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Shoes and Shmooze — Relax, Relate, Recharge
at Saks Fifth Avenue!
 Relax, Relate, Recharge: Three comfort words for stressful times and also the theme of NYWICI’s first Cocktails & Conversations of the season.
On June 2, NYWICI treated members and guests to a night of celebration at Saks Fifth Avenue with New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner. Read more...
View photos by Maryanne Russell Photography Inc. of the event here.
Annual Meeting 2009
 On Wednesday, May 27, New York Women in Communications members gathered at The Paley Center for Media for the organization’s annual meeting — to celebrate the past year’s successes and to discuss plans for its 80th anniversary year. Read more...
View photos by Maryanne Russell Photography Inc. of the event here.
Deal with It: Communicating in a Crisis
“How to Navigate the Chaos and Triumph”
 On May 5, NYWICI members and guests gathered at Burson-Marsteller NY for a panel on how to master crisis management in politics, government, business and non-profit organizations.
Panelists addressed the gaps, critical challenges and successes in crisis communications. Read more...
View photos by Maryanne Russell Photography Inc. of the event here.
Communications Career Roundtables:
"Be Proactive and Go For It!"
 On March 9, at NYU’s Kimmel Center, a very eager crowd of students and young professionals got a glimpse into various communications careers.
In information-packed roundtable discussions with a very diverse group of speakers, they were encouraged that “When you see an opportunity, be proactive and go for it!” And during these rough times, those words of advice meant a lot. Read more...
View photos by Maryanne Russell Photography Inc. of the event here.
Lost in Translation: “The Secret to Communicating Across Cultures and Generations Successfully”
 On March 3, NYWICI members and guests gathered at Burson-Marsteller NY for a discussion on communication challenges and opportunities across generations and across cultures.
The panelists addressed entrepreneurial shifts arising from the socio-cultural-economic paradigm in an economic downturn and came to the conclusion
that we need each other. “There’s knowledge to be shared!" Read more...
View photos by Maryanne Russell Photography Inc. of the event here.
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Member News |
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SOCIAL MEDIA HELPS IN AFFECTIVE MARKETING — BUT ONE-ON-ONE COMMUNICATIONS IS STILL KEY
Read Jeanne-Marie Byington's Q&A with her suggestions how to effectively incorporate social media in marketing strategies by bridging new and old.
The interview appeared on the marketing blog "Flooring the Consumer".
"SIXTY, SEXY, SASSY AND FREE"
ANN FRY'S MEMOIR ON HER REINVENTION
Ann Fry, born on the first day of the boomer generation, turned 60 in January of 2006. She calls herself the "Head Boomer." Just days after turning 60, she flew to NYC to check it out and after 10 days, she returned to Austin, sold everything, and moved to NYC to start over. Ann chronicled her adventure over nearly three years and put it into an easy, funny, heart-wrenching book of the ups and downs of starting over at 60. The book is Sixty, Sexy, Sassy and Free: A Real Woman's Story of ReInvention (www.sixtysexysassyandfree.com)
Ann is a professional speaker and executive coach and has been a member of NYWICI for three years; she is one of the coaches available to members.
SUKA WINS GLOBAL COMMUNICATION AWARD FROM IABC
Suka received the prestigious 2009 Gold Quill Award for excellence in communication and publication design, presented by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). Read more: http://www.sukadesign.com/Suka_IABC.pdf
DAYLLE DEANNA SCHWARTZ RELEASES 3rd EDITION OF HER BOOK
START & RUN YOUR OWN RECORD LABEL
Daylle Deanna Schwartz, the first white female rapper and the first woman to start a successful independent record label on her own, has recently released the third edition of her bestselling Start & Run Your Own Record Label (Billboard/Random House). Daylle interviewed 150 people for this book, including recording artist Ingrid Michaelson and blogger Perez Hilton.
Daylle is a self-empowerment counselor, speaker and author of 10 books. Her new book, Nice Girls Can Finish First (McGraw-Hill), teaches women skills they can use to tame their people-pleasing-habits and feel more empowered in a nice way. Daylle also writes the popular blog, Lessons form a Recovering DoorMat, www.lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat.com.
LINDA KAPLAN THALER AND ROBIN KOVAL BRING YOU "THE POWER OF SMALL"
Whether it's succeeding at work, squeezing the household budget, or just getting through the pressures of a long, hard day, today's challenges seem so overwhelming that we often feel stuck and don't know where to start. Filled with inspiring stories, helpful tools, and practical advice, The Power of Small shows how "sweating the small stuff" can transform our lives and help us navigate through these uncertain times. The way to rebuild our careers, the economy - even the world - is to refocus our attention on the small gestures and little details that really matter. Read more...
MARCIA A. COLE TO RECEIVE THIS YEAR'S YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK (YGB) ENTREPRENEURIAL AWARD
Marcia A. Cole, Founder and Editorial Director of AmberMag.com, is one of the recipients of this year's
Fourth Annual Young, Gifted & Black (YGB) Entrepreneurial Awards.
