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Ellen's Doggie Drama
By: Marijean Jaggers
10/22/2007 - Oh goodness...where do I begin? Okay, first I must say that I love Ellen Degeneres -- I think she's funny, smart and refreshing. Talk about a masterful public image turnaround -- that lady has done it. Secondly, I love dogs. This week we have watched…
Meet the STL Bloggers
By: Marijean Jaggers
10/22/2007 - I'm hosting a St. Louis blogger gathering as my alter ego, STL Working Mom, on Friday, Oct. 26. Details of the evening are here. Bloggers from the Where Do You Stand? team who plan to attend include Susan, Maria and Kristin. (There will be more,…
The Four Point Day: A Business Building Strategy
By: Marijean Jaggers
10/19/2007 - A friend of mine told me about a method she uses to successfully build her business. She said, "You try to have a four point day, every day." Here's the scoring system: 4 points if you close a deal 3 points if you meet with…
Corporate Healthcare Blog
By: Marijean Jaggers
10/17/2007 - Standing Partnership is part of Worldcom, a global network of independently owned public relations firms. Last week, I was honored to attend the annual Americas meeting of the group in Miami, Fla. During the conference, I participated in the breakout session of the Healthcare practice…
12-Step Social Media Program
By: Marijean Jaggers
10/17/2007 - Christi sent me a link to a great post today -- the 12-Step Social Media Program for PR Pros. Interestingly, the post is written by Lee Aase, manager of national media relations and new media for Mayo Clinic. Lee and I joked a bit in…
Giving and Getting Feedback
By: Marijean Jaggers
10/16/2007 - As a bunch of people who work together and need to, for the most part, get along, we've been working on giving feedback to one another more directly. Our culture has relied on mentor-managed relationships, where feedback has gone from source to mentor to subject;…
Loving Your Job is Contagious
By: Marijean Jaggers
10/10/2007 - On my flight from Charlottesville to Charlotte, N.C. yesterday, I had a flight attendant who clearly loves his job. He jazzed up the boring announcements and joked with all the passengers. He had the two ladies next to me in stitches. It was refreshing. It…
My First Facebook Dinner Date
By: Marijean Jaggers
10/08/2007 - I'll be traveling to St. Louis later in October and, while Facebooking (hey, if Googling is a verb . . . ) received an invitation to dinner with some St. Louis friends. Interesting note, my dinner date friend (a member of the St. Louis media)…
Is Your Company Thinking of Starting a Blog?
By: Marijean Jaggers
10/08/2007 - Before your company launches a blog, read Robert Scoble's Corporate Weblog Manifesto. Don't worry -- it's just a list of 20 items if you read the original document online. Read the updated version in Naked Conversations (p. 191 if you're browsing at the bookstore ((just…
Generations at Work
By: Marijean Jaggers
10/08/2007 - Sara Schaeffer Munoz points out Jack Welch's perceptions of Gen Y on The Juggle. At our professional services firm, three generations are not only are learning to work together harmoniously on the inside, we're learning to work with three (sometimes four) generations of client contacts.…
