January Meeting Topic: Integrate Social Media into Your Communication Strategy

You hear about widgets, podcasts, social bookmarking, really simple syndication (RSS), mobile messaging and more, but do you know how to use them effectively? Learn How to Integrate Social Media into Your Communication Strategy at our next meeting.

January 27, 2009
Menasha Advantage (a part of Menasha Corp.)
1649 Bergstrom Road
Neenah, WI 54956

Registration 11:15 a.m.; lunch 11:30 a.m.; speaker at noon.

John Weaver, CEO of Sway, Inc., will introduce you to the advantages of using social media and provide you with an overview of how to apply social media to your communications and public relations strategies. You'll receive useful tips, tools and handouts, as well as instructions for measuring your success. Register today!

*Are you using social media at your company? Tell us in 100 words or less what tools and tricks have worked as well as what you've learned from those that haven't worked so well. We'll compile these stories to share with fellow Chapter members in an upcoming newsletter.

You Might as Well Jump into 2009

Think 2009 might be the year to take the plunge in professional and personal development? Find out if now is the time to get your APR at the APR JumpStart Session on Tues., Feb. 3 from 3-7 p.m. at Jewelers Mutual in Neenah.

The session is free and includes a light dinner, compliments of the Chapter. The session is open to all PRSA members from the Northeast Wisconsin, Madison and Southeast Wisconsin Chapters. Space is limited to ensure a high quality experience, so RSVP's are required.

For more information or to register, please contact Chapter Accreditation Chair Janet Bonkowski, APR.

And the Award Goes To ... Us!

The Northeast Wisconsin PRSA Chapter has received an award for the September-October 2008 membership promotion Connection ... Knowledge ... Career Growth ... and Savings. Our support of this promotion has resulted in more than 180 new members internationally.

The chapters with the most new members from this promotion are:

Large Chapter (200+ members) - Detroit, MI
Medium Chapter (100-199) - Alabama
Small Chapter (50-99) - 3-way tie: Kansas, Capital Region (NY), Northeast Wisconsin
Boutique Chapter (under 50) - Virginia Peninsula

As a 3-way tie winner, our chapter will be splitting the $200 award from national, which will be applied to our Chapter's professional development expenses.

UW-Oshkosh PRSSA Students are Making their Mark

The PRSSA Chapter from UW-Oshkosh took first place in the National Organ Donor Awareness Campaign competition. Dr. Julie Henderson, second from left, is the PRSSA faculty advisor at UW-Oshkosh.

PRSSA members from UW-Oshkosh attended the PRSSA National Conference in Detroit, which was held in conjunction with the 2008 PRSA International Conference. Each school created their own T-shirts for the conference.

Free Webinar January 14 for All PRSA Members

A free Webinar - Don't Be Faceless: Learn 7 Essential Social Media Techniques for PR Success - will be held on Wed., Jan. 14, 2009, from 2-3 p.m. (CST) for PRSA members. A replay option is also available. To join the Webinar, please register from PRSA's professional development site.

Web Site Perks for PRSA Members

Have you been to the "Members Only" section on the Northeast Wisconsin PRSA Web site lately? As a member, you can submit job postings, post your current resume and much more.

To access this section, click on Member Area in the top right portion of the home page. Enter your PRSA user ID and password, and you're in!

If you forget your ID (member number)...here's a tip: It's the 7-digit number on the mailing label of the PRSA publications you receive in the mail.

Welcome New Members!

Tom Cioni, Manitowoc Cranes

Lori Kaye Lodes, Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce

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6 years
Rachel Lom

5 years
Erin Elliott

4 years
Lindsey Rehn

2 years
Nancy Whitton

1 year
Tom Irizarry