The award places an emphasis on an individual's ability to reach levels of success through hard work and determination. The award was created by Carl O. Gray, President & CEO, The NetLinkz Group, Inc., & Co-Founder of the United Caribbean Professional Network (UCPN).
BETH-ELLEN KEYES SHARES HER STORY
Read Beth-Ellen Keyes inspiring story "A Weighty Decision" on Betty Confidential.com.
REBRANDING FOR CRENSHAW COMMUNICATIONS
Former Stanton Crenshaw cofounder and president Dorothy Crenshaw has announced Crenshaw Communications (www.crenshawcomm.com), as a new brand born out of the Stanton Crenshaw split into separate agencies. With the tag line “Creative Public Relations for a Digital World,” the agency will focus on innovative business and consumer communications with an emphasis on consumer marketing PR, consumer and business technology, and digital and social media.
The firm has 15 professional staff, 12 of whom were previously Stanton Crenshaw employees. Crenshaw will be CEO/Creative Director, while Liz Savery, EVP, will serve as Managing Director.
BARBARA BRENNAN AND TAMMY TIBBETTS TO HELP BUILD CHILDREN'S ACADEMY IN LIBERIA
Barbara Brennan (NYWICI Foundation Board of Directors) and Tammy Tibbetts (NYWICI Scholarship Winner, 2006 and 2007) have teamed up with the MacDella Cooper Foundation (MCF), to help build a children's academy in Liberia, West Africa, by 2010. Tammy is Director of Operations for MCF, outside of her job as a teen web site editor for Hearst Magazines. Barbara, a vice president at Lifetime, serves on the host committee for the Foundation's February 20th fundraiser, called the After Party of New York Fashion week.
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 If you’re a woman in communications and you don’t know about Bitch Magazine, congratulations: Today’s your lucky day.
For more than a decade, the quarterly has provided a feminist response to pop culture, existing as one of the few voices of modern feminism.
Learn more about Bitch’s beginnings, its transformation and its future, from co-founder and editorial/creative director Andi Zeisler.
Read more...
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The Download — Online Resources |
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Maximizing Your Use of the Web
The Fall 2008 issue of NYWICI's print newsletter CONNECT, features an article on “The New Communications Buzzwords” — a handy glossary of the latest web-based terms that top communicators are using.
Want to jump on the buzzword bandwagon? We've compiled a handy reference list with links for you. Read more...
Also, read this article from Journalistopia.com on 10 Things Online Editors Can Do To Save Their Jobs.
Here is an interesting blog on how to get the most out of LinkedIn: http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/
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NYWICI Membership News |
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Memberships run from June 1 - May 31. Don't forget to renew your membership! Click here to log in and renew!
NYWICI PROMOTES LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP OPTION
For $1,000, NYWICI for a lifetime! (A great gift!) See Membership for details. In addition, click here for details on our other new membership category, Student Membership, available to matriculated graduates and undergraduates.
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Member Benefits |
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Looking for gift ideas? Click here for some gift ideas and a way to benefit New York Women in Communications Foundation! And please consider giving the Gift of Career Development!
Premium Discounts for Disability and Long Term Care Insurance for NYWICI Members and Their Families
Most people understand the importance of homeowner’s or renter’s insurance to protect belongings — theirs or a neighbor’s — should something go wrong in their home or apartment, like a leak, fire, or falling tree that crashes through a roof.
In addition, with disability or long term care insurance, you can protect your savings in other ways. Ask yourself these questions:
Do you know for sure whether you are sufficiently covered by disability insurance?
• How will you pay the rent, maintenance or mortgage if you’re severely injured or become ill for a stretch of time?
• How long will your employer pay your salary until you are back on your feet and at work?
What do you know about long term care insurance? Did you know that…
• Most home care recipients are women and 72 percent of nursing home residents are, you guessed it, women.
• Women live longer and are more likely to need long-term care.
• Women are more likely to provide care for others and understand why it’s not desirable to rely on family or friends for their care.
• The cost of care can be prohibitive.
Even if you work at a corporation, you will want to learn more about these insurance options. New York Women in Communications members are eligible for premium discounts at a top-of-the line insurer.
For more information, contact Joan Marbit by email, liveandlearnjm@aol.com, or by cell (917) 273 85 18.
Please note:
NYWICI accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any representations, expressed or implied, or for the quality or accuracy of advice given or work undertaken by Joan Marbit and the companies she represents.
Are you looking for a way to manage your business and personal magazine subscriptions and reduce their cost? NYWICI’s new magazine discount program — created in partnership with Corporate Subscription Management Services — can help. This program offers discounted subscription rates and provides you with one single contact for ordering or renewing all of your subscriptions. To sign up for this time-saving service, visit
http://nywomen.csubs.com/
You can get 10% to 15% off at some of Manhattan's best day spas.
Go to Member Benefits to learn more!
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Of Interest to Members |
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Click here to access a public service announcement by the Mayor's Office for Film, Theater and Broadcasting, thanking New Yorkers for hosting film and television productions in their neighborhoods.
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...and your warm-up host, New York Women in Communications Staff Director, Holly Koenig!
