by Roxanne Darling on October 7, 2009
The social web has made it so easy for people to connect with each other and have a voice at the table like never before. Last night at a tweetup here in Honolulu, I met Larry Heim, CEO of HonBlue. This was a Tweetup Treat, as Larry and I do not normally travel in the [...]
by Roxanne Darling on January 30, 2009
My friends at IABC Hawaii want to recognize communication works or art and skill. I am reposting their announcement verbatim.
Hawaii marketing and communications professionals are invited to submit their best works of 2008 for IABC Hawaii’s Ilima Awards.
Winners will be announced at the IABC Hawaii Ilima Awards ceremony.
Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009
Location: Ala Moana Hotel
Marketing [...]
by Roxanne Darling on February 10, 2008
Many of my colleagues (Mitch Joel, Shel Holtz, Valeria Maltoni) and I frequently speak to members of PRSA, IABC, and advertising agencies explaining as best we can how consumers now own the brand. Good will increasingly cannot be bought and the political season is giving us striking examples of the mechanics of how “web [...]
by Roxanne Darling on January 2, 2008
I’ve been asked to speak at the Hawaii Advertising Federation annual “university” this coming January, 24, 2008. Since I want to evangelize about new media, I’ll be using our blog to start connecting with the members as well as asking for input from others of you who have opinions and recommendations.
For the members of [...]
by Roxanne Darling on December 5, 2007
We had a large winter storm here on Oʻahu last night. Power was off intermittently, but is now working.
Our main internet connection, via Oceanic Cable, is down. That includes TV service too – so we won’t be watching any OC16 or HGTV today!
My internet service via my cell phone, the AT&T Edge network, is also [...]
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