Joseph Thornley, CEO of Thornley Fallis Group, has set-up two gatherings I’d love to attend. Third Mondays in Ottawa and Third Tuesdays in Toronto will be a forum for PR pros to discuss social media from a PR perspective.
Modeled after the Bay Area’s Third Thursday (345 members strong!), this event is one I hope to follow via somebody’s blog (Chris?) The initial events have some top-notch practitioners attending, including Shel Israel
Over 1,600 PR professionals have registered for Meetups around the globe…none in Iowa – yet. With three PRSA Chapters in Iowa, I look forward to seeing one start soon. However, when you Google "PRSA Iowa" – maybe we’re not quite ready to discuss social media.
There’s a small group I gather with once each month – each from various fields – and we discuss best practices, mostly in customer acquisition, retention and service.
I’ve heard from a few business people in Iowa how they would like to gather with others in their professions and brainstorm ideas in a non-seminar setting. A ""Third Day", or even a "Second" Day could be a great way to do it.
I’ve already subscribed to the feed for Meetup events within 50 miles of here, so if you set one up – I may show up:-)
I’d be interested in hearing what you’re doing in your profession? Do you gather with local business people in your line to collaborate and brainstorm?
Who’s On for the Third? I Don’t Know:-)
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I hear it from a lot of business owners: “Where is the ROI with all this Social Media?“ If this is a question you ask yourself, maybe we should work together a bit more. We can work together solo, or via a professional learning community. Find and increase your ROI. There is a “there” there.
