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Welcome The Los Angeles chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC Los Angeles) is part of a global network that provides the content, the credibility and the community to help communication professionals succeed in their careers. |
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Thanks to all who came out to the 2009 IABC-LA Awards Event! View the slide show below to see how much fun we had:
A special talent is needed to manage internal communications for one of the world's largest media and entertainment businesses. A fine example is IABC member Kelley Haggert, who serves as Director of Worldwide Communications for The Walt Disney Studios. In fact, Kelley established the department to inform and engage employees in movies, music, stage plays and home entertainment divisions. Read on to learn about Kelley's progressive career path.
No travel budget, no worries! Leading corporate communications speaker, Steve Crescenzo is bringing his popular workshop, Creative Communications to downtown Los Angeles! The exact location will be announced soon. Steve is teaching communicators how to take the “corporate” out of corporate communications and replace it with creative. This new one-day seminar features dozens of fresh, practical, real-life case studies from the best communicators in the business. Read on...
The Los Angeles Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC-LA) will honor Linda Livingstone, PhD, Dean and Professor of Management for Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management, with the IABC-LA SUCCESS Award. Presented each year to a business leader in the Los Angeles area for outstanding and effective contributions to organizational communications, the SUCCESS award will be presented at the IABC-LA annual banquet on June 24, 2009, at Dodger Stadium.
IABC-LA member Linda Davis brings a distinctive blend of curiosity and technical expertise to her writing. Her consulting practice, Written Word Strategies, provides a variety of services, including communication planning, publication management, writing, and editing. Linda’s book reviews and articles have been published in magazines such as Westways, TravelSmart, and IABC’s Communication World. Read on to find out more about Linda’s creative and inquisitive qualities.
What if the size of your communications community could fill several football fields? What if some of the recipients of your messages live in far-flung locations? These are a few of the challenges Alexis Goubran faces as manager of employee communications at Northrop Grumman Corporation. Read on to learn more about Alexis and how she finds balance in her career.
"In today's environment, it's not enough to have a good story. The story must be told well (and told again and again) if it's to be absorbed by your targets and resonate. Ideally, it should be told virally as well, and not just by the client company but by its customers." This is the business philosophy of IABC member, Cary Brazeman, whose beliefs are brought to life through his corporate communications and marketing firm, The Corporate Storyteller. So, how do we tell the story of a corporate storyteller? It's done in his own words-one astute and clever anecdote at a time. Read on to see what we mean.
When it comes to delivering outstanding customer service, IABC member Kathy Malinski works as hard as she plays. Fortunately for her clients, Kathy's playtime takes her to great heights-literally. As owner of The Wordsmith Marketing Communications, she provides a wide range of writing and communications consulting services. Kathy's clients include major corporations, mid-sized and entrepreneurial businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Read on to see why the "sky's the limit" for this daring communications professional.
Do You Have a Success Story to Share? If you’re working with a business leader who “gets it” and champions the value of the communications you manage for your organization, IABC-LA wants to hear about it. Nominate your business leader for IABC-LA’s 2009 SUCCESS Award. The nomination process has been simplified for members this year, and submitting a nomination is a free benefit for IABC-LA members. As organizations face continued pressure to cut costs and trim staff, here’s an opportunity for you to reinforce the value you bring as a communicator by recognizing the business leaders who support you in your efforts. Candidates for the award should be business leaders (CEOs, vice presidents of a particular operation / area of business, regional leaders, etc.) and cannot be communications, marketing or public relations professionals. Past winners have included: Peter H. Griffith, Vice Chair, Pacific South West, of Ernst & Young; and Barry Sanders, Chairman of the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games. Nominations are due by Friday, May 29, 2009. For information on how to submit your nomination, click here.
Get Your Resume Proofed for FREE (IABC Members only) ProofreadNOW.com, an online B2B proofreading service, is making a special, limited-time offer exclusively to IABC members. Two expert proofreaders will proofread your two-page resume and suggest corrections for free. This offer is good until May 30, 2009. Click here for more information.
Nick Durutta brings an insightful voice to internal communications drawn from his experience at the venerable investment management firm, The Capital Group Companies, where he oversees company messaging for employees. As a long-standing IABC member, Nick believes advanced learning and good fortune have played parts in his success. Also, he hints that detective skills may have been helpful. Read on to “solve the mystery,” and be enlightened by the work of this senior communications manager.
