Educating My Way To Success 2: WeekendU
Tonight I administer the final exam for my marketing class at Platt College. I can’t say enough how grateful I am to have attracted this opportunity into my life. Teaching this course has provided me with such a strong foundation for being an educator and enhanced my professional knowledge and skills in many areas as described in my previous post about Social Media Education. This is the first final exam I’ve ever administered, but the word “final” definitely doesn’t describe my continued ventures in education. Last April 2009, I had the privilege of attending WeekendU’s Internet Power course.
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Educating My Way to Success
I’ve emphasized in many previous posts the importance of education especially in the online world as it’s such a rapidly changing space. It’s important to understand what works and what’s no longer relevant in order to stay ahead of evolving technology, be an early adopter and really understand the landscape of the social media revolution. Read more
DMA09 – An Inside Scoop from a San Diegan
I’ll be attending the DMA conference for the 2nd year in a row Oct. 17th-22nd. Last year I was introduced to the event in Las Vegas. I didn’t have a chance for much pre planning to create a marketing strategy around my attendance last year but I got a good idea on what to expect and how to create opportunities this year. I’m happy to be living in DMA09’s host city aka: America’s Finest City, San Diego! The San Diego Convention Center located on the beautiful San Diego bayfront is a prime location for large conferences, especially during this time of year. While we’re still enjoying the beautiful sunshine many places are already snowing!? Read more
My Debut to Vlogging with 5 Great Reasons to Vlog
I’ve recently entered the Video Blogging (aka Vlogging) scene. I began my career as a camera shy producer of 12 Second Videos. I was embarrassed to watch myself and hesitated to publish but after posting a few videos I got used to the idea and now really enjoy the ability to capture moments on video. 3 months ago I posted a 12 Seconds video to encourage myself to start vlogging soon so I’m proud to announce that I’ve started! Read more
An Expression of Gratitude for A New Opportunity
This year has been filled with new opportunities for personal growth and enrichment. I am so grateful for everyone and everything that has played a role in getting me where I am today.
I’d like to express my gratitude for a great career opportunity presented to me. A few weeks ago I received an invitation to come in for an interview with BusinessOnline. I’ve had a great relationship with this company since entering the online industry so this confirms my belief that building your personal brand both in person and through social media will come in handy to keep you top of mind for future opportunities. After many rounds of interviews that included just as many questions asked by me that I was asked by the interviewers (which by the way if you are being interviewed for a job I strongly recommend you see this as a chance to also interview the employer to ensure it’s a good fit) I was offered and gladly accepted a position to work as their Business Development Manager on their growing team.
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Melodie’s New Venture with SD Interactive & Ninthlink
The short time I’ve spent in the year 2009 has been quite the adventure. 2009 has been consumed mostly by personal challenges best kept out of a marketing blog but I made the decision to start the year off by taking a break from investing all my energy into my career as an active way to improve my concentration, refocus my energy and create clarity on what my goals really are.
My biggest roadblock was being ok with taking a “break”. Ever since I entered the job force I’ve been going nonstop with a tight schedule full of deadlines, meetings, events and office work. I wasn’t used to an unstructured schedule and felt I wasn’t make progress in any direction. I continuously reminded myself that what I’m doing is a means to progress and new opportunity.
