I’ve been consulting with UCSD’s University Communications Office and as part of that project, was asked to give a presentation to the campus’s Marketing Council on guidelines and best practices for social media engagement. The meeting was held this morning and filled with about two dozen of UCSD’s marketing professionals from departments ranging from Athletics [...]
Archive for the ‘Events’ category
Meeting with the UCSD Marketing Council
Posted January 26th, 2011 by Caron. Comment (0).
Bragging Rights on Four Awards from the San Diego Press Club
Posted October 20th, 2010 by Caron. Comment (0).
Time for a little bragging! Last night was the San Diego Press Club’s 37th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards–or J-Awards. It was a great enough evening seeing a wonderful turnout, despite the rain, and having all the guests enjoy the bounty of 15 restaurants and four local purveyors that I recruited and organized. But, I [...]
Weblancing: Get the scoop on creating your own website at Oct. 7 SPJ program
Posted September 15th, 2010 by Caron. Comment (0).
Attention freelancers and would-be freelancers! Looking for new ways to generate leads for freelance jobs and sell your services? Curious about ways to make money (legally) online? Go beyond mere marketing and learn useful, money-making tips at SPJ’s “Weblancing: How to Create Content-Driven Websites that Make Money” program, set for Thursday, Oct. 7. Whether you [...]
Fish! All You Can Digest About Sustainable Seafood
Posted June 2nd, 2010 by Caron. Comment (0).
This week has been hugely anticipated — by the members of Cooks Confab, by the participants in the events they’re putting on this week, and by those of us interested in sustainable seafood. Last night was the highly successful Fish! Facts. Held at Fibonacci’s Campus Point Bistro by Waters near UCSD, the sold-out event allowed [...]
IABC “Mining the Blogosphere” Panel
Posted April 26th, 2010 by Caron. Comment (0).
Last week I participated on a wonderful panel on blogging for the San Diego chapter of IABC. My colleagues on the panel were Dr. Michael Mandell, a clinical and corporate psychologist in private practice whose blog, Dr. San Diego, can be found each week on the San Diego Magazine website, on Regator.com and Alltop.com; Stacey [...]
What’s New? Lots!
Posted April 17th, 2010 by Caron. Comment (0).
It’s been frantic around here–all good stuff–but little time to pull rabbits out of hats in terms of writing on this page. But, I have some updates: I’ll be on the KPBS radio show These Days on Tuesday, April 20 from 10 to 11 a.m. to talk about vegetarian food with chefs Trey Foshee and [...]
Four Awards From San Diego Press Club
Posted October 21st, 2009 by Caron. Comment (0).
Last night’s San Diego Press Club Journalism Awards has been on my mind for months now. I was on the organizing committee, tasked with rounding up restaurants for our dinner at the Hall of Champions. I hadn’t thought much about actually winning any awards, although I had certainly sent in entries and learned that I’d [...]
Mastering Social Media for Employment Success
Posted June 29th, 2009 by Caron. Comments (6).
Mastering Social Media for Employment Success Tuesday, July 21, 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon National University, Spectrum Learning Center 9388 Lightwave Avenue, San Diego Three facts stand out for today’s professional communicators: Jobs aren’t waiting for you in the classified ads anymore. Using social media tools is no longer optional. Mastery of these tools is [...]
Caron has weekly food segment on SDNN.com radio show
Posted April 24th, 2009 by Caron. Comment (0).
Tune in at 8:40 every Tuesday morning to 1700 AM for your helping of food news. This is my regular spot on SDNN.com’s weekday morning show with Joe Bauer and Neil Senturia. The show airs from 6 to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday and there will be a number of other guests, including other SDNN.com [...]
Gold Medallion Awards to be Held April 21st
Posted April 19th, 2009 by Caron. Comment (0).
This Tuesday, April 21st, San Diego’s restaurant and hospitality community will celebrate the 25th Annual Gold Medallion Awards at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront. Not only will we learn who wins Restauranteur of the Year, Chef of the Year, Associate Member of the Year and the President’s Award, but past and present honorees will be [...]