Save the Date! for the June meeting

June’s meeting promises to be excellent, with a panel of local Twitter experts giving tips and tricks to twitterers ~ from wannabes to novices to pros. The details:
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at Collins Pub Speakeasy.
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FlagComm Save the Date card for 6-14-12

FlagComm Save the Date card back for 6-14-12

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Thinking about Black Friday, Cyber Monday ~ Already?!?

Believe it or not, AdvertisingAge already has carried an article by John Squire, director of digital marketing and analytics at IBM, saying that it’s “time to get your strategy in order” for the holiday season. If you’re interested, check out this URL.

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Director of Flagstaff Convention and Visitors Bureau to be speaker at Flagstaff Communicator’s May 10 lunch meeting

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Heather Ainardi, director of the Flagstaff Convention and Visitors Bureau, will be the guest speaker at the first lunch meeting of the season for Flagstaff Communicators at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 10 in the Speakeasy VIP Lounge at Collins Pub, 2 No. Leroux St., Flagstaff.

Heather will talk about the economic opportunities available for Flagstaff businesses and even nonprofits during the upcoming summer tourism season.

Cost: Members $10, guests $12. To RSVP, visit www.flagstaffcommunicators.org or call 928-637-4401 for more information.

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Flagstaff Communicators gather for first meeting of 2012

Mike Russell, vice president of Flagstaff Communicators and publications specialist at Flagstaff Convention and Visitors Bureau, talks about how Flagstaff Communicators benefited his business connections and career growth during the first meeting of the year of the group on April 10 in the Speakeasy VIP Lounge at Collins Pub in downtown Flagstaff. The low key lounge, equipped with a number of big screen TVs for communications presentation, will be the new home this year of workshops for the communicators. Photo by Frank X. Moraga / Shooting Star Communications LLC.

Flagstaff Communicators celebrated its first meeting of the year with a Meet & Greet Networking reception at the Speakeasy VIP Lounge at Collins Pub in downtown Flagstaff. Guests learned how Flagstaff Communicators can help their businesses and careers through education, philanthropy and networking. Tips on better use of Twitter, Facebook and other social media strategies were discussed.

                     Photos by Frank X. Moraga / Shooting Star Communications LLC
 

Guests and board members of Flagstaff Communicators gathered for some good food and great conversation during the group's first event of the year on April 10 in the Speakeasy VIP Lounge at Collins Pub in downtown Flagstaff. Photo by Frank X. Moraga / Shooting Star Communications LLC.

 

Star Hunter, 2012 president of Flagstaff Communicators, listens to board members and guest talk about winning communications strategies during the group's first event of the year on April 10 in the Speakeasy VIP Lounge at Collins Pub in downtown Flagstaff. Photo by Frank X. Moraga / Shooting Star Communications LLC.

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A thank you to our new President Emeritus

Flagstaff Communicators is celebrating its 17th year of operation serving communications professionals, nonprofit organizations, communications students and the general public.

There have been many changes over the years — membership, organizational focus, meeting locations — but the one constant has been individuals who have stepped up to continue the vision of the organization when it was founded in 1995.

One of those individuals is Jim Anderson, partner in GoalBusters Consulting LLC. Founded by Alice Ferris, ACFRE, GoalBusters is celebrating its 11th year in 2012.

Jim has served for the past few years as president of Communicators. But as GoalBuster’s national and international business has grown (who says there’s a recession), the time has come for Jim to devote more time to those endeavors.

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COMMUNICATOR TIDBITS: “A Fool-Proof Formula for Easily Creating Compelling Content”

Great tips from copyblogger by Danny Iny. He notes: “Every successful, prolific content writer knows this secret, and most other people … well, they don’t. And that’s what contributes to the mystique around the magical wordsmithing powers that some writers seem to have.” His tips can work for bloggers ~ and for content that helps you market your product, service … or yourself.

For the whole article, go to http://www.copyblogger.com/content-creation-formula/

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Flagstaff Communicators seeking input

Flagstaff Communicators has created a survey to determine your needs and wants from the organization as we begin our 2012 strategic planning. It’s only 10 multiple choice questions; we hope you will help us to better serve you by filling it out. You can find it at:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9L27L86

For more information about membership and our programs, call Star Hunter at 928-637-4401 or send an email to shootingstarcom@mac.com

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