My Startup is Growing Up

Not long ago I had outlined how being a community manager is like being a parent. I’ve extended the analogy to my startup too. Techrigy was just a toddler when I joined the four others in October 2008. Together we have grown the Techrigy family (staff) and added extended family (customers). Our product, SM2 evolved, [...]

Meetings indicate Leadership Style

How many meetings have you sat through? Are some of them interminably long and you wonder why an email wasn’t just sent out? In my previous life I would drive 2 hrs one way for regional meetings that were four hours long. Sometimes it felt like that information could have been passed on in an [...]

Thought Leader Versus Influencer

Not too long ago, I was asked what my thoughts were on the difference between a thought leader and an influencer. This person is researching the topic, so I thought I’d do some surveying of my network.
It’s an interesting question & I knew my opinion so I asked my Twitterverse. It was exciting to see [...]

Helping a Student with her Research

Have you been to the Facebook Group for Community Managers recently? There are many active discussions & people write interesting things on the wall! (as opposed to spam!).  There’s an interesting conversation on the topic of –  24/7?
Sometimes the conversation provides topics for me to blog on. Cristina is asking for help with her research [...]

Writing a Session Proposal for a Conference

This is a very specific type of writing exercise. It’s much like writing a summary for a resume. You want it to engage the reader’s attention immediately.
Here are the steps that I go through:

You need to read the Submission Guidelines carefully & follow them to the letter. They will provide the answers to the who, [...]