Don’t rely on Facebook as your primary communication channel

I volunteer for an event called the Kansas Author Dinner. The event was Thursday, February 24. The Kansas Author Dinner Facebook page has a small, yet loyal following (31 people like the page). The Facebook page went down on Friday, February 18, less than a week before the event.  When you visited the page as … Continue reading Don’t rely on Facebook as your primary communication channel

Not everything should be automatic

Some things are awesome on "automatic." Automatically forwarding e-mails from a certain account or with certain keywords. An auto vacation response e-mail. RSS feeds that automatically inform you when a blog has a new post or a website page has been updated. Automatic direct deposit. Some things are not...especially in social media. Here's two examples: … Continue reading Not everything should be automatic

Jill of all Trades, Master of None

After 15 years in the PR biz, jobs in both agencies and in non-profit communications, it's no secret that public relation professionals must have a variety of skills. This is especially true in the non-profit industry and smaller organizations. Sometimes I feel as though I'm a "Jill of all trades, master of none." I know … Continue reading Jill of all Trades, Master of None

November 15: America Recycles Day

It amazes me how much paper my boys bring home from school. I know our teachers have no control over the number of worksheets and art projects our children are assigned to do. Every day I go through their papers and divide them into two stacks. For recycling now, and for continued use. Continued use? … Continue reading November 15: America Recycles Day

We’ve come a long way, Baby

This is a screen shot of the first website I managed...in 1999. It is also this organization's first website.   The first thing I noticed about this site is my use of the font Comic Sans. For you non-creative people, Comic Sans has become a joke around the industry, mortified designers and even inspired a Ban … Continue reading We’ve come a long way, Baby