Live Podcast: Preview of Startup PR Summit 2010

Join me this weekend at the Startup PR Summit 2010 this Saturday, October 16 in San Francisco at Atelier. I’ll be joining a stellar group of PR professionals to speak about the ins and outs of pitching to the media for your startup.   This is an exclusive opportunity to learn from accredited members of the national, local and technology press.

Learn more about the conference and what you can expect to learn by joining our preview podcast:

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Remember that this show is by you, not just for you! Your questions are an essential part of the program and included in this show! Remember you are always welcome to tweet, Facebook or email in your questions before or during my shows.

Live Podcast: Featured Guest Nick Douglas, Writer and Comedian

Nick Douglas, Source: Jillian Douglas

Nick Douglas has the career many writers can only dream of.

And I’m not sure he knows it…

Like so many reluctant overachiever, he’s followed his passion and it’s paid off with some high-profile gigs: editor of Gawker Media’s Valleywag and editor of the book Twitter Wit.

He’s a one cool cat, and we thank him for taking time to stop by The A-List to chat about these experiences and more. Listen below:

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Currently, Nick writes about technology and culture at Urlesque, Lalawag, and on his own blog, Too Much Nick.

Nick has also been published in Slate, Wired, Gawker, and the Huffington Post and is an aspiring screenwriter.

Pressure To Make An ‘Under 40’ List

I don’t know if  it’s the Ivy League over-achiever in me or if I’m simply more competitive by nature than I realize, but I feel strangely panicky about having not made a 40 under 40 as yet.

It’s not as though I’ve achieved nothing; I earned the two Emmy noms under my belt… but recognition is important on a number of levels. As I get older, I find the need to be singled-out for achievement grows with one’s accomplishments.

So I’m Quoted In a New Book…

And, of course, I’m embarrassed to seem braggy, but if you can’t brag on your own blog, where can you?

I am the quote that opens chapter 8, “Is It All About Business Exchange?” in, “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Social Media, but were afraid to ask…: Building Your Business Using Consumer Generated Media” by Hilary JM Topper, MPA.

Here’s what I have to say:

BusinessWeek Exchange is one of the most inventive, creative ideas to along in a long time. It takes the idea of ‘user’ in user-generated content and does something really interesting with it. It brings ‘companies’ into the fold as ‘users’ – presenting a unique and potentially controversial – way of looking at contributed content. I believe we won’t see the full impact of what BusinessWeek Exchange – and others to come – will have for at least the next year, and probably the next 2 to 3 years.

I factor blog networks from Fast Company, Wired and the like into this, too. They’re allowing CEOs (and other, usually C-level company people) to contribute to the dialogue as though they’re reporters under the guise of a ‘blog.’ Again, authority and influence changes with the title of the person writing. That is, when and if the user – meaning reader – realizes it, which they inevitably will.
– Jennifer Lindsay, Director of Digital Services, Social Media Evangelist / New Media Guru, Eastwick Communications

In addition to Amazon, it  is now available on Barnes & Noble online as well as an ebook on iUniverse.

So what do you think of what I had to say? Please post what you think in the comments area…

Recap: Social Media Club June Event at Eastwick

As you know, with our initiatives on influence and weekly podcast on the topic, we at Eastwick were thrilled to host Social Media Club’s June event, The Power of Influence. You can read a recap of the event on the SMC blog here.

Thanks again to our sponsors, Social Media Club and – above all – our employees who banned together to make the event a success!

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Live Podcast: Featured Guest Chris Heuer, Social Media Club

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Chris Heuer, Source: chrisheuer.com

It’s an unfortunate aspect of live as a grown up that sometimes you have to associate with people you don’t especially like.

That couldn’t be further from the truth with today’s Break through the Noise guest, Chris Heuer (and for that matter, his wife Kristie Wells, too).

He’s a genuine person who happens to be whip-smart when t comes to social media. And as a founder of Social Media Club, he really practices what he preaches.

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Live Podcast: Featured Guest Peter Shankman, Help a Reporter Out (HARO)

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Peter Shankman

My guest on Break through the Noise this week may need no introduction as he’s already infamous to so many… (infampus in a good way, apologies to Mrs. Shankman)

So let’s go straight to hus bio, shall we? PR Week Magazine has described Peter as “redefining the art of networking,” and Investor’s Business Daily has called him “crazy, but effective.” Peter Shankman is a spectacular example of what happens when you harness the power of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and make it work to your advantage.

That’s our man this week. Peter Shankman. We love to love him, if only for creating the infinitely useful HARO (Help a Reporter Out) which has seen his fame – and rumored wealth – grow.

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Live Podcast: Featured Guest Sam Whitmore, Sam Whitmore’s Media Survey

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Sam Whitmore

I have great professional affection for people of great integrity who can inform, occassionally provide “scoop” as well as educate. Sam Whitmore is in this class and is why it’s not uncommon to hear us say, “Thank God for Sam Whtmore!” every now and again…

Sam is behind the eponymously named Sam Whitmore’s Media Survey. His tag-line is, “Decision-making tools for PR pros.” His reports are of great interest AND help to us and we’re thrilled to have him on our Break through the Noise podcast today.

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Social Media Club Tonight at Friend of Eastwick, Duarte Design

The power of social networks. That’s what we’ll be discussing at Duarte Design in Mountain View this evening at 6:30 PM, the site of tonight’s Social Media Club San Francisco Silicon Valley chapter.

The evening will kick off the evening with a half-hour fireside chat with John Hagel, network effects expert and Director at Deloitte Consulting LLP.

Live Podcast: Featured Guest Michael Brito, Intel’s Socal Media Strategist

As you know, I interview social media and journalism influencers and thought leaders: What they do, how they got where they are and the passions that fuel their journey.

Michael Brito

Today I talked with Michael Brito.

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