The New York Snowpocalypse couldn’t stop me from getting to Boston to speak at the PRSSA “PR Advanced: Brand Yourself” conference at Boston University this weekend… a canceled bus just meant I had to get the by train, a minor inconvenience for what turned out to be a great event.
Speakers at the PR Advanced event included representatives from JetBlue, the Boston Red Sox, Dunkin’ Donuts, Wholefoods and myself, representing Carrot Creative and my personal brand, Just Creative Design.
Entitled “The Art of Online Self Promotion: Branding, Blogging & Social Media“, my talk gave insight on how to create a strong personal brand identity, how to set up a blog & run it as a self promotional tool and how to build relationships across social media platforms… and then some.
It all turned out a huge success, considering the fact that all of the Carrot Creative business cards & stickers had evaporated by the end of the talk. Student and teacher feedback was also another great indicator, as well as a few more offers to talk elsewhere, including an offer for regular weekly lectures.
A few attendees of the conference wrote about what they learned from me and the conference as a whole. A select few are linked below:
- Branding Yourself ‘PR Advanced’ Wrap Up by Ginny Rose
- ‘PR Advanced’ Conference Wrap Up by Emily Forrest
- Branding Myself by Ellie Botelho
- Takeaways from PR Advanced 2010 by Emilie Toole
There are also a few pictures up of the PR Advanced event, with more to follow.
The #PRAdvanced hashtag turned into a trending topic on Twitter, which was made possible by the Q&A that was set up via Tweetdeck (such a great idea). There are a lot of great tips to pick up from that stream, so be sure to check it out.
Overall it was an extremely pleasurable experience, supported by awesome event coordination (great job Chelsea n co!), a plethora of talented speakers and most importantly, the extremely passionate students & teachers that gave up a Saturday up to attend. Carrot Creative and myself thank you all for the support.
Oh, and thanks once again for the shiny thank you certificate.
