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Welcome, Conversation Agent Readers!

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Thanks for stopping by! If you’re new here, I am too, so welcome. Make yourself at home, and feel free to explore the place and see what it’s all about.
Here are a few posts that outline what I mean by “Personal PR”
Personal PR - Relationships for a New Generation
The Other Side of PR: People and Relationships [...]

Why Relationships Matter More Than All the Other Stuff

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

It’s amazing the perspective you gain when one out of three people in your state doesn’t have electricity and it’s the middle of an ice storm. The things we take for granted easily become apparent: heat, light, water, security. A normal day somehow starts to seem so epic, when you think about the relative ease [...]

Perfection is Overrated. Relationships Work Better.

Monday, December 10th, 2007

It’s an agonizing process, starting something new. Just like I agonized over the right steps to take when I launched Little Red Suit, I’ve been agonizing over every detail of launching this blog for a few months.
I wanted to learn from my success and experiences at LRS and make even better choices this time, choices [...]

The Other Side of PR: People and Relationships

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

As a PR professional, I’m often curious what the first thing is that comes to people’s minds when you say the words “public relations.” I think people usually envision something along the lines of the latest Mac ad, “PR Lady,” where all PR people go around rephrasing things with little regard to the truth - [...]

Personal PR - Relationships for a New Generation

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Relationships matter. They matter for your life, your career, and your dreams. And in a digital age, how you form and maintain relationships is different than ever before. With self-publishing literally a click away through the reality of blogging, now virtually anyone can share thoughts and ideas across the globe.
Now, networking is no longer confined [...]

The Name Game: Transparency, Authenticity, and Being Your True Self

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

It wasn’t long into my blogging career that I realized all the profound implications of self-publishing through blogging. Informed of issues like popular blogger Kathy Sierra being stalked by a reader, I grappled with whether or not to use my real name, full name, any name at all, or even a pseudonym. These three posts [...]

Two Tales of My Blogging Beginnings

Monday, November 5th, 2007

I got started blogging in April 2007 at Little Red Suit. In a short time, I built great relationships, expanded my network and started developing my personal brand. But getting started was a challenge. These two posts describe my initial journey into blogging and my thoughts about the process along the way.
1. Making it happen: [...]

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