAEE’s Race Towards the Future of Las Vegas event in….you guessed it….Las Vegas. I am actually sorry to announce that I will not be able to attend this great event that is always solid. I look forward to seeing all of my Chapter pals at the Children’s Charity Classic in June.
My final trip in the coming weeks will be to PPM Media’s Blade System’s Insight conference in Tucson, AZ May 12-13. I look forward to seeing how this event is run with it’s unique hosted buyer format. Plus who wouldn’t want to play a round of golf with Phil McKay?
Happy Trails….see you out on the Circuit!
