mediaville Montreal » business skills http://www.mediaville.ca Where freelancers go to town! Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:32:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Twitter Basics: What is it and how do I know it’ll help? http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/11/twitter-basics-what-is-it-and-how-do-i-know-itll-help/ http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/11/twitter-basics-what-is-it-and-how-do-i-know-itll-help/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:50:29 +0000 Dan http://www.mediaville.ca/?p=899 Jenn Hardy is a journalist, blogger, and social media enthusiast.

She is founder of Pork Pie Media, which offers smart, simple social media solutions for people and companies who are looking for a web presence. Pork Pie Media designs simple websites and sets up Twitter accounts.

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]]> http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/11/twitter-basics-what-is-it-and-how-do-i-know-itll-help/feed/ 1 IABC Event: Crisis Communications – When “It” hits the fan! http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/10/iabc-event-crisis-communications-%e2%80%93-when-%e2%80%9cit%e2%80%9d-hits-the-fan/ http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/10/iabc-event-crisis-communications-%e2%80%93-when-%e2%80%9cit%e2%80%9d-hits-the-fan/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:29:39 +0000 Dan http://www.mediaville.ca/?p=860 IABC has announced the next in their excellent Lunchinar Series:

Crisis Communications – When “It” hits the fan, is Social Media friend of foe?

Crisis Communications expert Gerard Braud explores recent case studies to determine best practices for companies and communications staff. He tackles conventional wisdom and promotes questioning of those “gut instincts”.

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]]> http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/10/iabc-event-crisis-communications-%e2%80%93-when-%e2%80%9cit%e2%80%9d-hits-the-fan/feed/ 0 STC Montreal Free Content Reuse Webinar http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/10/stc-montreal-free-content-reuse-webinar/ http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/10/stc-montreal-free-content-reuse-webinar/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:19:47 +0000 Dan http://www.mediaville.ca/?p=834 Pre-workshop promotion for Content and Form: Writing with Reuse in Mind
When: Mon. Oct. 18th, 2 p.m. until 2:45 p.m.

STC-Montreal, in association with Front Runner Training and the Content Reuse Team, would like to thank those who have already registered for the Content and Form: Writing with Reuse in Mind workshops on November 4, 2010.

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]]> http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/10/stc-montreal-free-content-reuse-webinar/feed/ 0 Content and Form: Writing with Reuse in Mind http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/content-and-form-writing-with-reuse-in-mind/ http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/content-and-form-writing-with-reuse-in-mind/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:52:54 +0000 Giancarlo http://www.mediaville.ca/?p=811 The Society for Technical Communication (STC) Montreal, presents:

Content and Form: Writing with Reuse in Mind

Writers are called on every day to produce more content, for more
audiences, often with declining budgets and staff. Yet, no matter what
your business, efficient communication is crucial to your success. Your
content is a business asset that needs to be treated as such.

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]]> http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/amwameeting/feed/ 0 Reminder: IABC Lunchinar 7 Ways You Can Be Relevant 5 Years From Now http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/reminder-iabc-lunchinar-7-ways-you-can-be-relevant-5-years-from-now/ http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/reminder-iabc-lunchinar-7-ways-you-can-be-relevant-5-years-from-now/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 13:48:34 +0000 Dan http://www.mediaville.ca/?p=781 Corporate Communications 3.0: 7 Ways You Can Be Relevant 5 Years From Now

Lunchinar session, presented by Steve Crescenzo
Principal, Crescenzo Communications
IABC All-Star Speaker

A FEW SEATS LEFT! RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW!

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]]> http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/reminder-iabc-lunchinar-7-ways-you-can-be-relevant-5-years-from-now/feed/ 0 The Art of Marketing coming to Montreal http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/the-art-of-marketing-discount-for-iabc-members/ http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/the-art-of-marketing-discount-for-iabc-members/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:20:22 +0000 Dan http://www.mediaville.ca/?p=748 THE ART OF MARKETING is coming to Montreal:

Thursday, 30 September 2010
9:00 – 17:00
Palais des congres de Montreal

Marketing visionaries and several bestselling authors will share new concepts that have transformed marketing strategies and advertising practices around the world.

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]]> http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/the-art-of-marketing-discount-for-iabc-members/feed/ 0 The Write Stuff: A talk with freelance prose writer Dimitri Ly (Part 2 of 2) http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/the-write-stuff-a-talk-with-freelance-prose-writer-dimitri-ly-part-2-of-2/ http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/the-write-stuff-a-talk-with-freelance-prose-writer-dimitri-ly-part-2-of-2/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:14:03 +0000 Dan http://www.mediaville.ca/?p=717 Dimitri “Have pen, will travel” Ly is a writer, editor, illustrator, podcast host, and webmaster. He works on pieces for websites, magazines, universities, DVD releases, private corporations, and government services.

When he isn’t doing all that, Dimitri is in the fascinating and highly coveted world of freelance fiction writing.

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]]> http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/the-write-stuff-a-talk-with-freelance-prose-writer-dimitri-ly-part-2-of-2/feed/ 1 MediaCamp Montreal 2010: the workshops schedule finally available! http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/mediacamp-montreal-2010-the-workshops-schedule-finally-available/ http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/mediacamp-montreal-2010-the-workshops-schedule-finally-available/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:35:32 +0000 Dan http://www.mediaville.ca/?p=738 MediaCamp Montreal 2010 to be held on September 10th, with six speakers to address the first edition of what is planned to become a series of “unconferences” dedicated to a broad spectrum of media.

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]]> http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/mediacamp-montreal-2010-the-workshops-schedule-finally-available/feed/ 0 PodCamp Montreal 2010, the New Media Unconference http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/podcamp-montreal-2010-the-new-media-unconference/ http://www.mediaville.ca/2010/09/podcamp-montreal-2010-the-new-media-unconference/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:48:16 +0000 Dan http://www.mediaville.ca/?p=740 PodCamp Montreal is back for its third edition. The bilingual event is a key conference in learning some basic and advanced skills on how to use social media and podcasting at our professional advantage.

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