by carlaswank | Apr 4, 2024 | Professional Life, Social Media | audience, community, social media
I was fortunate today to have my friend Chris Brogan guest lecture virtually in one of my classes. The conversation was so riveting that I both forgot to hit the record button and never snagged a photo (doh!), so I have no proof that this conversation actually took...
by carlaswank | Feb 17, 2024 | Life Lessons | academia, Instagram, motherhood
“I’m excited to announce that yesterday I was given the ‘Best Mommy’ award by my toddler daughter for Valentine’s Day.” That was the beginning of my LinkedIn post earlier this week. Yes, it was meant to be a little bit tongue-in-cheek. But my goal with the...
by carlaswank | Dec 28, 2023 | Life Lessons | cheese, Christmas, coffee, college football
OK. I fully admit that I’m borrowing this post idea from Kendra Adachi (The Lazy Genius), who records a recurring episode of her podcast each quarter that she titles “What’s Saving My Life Right Now.” It’s a phrase adapted from a question once asked of Barbara Brown...
by carlaswank | Sep 11, 2017 | Professional Life
For the past 16 years, I’ve woken up on this date, hoping that things would feel different. That it would somehow feel … normal again. On Sept. 11, 2001, my life changed. All of our lives changed. As a junior at Robert Morris University and a producer at our...
by carlaswank | Mar 22, 2016 | Social Media | communication strategy, social, social media, strategy
So, what’s your plan for Snapchat? How are you reaching an audience on Pinterest? Have you given any thought to Periscope or Facebook Live? Before you stress out over the next social media network fad that will rapidly steal our attention, then fade as quickly as it...
