I recently joined the San Diego chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). Today, they published my guest post, “Three lessons I learned while starting a PR firm with my husband.” Here’s a teaser: When my husband and I announced this summer that we were moving from Washington D.C. to San Diego to start […]
Technology We Love: November
Intesa is lean by design, and relies on technology to help us serve our clients and run our business more efficiently. Here are a few apps and products that help us do business on the go, and have recently earned our loyalty:
San Diego Beer Week
In November, Margie and I were able to enjoy our first San Diego Beer Week. For the record, we thought we were beer snobs back on the east coast but now it’s out of control. In the past, we would check the beer makers’ schedules to see when New Belgium would launch their latest creation in […]
Net Impact Conference 2012
In early November, I was able to attend the Net Impact Conference in Baltimore, Maryland to gain more insight into the current trends in corporate social responsibility and sustainability in industry and nonprofits. Of the sessions I attended, the one I found most interesting focused on the environmental concerns of craft brewers and how many […]
3 reasons why introverts are effective networkers
They hate networking. But, once they put themselves out there, Introverts often are more effective networkers than extraverts for three reasons.
Good reads: Harvard Business Review, November issue
If it’s been a while since you’ve taken a head-first dive into a $17 magazine, give HBR a go. You rarely walk away without an applicable management, marketing or business lesson…ripe for sharing with your social networks.
Intesa Launches Local PR Networking Series
San Diego-area public relations, social media and communications professionals are invited to attend the first San Diego Flacks Happy Hour on Nov. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at Quality Social, downtown.
Newman to speak at PRSA Mid-Atlantic District Conference
On November 8, Intesa founder and networking enthusiast Margie Newman will speak on the strategic business and leadership panel, “Never Leave Home Without a Business Card,” at the 2012 PRSA Mid-Atlantic District Chesapeake Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.