As I’ve mentioned before here and there, one of the most successful Pepsmedia activities these days is training courses. It also happens to be something I truly love doing. The next “Blogs & Social Media in Business” introductory workshop day is next week, on Thursday 19th November, at Wallacespace St Pancras in London and due [...]
The thrill of the ride & Making your own luck
It’s rare that I start a blog entry by apologising for the radio silence – but it’s also rare that I go nearly an entire month without blogging – so please accept my apologies for going a month without publishing anything. It’s certainly not for lack of things to write about, that’s for sure. The [...]
Pepsmedia News: Training Courses on “Blogs & Social Media in Business” in September & October
In the past year, I’ve been providing in-house training for companies who are approaching blogging and social media with excitement, but need some guidance to ensure they do things right. I’m now opening up the “Intro to Blogs & Social Media in Business” training course to the public, with a few dates in September and [...]
Spring brings change to Pepsmedia.com
With many years of moonlighting and now nearly a year under my belt working full time for Pepsmedia, we felt lately that it was time to refresh our site to reflect the shift in what we’ve been doing for our clients. Much of my time this year has been focused on strategic planning for blog [...]
It’s the little things that make me happy
The past few weeks have been a bit surreal, with much of my life seemingly happening with the Sky+ fast forward button stuck on 12x speed. Tonight, however, I’m taking a moment to step back and appreciate how many cool little things are happening… Little Peps grows up Last week, Pepsmedia became Pepsmedia Ltd. Sure, [...]
Pepsmedia gets a new look for 2008
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