The next Social Media Breakfast Ottawa (SMB Ottawa) event is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11th. What: Social Media Breakfast Ottawa 7 When: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 – 7:30 to 9:00 AM Where: Gowlings, 160 Elgin Street, 26th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada How: Purchase your $10 ticket at smbottawa7.eventbrite.com Guest speaker is Brady Gilchrist In the … Continued
Author Archives: Melany Gallant
This transit strike is really…lame
I haven’t written in awhile and I must apologize. January has been busy! I started a new job this month and have been focusing most of my attention on learning the ropes. And with the transit strike now on day 44, I’m just too tired by the time I get home to get online in the evenings … Continued
Sourcing the crowd at SMB Ottawa
Well the weather sure can put in a wrench in things (so can transit strikes but that’s a whole other story.) Bryan Person, planned guest speaker for today’s Social Media Breakfast (SMB) Ottawa event got stranded in Boston. After three flight cancellations he had to admit defeat. He wasn’t going to make it. Disappointing as … Continued
Help Social Media Breakfast select a logo!
Over on the Social Media Breakfast (SMB) site, Simon Chen of SMB Ottawa has posted a request for readers and SMB attendees from across the globe to help them select a logo. The selected logo will be used by SMB cities across the US, Canada and Singapore. There are four logos to choose from so … Continued
Opportunity knocks…with Seth Godin
Seth Godin – a marketing guru, best-selling author and entrepreneur – is inviting the right candidates to participate in a six-month “apprenticeship/not-internship/graduate school/charm school track-changing opportunity.” The idea is to offer people looking for change the opportunity to shift their careers / career direction without having to invest heavy dollars into going back to school. … Continued
Social Media Breafast Ottawa 5: the year in review
Update: Nov 26 @ 11:21 a.m. – SMB Ottawa is already sold out! Contact Ottawa co-founder, Simon Chen, to be added to the waiting list. ————————– I just received my invite notice for Social Media Breakfast (SMB) Ottawa 5. The event, scheduled for Thursday, December 11, promises to be an exciting one. Bryan Person, the … Continued
It’s all about the journey…
Joe Boughner wrote an insightful post on his blog about finding your dream job and identifying whether you’re on the path towards it. Or not. He writes, What is your dream job? And if the answer isn’t “the one I’m doing now,” why not? Joe brings up a really good question. If you’d asked me … Continued
Twilight’s success – it’s all about the fans
With the release of the movie Twilight coming in just seven days (or seven sleeps depending on how excited you are about it), I feel the need to write about the pre-buzz generated by its hugely loyal fan base. If you don’t have a teenage girl in your family, you may not be aware of … Continued
Online info gathering & reputation management: it’s a search thing
If you’re a marketing communications professional you may already be using interactive and online marketing tactics to reach your target audiences. Even if you aren’t, you should be monitoring conversations on the web about your brand. It’s not just about reputation management though. Trolling the web for conversations about your brand is an opportunity to … Continued
Justifying my Rock Band purchase
IGN Entertainment and IPSOS MediaCT recently released findings on a study about video gamers. Turns out, if you are into video games, you’re more social, have a good family life and have, on average, higher incomes than people who don’t. This means my recent purchase of a PS3 and Rock Band is completely justified. Also … Continued