Triple Winning - by Gaylesam (Gayle Samuelson Carpentier)

The New Rules of Marketing and PR

Marketing, advertising, PR have all been irreversibly impacted by the rise of user generated content, social media, social networks and blogs. Chances are, as a TypePad blogger, you are already well aware of this. Chances are that you're already making the most of this shift in communications - in fact you're probably leading the way among your friends.

via everything.typepad.com

Actually trying to figure out if the Claire leaving TypePad is the same Claire that was tantalizingly close to finally figuring out how to get SixApart to engage in nonprofit donations on TechSoup (based on picture think it is unfortunately!) while searching I did come across this interesting overview of New Marketing and PR rules - enjoy!

How can I mentor when I'm still learning?

Two very separate conversations today - one with someone I've recently met and someone I've known for a long while - each asking similar questions and the 'mentor' voice I heard myself using, the words I voiced made sense, but inside my own head I heard "and why do YOU think you get to be so sure of what you are saying, eh?"

Jody told me not long ago (and it seems to be coming up more and more frequently) that lots of women tend to discount the knowledge they've gained and even the most successful women think "FRAUD!" rather than accepting and owning what they've achieved and learned is of value.

How many of us, who should be old enough to know better, cannot shake the feeling that we aren't as good as we are told we are, or that even if we might be, that it really isn't all that unusual or unique.  Why won't we (or can't we) trust the outside reality -

But at least part of me thinks it COULD be true - would be nice to believe it entirely though

Kids and social networking – at what age is it acceptable to let kids get online with friends? And what are your rules for keeping tabs on it?

For me - I have a smart, savvy 15 year old who can argue, spin and find loopholes better than any politician I've seen so far. The only way I've found it to be sensible is to say he can go online with the entire understanding that I don't have to be his friend, but he must provide the logon and password for any networking site, plus any password for his computer.

SO far it works. I've checked in from time to time, and it looks as if just the fact I might peek in keeps him feeling independent but monitored without it being too heavy handed. Talk to me in a year and the answer might change.

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Triple Winning - means?

No doubt it'll take me a while to get used to the concept of writing for myself and whoever may stumble across these pages, but here goes . . .but for those of you reading this elsewhere I've actually begun to blog - how frequently or how interesting hard to say today, but you'll find it at http://profile.typepad.com/gaylesam

Part of my world every day for the last ten years has been around thinking about how to put great technology offerings online by invoking my idea of the triple win.  How can we bring wonderful donated offerings to nonprofits and create donation programs for corporations and combine all of that to achieve the social outcomes and mission of techsoupglobal.org?

As their newly elevated Chief Business Development Officer, but long standing Director of Business Development it's a mix that until recently I thought was uniquely held (or probably something I created) at TechSoup.  More and more I think the basic premise applies to a wide array of endeavors and if applied with understanding can be useful in a rather broad and wide way.  SO I'll be adding some thoughts, sharing things already written and with help of readers find ways to connect the dots so we all live a triple win.

Gayle Samuelson Carpentier has a history

 

Ermengard de Hesbaye  778 - 818

If my research and Ancestry.com can be trusted - a long ago grandmother -but I think I still see a resemblance...