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"Best
New Ideas In Employee
Communication"
IABC/Charlotte's Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, October 7
Do you bring enough
fresh, proven communication ideas to your
organization?
Incorporating new ideas is a
principle way high-performing organizations improve and
succeed. Ron Hess, president of Motiv8 Communications
and winner of dozens of IABC awards, will share examples
of "best new ideas" in employee
communications.
Ron will take you inside
some of America's leading and most successful companies
to learn about initiatives impacting employees and
boosting the bottom line.
They include
creating employee communication councils, using new
media to reach consumers and foster an idea-sharing
culture, and avoiding information overload with
rollouts/communications for key business
initiatives.
Before opening Motiv8
Communications in 2002, Ron worked 27 years in corporate
communications and managed internal employee
communication programs at GE, Eaton, International Paper
and Watson Wyatt. He is a frequent speaker and writer on
employee communication topics.
Cost is $20
members, students and nonprofits, and $35 nonmembers.
Register by Monday, October 5, 2009 at www.ciabc.com. |
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Pirate Hijacking
No Easter Egg Hunt,
No, Wait...!
Mary Ann Kotlarich regaled
attendees at the IABC/Charlotte September meeting with
stories of how she, Jeff Campbell and others at Maersk
in Charlotte rose to the occasion when the Maersk
Alabama was pirated last spring off the east coast of
Africa.
Lean communication staffs at
several Maersk business units combined to set up a "war
room" in Norfolk, Va. They handled everything from
worldwide media inquiries to communicating with Maersk
top brass, the U.S. government and military and the
families of the crew on the captured ship.
"Who got to call the White House about the
Easter egg hunt on the White House lawn?" Kotlarich
asked rhetorically, noting that she did, as the staff
arranged that event and other entertainment for the
crew's families assembled in
Washington.
With the media, the Maersk
communications team found themselves being tested to
stay on message as reporters repeatedly called different
members of their team with the same questions.
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Get $150
Discount
On Advanced Writing, Social Media
Workshops
Ragan
Communications is offering IABC/Charlotte members
a $150 discount on one-day seminars October 19 and
October 20 at Duke Energy.
The
standard price for each workshop is $745, but
IABC/Charlotte members can attend each for $595.
Use the special code of CRBC9 when registering
under the EVENTS tab at www.ragan.com.
Advanced Writing & Editing
takes place on the 19th, and
Social Media Boot Camp is on the 20th.
Mark Ragan, CEO and publisher of Ragan
Communications, will teach both
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"We are taught by great actions that the
universe is the property of every individual in
it."
- Ralph Waldo
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A Note From the President
Experience on
Display,
Check out Membership
Freebie,
Judging
Opportunity
Greetings!
IABC/Charlotte has many experienced
communication professionals in our ranks. Our
September 2 meeting featured one of those members
as Mary Ann Kotlarich gave us a look behind the
scenes of handling media relations for the Maersk
Alabama piracy incident (see related story). The
presentation was both enlightening and
entertaining. She even brought props! Thanks to
Mary Ann for her willingness to share her
experience.
Extend your
membership for free
The popular
Member-Get-A-Member promotion is back. Refer new
professional members and get three free months of
membership for each new member who joins IABC - up
to a full year at no charge. The promotion
will begin on October 1, 2009 and run through the
end of the year. Look for more information on the
IABC Web
site.
Gain a
Birds-eye View
Ever wanted to look
over the shoulder of other communicators to see
what they're thinking as they craft
communications? Judging entries for IABC awards
programs allows you to do just that. We have
another opportunity but there are only a few
entries available so get them while they last. To
learn more, contact me at mailto:president@ciabc.com
Welcome
Stephanie Guild to the Board
Please
join us in welcoming Stephanie Guild to the
IABC/Charlotte Board of Directors. She'll have a
dual role as secretary, keeping minutes of our
monthly board meetings, and as Web site
coordinator, helping to update the content of our
site to keep it fresh and informative. Thank you,
Stephanie, for being willing to play an active
role in our Charlotte
chapter.
Ideas for Southern
Region?
Senior Delegate Dianne Chase
and I will be representing our chapter at the
region board meeting in conjunction with the IABC
Southern Region Conference in Houston October
22-24. Please let us know if you're planning to
attend, or if you have questions or suggestions
for us to take to the
meeting.
Communicator
Essentials
IABC/Charlotte aims to
provide you with access to information and
resources to support your communications career.
How are we doing? Suggestions, feedback and
questions are always welcome. Contact me at
president@ciabc.com or talk
with me at our monthly meetings. I look
forward to our conversation.
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Register
by Oct. 7
For IABC
Southern Region
Conference
 The
IABC Southern Region Conference, Align '09
offers world-class programming, networking and
socializing as you "Get Your Ducks In A Row,"
October 22-24 in Houston.
Weatherproof your communication
career by mixing and matching sessions from five
relevant tracks with 35 sessions, most of which
will touch on social
media:
· Leadership
· Public
Relations
· Internal
Communications
· Marketing and
Branding
· A Variety of Other
Topics
Every dollar counts
in this economy, and Align '09 promises to
deliver exceptional value. Register today through Oct.
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Save the
Dates!
November
4: IABC/Charlotte welcomes the new
executive director of United Way of the Central
Carolinas, Jane McIntyre, to the podium as the
speaker at our November
meeting.
December
3: The chapter's annual holiday
mixer.
January 13:
IABC/Charlotte co-sponsors the program, "The
2010 Marketing Forecast."
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Member
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Welcome, New
Members;
Volunteering Maximizes
Value
I would like to
welcome two new members, Jimmy
Graham and Jennifer
Sharpe, to IABC/ Charlotte. We are glad
you joined and look forward to getting to know
you.
I would also like to thank recent
renewing members, Anthony Cirillo,
Michelle Blumenthal, Natalia Russo and Anne
Sheffield. We appreciate your continued
membership and commitment to our organization.
Why did you join IABC? Did you
join to learn new skills and to network with other
professional communicators? If you answered yes,
then you should know that one of the best ways to
accomplish these goals is by volunteering for your
local chapter. Working alongside other IABC
volunteers, you will:
· Build and
strengthen relationships with other
members
· Develop skills and
possibly build experience in areas you might not
be able to in your paying
job
· Demonstrate your commitment to
IABC and the profession
 To find
out more about volunteering for IABC/Charlotte,
contact me, Susanne Griffing, at
mailto:membership@ciabc.comIn
future editions, I plan to share valuable
information about maximizing your IABC/Charlotte
membership, through local chapter news and events
or by sharing tips and tricks from the IABC Web
site. I look forward to seeing everyone at a
meeting soon!
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