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Publishers of five outstanding blogs have won recognition as finalists in the first annual Bloganthropy Awards. Event sponsors -- Bloganthropy.org, a non-profit organization that combines the power of social media with the resources of corporate giving, and Child’s Play Communications, specialists in connecting companies with moms – announced these finalists today. Give Health, one of Procter & Gamble’s social sustainability programs, is the inaugural Bloganthropy Awards corporate sponsor.
Daylle Deanna Schwartz was invited to move her blog, Lessons from a Recovering DoorMat, to Beliefnet.com, the largest website for inspiration and spirituality.
The blog got over 8,000 hits the first week.
Just published: Rita Cosby's new book Quiet Hero is about her father's story, but it is also Rita’s. It is the story of a daughter coming to understand a father whose past was too painful to share.
Charlotte Klein, member and 1975 Matrix award winner, is featured in the current "Public Relations Journal" winter edition in an article titled "Lessons on the Big Idea and Public Relations: Reflections on the 50-Year Career of Charlotte Klein." The authors say, it "contributes to our rich PR history and strategies relevant today" from the first realistic black doll backed by Mrs. Roosevelt, the Women's Hall of Fame, and the Government of Israel. It is accessible at www.prsa.org/prjournal.
NYWICI member Charlotte Tomic was recently featured in an article on Ghostwritepro.com. Click here to read the story!
Big Career in the Big City: Land a Job and Get a Life in New York by Vicki Salemi was published May 1st. The sassy new book dishes advice to women in a hip, conversational tone. Yes, you really can have a thriving career and social life in the city that never sleeps. Vicki's background is human resources and recruiting combined with her passion for journalism. In addition to writing about careers and living in Manhattan, she is an entertainment reporter and has interviewed Angelina Jolie, Ben Affleck, Tina Fey, and more celebrities. Her book is available on Amazon.
Culinary romance author and former NYC book editor Louisa Edwards celebrated the release of her second Recipe for Love novel--ON THE STEAMY SIDE--with a reading at Lady Jane's Salon March 1 in Greenwich Village.
Lending credence to the adage that there's no rest for the weary--or authors, Edwards spent the book's March 2 release date signing copies of the culinary romance at Manhattan bookstores.
Kantar, one of the world's largest insight, information and consultancy networks, announced that TNS Media and KMR Group are changing their name to Kantar Media. The transition to Kantar Media completes the integration process begun in 2009 with the acquisition of the companies by Kantar. The newly branded Kantar Media offers a full range of insights, analyses and audience measurement services for all media platforms. Visit Kantar Media for more information.
Susannah Gora's new book "You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, And Their Impact on a Generation" was released in bookstores on Feb. 9, 2010.
NYWICI member and MATRIX winner Gail Collins has published her new book "When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present".
Use NYWICI's Amazon link for purchases and 4% of your total will go to the Foundation, which awards scholarships for young women. Plus: Find member books.
Mary Lou Quinlan, with Jen Drexler and Tracy Chapman of the consulting firm "Just Ask A Woman," has released a new book, What She's Not Telling You: Why Women Hide the Whole Truth and What Marketers Can Do About It (read the first chapter here).
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".
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.
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, 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.
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.
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.
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