IABC PPR is accepting RFPs for anyone interested in presenting at the 2009 IABC Exchange Conference this October in downtown Minneapolis. Read on.
Mary Endress personifies the term “change agent” at both work and home. Mary is Principal and Group Leader for Towers Perrin’s Change Implementation practice in southern California. Inspired by a “colorful” business guru, she manages a cross-functional team of consultants representing a broad range of skills, including strategic change and communication. With over 15 years of consulting experience, Mary specializes in designing and implementing communication strategies to support benefits, compensation, human resources, and other change initiatives. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies in the financial, retail, entertainment, technology, and health care industries. As if that’s not impressive enough, Mary applies her communications expertise in celebration of family. Read on to see how she does it. It takes a steady nature and a passion for advocacy to be a director of communications in the healthcare industry these days. John Merryman embodies these traits as Director of Community Relations at South Bay Family Healthcare Center. His work for the non-profit healthcare provider impacts more than 17,000 patients from underserved populations. As an IABC-LA member since 1993, John's communications inspire trust in patients as well as stakeholders. Here, he shares his insight on what makes this possible. Read on...
The San Diego chapter of IABC recently announced that it is hosting an accreditation exam on Tuesday, March 24, from 1:00 – 5:30 p.m. at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego. Read about the IABC-LA member incentive and more.
Happy Holidays from IABC-LA! Thank you to all who came out and made our annual holiday tea event a success! We had a great time connecting with old friends and making new ones, and of course, giving back to our honorary charity, WriteGirl. Thanks again to Toyota for sponsoring the event and donating $1,500 to WriteGirl. Happy Holidays to all our members and their loved ones and here's to a prosperous 2009!
Toyota Donates $1,500 to WriteGirl at IABC–Los Angeles’ 2008 Annual Holiday Tea We are delighted to announce that Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. is sponsoring our annual holiday tea event and donating $1,500 to the event’s honorary charity WriteGirl. Read more...
In the fast-paced world of NPR news reporting, someone must coordinate coverage of breaking news in a timely fashion. For the venerable news program, Day to Day, that someone is Chip Grabow. With an impressive 15-year career at NPR, Chip is currently Senior Supervisory Producer. Since 2004, he has been responsible for leading daily editorial meetings; developing content to drive traffic to the NPR website; and assessing audience trends in order to achieve growth. Day to Day is one of the few national NPR programs with the distinction of originating from the West Coast. Read on... Gold Quill Volunteer Judges Needed IABC-LA member Bill Spaniel, ABC, is coordinating the judging for the marketing communication category of the 2009 Gold Quills and he’s looking for some volunteer judges. As a volunteer judge you will review the entries in that category and select the ones that a blue ribbon panel should review to determine the finalists. Click here for more info. Ten Career Tips to Bring You Up in a Down Market
Special Member Benefit! Don't Talk to the Media Gerard Braud's Free 21-Day Media Relations Audio Course Veteran Media Trainer, frequent IABC speaker, and award winning former journalist Gerard Braud opens the playbook that every executive, spokesperson, and media trainer needs. Sign up now to receive free daily emails containing highly instructive, short audio lessons that help you improve your media relations know-how and perfect your skills as a spokesperson. (Be sure to enter discount code 406106 and clear gerard@braudcommunications.com through your spam filter). Learn more about Gerard Braud on his website at www.braudcommunications.com Survey: Members Value Monthly Events, Want More Local Offerings Thanks to everyone who completed the 2008 IABC-LA Member survey! Everyone who completed the survey had the opportunity to enter a drawing for a Flip video camera, and we are excited to announce that Denise Parker from Southern California Edison was our lucky winner. Congratulations, Denise! Click here to read more about the survey.
Peter Griffith of Ernst & Young Receives IABC-LA's SUCCESS Award Peter H. Griffith, Vice Chair and Pacific South West Area Managing Partner of Ernst & Young LLP, received IABC-LA's second annual SUCCESS Award. The SUCCESS Award recognizes a leader in business or non-profit in the Los Angeles area for outstanding and effective contributions to organizational communications. The award was presented at the IABC-LA annual Awards Banquet on June 10 at the historic Figueroa Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. “I am delighted to receive this award,” said Griffith. “The importance of building trust and connecting with internal and external audiences is vital to every organization’s success. I’m glad that organizations like IABC-LA exist to advance the practice of excellence in communications.” Click here to read more. Be Part of the IABC-LA Community. Share Your Story Today.
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