The Invisible Rock Stars
Yesterday I had the honor – and it really was an honor – of introducing Dr. Donna Vincent Roa as she received the 2011 Matrix Award (that’s her on the left) from the Association for Women in Communication’s DC chapter, in recognition of her accomplishments in the global communication field.
As I said in my remarks, long before I met Donna (who is IABC-accredited and a former IABC/DC Metro president, as I am), I bumped into her reputation. I couldn’t avoid it. Wherever I went, there it was. Kind of like a doppelgänger, but much, much nicer.
Over the years, I’ve come to know her, and not just respect her smarts, which are incredible, but see what a genuinely kind and giving person she is.
Donna’s done some pretty amazing things: not only does she have a Ph.D. in Communication (how many of us have that?!), she’s
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Confirmation That We Kick Ass
Well, whaddya know? After more than a year (much more, though I don’t remember exactly how long, that’s how long it’s been), I woke up at 4:50 am today to see this email (bolding mine):
Subject line: Alltop Submission Accepted
Thank you for submitting your blog or website for inclusion in Alltop. We’ve added the feed to the PR topic:
4:50 am is not usually when I tumble out of bed, bursting with energy. It’s when I get up – slowly – to ease my body into the day and before starting my workout (today’s Bootcamp day).
But this morning, I literally jumped out of bed. Had my husband and dogs not been sound asleep (except for Suzy Q., my Corgi mix, who I’m convinced sleeps with one eye open so that she can be at my side the minute I stir), I would have let out a gleeful war cry or started singing, “Na na na na… na na na na… hey hey hey.. Alltop!” (Completely not a celebratory song, but it’s what popped into my head.)
Are you laughing at me? It’s ok, I’m laughing at myself. But the thing is, ever since Alltop was created, I wanted WUL to have “confirmation that it kicks ass.”
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Last week Marshall Sponder returned to the bi-weekly #measurePR Twitter chat. As I said when I wrote up his previous “appearance,” this is someone who eats, lives, breathes measurement, and that always makes for a good guest.
In addition, with his new book out, Marshall has a pretty busy schedule, so I really appreciated him making the time to chat with us.
Here are a few of the things we talked about, and what Marshall said (I’ve corrected minor typos/punctuation):
On what he describes as “social spectrum” activity:
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