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Lava7: Spreading the Social Media Message

Written on 13 December 2009 by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt in Business Features, Commentary, Member Profiles

It is the SMC of SLC’s pleasure to highlight one of our member agencies, Lava7. Lava7 was founded by four partners: Maile Keone, Jack Hadley, Blake Hadley, and Rob Jensen, who bring years of award-winning experience in traditional marketing, message development, concepting, copywriting, art direction, and graphic design. Focused on social media marketing, Lava7 seeks…

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Member JD Norton: Hyped to “eBay it Forward”!!

Written on 12 December 2009 by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt in Commentary, Community Events

SMC: Hey, JD! Tell us all about eBay’s cool initiative to give back to the community this holiday season via its “eBay it Forward” program: JD: Happy to! eBay it Forward is a new way for people to pay it forward: to share stories with one another, while assisting Family Promise, a great local charity, in the…

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Member Profile: Janet Meiners Thaeler

Written on 25 November 2009 by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt in Commentary, Member Profiles

It is the SMC of SLC’s pleasure to highlight member Janet Meiners Thaeler, recipient of a Utah Social Media Award in the “Best Social Media Content Guru” category. * * * * SMC: Janet, congrats on your award! What thoughts ran through your mind when you heard your name called? As you mentioned in your…

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Ragan Recognition Awards: Call for 2010 Entries

Written on 18 November 2009 by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt in Commentary

Just another opportunity for SMC of SLC members to shine! The sixth annual Ragan Recognition Awards showcases best practices in internal communications. Get feedback and recognition for your outstanding work — from sharp headlines to internal blogs, from employee magazines to intranet sites — show ‘em what ya got! 2010 Categories: Best social media strategy…

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SMCSLC Members: $100 Discount on 2-Day, Intensive Social Media Workshop

Written on 17 November 2009 by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt in Chapter Info, Community Events, Resources

Be sure to use the SMC of SLC discount code, SMCSLCdc09, when registering!! * * * Date: Wednesday, December 9 & 10, 2009, BetaLoft (357 West 200 South, Suite 201, 84101), downtown Salt Lake City, UT. Instructor: Josh “Shua” Peters: social media author, active SMCSLC member, and consultant who has worked with Fortune 500 companies, non-profits,…

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Member Profile: Josh Hanagarne

Written on 16 November 2009 by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt in Commentary, Member Profiles

It is the SMC of SLC’s pleasure to highlight new member Josh Hanagarne, recipient of a 2009 Utah Social Media Award for his blog, World’s Strongest Librarian. His acceptance speech generated a lot of buzz, so we wanted members to have a chance to get to know him better. * …

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Member Profile: Kevin Young

Written on 10 November 2009 by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt in Commentary, Member Profiles

It is the SMC of SLC’s pleasure to highlight new member Kevin Young: biologist, environmentalist, entrepreneur, and enthusiastic student of social media. * * * * SMC: Welcome, Kevin, to the…

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2009 Utah Social Media Awards recipients announced by the Social Media Club of Salt Lake City

Written on 7 November 2009 by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt in Chapter Info, Community Events, SMC Events

Utah’s best and brightest social media practitioners gathered November 6 to recognize excellence in new media. The world’s *first* Social Media Club awards event was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 6, 2009. The Social Media Club of Salt Lake City began efforts to present the Utah Social Media Awards earlier this spring….

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Member Profile: Josh “Shua” Peters

Written on 4 November 2009 by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt in Commentary, Member Profiles, Resources

It is the SMC of SLC’s pleasure to highlight member Josh “Shua” Peters: social media strategist, amateur artist, and *major* horror movie fan. Josh is also the brand new co-author of the book Twittfaced. Josh describes himself as a “very analytical, strategic, and detail-oriented person.” Read on to learn even more about Josh. (Oh, and the next time you…

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Social Media Sound Bite: “Social Media is Survival”

Written on 2 November 2009 by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt in SMC Events

Just how important is social media in today’s business environment? It’s crucial, says Mark Ragan, CEO of Ragan Communications, in a brief conversation with SMC of SLC’s Program Director Pete Codella: Social Media is Survival* Ragan visited Salt Lake City at the invite of SMC of SLC, to present a day-long social media workshop, “Social Media…

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