Dino Baskovic Can’t Lose

It's only Tuesday and already it feels like Friday.

For starters, my company released its annual sales figures this morning.  A step in the right direction amidst a global recession.  And while it's never "polite" to praise the PR team, tonight I'm breaking with tradition.  Go team.

On tap for tomorrow: a call with Europe, training, brainstorming and probably more follow-up from today's announcement.  My intranet vendor will monopolize most of my morning on Thursday, not that I mind a bit.  Remind me to return those Wii titles to Blockbuster that evening, because I am old school and still rent from a brick-and-mortar, and they are not kidding about late fees this time.

As for Friday, I am eager to talk to InterCom, a respected group of communication professionals based in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  My "Cosmic Conversations" presentation will cover the role of social media in organizational and corporate communications:

The rapid growth of social media has not only altered the way that people consume news and data, but has reshaped the way professional communicators message to publics in an ever-evolving information landscape, where the lines of traditional "mainstream" media and the digital world continue to intersect. 

Dino Baskovic, manager of social media and online public relations for Amway Corporation, will share his insights on modern approaches to social media based on his experience with creating blogging platforms and interactive engagement strategies for many companies and organizations.  This presentation takes a "cosmic" view of Web 2.0-driven communications and will include best practices and lessons learned from real-world case studies past, present and future.

Join us on March 12th!

I will post my presentation onto SlideShare shortly thereafter, but not before a brief stop at Bell's Brewery, a favorite Ka'zoo stopover.  Based on the reviews from Yelp, Urbanspoon and Foursquare, their beer is nothing short of stellar.  And if you haven't heard of the three fan sites I just mentioned, then brown bag it to InterCom or download my preso this Friday and see this whole "cosmic" thing for yourself.