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What I’m up to, where I am and things I’m working on.

Well, hello new chapter

Well, hello new chapter

Following a good 2012, I’ve been a bit quiet this year, and for good reason.

Time flies when you’re…

Time flies when you’re…

As we’re edging into September with that ‘back to school’ feeling, I thought I’d roll my sleeves up and jump back on here.

Update: August 2011

Update: August 2011

As you’ve probably noticed, I’ve been a bit quiet. The last couple of months have been anything but – here are the highlights.

Screencasting with an online screen recorder

Screencasting with an online screen recorder

Quite simply, a screencast is a video recording of stuff happening on your computer screen. Very recently, creating a screencast was the easiest solution to an increasingly common scenario in my workflow.

Gravatar 101 and online branding

Gravatar 101 and online branding

I’ve been doing a little training with some new clients in the last couple of weeks and I’ve had to answer the question “How do I get a picture to show up next to my [blog] comment?” more than once, so I thought I’d do a post…

Some things I’ve been working on recently

Some things I’ve been working on recently

Although hectic, as always, it has been a pretty great couple of work months. Besides all the strategic online marketing stuff that I’ve been working on, I’ve had a nice balance of in-house design and stuff for my friends. Here’s a little snapshot of some of the things I’ve been working on recently.

How a great event attracts sponsorship

How a great event attracts sponsorship

The highlight of my week last week was attending NFPtweetup 10. I heart NFPTweetup a lot, and given that I don’t work in a charity, I feel enormously privileged every time I’m allowed to attend. So it was my absolute pleasure to be given the opportunity to co-sponsor this particular event.

Reflections on a careers panel

Reflections on a careers panel

Last week, I sat on a Marketing and PR careers panel at my undergraduate alma mater, Queen Mary, University of London. I had mixed feelings about the event as I recalled how I felt about nine years ago when I was exactly in their shoes.

Highlights of 2010

Highlights of 2010

I’ve been blessed with a pretty packed year. I’ve worked with some pretty amazing people, travelled heaps and gotten to work on some pretty interesting projects. Of the ones that aren’t covered by NDA (!), here are some of my highlights from 2010.