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The Mighty Ducks: How new media successes got to be such lucky ducks

I recently spoke at the Mom 2.0 Summit , a wonderful event where businesses and market influencers converge in Houston to discuss what we're doing, how we're doing it, how it's working for us, and what next. I'm in the interesting position of being on both sides of that fence, and when I was invited to speak, I encountered a framing problem for my topic, " The Macro Impact of Social Media Engagement. " Despite this framing anxiety, I was honored to get a platform to speak, further honored by my amazing panelists ( Joanne Bamberger, extraordinary pundit and lawyer ; Loralee Choate, whose direct interaction with Valerie Jarrett regarding healthcare caused the entire Web to inhale sharply in admiration ; and JJ Lassberg, whose creativity inspires enriched marketing and communication ) and rich for choice about what to focus on in my panel. That's nearly as bad as having nothing, you know. But as I spoke with my panelists -- and by speak I mean I spent a lot o...

Got Strategy? How a Mom 2.0 Panel Squared Away Me and My Goals

I feel ridiculous sitting here thinking about trying to provide a post-conference recap of this year's Mom 2.0 Summit. Post-conference recaps are like train-wrecks for me personally, when I was unable to attend. I'm sick to think of all I missed and reading about all that I did miss (usually the Total Awesome, as I feared) makes me cramp a little in the gut region, and yet...I'm unable to look away. I assiduously scan all posted photos, read all recaps I can get my hands on, and ask attendees to fill me in. I feel a little desperate to somehow capture a bit of the magic and be included. With the socialization. Not, per se, with the messages. Which, it seems, few people discuss. Instead it's all about the people. Which makes sense. Except... As I posted my own photos from the recent Mom 2.0 Summit in Houston (which I did attend), I caught myself gushing over how wonderful I felt being with My Tribe, my Race of Joseph, my Bosom Buddies. My photos were all of the After mom...